The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-25


| cago, while Detroit. Milwaukee, In
| dianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus
| will be out IN force. The classes will
be as follows: los, 115, 125, 135, 145, 15S
and heavyweight. :,
European athletes have made up
! their minds that the Yankees shall
not win the next Olympic meet if
they can help it. They are already
in training, according to Ernie Hjert-
berg, who is training the Swedes.
The United States ought to begin
to win the Olympic in 1915" says
Hjertberg, land it will have to be
wonderful team because continental
athletes are developing rapidly"
McCarty, in his fight with Palzer.
shows that he owns that most useful
of all boxing assets-a good left hand
comments Billy Nolan, the NebraS-
kan's manager. For a man of great
size he uses good footwork. He is a
trickster in the ring; he plans his att
tack and then does the work. Lack
of the punch is the one weak spot in
McCartyS makeup. In Is rounds he
could not knock Pa1zer down once.
That this is not difficult to do is shown
by the fact that Kaufman and Wells
put down the big Iowan.''
In Mcconnell and Sweeney the New
York Highlanders have the tallest bat
terry extant, and with Tesreau and
Meyers the Giants have the heaviest
OF the new big league managers,
Higgins of ST. Louis and Evers of
Chicago are likely to experience the
most trouble during the season of
1919 The Cubs have been weakened
by the loss of Tinker and the Cards
have suffered by the loss of Bresna-
err. but the outlook seems dark for
him.
A new cIaiment for the welter-
weight championship has flashed upon
the pugilistic horizon. His name is
Spike Kelly and he's the man who
defeated Ray Bronson of indianapolis
in an eight round battle at Memphis
last week. Kelley has beaten Hilliard
Lang, the Canadian welterweight
champion. and would like to have ar
guments with Bill Walters, Tommy
Sheehan and wildcat" Ferns.
Jess Willard, ambitious heavyweight
will meet Tom DAILY in a six-round bat
tie at Philadelphia on January 25
Three days previous he will have
ten-round argument with Frank Bauer
at Fort Wayne.
Here's new superstitution in the
puS1l1st1c realm. Fighters now saw
that to be a favorite in the betting on
the Pec1hc coast means sure defeat.
In the New Years fight PaIzer was a
slight favorite over McCarty In the
tight between Jim Flynn and McCarty,
Flynn was favorite. In the fight be-
tween Tommy Murphy and
Frank1e' Burns, Burns was the odds
IN choice. Twas the same way when
Wolgast lost to Richie, when Corbett
Tell before Fitzsimmons when Jeffries
bowed before Jack Johnson at Reno, i
and when Kilbane won the champion
snip from Abe Attell. Moral If you |
nave pugilistic aspirations don't make |
a hit with the coast fans. |
Philadelphia National League fans
nave not lost confidence in Manager
Charlie Doom, and thew agree he'll
prove a bearcat next season if he
doesn't have another run of hard luck
Doom was hoodooed last year. Hell
hardly had his string intact more than
Gays during the entire campaign.
Cravath %, Magee 26. Not one mem
Der of the team took part in all the
contests.
Mike Gibbons is taking life very
quietly at st. Paul these davs but ac-
eording to Eddie Reddy, his manager. |
ne is just aching to get his fingers on |
Eddie McGcorty again. Eddie admits
Mike was TOO wary of the Oshkosh boy
when the pair met in New York BE
SIDES says Reddy, sit was his first |
light in the middleweight division and |
he result meant so much to him he
vas worried and fretfu1 and could not
do his best"
Evidently Mikes poor showing in
he New York fight has not decreased
lis popularity. Reddy has offers from
promoters in Indianapolis, Omaha and
Denver. Mikes next fight will prob
ably be about the middle of next
month.
Ban johnson, president of the Amer
can League, is said to have two hob
'ies-poetry and war stories. In the
calm of poetry his first love is Bar
)ara Frietchie, which he can recite
forwards and sidewise. In
he matter of war stories he has ev-
rybody else backed off the mat
Eddie McGoorty realizes that he will
ave kids job when he comes up
gainst Freddie Hicks in New oYrE
Wednesday night Hicks is in great form,
ot having missed day of training since
few days before Christmas. He says
han ever before in his caree. The men
yill weigh 15S pounds at rfngside.
Bill Sweeney, second baseman of the
Boston Nationals asked Sa Hera. a mind
eader al a Cincinnati theater. where the
Boston club would finish
Il can tell you. Sa Hera answered,
but I hate to do it
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.