The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-25
SPORT NOTES.

The Antelopes are disguised with the
Gather which has been served them
at Excelsior Springs and have gone to
Fort Worth to finish their training
trip. They left the Springs Sunday.
Bobby Byrne. of the Pirates will re-
cover from injuries received when
Smokey Joe Wood beaned him with a
pitched ball. Bobby is in the hospital
but will be out in a few days.
The Omahogs have been robbed of
their favorite swatsticks, gloves and
other paraphernalia. The articles were
taken out of the clubhouse in Oklahoma
City Practically all of them are minus
their Shoes Some of them were made
to order and just to fit a certain corn
or bunion.
Jack Coffey will be full fledged law
yer when he joins the Grizzlies. He has
recently finished a course in law and
has been excused from training prac-
skin.
Johnny Beall, who was sold to the
Cleveland team. ranks in third place
among the hitters on the spring train
ing trip. He even excels Joe jackson
and Larry Lajoie. He has been at bat
Is times and has made four runs and
seven hits. Three for two bases and
one was a homer.
Johnny Evers. of the Cubs. is peeved.
He says tat the newspa per scribes have
been penetrating his hide with piercing
criticism and he has just about con-
Guided to stop reading the sporting
pages. -
'Dueky'' Holmes. Sioux City pilot,
once known for his belligerent actions
upon the field, has declared that when
his team opens at Omaha he will be
armed with the minutes of the last
Western league meeting, which declare
that Jack Haskell is no longer West
ern league umpire. Jack is said to be
getting ready for his old joe as in
dicator
Harry Butcher, who has done time"
in the big leagues, has been secured by
Jimmy McGill to play the outfield on
the Denver team. Butcher holds some
class records for hitting and fielding
in years past
Whitmore, a first sacker last year
with the Hub team in the Little Rock
City league, has been Speared by Jack
Holland to try to fill the place left
vacant on the st. Joseph team by Baker
Borton's leaving. He is 20 years old
weighs 165 pounds, is 5 feet inches tall
and unma FRIED.
Several of the 1912 Western league
players. who moved up into faster COM
pany. are creating a stir. Mark Hall.
last year with Omaha, bids fair to steal
a regular berth with Hughie Jennings
Tigers, while Powell, last year with St
Joseph. is attracting attention in the
Tiger Outfield. Chief Johnson is making
a creditable showing with Comiskey's
White Sox. as is Dick Gossett, who
wants the job of backstop with the Sox.
Elmdale Team Organizes.
Cottonwood Falls. Kan. March %.
The Elmdale baseball team has just
been organized for the coming season
and they expect to play large num-
Der of games this summer. j. A.
Holmes has just been elected manager
and d. A. McAlpine was made secre-
tary and treasurer. Funds have been
raised for equipping the team.
Bob Moha in Draw.
Milwaukee March 25.-Bob Moha
of Milwaukee and Eddie McGoorty
of Oshkosh fought a fast and furious
ten-round draw at 160 pounds here
last night. Moha proved the better on
mitigating and short jabs, while Nc
Goorty was superior on long range
fighting and scored by far the largest
number of clean blows.
Decline Yacht Race.
New York. March 25.-The New
York Yacht club is unwilling to meet
Sir Thomas Upton in a match for the
Americas cup as long as Sir Thomas
insists on limiting the size of the de-
Tending yacht to that of the chal-
lenger. This announcement was made
yesterday on behalf of Secretary Cor
mack of the club.
1T is hard to do two things at the same
time Have you never seen small boy
eat peanuts and watch circus ?"-Bir
mingham Age-Herald.