The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-28
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Bob PEBBLES. the loca. professional
golfer, left this morning for Waco to
engage In some sti-- matches. Bobby
has had quite a successful season,
having won about everything he has
really gone after. and it Is safe to
predict that he will give a good ac-
count OF himself while in the south
land.
There doesn't seem to be very much
surplus enthusiasm in local baseball
circles. The average Topeka fan is
about as much up in the air regard
ing the next seasons program as the
o. b. and Fed leaders are over the
end of the diamond war. It is rather
q bad sign for the stove leagues to be
showing such little energy and activ-
ity.
Here is a little football tip for next
season: Watch the Michigan Wolver-
Inc camp and look out for the name
OF one Frc.ncis Willard. Unless some
thing unforeseen happens, Willard is
pretty -ertain to bring football honor
to Topeka next season by being a
member of the best known eleven in
the west. Having finished his fresh
man year at Ann Arbor with credit.
$40
and has both the form and class nec-
essary o land it. His goal kicking was
big feature of the Michigan fresh
men team this season.
Although the past season was
lean one for K. U. from a score stand
point, In financial matters at least the
Jayhawkers excelled anything else in
the Missouri valley. In the game
with Missouri at Lawrence, $18,5OO
were stuffed into the box office coffers
and this is a better single day picking
than any game produced.
San Francisco, Nov. 2s.-Manaeer
Jack Kearne was leading his protege,
Bill Murray. around town Friday
without q mark to show that he had
defeated Sailor Petroskey. Kearns
was itching for action and flashed
$4,000 worth of bills that he is will
ing to bet Murray can defeat Jimmy
Clabby in a twenty-round battle
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 2S.-Dick
Egan, the San Francisco boy who has
been a prominent figure in the National
league for seven years. celebrated
Thanksgiving Day appropriately by
claiming Miss Lyde Wiley Of Norwood,
Ohio. as his blushing bride. Mrs. Egan
arrived from the east only Wednesday
and the ceremony was promptly per-
formed. The Brooklyn utility infielder
was figuring on spending his honey
moon in Honolulu with the All Stars.
but his bride to be did not arrive in
time, and now Dick has not decided
where the happy days will be spent.
New York, Nov. pa baseball trade
between the New York and Philadel-
phia American League clubs involving
Ray Caldwell Of the Yankees and Rube
Oldring and Jack Lapp of the Athletics,
is under consideration, according to re-
ports published here.
President Ban johnson of the Amer
lean league Is said to have urged Con-
ME Mack while on a recent visit east
to arrange the deal with the double
purpose OF saving Caldwell from the
Federal league, with which he is re-
ported to have signed next season and
to strengthening the New York club
for the good of the circuit.
With the passing of football there
there comes a lull in the active major
sports of the nation but the fans COM
posing the Winter Baseball league will
keep interest alive even though the
magnates break all precedence by imi-
tating the Sphinx. With organized
baseball, the Players Fraternity and
the Federal league all offering fuel
there should be no need of tanning the
flames. In fact all signs point to one of
the nveliest seasons of indoor baseball
in decade.
Although the echoes of the World Ser
les are just dying away the magnates.
managers, and players are already
planning for the 1915 campaign. Re-
CARELESS of the possibility of sensa-
tional changes in ownership and cir
cult, arrangements for the spring train
ing trip of a number Of the clubs have
already been made. The Chicago Ma
tionals will work out the winter stiff
ness at Tampa, Fla. beginning on
March /; the st. Louis Nationals have
selected Hot Wells. Texas, as their
spring camp and the New York Ma
tionals will return to Marlin. Texas,
for the third season.
The Boston Nationals, champions Of
the baseball universe, have decided to
prepare for the 1915 pennant race at
Hot Springs, Ark. and will have COM
pany in the Boston Americans and
some of the Pittsburgh Nationals for
time at least. The Pirates will spend
a portion of the time at Dawson
Springs. KY. while the Detroit Amer
leans are scheduled to return to Gulf
port, Miss, reporting late in February.
The Philadelphia Nationals are ex-
pected to timber up at St. Petersburg.
Fla. and the other clubs have either
signed renewals for their former camps
Chicago, I'LL, Nov. 2S.-Willie Beecher,
one of the leading 133 Founders, has his
eye set on the championship, and to
hear the New Yorker tell it, he's going
to get a chance at the title now held by
Freddie Welsh In a short while.
The first ten lawn tennis players of
the world as arranged by A. w. Nav
rogordato, q member Of the English
Davis Cup team of 1914, includes but
two American racquet wielders. Aus
tralasia has two; British Isles
three; Germany two, and France one
This country has the honor of leading
the list for Maurice E. Mclaughlin il
placed in position number one with
A. F. Wilding and N. E. Brookes of
Australasia tied for second place. r..