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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22
PEBBLES SEVENTH
Topeka Pro Golfer Finishes
Well in Big Event.
One of Ten Best in National
Event-Evans Second.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Walter C. Hagen, q
years old, native professional of Roches-
ter, N. Y, won the open golf champion
ship Of America with medal score Of
go for the seventy-two holes. just one
stroke better than Charles Evans. jr..
western amateur champion. Evans
outplayed the whole field in a spectacu-
lar finish that electrified the long gall
lery that had followed Francis Ouimet.
last years champion. until he failed,
taking q for the seventy-two holes.
Evans made the first round in II.
driving long and approaching IN a spec
tacular manner. He missed puts with
considerable regularity. however. but
kept gaining on Hagen until he was
He could not overhaul the young pro-
fessional, who had sprung into fame for
the first time, for the Rochester man
scored a splendid IS on the last nine,
holding putt after putt. Evans, hot on
the heels of Hagen, was surrounded by
a thousand persons shouting to the
western champion to win. He finally
drove the edge Of the eighteenth green,
277 yards, and had left one putt for a
half with Hagen. The spectators stood
on tiptoe while Evans tried the 3O-foot
putt. He missed by a foot and the open
championship went to Hagen.
Ouimet lost with graceful eQuanimity.
He had no fault to find, he said. .A1e
had fallen or his game, as others had
done before. He won the title last year
at Brookline. tying with Harry Vardon
and Edward Ray, British profess
sionalist, ct 304. In the playoff, Ouimet
made 72 to vardon's n and Rays Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22
IN CITY LEAGUE.
Doubleheaders Will Be Played Today
and Sunday.

With the schedule of the Topeka
City League clubs drawing to close,
it is necessary to stage two games to-
day in order tC play off postponed
games. The final game in the City
league will be played Sunday, August
80, unless it is found necessary to stage
a three game series between the two
leading clubs in order to play off q
tie.
The Rock Island and Voiland club
are enjoying even honors at present.
lost but one. A three game series be-
tween these two clubs may be neces-
sary to decide the championship.
The Rock Island and Gem Grocery
company teams are billed to play one
game this afternoon and the Knights
and Ladies of Security and the College
Hill Bakery clubs are billed to play
the other game. The first will be
called at o'clock.
Eagles will be one game on the dou-
BILE bill and the Voiland Clothing COM
pany and the Gem Grocery company
teams are scheduled for the other
contest
This is the first season that a City
league organization in Topeka has
been completed and schedule Of ten
games for each club will have been
played when the season closes. August
80. With the aid of the officers of this
organization, amateur baseball in To-
peka has been made a success. The
City league has not made any money
but it has paid expenses.
A. L. Hudson is president of the
league. DR.. G. E. Hesner Of the state
hospital is vice president and Carl II.
Henderson is secretary and treasurer.
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Continues to Lead
League in Batting.
KOerner, 1T Seventh Place,
Leads Topeka Club.
CLUBS PUNCHED IN FIELDING
Only Fifteen Points Separate
First and Last Teams.
-Four COOleyites i'm 800 Class
Pitchers Showing.

sheldon LIE Juene Of the Sioux City
Club is leading the Western league
oatters and Phil Koerner is leading
the oatters of the Topeka club. The
Topeka club has four batters in the
;;oOO class In addition to Jimmy Whe-
1 11n' whose averages are not shown.
WneIan, since joining the club. has
Oeen one OF the best batters.
me Topeka club is fifth in club hat
Ing with an average Of .275 and Dem
yer LEADS the league with an average
OF .2S5. The Lincoln club ia in last
~ pace WIN but .254. The Topeka club
tleo with the Omaha club for fourth
pace In fielding with an average of
.SoS; me Sioux City club is LEADING
the league In fielding with an averace
OF 1903 and the Wichita club isaat the
1oot OF the list with .948. This makes
q margin OF but Is points in the field
ing averages of the clubs ,f Tho entire
circuit ''1c eAi'ile
fhil koerner is batting at the rate
=. .ooS ana Is the seventh man in the
league. He is showing considerable
aDliity at base running and is given
credlt Tor 20 for the season. The 9th
= Datters OF the Topeka club in the
.ovV class are baltimore and Ranns
WIN an average Of 1916 each and For
ssytne mas an average Of 3D. The fol-
lowing is the batting and nitch;ne
averages Of the Western Iearne fnr
~ or more games including last Tues-
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Ridgeway for Topeka Won
From Des M0ines. 2 to 0.
COOleysOx Collected Nine Hits
From Pitcher Lakaff.
HERR REISIGL WAS PURSUED
Jumps Didn't Like His Wit and
Chased Him.
Cooley Also Got q Passport
Out of War Zone.

Des Moines, Aug. 22.-Jack Ridge
way was in great form Friday and the
Des MOines Boosters had to be con-
tent with five measly wallops and no
scores, while the Cooley help gathered
nine wallops and two counters during
the afternoon. Ridgeway had the
DeeMems at his mercy all the way
ttrt ugh and was never in trouble, but
Nick Lakaff got his usual dose by
being yanked from the going by the
bald boss Of the Boosters before he
had finished Lis afternoons frolic.
The Kaws got the moistened ball
artist in the fourth inning and chased
two runs across before Lakan could
get his damp delivery to working.
Koerner started the trouble for Nick
when he bounced a two-bagger off the
left field wall. Tallion followed with
a hit and Phil roasted on third. Lat
timore hit to Hartford, who booted.
and Koerner was across, Tallion going
to second. Tex Jones failed to hold
Ewoldt's throw of GleasOn's Offering.
and Tallion completed. the voyage
around the .cks. baltimore attempt
ed to score on the mistake, but was
headed. ending the inning.
What the Boosters did in the way
of scoring would not take y1uch space.
Ridgeway was extremely parsimonious
with his hits and passes, and they had
third cushion. Only one Booster got
far enough to ask George Cochran If
It was hot enough for him, while none
Of Frank Isbell's employees en-
croached on the territory of Gleason,
unless they were bound the other way.
Van SICKLE is a new umpire, who
was eliminated from the Federal
league because Of his erring proclivi-
ties and his failure to GUST Joe Tinker
from a game when Joe became en-
tirely too fr. with his line Of talk.
But the aforesaid jumps gave Boss
Cooley a transport to the club house
in the game and also trained his guns
on one Herr Refsigl, causing the
German gunner Of the Topeka forces
to retire in the direction Of the club
house.
The cooleysox meet the Boosters
in a double bill this afternoon.
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five FINISH m A BUNCH
De Palma Won C0be Cup Race
Anderson Rushed Him.

Elgin, ILL.,. Aug. 22eRalph De
Palma, hard pressed by Gil Anderson,
won the Cobe cup automobile racos
finishing the sos miles in 4:05:00 lie.
an average of 1876 miles an hour. Ar
derson finished ~ seconds later. fol-.
lowed by Milford in 4:OS:16 and Old
field in 4:15:23.
De Palma was the winner in 1913
when his average speed was 66.8 miles
an hour. De Palma's fastest lap WAs
in sos, an average of 1875 miles an
hour. Only nine of the % drivers who
started were on the course at the
finish.
Spencer Wishart set the pace early
and led until the eighteenth lap with
out a stop. He continued in first
place without accident until the TWEEN
ty-first lap when he blew a tire and
De Palma might have taken the lead
but for q similar accident. With =
seemingly safe lead in the twenty sixth
lap Wishart's fuel tank started to leak
and two laps later forced him from the
race.
Anderson had crept up on the lead
ers and shortly after Wishart's acci-
dent passed De Palma. From then on,
it was either drivers race and .Ander-
sons hard drive forced De Palma into
a race that lowered records for many
laps.
De Palma by his victory became .
favorite for the Elgin National race
today. another thirty-six lap contest.
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made over again. but yard penalty
Is exacted.
No Moro Hiding. ;.
Hiding on the side lines il classed
as unsp0rtsmanlfke conduct.
Teams will no longer be- allowed to
encroach upon the neutral zone in maxi
ing SHIFT plays As soon as either team
ts lined up on the Offensive, any shift
must be made without a player pass
ing into this neutral zone under a pen-
atty OF S yards.
a clause is inserted to include "trip
ping by hand under the rule of trip
ping which formerly only covered trip
ping with the foot and leg.
The above changes are all very i'm
portant. especially the one concerning
the dropping Of the forward pass.
There are no changes in the scoring,
touchdown 6, goal from touchdown /,
goal from the field 3, safety by OBJ
ponents 2. and q forfeited game shah
be to In favor OF the offended side.
the following are some Of the sched-
ules according to Spalding's:
Washburn College.
Wasnburn vs. University Of Nebraska
at Lincoln Oct :.
rensburg, Oct Is
Washburn VS.. College of Emporia at
.Vashburn vs. Kansas State Normal ut
Emporta. Oct. 81
Washburn vs- University Of Kansas at
Topeka, Nov. z.
Washburn VS.. st. Marys at Topeka.
washourn VS.. x. s. A. c. at Manhat-
Kansas University.
* 4. y VS.. William Jewell at Lawrence,
K. Y. vs. Drake at Des Moines Oct. H.
K Y. Vs. K 8. A. c. at Lawrence.
X U. VS.. Oklahoma at Lawrence.
K U. vs. washburn at Topeka, Nov. 7.
, ~ * y. vs. University of Nebraska at
K U. vs.. University Of Missouri at
Lawrence. Nov. q.
Kansas State Agricultural College.
K. 8. A. C. VS.. Southwestern College at
Manhattan, Oct. 3.
- K; $, 4; c US vs.. KANSAS State Normal at
<, s: 4; e: V. University of Nebraska
K: s; A. C. G. vs. 3. Kansas University at
x. S; A. G; vs.. University of Missouri at
Z, 8: a e vs.; University Of Oklahoma
K s. A. c. VS. Washburn at Manhat-
tan. Nov. Is.
Kansas State Normal.
K. 8. N. VS.. Haskell at Lawrence, Oct. 8.
K g. N. vs. X. 8. A. c. at Manhattan.
K. 8. N. VS.. st. Marys at st. Marys,
Oct "a
K. 8. N. VS.. washburn at Emporia,
K. S. N. VS.. Paramount at Emporia.
Nov. Is.
st. MaFys.
St. Marys VS.. Cooper at st. Marys.
Oct. I.
st. Marys VS.. Ottawa at st. Marys,
Oct. 10.
ST. Marys vs. Friends University at St.
Marys. Oct. II.
st. Marys VS.. Kansas State Normal at
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Kansas College Schedules Are
Announced in Topeka.
Washburn VIII Play Only
Three Games Here.
new RULES FOR THE PLAYERS
Emporia, st. Marys and Kansas
University Coming.

Even before the baseball schedules
have been completed the colleges
throughout the country are contest
ing" on the gridiron. Football begins
as early as September 16 this year.
Four games are scheduled for Satur-
day. September 16. three September %
and four September Is. Saturday. Sep
TENDER 26 about Is games are to be
played. This really marks the opening
Of the season.
Many good games are scheduled for
the Kansas teams although Topeka will
have the opportunity of seeing only
three games this year. College Of EN-
poria, Kansas University and st. Marys
will play Washburn at Topeka on Oc-
tober "a. November and 10 respec-
lively.
Last year Washburn won four games,
lost four games and played one to a
tie. They scored 129 points to their OPP
pOnents' 6S. Kansas won five and lost
three. They had 118 points to their
credit and their opposition had 40. st.
Marys won three games. lost three and
played two to a tie. This college had
perhaps the greatest number Of points
over their opponents than any other
school in Kansas; they had 23O to So.
Their largest score was made when
they defeated Midland college $50 to o.
Washburn also has no Thanksgiving
day game in Topeka. They are sched-
uled to play X. 8. A. c. the day before.
at Manhattan.
Changes In Rules.
There have been some changes in the
rules from those of 1913. In 1914 a free
kick hitting the goal post and bounding
back into the field OF play becomes
though it was an ordinary punt.
The field Judge is to be brought back
(optionaD to act as assistant to the
referee and linesman.
The words running into the full
back after a kick have been changed
to IS 'roughing' the kicker" ETC.. in or
der that a. man coming through and
trying to block the kick will not neces-
sarily incur a. penalty II he happens to
run against the kicker.
A rule is also added putting q pen
atty on a man who roughs a man who
has just made q forward pass.
A forward pass that goes out OF
bounds either on q fly, direct. OK after
being touched by an eligible player OF
either side goes to the opponents.
One Of the most important changes is
the cutting out Of the kickout. After
a touchback or a safey, the ball must
always be scrimmaged on the 20-yard
line.
Another important alteration is de-
signed to prevent q man taking advan-
tage Of the rules when he finds him.
self attempting to make a forward pass
and forced back. The trick was clev-
erly worked last year of throwing the
ball to the ground. and thus, by the
loss OF a down, having the ball go back
to the place where 1t was scrimmaged.
This Is now prevented by a 10 yard
penalty, measured from where the ball
was put in play, against any man thus
Intentionally grounding a forward pass.
In case of a player out of bounds when
the ball was put in play. the play Is not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22

Sioux City. Aug. 22.-An eighth IN
ming Suggest cinched the third game
Of the Lincoln series for the Indians,
Q "a score. R.H.E E.
Sioux CITY 200 Oh os"--s . o.
lincoln 900 10 600 O.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Fridays Results.
At Cleveland-Score: r H E
Kansas City 80 q
Batteries-Gallia and Geibel; Bren-
ton and DeVoght.
At Indianapolis Score: r III E
indianapolis. : Ia IA o
Minneapolis. .............. 5 II
Batteries: Adams and Livingston;
Hogue, Dumont and Smith, Hurd.
At LOuisville-Score: r H E
81. raul D L
Batteries: Hopper and james;
Burns and Severoid.
At Columbus-First game: r II e
SOIuIuOuS. ~ 2
milwaukee,.
Thirteen innings)
Batteries: Scheneberg and Robert
son: Slapniclka and Hughes.
Second game-Score: r. H e
Columbus. -
Mllwaukee.
(Catled end sixth, darkness.)
Batteries: Eayres and Robertson;
Cutting and Hughes.
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SUMMARY: Two-base hits-Koerner.
Haley Sacrifice hits-Hahn: Koerner.
= innings: by Turner. 0 in 2 innings. Hits
ON Ridgeway. s; Lakaff. 8: Turner J.
Bases on Balls-Ridgeway. 2; Turner. !.
Double plays-EWa,o' 10 Ko usrss ~ Huehes
to Jones. Stolen bases-Koerner. Lath-
more. Left on bases-Des Moines, s; To-
peka. 5. Time-1:4b. Umpires-Van Syckie'
Sioux City 8: Lincoln 2.
Sioux City. Aug. 22.-An eighth in
ming Suggest cinched the third game
Of the Lincoln series for the Indians,
Q "a score. R.H. E.
s,o TO CITY . 200 OIL os"-s o
Lincoln 900 10 600 8
Batteries-Clark and Murphy; Des-
eau and Blackburn.
Sacrifice hit-McGaffigan, Callahan
.. stolen bases-Blackburn, Williams.
TicGaffigan. Cooney. Davidson. Double
piay-McGaffigan to Williams. Bases
on balls-Dessau z: Clark 8. Struck
out-Dessau 2; Clark 8. Wild pitch
clark. Time-1:50. Umpire-McCaf-
ferty and CASTOR.
Omaha 8; Denver 4.
Omaha, Aug 22.-The visitors got
10 Garrett in the fourth inning and
batted out enough runs to bring them
,,;ntorv 4 to 2. score: R.H.E.
Denver ........ 900 sol 900 4
Omaha 80. ;o2c 100 ooSms 10 90 9
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Block: Garrett and McAllister.
Three base hits--Thomas. Butcher,
Coffey. Two base hits-McAllister.
Congalton 2 stolen bases-Thomascn.
Double play-Barbour to Faye to
Fisher: Coffey to Faye to Fisher. Lett
ON bases-Omaha 10: Denver z. Hits
OFF Meter in 4 - innings: Schrei-
Der 8 in Az innings. Struck out
Garrett 2; Meter 2: Schneider l.: Bases
on balls-Garrett 2; Meter 2: Schrei-
Der 2. Hit by pitched ball-By Schrei-
Der (Congalton): by Garrett (Butch-
cry. Wild pitch-Garrctt. Time
1855. Umpires-Stockdale.
st. Joseph o; wichita S.
st. Joseph, Mo-. Aug. 22.-Batting
allies in the sixth and seventh innings
cored enough runs for the locals to
defeat wichita Manager Graham of
the visitors. pitched the last inning Tor
his team without allowing hit.
Score: iii II:
wichita ..... .001 OIL OILS IL 1
st. Joseph 900 015 30"-9 IS 0
BatteriesHDurham, Slagle, Graham
and Graham, Jones: Thomas, Brown
and Griffith.
Three base hits-Tydeman. Two
base hits-Greham. Bills. Potts ~
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Griffith. Sacrifice hits-Nicholson.
Sacrifice fly-O'Rourke. Stolen bases
Bills, Rapp, Fox. Hits
off Durham 8 in s p innings; off
innings. Struck out-Durham 1:
Thomas Q: Brown 2. Bases on balls
Durham 8; Graham 1; Brown 8. Time
-2:05. Umpires-Cu11en and Fyfe.
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Florence Young Ladies' Act rs Arbitra-
tors in Game.

Florence. Kan. Aug. 22.-In a game
here between TWO local baseball teams,
two young women, Miss Floy Nelson
pires- Both used good Judgment IN
making decinons and correctly inter-
lpreted the rules.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Fridays Results.
Boston-Chicago postponed, rain.
At New York-New York-Cleveland
postponed; rain.
Observation-Disclosures game post
poned, rain.
At Washington-St. Louis Wash
ington game postponed: rain.
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BASEBALL TO-DAY.

BASEBALL TO-DAY.
Western.
Denver at Omaha. clear, D. m.
Lincoln at Sioux City, clear. $3.50 o. m.
Topeka at Des Moines, clear. $3.50 o. m
Wichita at St. Joe, clear, $3.50 p. m.
American.
Chicago at New York, clear. 3 o. m.
Detroit at Washington clear, 5 D. m.
Cleveland at Boston. clear, o. m.
st. Louis at Philadelphia, clear CT,
first 1870 p. m
National.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear. q. m.
Boston at Pittsburg (2), clear, first 2
p. m.
New York at Cincinnati, clear, p. m.
Brooklyn at st. Louis. clear. 8 p. m.
Federal.
Buffalo at Chicago. clear, 3 D. m.
Baltimore at st. Louis. clear, $3.50
p. m.
Pittsburg at Kansas, clear. $50 D. m.
Brooklyn at Indianapolis (2, clear.
first p. m.
Association.
Milwaukee at Columbus O.. clear.
Kansas City at Cleveland, clear, s:15
p. m.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis. clear,
3:15 p. m.
st. Paul at Louisville, clear, $50 D. m.
Frost-"Davis has inherited millions
lately" Snow-"Then he's no longer an
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TWO NO-HIT GAMES.
Southern Michigan League Pitchers
Were Right Friday.

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 22.-Two pitch
ers pitched no-hit ball Friday in the
Southern Michigan league. Pitcher
Bravener, for the Mt. Clemens club,
accomplished a feat seldom recorded
in baseball, when he went eleven hit
less innings against Battle Creek. Rus
sell Robbins OF the Saginaw club shut
out jackson without q hit
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Fridays Results.
At Chicago-Score: r H e
Philadelphia ............ 3 8 4
Chicago ................7 8 1
Batteries - Marshall and Burns;
Vaughn and Bresnahan.
At Cincinnati-Score: r H e
New York Observation-Disclosures 6 1
Cincinnati NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z 2
Observation-Disclosures Demaree and
Mclean, Meyers; Benton and Gonzales
At st. Louis-Score: r H E
~ 1ACuloss
Batteries and Mccarthy; Sal
lee and Wingo.
Boston-Pittsburg game postponed,
rain. Two games today.
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Frost-"Davis has inherited millions
lately Snow-"Then he's no longer an
end-seat hog" Frost-'.No. now he's the
empty-back-seat kind.'-IAfe
The Washington times., 1914-09-24
CANADA INVASION
THREAT" A JEST
"King' of German Trap Shoot
ing Club Was Joking, But
Ambassador Was Alarmed.

CINCINNATI. Sept. 24.-As Herman
Rockers. of this city, the newly crown
ed king Of the German Trap Shooting
Club, scanned a dispatch from WASH
ington to the effect that Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, British ambassador. had request
ed the State Department to investigate
an alleged organization of German
Americans in Cincinnati for an invasion
of Canada, he laughed and said:
I'VE kings are a misunderstood lot.
Even when we joke we are taken seri-
ously.''
Once a year the German Trap Shoot
ers of Cincinnati have a picnic and play
at kings and queens. Recently Rockers
was crowned king.
In his speech from the throne Roeck-
ers announced the policies Of his regime,
thus:
''All my loyal subjects will at once
Prepare for an invasion OF Canada.
Easy victory awaits us, my men. All
we need to do Is to assemble at the
canal. where the royal transports will
be waiting.
From here we sail to Toledo, and
thence across Lake Erie to the enemy 3
country. We will seize Canada and
raise our royal flag everywhere
King" Rockers subjects" went
back to their regular jobs as American
citizens next morning, but the Kings"
speech somehow travelled to Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1914-09-24
GasOlene Dealers War
Upon Proposed New Tax

War Is on over the proposed tax of :
cents per gallon on gasolene.
This promises to be one Of the most
Interesting questions raised in connec-
tion with the war tax bill before It Is
passed. Independent dealers in gaso-
lene are flooding Congress with pro-
tests, and representatives of independ-
ents are coming to town to try to head
off this feature OF the war revenue
measure.
The Independents declare the move
will hurt them and help Standard Oil
and its affiliated concerns. They say II
Will work out so as to increase the price
of gasolene to the consumer about
cents gallon and thus every leading
state, where gasolene is used for auto
mobile or power purposes. will pay out
millions of dollars additional.
For instance. Independent dealers In
Iowa. where the gasolene consumption
is 100000 gallons a year. figure this
tax will cost consumers there S2.250. 00T
year. Thew get gasolene for 61z cents.
The tax alone would raise it to Sa
cents. The Independents say that in the
process of passing the tax along, the
dealer will add a half cent and the re-
taller another half cent. Thus the con-
sumer will be soaked" for cents more
for gasolene. The independent dealers
say they will need more working capt.
tai to do business whereas It will work
no hardship to agencies Of the Stand
ard