The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-22
SPORT WHEE.ZES.
Being PurlOined Dog Meat.
Prune Pies. Lemon Sand
witches, Etc.
(By Clug.)

(By Clug.)
Any -oung man who has an o~por-
tunity to take =. baseball as pro-
fession and doesn't is Hickory head
ed chump- There is no line OF en-
deavor that offers the same induce
ments baseball does. In no other pro-
fession is the pay 50 great or the
chances of advancement SO certain.
Absolutely, the only thing required
is the ability to play baseball Among
all Of the other select professions such
as medicine, banking. the law. the
stage and even the ministry, simply
being an expert doesn't get one very
far. To rio the top waves of pros
perity and accumulate fame and for
tune, it is necessary for a man to be
a good miAer, a diplomat, an advertts-
ing genius and grabber of oppor-
tunities. Without these side accom-
plishments he is born to blush unseen
and wastes his talents on an unappre-
ciative void.
But not so with a baseball player.
All he needs to do is to play ball well.
Scouts so into the bushes and hunt
for him. Moneyed magnates vie Nth
each other in offering him fabulous
sums Of money and sporting editors
spread the advertising ink with law
ish hand Examples: Walter John
son, RUDE MarQuard, Lee Magee, etc
Undoubtedly. il Horace Greeley
were living today he would make him.
self famous again by saying. Young
man, go join a baseball club
Louis Hoffman is training every
afternoon at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. for
his wrestling match with Clifford Jer-
ONE on Christmas afternoon As
training partners. Louis has Tommy
Williams and Peterson. and the pub
lie has a cordial invitation to watch
the srnanoevers each afternoon. The
place for holding the match has not
yet been decided upon.
Harvard is said to be considering
taking on the Army for her 1915 oot-
ball program. Such a game would
make the schedule OF the Army team
harder than 1t was last fall The re-
port recalls the terrific schedule which
both Army and Navy used to arrange
some years back. 1t has only been
at the West Point and Naval acad-
emies decided against the practice of
taking on Harvard. Yale, Princeton or
Cornell and Pennsylvania
Jack Holland. local baseball mag
nate. has given out Information to the
e. ct that he has been busy working
on next years st. Joseph team, but
he says he is go'-g to make no names
public until after January 1. Jack
says he viii have at least a first divi-
sion team. and ,Jould like to give St
Joseph a pennant. However, he Is
making no promises, and. In fact.
doesn't care to talk much baseball
just now.-St. Joe Gazette.
Tom Williams OF the r. r. Y NJ.
c. A. says he has the city champion
ship in basketball, bowling and vOlley
bali sewed up in an indestructible sack.
| In regard to volley ball there are five
men who disagree with Tommy.
Although only twenty-four OF the so
| ball players who figured in the American
and National League races Of 1902 the
| last year OF the American League base
ball ware. ill remain IN the big arena. a
team composed of these veterans. all OF
whom have been in the game upward Of
fourteen seasons. would be capable OF
! holding its own with any that hight be Sc
lected today All Of these players are far
above the average in intelligence. which
accounts for their remaining in the game
so long. and with one or two exceptions,
grand base runners This all-star team