The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

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E. c. Quigley. of Chicago, ILL.,. and st.
Marys. Kan, was in Topeka Friday after
noon. While talking with crowd of his
friends, some one asked him: mr. Quig-
ley. why are SO many star baseball play
ers like buiifrogs?"
well. should say it's because they
swered with some dignity, ana these few
words embrace the only comment Quig
has been heard to make on the baseball
war since he came back to Kansas to
hibernate.
Mr.. Quigley stated that he intends GO
ing to Chicago on the 18th of the month
1al intercollegiate Athletic association.
This association, Of which the Kansas
conference is member, is one of the
biggest organizations Of its kind in the
world At the regular meeting of the
Kansas conference which will be held in
Topeka. December L. delegate will be
cago meeting. Just what other business
will come up at the meeting # the Kan
sas conference il not known, but 1t has
been rumored that the Emporia Normal
school will make application for REIN
statement.
At the Missouri Valley conference which
is in session at Lincoln, Neb.. the confer
ence rule prohibiting an athlete from par
ticipating in more than two lines of ath-
ietics was revoked Friday. while an at
work rule met with dismal failure.
Any rule that has a tendency to keep
professionalism out Of college athletics is
a good one for a conference to stick to.
but there is no legitimate excuse for bar
ring an amateur from many kinds OF
sport as he wants to participate In SO
long as he keeps up with mis- studies and
is graded according to his merits straight
across the board.
The Federal League may be on its last
legs. but it is doing some high kicking
and heavy plunging for a graveyard can
didate. Raising a hundred thousand q
twenty thousand a year for a single
pitcher and buying two stars within
forty-eight hours are about as indicative
evident that somebody in the outlaw
camp has a little loose change left and
this somebody is not going to smother his
dollar eagles to death by keeping them
hid away in his wallet pocket.
Three Emporia N. p. men. Messers. R.
A. Clymer. Ebert Severance and Glen
Taylor have put their heads together and
selected a first and second all-Kansas
football team. A surprising thing about
the selection is that only II Emporia
players landed positions. The other ten
positions are well scattered throughout
the state.
An old chestnut went the rounds some
time back that a man who had heard thar
Rudyard Kfpling got five dollars word
for everything he wrote. sent Kipling a
V-spot and asked him to please send him
conscientious scruples about filling mail
orders and very promptly sat down and
mailed the man a letter containing just
, one word. That word was Thanks
Kipling might have done this and then
again he might not. He may make five
dollars every time he writes a word, but
most men who write poetry have reason
Walter johnson, the Kansas baseball
pitcher, will get approximately five dol
! lars every time he pitches a ball during
much money per effort as any man in
the United States makes. 1t beats writ
ing poetry; it beats being president and
it's beats owning a brewery. The only
drawback is that johnson can't do a mail
order business with spit ball.
high regard by their big opponents in the
| college football world is proven by the
demands for places on the 1915 schedule
venue venue One no Of the first communicatiens
comes from Manager and Coach Harper
| Of the Notre Dame team who mentions
the 10CC that Haskell maze a Oetter snow
| ing than Carlisle and offers Haskell an
October date on the Notre Dame schedule.
The University of Texas has offered Has
kell a fine contract for Thanksgiving day
at Austin. The A. and NJ. College OF
Texas offers October @ college Day.
at the Texas state fair to the Redskins;
c. b. c. of st. Louis and Creighton Uni
versity of Omaha have asked for re-
newal Of contracts, while several smaller
/ colleges have asked for games with Has
kell.
! Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-Freddie Welsh.
| through his manager, Harry Pollok, has
picked the opponent who will get the
, ship over the 20 round route to a decision.
The lads name is Joe Mandot- He is the
New Orleans French market idol who has
been making Chicago his home for the
past year. Tommy Welsh engineered the
deal for Mandot. The match is on. the
papers signed and everything closed, but
| the gentlemen interested have been hold
ing on on the announcement Dominck
Tortorfch will put the pair during
Mardi Gras week. the first week in Feb
ruary. in his new arena at New Orleans
| The inside facts regarding the match
| came out Friday, although the contest
| was practically closed at Buffalo nearly
| two weeks ago. when the champion fought
| Jimmy Duffy. Articles were signed and
, the weight agreed upon. Because Mandot
| has a bout on with Johnny Kilbane al
Akron. Ohio. Monday. it was thought best
not to announce the champion go until
after the clash, as 1t was thought the New
Orleans story might hurt the Ohio house
Down South they expect Mandot and
Welsh to draw nearly $4,000 and 1t will
be the opening Of Tortorich's new City
Arena.
LOGGERS AT WORK NOW.
Blue Book Officials Are Touring Kan.