The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18
SPORT WHEEZES.
Being PuflOined Dog Meat
Prune Pies. Lemon Sand
witches, Etc.
(By Clug.)

(By Clug.)
In order to provide funds for the paint
ing Of sign posts on the Red Line from
Kansas City to Denver. the basket ball
team Of the town of Glasco will tour the
has been issued to any and every team
between Kansas City and Denver and the
tour will begin shortly after Christmas
Playing basket ball for paint Is new
stunt, but it is,a worthy cause and the
games should be well patronized.
Of Con, Kansas, was in Topeka Thursday
and while here hurled a challenge to meet
Louis Hoffman. the local mat champion.
at any place Hoffman may choose.
Jerome has made quite reputation Tor
himself and has only lost three matches
since he entered the game. One OF these
matches was with Doc Eustice, famous
structor, and Jerome remembers this as
one Of his most interesting encounters.
The Doc was out in western Kansas work
muscles in trim. and some one framed
the match. Hes only an ordinary farm
hand" Jerome was told land. you can
throw him easy.
Hover when Jerome gave him the once
over he knew better than this. and when
they came to grips he was absolutely GER
tain that he was up against one of the
best wrestlers in the land.
Jerome weighs 160 pounds, nude, and he
is an all around athlete Of the famous
WsstKapsas type He PLAYED . nsse Ssi
cago. when they were kids and is some
what of a diamond celebrity as well as a
mat artist. If he can arrange a meeting
with Hoffman, he thinks Topeka or Hol-
ton would be the logical place to hold it.
Topeka sports should make an endeavor
to land this match here during the holi-
days.
Herr Hoffman, by the way. has a big
match scheduled for tonight with Billy
Lutz at Ottawa, and the event is being
boosted as the best wrestling contest ever
offered at Ottawa.
I.utz, a former st. Joseph. Missouri man,
is making his home in Ottawa at pres
peka friends Of Hoffman will be particu-
larly interested and will watch for the
results with interest, as all who have seen
the stocky little Hoffman work believe
he has a future before him.
Hiatt Arnold. the freshman Kansas uni
versity student, who was the only fresh
man to receive a letter from the universe
school but one semester and secured his
letter by breaking the school record in
the discus throw last fall in the class
meet.
Arnold is the first man to take a letter
from Kansas university who has been
here but single semester. Arnold got
discouraged in his work was the reason
he gave for leaving school.
Only a punk crop Of athletes at Carlisle
in the spring of 1905 made it possible for
lete of the world Coach Glen Warner
was trying out his jumpers one day. None
could clear the bar at a respectable height.
Warner was about to lower the bar when
one Of the boys asked him to leave it
there minute. Jim, he wants to jump"
the boy explained.
Warner didn't have any idea who Jim
was. and when he saw an Indian boy clad
in overalls and a working blouse he didn't
give him a second look.
But Jim didn't mind. He just stepped up
to the bar and leaped over it so easily
Warmers eyes popped wide open. He hus-
tied him into track suit.
Four years later the king Of Sweden
pronounced Jim the most wonderful ath-
lete in this world. Jim had just cleaned
up In the Olympic games.
wasn't afraid of anything or anybody in
the world, but that the minutes that pass
ed while he sat in his corner waiting for
the bell to signal the start Of a fight were were
Ketchell. TT isn't that fear the mani
or the punches he might land on me- l
can't describe it. but I know IFS an aw-
full wait. Fellows have told me it's the
Same way when you're waiting to go into
action in a battle. It's all right when the
gong bangs: Then I can 60" And
Philadelphia fans believe ono Of the
most important duties devolving upon Pat
Moran, new manager of the Phillies. will
aided colle8tan southpaw, who has been q
disappointment. The Phillies were con-
| sidered to have made a master stroke
when they signed Rixey to a contract late
| in 1872 But last year hxey didn't come
| through as expected. He didn't even make
| the trip south. Next season Rixey VIII
be carefully tutored In the southland un-
| der Moran's watchful eyes
| London. Dec. 1s.-M H. Higgins, whose
chief claim to fame in the sporting world
| was his title OF worlds champion Quoitz
| player, il dead at his home IN Old Ford
He represented England successfully In
International Quoits matches in 1872 and
1913. An attack OF appendicitis prevented
his defending his title in 1914.
Additional Sport on Page Three.