The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03

the FedernlS y Of mp With one
-szception: the men: ~ ; Sssess r are
oraa with their ba4s-in tho Federal
! league than they did before becoming
Outlaw The one exception -
"Runt'' walsh: but herefs the list:
Yerkes. with organised ball. batted
.267: with the Feds his average was
400. Evans batted 40 with the st.
Louis Nationals. and 1855 with the
Feds. with the .Yanl<s and White
Sox. Hal Chase batted .ze7. and with
the Feds, .342. Against National
league twirlers, Bates, formerly OF
Cincinnati, hit for .z7S;.. against Fed
pitchers Bates baxted -31s- Doc Gran
dall's record was sos against Nation
Federal tossers. Cakes, erstwhile st.
! Louis National Lacquer, -swatted .298
/ in the old league, and .316 among the
+ Feds. Walsh's average while with tho
| Yanks and Athletics was 1907. but
after the leap to the outlaws he
dropped four points.
I Robert J. Shawkey. the brilliant
young twirler Of the Connie Mack bril-
gade, will be twenty-four years old
| tomorrow. Bob has made q bril-
| liant record since he broke into the
big show. In 1918 he was used In
i eighteen games, and was consistent
j winner. This year he won sixteen and
lost only half as many contests. In
| the worlds series he fell down. hard,
but, as nearly all the Athletics were
doing 1t. his downfall is hardly to be
blamed.
! After Bender had failed in the first
1 trial Of strength with the Braves and
i Plank in the second. and Joe Bush
4 had failed after q plucky attempt to
turn the tide OF battle In the third
session. Connie pinned what frag-
ments Of faith he had left to Shaw
K key and sent him in to do or die. In
the fifth inning the Braves connected
1 with Bob's curves and banged his
balls all over the lot. until Connie got
busy with the derrick,
Il Boston, Mass, Dec. Starry
Stone, the New York boy who recently
returned to this country from Aus
Il tra1ia, where he won the lightweight
. and welterweight championships. II
today hurting challenges at Freddie
: Welsh as q result Of his victory over
Gilbert Gallant OF this city In q L.
round contest which was staged be-
fore the Atlas A. A., club.
4 Stone was awarded the decision by
Referee Patsy Haley Of New York
. Tho contest was hard fought but not
as fast as was expected.
!, Stone is good boxer but il not .
very hard puncher. He il fast on hi
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Welsh. The champion would prob
ably dispose Of him without much
trouble.
, Akron. O., Dec Slight Promotes
! Kauth was offered $500 a few day,
. ago by the officials Of q club in Cleve
= land to transfer tho bout between
4 Champion Johnny Kilbane and Jot
8 Mandot from Akron on December
to Cleveland. Kauth promptly de
clined the offer as he says he expected
the bout will draw not less than SO,
600 and probably $4,000.
Il New York. Dec. s.4New York uni
versity is seeking the services o
Chas. e. Brickley, the Harvard foot
for next 1eason. The fnatters Isl In tn,
hands OF the athletic council. which
} will place the proposition before tn,
great fuilback In a day or. SO.
Tom Reilly coacf4d thu New Yorl
university team thfi3f Sdaa6n but tn,
athletic council VIII drop him i
, Brickley agrees to serve 1t the loca
college. r. !.
Boston. Mass, Dec 3.-The De
! hance. the cup boat that was bull
with Boston money at Bath, Me- from
. the designs Of George Owen, has beer
rescued from the junk heap where i
was consigned last August Mr.. e
: Walter Clark Of Marblehead and
Philadelphia, one Of tho syndicat,
that had the yacht built, has pur
: chased the Defiance and next summer
VIII see the mahogany boat racing
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