The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31

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(By Clug.)
I've got a flock of Christmas gifts
Blu now I rise to shout,
I've never drawn a Christmas tie
Like those I've seen about
The office.
| 1t is rumored that Arnold, the rec
ord breaking letter winning student of
X. u, who left school because he was
not satisfied with his work, is contem-
plating entering the law school Of
Washburn college.
Arnold would be a valuable asset to
the athletic department of the college
and it is hoped that he will finally de-
eide to come to Topeka to school.
Charley White, the Chicago light
weight boxer, was given decision over
Shugrue in Their. New York bout by
almost everybody except Freddie
| Of course, there may have been
method in Welsh's madness Before the
fight he stated that he would meet the
winner over any route he chose, and
IL Is barely pOSSlOio tnaI SuuRTuG
looked easier to him than Charlie did.
| Harry Ferns has the distinction of
being the first boxer to be counted out
by an electric timer in little old New
York. Recently, at the Pioneer Sport
ing club Ferns took the count at the
hands of K. o. Brown. and as he lay
on the floor an electric timer started
to toll of the seconds. The result was
more than satisfactory. There were no
cries OF short counter long ones
that has so often marked the work of
referees. The timer rings automatical-
ly at the end of each round and there
! is q warning buzz ten seconds before
the minute rest is up, and bell when
the fighters are to start another round.
| Swearing while golfing is deprecated
by former President Taft Writing to
| a friend he said:
Golf is an admirable form Of exer-
cise It has no bad results except that
| in the outset it may tempt to profanity.
This. however, is Of short duration
with a man of any sense, because he
finds that the less he resorts to pro-
family and impatience the better his
score"
Boxing in California isn't going to
die, If James w. Coffroth. who has
promoted a large share of the big
fights in that state, can find means of
keeping it alive And James w. an
nounces he. has discovered a way to
continue the existence Of the game. At
the last election California voters rati-
fed an anti-aght law. This was the
death knell of boxing in California.
according to everyone's belief. That
is, everyone except Coffroth. Coffroth
saws he is going to test the cOnstitu-
tionality of the anti-fight law. Attor-
neys say he has a good chance of win
ming.
Bill James, the pride of Back Bay,
outguessed many a batter. but when
it came to batting himself and out
guessing pitchers his record does not
point to anything like the same acu-
men. In 40 games last season Will
liam the Conqueror drew the grand
but empty total of no bases on balls.
Chicago, Dec. 31.-Basketball pros
poets at the University Of Chicago took
a slump Wednesday when it was
learned that Shorty Des Jardien.
one of the veterans in the midway
squad, is not going to biD in college
this winter The big center. who was
Minnesota last fall, has not. yet entire
ly recovered from his injury and Is
planning to go to Pine Hurst. N. c.,
for the winter. He viii not receive a
degree until the end of the TALL quar-
ter in 1915.
Out of the large squad or recruits
who will report to Coach Fielding
Yost at Michigan next fall Freshman
Coach Prentiss Douglass picks three
of his 1914 squad as being lsufe to
make the team. Douglass picks jack
Dunn to step in Bobby Hughfts's shoes
| as quarterback. Dunn fsn't very big
but possesses lot Of football braina
and is durable under are. Pat Smith
fuIlback on the freshman team thi.
year, is said to be Z player of th<
Carp Julian type. Smith weighs 100
He rips up the line in about the same
manner as the Aggie terror iEwart
| big lfneman. may be devefoped into
an end by Yost, Douglas Thinks
Pobanz. Hneman. SchuIkx end and
Schultz, halfback. also are tipped b!
Douglass as being likely material
With these stars added to tina BIZ
squad of veterans Yost will have mex
year, Michigan looms up AZ = 3kor
midable contender for honor4
That a football coach, to prodrAc,
the best results. should make coach
ing regular business is the opfnf0h
of William (Binl Edwards, the fnxns
Gus Princeton guard. Edwards 81
stating his views on the future coach
ing system at Princeton, said recentlv.
Il believe absolutely in the one
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