The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
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c. N. Wray who made such a good
showing at the recent Grand Ameri-
can shoot has given up his position
as local agent for a cash register COM
pany and has joined the ranks of pro-
fessional powder burners.
1t is more than likely that the bite
of the limelight bug proved fatal to
Mr. Wray, but members of the Tope-
ka gun club intimate he was probably
agraid to subject his laGrels to local
challenges
There is a strong possibility that
Red" Roche who played with the
SavageS a part of the season will be
Owner Savage that he is a free agent
and would like to come back to To-
peka.
Owner Savage, of the Topeka team
announces that Sir James Jackson will
probably guide the destinies of the
team again next year. Savage and
Jackson will held a conference just
before the transformers left and an
agreement was reached, although no
contract was signed.
The exact baseball attendance fig
ures have been announced. Topeka
drew 53,49 people at home and 53,-
Moines and Wichita, turned out 49,
900 of the road attendance, which
doesn't speak very loudly for the five
other towns 20 which the Savages
paid car fare
Fourteen men reported to Coach
Kennedy for the first football practice
that was held at Haskell Institute
hi 1th = eix,o
reported and the squad is expected to
be much larger by the last of the
week Haskelrs first game will be
with Kansas Wesleyan Sept rs.
The Sunday sport section of the
Washington Star carried two double
column pictures of Sammy Mayer and
a big write up about him. According
whom Mayer belonged before he
jumped to the Feds, will be compen-
stated by Griffith if Sammy makes
good.
Major Harvey, the Washburn Col
lege negro who made a remarkable
showing on the freshman football
squad last fall, has been running
drill IN a stone quarry in Nebraska
this summer, but will be back in
school and announces that he will be
a candidate for the team.
Two Lawrence teams will come to
Topeka Saturday to participate in the
Missouri Valley Vo1leyba1I tourna-
1nent The team that will contend
for the valley honors will be composed
of Messrs. Richardson, McClain,
Anick, Rice, Weatherby and Cooper.
A news dispatch says this country
is busy making wooden arms and legs
for European war victims Maybe
that's the reason the factories haven't
81, 10 for
the baseball war victims
Three loyal fans who contributed
to the Savage-Jackson present fund
with the lists are ]. N. Aberns Dr.
Biddle of the State Hospital, and
Wiley Cook
The K u football team will have
a smaller number of letter men back
this fall than in several years. 1t is
intimated that the new coaches are
not worrying about this, however, and
are. in reality, glad that they nave
new blood to work with. Among the
latter men who are certain to be in
the lineup when practice begins are:
Captain Tony James, Strother, Reber,
Heath, Keeling, and Householder.
BILL Gray, who was valuable man
school
If the Western League magnates
are as wise as a hooting wisdom finch,
they will see to it that the expenses of
their league are cut to such an extent
that most of the clubs at, least can
break even during an ordinary year
It is generally thought that the prun-
ing knife will be used before another
opening date arrives and several of
the club owners have stated that
something drastic will have to be
done 1t is rumored that the meeting
scheduled to be held in Omaha this
week has one of it's purposes the TAX
ing of preliminary steps along this
line However, up TO a late hour
Wednesday night Owner Savage, of
the local club, was not positive that
the meeting would be held.
Fall R2oin0