The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

The above represents Topeka COM
ing to the financial aid Of the baseball
club (nit).
An innovation in the way of q trap
shooting trophy for gun clubs is pro-
vided in the .Du Pont 1915 Gun club
trophy spoon. Several weeks ago the
Du Pont company announced that this
years gun club trophy would be an
especially and appropriately designed
sterling silver teaspoon manufactured
by Tiffany & Co of New York. In
stantly the idea seemed to meet with
general favor on the part of the trap
shooters, and many clubs have made
application for Du Pont spoon for
their clubs. One feature of the Du
Pont 1915 trophy proposition which is
particularly pleasing is that an oppor-
tunity is offered any club to secure
any number Of these spoons that it
desires. Every active and deserving
club will be awarded one spoon, and
they may purchase additional ones at
$3.50 each, postpaid.
Baseball fans of st. Louis boast
that they have a player who will sur
pass the eccentric fame Of Rube Wad-
dell and Bugs Raymond. They
place in nomination George Baum
gardner.
He refuses to have the Pullman
porters make up a berth for him, be-
cause he prefers to sleep in the seat.
He sings on street corners and takes
up collections. He insists on being
his services as a singer and juggler
to motion picture shows free Of
charge. He has his face massaged ev-
cry day and he pitches for the st.
Louis Browns.
Twill be Methodist against Metho-
dist with no chickens about it when
the basketball team from Southwest
ern university meets the Baker Quin-
tet tonight on the boards at Baldwin
City. Baker will play the Washburn
IchabOds here Friday night.
The criticisms that are being Of
fered by the Jess Willard knockers
are that the big Kansan lacks expert
ence and is not as aggressive as he
had ought to 'be-all criticisms seem to
be coming from the north, SO had
ought to be- is eminently correct
However, no one denies that Jess
has he hoft, the ability to take pun
ishment and q punch that carries
some power behind it. Also. it must
be remembered that Jack johnson is
now thirty-seven summers old, and
that he has been going a few gaits al
most every one Of them. Willard Is
young and victory will be just like
finding a gold mine for him. Surely,
If he has any pluck at all in his pin
feathers he will make them bristle as
much as possibl> in this fight.
Chicago, Ill. Jan. 26.-Two pro-
motors are hot after Jimmy Clabby
and Mike Gibbons for 2O-round bouts
according to Larney Lichtenstein,
manager of the Hammond middle
weight, the impresarios being Billy
Gibson of New York and Havana.
Cuba, and Messrs- Tortorich and Nc
Carey, the well known New Orleans
showmen.
Lichtenstein said he had been Of
fered a guaranty Of $1,000 with a
privileg, II 80 per cent for a 20
round setto between the pride Of
Hammond and the st. Paul phantom
and that he had just received 4 wire
from Gibson requesting terms for q
marathon mill in Havana, with Glib
bons furnishing the other half Of the
sketch.
Lchtenstein inferred that it would
not be difYicult to arrange the Clabby
end of either bout, as his protege il
anxious for another crack at the
Twin City man.
New Orlean Jan. zs. Tommy