The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15


some of which are said to have ex-
II ceeded $4,000.
II Better baseball in the major
II lea gues.
league club to Charles H. Weigh
mann of Chicago, now owner of the
II Chicago FeGerals.
II Advent in organized baseball of
! some of the wealthy hackers of the
Federal league.
In Sport Wheezes i
TX BY CLUG- U
On Walter Camps all-American
third team that was compiled last
week Haligan, of Nebraska, is given
a tackle position
And it is said that if Camp picks
another team next season he hopes to
be able to place Johnny Bender, of
| the Huskers, on it.
The announcement that Jimmy
Murphy outfought Welsh shouldn't
disturb Charlie White in any particu-
4
for Charlie to get.
The thing about Coach Olcott's ap-
preaching marriage that interests X.
| U. men most is: AS a benedict, will a
| Beau be in a better position to turn
out a championship eleven?
With Coach Stiehm gone, it is an
odd giving bet that Nebraska will have
a harder time winning all her games
! in 1916 than she had this season, and
an even money bet that some eleven
will defeat the Huskers
| According to statistics that have
| been announced by eastern papers. the
1915 football season was the greatest
on record. More than $4,000 games
were played by school and college
teams and more than 10000 900 people
were spectators at them.
! And. incidentally, it might not be
amiss here to state that in many 9TH
er ways 1915 has been banner year
for all kinds of sport, baseball, tennis,
fighting. racing and almost every
other kind of outdoor recreation
Probably the most notable event of
the year, and the one that will be re-
membered longest by the greatest
number of people was the winning of
the heavyweight title by Jess Willard.
Aside from the passing of the title,
this event will be remembered because
it marked the end of the negro as a
contender for the heavyweight honors.
The end, at least, for a time
In baseball it was also a great year.
and most of the leagues had closer
races than may ordinarily be expected
The season was all but in its grave
when the Red SoX cinched the Ameri-
can League flag and the PhillieS the
National Then followed one of the
hos n q history nf
worlds series.
The other leagues like the Western,
races also were close and undecided
until the shank of the season was be-
ing carved into. Also, 1915 will be
memorable to Western League fans
from the fact that 1t was during this
year a new president was chosen and
steps were taken to place the league
on more substantial basis.
Aside from boxing, baseball and
football, some of the notable sporting
events of 1915 have been: The win
ming of the national tennis champion
ship by William NJ. Johnston, of Cali
fornia; winning of the national anna
teur golf championship by Robert D.
Gardner, of Chicago; the setting of
new mile record of Alb 3-5 by Nor
mon Taber, of Boston; and the won
derful pacing of the horse William.
Another 1915 incident worth men,
tioning in passing is the revival in
horse racing that took place during
the year. To a certain extent this was
noticea BILE, even in Kansas, but it was
most notable in certain parts of the
east and south. Racing with restricted
betting came back in New York, the
Kentucky meets reported increased
attendance and better animals and
New Orleans showed signs of a real
comeback.
1t is announced that the Chicago
White SoX will play exhibition games
in St. Joseph on April and 8. Also.
the Sox will be in Kansas City while in
this neck of the woods, and there is
a possibility that John Savage will try
to bring them to Topeka for a couple
of games The fact that Topeka has
not had an exhibition game with a big
league club for several years should
make the SoX draw we'll here.
A great deal of hot air is being con-
sumed by the rumors that Comiskey is
seeking the services of Fritz Maisel
No doubt. he would like to own Fritz
but his chance of getting him is the
one in million 1t is more likely
that he will get Frank Baker and this
is hardly to be looked for.
Railroad ..Y'' BoyvIcrs Win.
The bowlers of the Railroad Y NJ
c. A. demonstrated their superior al
ley skill over the team from the Cen
trial association Tuesday night when
they defeated the latter by a total of
475 points. Herring of the r. r. team
made the high score of the evening
Tinker Under Knife Today.
Chicago. Ill, Dec. 15.-Joe Tinker
manage of the Federal league base
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