The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
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Commenting on Pitcher Wideman
| of the Savages the K c. Times says
he is as big rs Jess Willard. Yep, and
what's more, he looks though he
might develop into as good a twirler
as Jess is fighter.
Leo Murphy, alias the Spud, worked
in both games at Kansas City Sunday
against Bill Armour's Blues, and he
4 threw out five men trying to steal
second. Also, Mr.. Murphy whaled
out three hits, which is not bad for
a youngster playing against grand
/ daddy club.
Also, be it known that the Santa
Fe G. o. baseball team bids fair to
make the fans sit up and take cog
nizance of them this summer. Sun
day the G. O.'s played the Hutchin-
son Eagles to to 5 tie in twelve
| innings.
News reached Topeka Monday that
Solomon City boasts a man who once
| licked Jess Willard to a fragile. This
man is member of the Solomon City
fire department and his name is A. L.
Bleakey. Said licking was admins
tered in St. Marys when both men l
able that Mr.. Bleakey doesn't want to
repeat the performance.
The complete fOOtDal Scneoule OF
the University of Nebraska has been
announced. 1t shows that the Kansas
Aggies play in Lincoln on october 8
and Washburn on october 16.
The manager of the Omaha club
in the Western League has undertake
en- the job of teaching his players how
to use their heads. The men have
been given special instruction along
the line of diagnosing the intent of the
team thew against. a nara
| job, manager.
| The Denver Grizzlies may be de-
| prived of the services of Manager Jack
Coffey this year because of af-
| Fiction to Coffey's throwing limb. The
wing has been stiff all spring and the
advent of warm weather has failed to
timber it up. The bone tissues are
said to be affected and a specialist has
told Coffey that he knows no remedy
! for it.
| Ed Cochran gave the Topeka Saw
ages quite a boost in the Sunday issue
of the Kansas City Journal. A big
cut lay out, showing Manager Jack
! son, Murphy, Clunn and F'rankenhon,
adorned the sporting page. In the
writeup of the team was the follow
ing:
catcher, former Blue, and Franken-
hoff at first, both semi-pro players
here at one time. There are several
others on the team who are familiar
to local fans. Savage has a host of
friends in Kansas City, who are hop
ing that he meets with success as head
of the Topeka club
With the Federal League well I'M
der way it's pennant race, the i'm
portant baseball events of the week
will be the opening of the National
and American Leagues Wednesday
and of the American Association
Thursday. Western League fans who
save the bulk of their enthusiasm for
the home town team will not get a
chance to bust loose" until Friday,
the 23rd.
A Foul Stroke Takes All.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 13.-Warren K.
Wood, former Western amateur golf
champion swimmer in innumerable
tournaments, played against Colonel
Bogey Saturday and lost. Police rec
| ordS show the prizes lost by Mr.. WOOD
were follows:
Gold medal, olympic championship
trophy; value not estimated.
| Diamond medal won at Glen Oak
tournament; value not known.
Gold medal, Western Golf Associa-
Unable.
/ Diamond trophy, gem in shape of
golf ball set in emerald stud-golI
club won by Mr.. Wood on midwest
ern golf tour.
1T took years of practice and many
fruitless drive to win those medals"
Mr.. Wood explained to the police
And now they've been taken from
me by one foul stroke.
Burglars should be disqualified
They are professionals. Besides the
game wasn't on the square 1t was
played during my absence. The burg
lar had all the honors- I didn't get
even a look-in." = 49,.