The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-20
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

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Baker university football plans
| Shepherd, call for a much different
| schedule than was arranged this year.
Most of the games will be played
with Kansas conference teams. if pos
sible. Mr.. Shepherd is trying to ar
range games with Paramount, Friends
and the Emporia Normals and expects
to drop Oklahoma A. and NJ and Mis-
souri, Wesleyan.
The Baker Basketball schedule has
not been completed but the following
dates have been arranged: Bethany
at Baldwin, Jan. IL; Ottawa, Feb. /;
Paramount, Feb. 4 Normals Feb. Z
and "a; c. of Z. Feb. 8; and Ottawa
at Ottawa Feb. Is.
Zip label, the big league pitcher, is
back at Baker again this season, but
will not be on the basketball squad
because he has played his allotted
/ time. However, he expects to help
coach the team.
Jack Holland has the reputation
among players of being hard to get
along with. And Geo. Tebeau had the
same reputation in the same circles.
ers should have a blue time of it.
If Jimmy Jackson's club of veterans
should succeed in landing in the place
occupied by the st. Joe Drummers last
season-wel, Topeka fans gave Sir
James a mighty fine gun before he
went south.
The further it goes the less 1t looks
like the Feds We're knocked out and
peace terms seem to be pretty favor
able to them.
Coffey Our Manager?
According to rumorS that are afloat
in baseball circles in Denver, Jack
COffey, former manager of the Bears,
is the favorite candidate for the man
agement of the Topeka club next
season.
AS manager Of the Bears, Coffey
proved one of the most popular men
the Western League ever had, and he
undoubtedly would make a big hit
with Topeka fans. But, in as much as
McGiH would not allow him to go to
st. Joe, he would probably be opposed
to Topeka getting him.
Coffey, It is understood, is under
contract with McGin and cannot do
anything without first consulting the
Denver magnate.
Fu1ton's claim that he has licked
Jess Willard twice sounds like fIi1nsy
press agent dope. No official records
can be found to show that he has a
plaster on Jess title.
1t is highly probable that Jack Hol-
land would sell his Drummers if he
could find a buyer.
Why do the peace pilgrims have to
go to Cincinnati to resume their DELHI
erations? Cincinnati has reputation
for producing the rottenest beer this
side of Berlin.
Back from Bunker Hill, Animal
Dashner. star Savage pitcher, has af-
fiHated himself with the Stag for the
remainder of the winter. He is learn
ing the secrets of the emery ball by
putting on cue tips.
Along with the other changes, it is
said the National League is conten-
plating a new staff of umpires next
season. Bill Dahlen, former manager
of the Superbas; Morgan, former
catcher for the Cardinals, and several
others are being considered as ma
teriaI.
rs the game of baseball worth
while?' is the heading over an article
in Sporting Life. Well, it has been
in the past for Ty Cobb, C. Webb Muir
ply and a few other individuals, to
say the least
Prominent horsemen throughout
the country have succeeded in estab-
fishing a rule that prohibits the
racing of 2-year-olds before the first
of April, beginning with the season
of 1917. 1t is said that premature
racing ruins animals both for racing
and breeding purposes.
Ottawa Basketball Schedule.
Ottawa, Kan, Dec. 20.-The basket
ball schedule of Ottawa university has
been announced as follows: