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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago, Ill, April 24.-Eddie Col
Inns, Fourier and ]. Collins proved
too much for Loudermilk Friday and
Chicago made it two straight from st.
Louis, 4 to 8.
With the locals one run behind in
the seventh, E. Collins drew his sec
ond base on balls and scored on
Fourniers triple, which was a dup1i-
cate of what transpired in the initial
inning.
The score: r. H. E.
s St; Louis '... 9
Batteries and Leary;
Chicotte, Wolfgang and Schalk.
Summary: Two-base hits-Leary. ].
Collins, Schalk. Three-base hits
Fournier 2. Stolen bases-Williams,
Off Loudermilk, 5; off Cicotte, 2.
Struck out-By Cicotte, 2; by Louder
milk, A; by Wo1fgang, 1. Umpires-
Nal1an and Dineen.
Cleveland, 4; Detroit. 8.
Cleveland, o.. April 24.-Detroit de-
feated Cleveland, 8 to 4, Friday.
Coombes' own wild throws caused his
retirement Steen, who replaced him,
was effective, but retired to allow the
substitution of a pinch hitter. Har-
stad, who finished, was hit hard.
The score: r. H. E.
Detroit 81 Q
Batteries - Cove1eski, Dauss and
Baker; Coumbe. Harstad and Egan.
Summary: Two-base hits-Shields
2. Graney 2. O'Neill Leibold, Veach.
Bush Crawford, Kavanaugh. Stolen
base-Cobb. Bases on balls-off
Coombe, g.; off Harstad, L; off Cove
leskie, 2; off Dauss, 1. Struck out
By Combe, 2; by Steen, 2; by Da-uss, 1.
Umpires-H and O'Loughlin.
Washington at New York-Game
postponed; rain.
Philadelphia at Boston Game
POSTPONED; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
BIG.TRAP TOURNAMENT.
Three Days Shooting Meet Will Be
Held at Pratt.

Pratt, Kan, April 24.-The Pratt
Gun club is preparing to entertain
large crowd at the state trap shooters
tournament. About $500 will be dis
tributed in prizes among the best
marksmen, part of which is hung up
prizes in the amateur events. The
tournament will continue three days
May IL, IL and IS.
The first day will be preliminary
day. On this day, also, a trophy. cup
will be shot for by teams represent
ing the leading gun clubs of the state.
The club will be a challenge trophy
and the winning club must defend it
against any challengers within thirty
days after the state tournament. There
will be twelve 15-bird events on the
second day and one for 20 birds,
total of 200 birds per man. Prizes ag-
gregating $500 have been hung up for
this day.
The final day will be divided be-
tween the open events and the
amateur championship event. There
will be five 20-bird events in each of
these two classes, with a total of 500
in prizes each class. Charles Cooper is
the secretary of the tournament and
has received about a thousand inquir-
les. 1t is expected that at least $50
shooters will take part in the first
days events with perhaps a larger at
tendance on the two following days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
PLAY GREAT CAME
Topeka Savages Win Opener at
Wichita Friday.
Rally in Ninth and Run in
Eleventh Do 1t.

Wichita, Kan. April 24.-John Saw
age and Jimmy Jackson have given
Topeka a baseball team such as To-
peka has not had in years. RumorS
of this fact have been afloat around
the Western League for some weeks,
but it was made evident Friday after
noon when the Topeka Savages who
had been held scoreless made a des-
perate rally in the ninth inning ana
tied the score, to 3. Then, in the
eleventh inning, with two out, Catch
er Monroe, whose hit had tied the score
in the ninth, got a single, scoring Lat
timore and winning the game to 3.
Fire Bugs Grover, who pitched the
whole eleven innings for the SavageS,
held his nerve in a remarkable way
and despite the fact that the team
made eight errors behind him, he held
the Wolves to hits and struck out
men. In the last of the eleventh in
ming, with two out and man on sec
ond and third, Grover ended the play
by striking out his man.
Monroes Good Work.
Next to Grover, the credit for win
ming the game goes to Catcher Mon
roe, the new Tri-State backStOp who
went behind the bat in the second in
ming when Tonneman was benched for
beef g with the umpire. 1t was Mon
roe's single in the ninth inning that
tied the score, and again in the elev-
enth it was his drive that sent Latti-
more across the plate for the winning
run.
The Wichita Wolves made two of
their scores in the third inning when
Pownall sent the ball over the right
field fence for a home run. BY per-
forming this stunt Pownall won 100
gallons of gasoline, offered a prize
by the Wichita Independent Oil com
pany for the first home run of the
season. The last score of the Wolves
came in the eighth inning and was
the result of errors by Woolums and
Cochran.
One of the largest crowds that ever
attended a game in Wichita saw the
contest. The grandstandS and bleach
ers were filled to their capacity and
many of the fans had to watch the
game from the field. The score and
summary were as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
TO FIT. MADISON SUNDAY.
Santa Fee Apprentices Will Play City
League Team i'm Iowa.

Manager johnson and his Santa Fee
Apprentices will leave today for Fort
Madison, Ia, where they will play a
city league team Sunday afternoon.
Smoke Ball Simpson is booked to do
the pitching for the Apprentices.
Sunday week the Apprentices will
play the Palace team of the City
league at Santa Fe park and Manager
Johnson is anxious to schedule games
with the other teams in the city.
The Railroaders' schedule will take
them out of town two Sundays in each
month and they wish to play games
here on the remaining Sundays. The
team has been strengthened since the
game with the Eagles and a good man
from Oklahoma is expected to be in
Topeka in a short time and he will
add still more strength.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
BIG MEET TO END TO-DAY.
Pennsylvania Track and Field Carni-
val E.cIipses All Previous Events.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 24.-Cham-
pions in track and field events from
the east and west wrere to measure
speed and strength in the concluding
days sport of the University of Penn
sylvania's twenty-first annual relay
carnival on Franklin field today. The
weather was warm and the track fast.
com bination which promised to
help the contestants in various events
to attempt to break records.
Among the features of the day were
the one, two and four mile relay races
for the college championship of Amer
lea Never in the long history of
Pennsylvania relay games has there
been brought together such a large
number of high class performers as
was entered in these three contests.
The greatest interest centered in the
four-mile championship Eight teams
were on the program to start and
among these Cornell, Wisconsin and
Michigan had teams good enough to
beat 1 8 minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
FIRST AVERAGES
Reds Lead n. l.. in Club Field
ing and Batting.
Ty Cobb Second in American
League Batting.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 24.-with the big
league clubs well under way in their PEN
nant races, dope sheets and statistical ia
bles are in order
The first compilation made shows that
Cincinnati is leading in club batting in the
National League as well as in club fielding
However. this may not be taken very ser
cinnau has habit of playing good ball
at the first of the season. In individual
batting in the National loop Fisher, of
Chicago and Zimmerman, of brooklyn are
leading, each having an average of 500.
club batting, Cleveland in club fielding
and Fournier, of Chicago, leads in indf-
vidual batting with 500 per cent. Cobb
is second. However, Cobb has played in 25
games and Fourier in 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
National League
American League.
BASEBALL TODAY.
Western League.

Western League.
Topeka at Wichita.
Denver at Lincoln
Des Moines at Sioux City.
Omaha at st. Joseph.
National League.
Boston at Philadelphia, clear.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg, clear.
New York at Brooklyn, clear.
Chicago aat st. Louis, clear.
American League.
Washington at New York, clear.
Detroit at Cleveland, clear.
st. Louis at Chicago, clear.
Philadelphia at Boston, cloudy.
Federal League.
Brooklyn at Newark, clear
Chicago at Kansas City, clear.
Pittsburg at ST. Louis, clear.
Baltimore at Buffalo, cloudy.
American Association.
Colum bus at Louisville, clear.
Cleveland at Indianapolis, clear.
Milwaukee at Kansas City clear.
st. Paul at Minneapolis, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Summary: Two base hits-Ehman,
Spahr. Three base hits-Spencef,
Galloway, Kelleher. Home run-Kel-
leher. Stolen bases-Schreiber, Cof-
fey, Spencer, Spahr. Sacrifice hits
McGaff1gan, GaskeH, Dell Struck out
BY Gaskel. 8. Bases on balls-Of
Ehman, 8; off GaskeI1, g. Double
bauer; GaskeH to Fisher to Matthews.
Time-1:5S. Umpire-Cusick.
Des Moines 10, Sioux City 3.
Sioux City, April 24.-The cham
pions lost their opening game of the
season here Friday to Des Moines by
a 10 to 8 count. Errors were re-
sponsibIe for the loss. White was
taken from the mound in the sixth to
let Richardson bat for him and Wood
burn took his place in the opening of
the seventh. President Tip O'Neill
was a. spectator at the game.
The score: r H b
Des Moines ...21O 2s0 o2o-1O L
Batteries-White, WOODBURY. and
Crisp; Mogridge and Breen.
Summary: Two base hits-Hahn,
Tannehill Mogridge, Hunter, Bills.
Sacrifice hits-Sawyer, Hawn, Tame
hill. Sacrifice fly-Callahan. Stolen
bases-Sheehan, Hunter. Double
play-Kane to Sheehan to Kane. Hits
off White, in innings; off Wood
burn, in innings. Bases on balls
Mogridge, 5. Struck out-By Wood
burn, 1 by Mogridge, 6. Wild pitches
White, 2; WOODBURY., 2. Hit by
pitched ball-By Mogridge (Sheehan).
Umpires-Geizel and Van Sylck. Time
-2:04.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
PLAY HUTCHINSON SUNDAY.
santa Fe G. o. Team Will Take on
Salt City Again.

While Jimmie jackson and his
bunch are trimming Wichita, the
Santa Fe G. o. team will be playing
the Hutchinson Eagles at Hutchinson,
Sunday the 25th- The G. o. team
will leave Saturday for Hutchinson
and return Monday
Two weeks ago Bill COllinSon's
Railroaders played at Hutchinson and
the game was called at the end of the
twelfth inning, score being to 5.
Horseshoe Wells, formerly of the
Texas league, will do the hurting for
the G. O. team and Mig Kistner" will
do the receiyi%E.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
CAMPBELL COLLEGE WINS.
Hurat Defeats ST. Marys 5 to 1 in a
No-hit Game.

ST. Marys, Kan, April 24.-Camp-
bell college defeated St. Marys here
by the score of to 1. Hurat pitched
no-hit game for Campbell ST.
Marys allowed several runs to be
made on costly errors. The features
of the game were the spectacular
catches by Tark and Kettler.
The batteries: Campbell college
Hurat and Reboul; St. Marys-Babbit,
Sipes and Cahil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Baker Defeats Haskell Team.

Baldwin, Kan, April 24--Play1ng in
a drizzling rain and on a sloppy field,
Baker university Friday afternoon de-
feated Haskell Indians 15 to Z. The
Methodists counted three in the first
inning on Leach's homer. The teams
led alternately until the sixth, when
Baker scored nine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Aggies Defeat Ames 8 to 2.

Manhattan, Kan, April 24.-The
gies another notch in the Missouri Val
ley percentage column on college field
Friday. afternoon, winning easily s to
2. The Lowman crew wore it's hitting
clothes and clouted the offerings of
the Ames twirler all over the lot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
King Defeats Whitford.

Kansas City, Mo. April 24.-Johnny
Killing, of Kansas City, Friday night
defeated Charles Whittford, of DeS
Moines, 125 to 95, in a western pocket
billiard tournament match. Ralph
Greenleaf, of Monmouth, I'LL, also de-
feated Whitford, 125 to rs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
GUESS WHO IT is.

Here is the last of the pictures rep
resenting the names of Topeka ball
players This man. name wouldn't pho
tograph as the above empty plate
shows. However his name sounds
something like the noise a fat man
makes when he falls in the bath tub
while taking his Saturday night BATH
Yesterdays picture represented Pitch
er Red Nelson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Wamego wins Dual Meet.

Wamego, Kan, April 24.-In a dual
track meet here Friday with Manhat-
tan high school, the Wamego high
school won by a score of IL to 22.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
TELEPHONE 284.

The State Journal has installed
special baseball telephone, No. 2S4, so
please call that number when you
want the score.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

You'll cover more surface with each
gallon-and have real paint-if you
use Devoe. C. M. Hill & Son.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Western Association Results.

Paris, 1 Tulsa, 8.
McAlester, 2: Fort Smith, o.
Denison- Oklahoma City, rain.
Sherman-M uskogee, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Ask about Devoe Auto and Carriage
Ave.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Summary Left baSeS-TOpeka. 8:
Wichita Z. Sacrifice hits-Wares (2). Two
base hits-Roche, Tydeman. Home run
Pownall. Stolen bases-Wares, ROch (2).
Hits-Off Baker, in 8 innings: off Geist.
. in innings. Double plays-Roche and
Woolums. Struck out-By Grover, 8; by
Baker. 1; by Geist, .. Bases on balls-Off
Grover / off Baker, 6: off Geist, 1. Um-
nire-Mevers. Time hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Batteries-Dillinge Collamore and
Bassler; Middleton and Clemens.
Milwaukee at Kansas City-Game
postponed; rain
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DcnVer g. lincoln o.

LINCOLN Neb., April 24.-LincOIn
and Denver opened the Western
League season Friday afternoon with
a victory for the visiting team by a
score of to 0. Up to the seventh in
ming it was tight pitchers battle be-
tween Ehman and Gaskell. The game
was preceded by the customary pa
rade. and at the park Governor Moore
head and Mayor Zehrung officiated as
the battery for the first ball thrown.
The score: r H E
Lincoln. 1890. 900 600 600 6 1
Denver. $500. 900 600 231- so 0
Batteries-Ehman and Williams.
Gaskell and Spahr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Rurleined Dog Meat. Rrune
Pies. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc.
(By Clug)

Well. the jinx has been broken.
And if the Savages fight as hard for
every game they did for the one
Friday, Topeka fans will have no kick
a-comin'.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Grover, who pitched the opener
against the Wichita Wolves yesterday.
is sometimes known as Bugs" From
the smoke he puts on his ball and
the way he pitched yesterday, one
might call him Fire Bugs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

1t seems that one Grover Alexan-
der, of the Phils. is likely to become
an idol of the fans this season. Pres
ident Tener gave him a good sendoff
on the opening day and he has been
going ever since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Omaha at st. Joseph, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Washington at New York-Game
postponed; rain.
Philadelphia at Boston Game
postponed; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

That fellow Chick Evans has been
cleaning up the golf courses at San
Francisco with every opponent he has
played with. Also, he seems to still
have the record breaking habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

1t Kansas City-kansas City-Chi-
o game called off in second, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Pete LaFlumboise, the Indian out
fielder who was with Topeka last year.
and who was remarked upon as hav-
ing the most graceful pose Of any hit
ter-we mean batter-in the Western
league, has drawn his unconditional
release from the Savages. AS a Saw
age the Indian wouldn't do.-St. Joe
Gazette.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-13

absolutely to your protection for the
next three hours. shall be known
to be absent, so that a more careful
watch than ever Is necessary. Not
man, boy or child is to climb the
fence. may rely on yOu?"
you may. judge"
"On my return you can all go. l
will guard my own property after to-
day. You understand me, sergeant2"
Perfectly. your honor"
Spencer's Folly. to the Judge, ap-
preaching it from the highway, was
as ugly a sight as the world contained.
He hated its arid desolation and all
the litter of blackened bricks blocking
up the site of former feastings and
reckless merriment. Most of all, he
shrank from sight of the one corner
still intact where the ghosts of dead
memories fingered, making the whole
place horrible to his eye and one to
be Stunned by all men. The cemetery
from which he had come looked less
lonesome to his eyes and far less omi-
nous.
No sign remained of pillar or door
way-only a gap. Toward this gap
he stepped. feeling a strange reluc.
tance In entering it. But he had no
choice. He knew what he should Gee
No, he did not know what he should
see, for when he finally stepped in
1t was not an open view Of the hol-
low which met his eyes. but the purple
clad figure Of Mrs. Averill with little
Peggy at her side. He had not eX-
pected to see the child. and, standing
as they were with their backs to him.
they presented a picture which, for
some reason to be found in the mystic
rious recesses of his disordered mind,
was exceedingly repellent to him.
The noise he made should have
caused Deborah's tall and graceful
figure to turn. But the spell Of her
own thoughts was too great; and he
would have found himself compelled
to utter the first word, If the child,
who had heard him plainly enough,
had not dragged at the woman's hand
and SO woke her from her dream.
CTo BE CoNrINUED)
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-13
FOUL CRIME IN
DARK HOLLOW
ALGERNoN ETHE RIDGE, PRoMI.
NENT CITIZEN, WAYLAID AND
MURDERED AT LONG BRIDGE.
DIRECT CLUE T D MURDERER
Stick With Which Crime Was Commit
ted Easily Traced to lts Owner
Landlord Of Claymore Tavern
In the Tolls He Denies
His Guilt.

Last evening Shelby's clean record |
was blackened by outrageous crime |
Some time after nlghtfall a carter
was driving home by Factory road,
when, just as he was nearing Long
bridge, he came upon the body of a
man lying without movement and
seemingly without life.
knowing that in Rll probability an
hour might elapse before assistance
could arrive in the shape of another
passer-by, he decided to carry his
story straight to Claymore tavern 1t
was fortunate his horses were headed
that way instead of the other, or he
might have missed seeing the skulk-
ing figure which slipped down into the
raVine with a short cough, hurriedly
choked back He could not see the
face OF identify the figure, but he
knew the cough. He had heard 1t a
hundred times; and, saying to himself,
That's John Scoville,' he whipped his
horse up the hill and took the road to
Claymore.
And he was right. A dozen fell
lows started up at his call, but SEQ
vile was not among them. He had
been out for two hours; which, the
carter having heard, he looked down,
but said nothing except Come along,
boys! FL drive YOU to the turn of
the bridge
but just as they were starting SEQ
Vile appeared. He was hatless and
disheveled and reeled heavily with
liquor. He also tried to smile, which
made the carter lean quickly down
and with very little ceremony drag
him up into the car /. So with SEQ
vile amongst them they rode quickly
back to the bridge, the landlord
coughing, the men all grimly silent.
"One fash of the lantern told the
dismal tale. The man was not only
dead, but murdered. His forehead had
been battered in with knotted stick;
all his pockets hung out empty; and
from the general disorder OF his dress
It was evident that his watch had
been torn away by ruthless hand.
But the face they failed to recognize
TIL some people, running down from
the upper town, where the alarm had
by this time spread, sent up the shout
of It's Mr.. Etheridge! Judge Ostran-
ders great friend. Let some one run
and notify the Judge.
But the fact was settled long be-
fore the judge came upon the scene,
and another fact, toe. In beating the
bushes they had lighted on a heavy
stick. When 1t was brought forward
and held under the strong light made
by a circle of lanterns big movement
took place in the crowd The stick
had been recognized. Indeed, it was
we'll known to all Claymore men. They
had seen 1t in Sc6ville's hands q
dozen times Even he could not deny
its ownership, explaining, I lost it fl
these woods this afternoon. / hadnr
anything to do. with this killing
He had not been accused; but ht
found it impossible to escape aftei
this, and at the instance of Coroner
Haines he was carefully looked ovel
and a small red ribbon found in ont
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-13
FOR BETTER FARMING DISPLAY.
q. II. Afford PIanS Advanced Demon.
stratlon Work.

Agricultural demonstration work in
Maryland, under the joint auspices Of
the Maryland Agricultural College and
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture, is to go forward throughout
the coming year under new auspices,
G. II. Afford having succeeded DR..
Stabler as State demonstrator. DR..
Stabler resigned on January 1, Mr.. AL
ford succeeding him on that date.
The officials of the department, IS
well as of the Agricultural College, are
confident of Mr.. Affords fitness for and
devotion to the work. and they expect
to see the demonstration work in
Maryland under his administration
upon better footing than ever before.
Mr.. Afford is thorough student Of
agriculture, is a practical farmer, and
On his own farm has been and is now
very successful. He was for several
years a county and district agent in
demonstration work and has lectured
and organized agricultural work in
many sections of the country. Mr., AL
ford's headquarters are at College
Park.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-13
Value Of cheerIness.

Who can estimate the medicinal
power of one cheerful life in the home
of one serene, balanced soul?
The workman who reioices in his
work and laughs away his discomfort
is the man who is sure to rise, for 1t
is what we do easily and what we like
to do that we do well.
The most of us make our backs
ache carrying useless, foolish burdens.
We carry luggage and rubbish that
are of no earthly use. but which sap
our strength and keep US jaded and
tired to no purpose. If we could only
learn to hold on to the things worth
while, and drop the rubbish-letting
go the useless, the foolish, the silly,
the hamperers, and the thincs that
hinder-we should not only make
progress. but we should -lso keep
happy and harmonious.