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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
JESS MUST FIGHT
Wizards Popularity Is on the
Wane in n. v.
Fistic Fans Want Him to Fight
for Them.
(By Hal Sheridan.)

New York, May 17.-As far as New
YORK Is concerned Jess Willard has
disappeared from the spotlight. Rare
iy is his name mentioned by the gen.
=ral public and even the fight fans
nave many other topics to argue about
han the man who humbled the giant
black man at Havana.
Nowhere, in fight circles, is heard
he heated discussions over his mer-
and defects as was the situation
ONE years back when champions of
other days held the limelight. Will
lard is even creating less discussion
than did Johnson when he won the
title from JeffrieS. Local ring stars
are furnishing more excitement than
the champion heavyweight.
How much Jess stage work has
dampened his popularity is impossible
to calculate, but not a few fight bugs
would rather see the giant cowboy in
the ring than behind the footlights.
Comparatively few people have seen
Jess in action and that is what the
followers of the fistic sport desire
above everything else. Even if they
cannot see him in action they like to
read about him.
There is not much meat in the dis
patches about Willard for the ringside
followers. No one would deny the
champ his just share of the little iron
men, for his feat in defeating johnson
is worthy of a substantial reward. But
between one night stands the big white
champ might take a night off now and
then and display his abilities to fight
hungry public.
And perhaps the unpopularity of
Willard as stage favorite will force
him into the ring again sooner than he
expected. There is little doubt that
Willard is not making a bowling sue
cess of his circus stunt on the foot
boards He is not as well adapted to
that kind of pastime as some former
boxer FACTORS were. And if press re-
ports can be credited Jess himself
cares little for the glare of the foot
lights. He wants the limelight but the
reflection from the little lamps bores
him.
A return to the ring would hardly
endanger Jess's newly won title. No
one is within several years of besting
him in a fistic argument = At least,
not from surface appearance. Some
one may develop as rapidly as did
Jess himself and humble the western
fight king, but the chance of this oc-
curing is remote. Jess had been plug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

IN guiding his own baseball destiny
and does not think he was cut out
Tor a. tw1rler, Notwithstanding the
lact lhat ne pitched six games in the
Soutn Atlantic league last sea son and
won tnree or them. It is understood
tnat Mayer was given a chance to try
Ior slab position with the New York
Giants, but turned IT down. He alb
soiutely won't be pitcher
Mayer believes he can accomplish
more and go farther as an olltfielder.
ana ne believes in backing his own
judgment fist, last and always There
is no doubt that he is a natural horn
pail player, and barring bad luck, he
ought TO climb and climb fast How
ever, IL Will be remembered that Sam
my OBJECTED to going to Kansas City
because he thought he would attract
more attention in a minor league and
would have better chance OF going
up and making good from the bushes
citation team.
In spite of it all. this col;lun still
contends that if Umpire Van SycIe
would cut out the grandstand stuff
he would be as good an official as
the Western league could hope to get.
rams should take into consideration
that he did two mems work in the
series that closed Sunday. And most
OF his decisions were good. Also,
When ne was wrong and discovered ii
ne had the nerve and the manhood to
admlt It.. And above all, he IS to be
commended for trying to hurry the
games and for trying to be courteous
to the fans and players whenever they
would let him
The fans were not so fair with Van
SycIe IN the matter of the Grover de-
clsion Sunday afternoon as Van Sycle.
was IN most of his decisions. The
RUE book plainly states that latter is
out II he bats the ball illegally Fur
thermore, il says: AN illegally bat
TED ball is ball batted by the bats
man when either or both his feet are
on ground outside the lines of the
batSman's position" The batsman's
position is within a paralleiogram
four by six feet, running horizontally
with a line through the MIDDLE of
home plate, the pitchers box and sec
ond base. According to the umpire's
decision Grover was not in this space
when he hit the ball. Consequently,
he was QUIT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
Western League.

western League.
Topeka at Sioux City, clear.
Wichita at Omaha. clear. 8 p. m.
No other games scheduled.
National League.
Chicago at New York, rain.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn rain.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia, rain.
Pittsburg at Boston. rain.
American League.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear, 8
}. m.
Boston at Cleveland, cloudy.
Washington at St. Louis, cloudy.
New York at Detroit, cloudy.
Federal League.
Baltimore at Chicago, clear.
Brooklyn at Kansas City, clear.
Newark at Pittsburg, cloudy.
No other games scheduled.
American Association.
Indianapolis at Kansas City, clear.
Columbus at ST. Paul, cloudy, 8
}. m.
Louisville at Milwaukee, clear, 3
}. m.
Cleveland at Minneapolis, clear, 3
}. m.
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SATURDAY RESULTS.

Western League.
Topeka, 13; Wichita, L.
Lincoln, z; Denver, o.
Sioux City, ~; st. Joe, IL.
Omaha, 8; Des Moines, 2.
National League.
Chicago, 0; New York, 10.
St. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, IL.
Cincinnati, 1 Brooklyn, Z.
Pittsburg, 10; Boston, 6.
American League.
Philadelphia, 4; st. Louis, 5.
Washington, 8; Chicago, 1.
Boston, 5; Detroit. 2.
Cleveland, 2; N. Y, a.
Federal League.
Chicago, 10; Pittsburg, O..
Brooklyn, 6; Baltimore, 10.
New York, Z; Buffalo, 5.
Kansas City, 2; st. Louis, 10.
American Association.
Indianapolis, 1; Kansas City, IS.
Louisville, 6; Milwaukee, ).
Columbus at st. Paul; rain.
Cleveland at Minneapolis; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

" leni.i - = 90 90 o. re
Sum- Summary Three base 0if hitsDMonroe,
Rapps. Tydeman. Two base hits-Wares,
Jackson. MAYER; Rapps 2, Grover. stolen
steals-Mayer and baltimore. Struck out
By Baker 2. by Cochran 2, by Grover 4.
First on balls-Off Geist 2, off Baker 2, off
Cochran 3, off Grover 2. Passed balls
Saturdays Game.
Saturdays game was regular
hits the Savages got 13 runs, while
the Wolves were able to collect only
8 hits and one lone lonesome run
from Lefty Clunn's offerings.
The locals made their first score in
the second inning. Wichita made one
in the first of the sixth, tying the
count, but in the last of the sixth the
SavageS got under Pitcher Slagle'S
hide for the first time and collected
five hits and six runs.
Starting with Trainer, who flew out,
JackSonS men batted around once
plus two batters. Mayer singled over
second base, baltimore did the same
thing and jackson walked, Roche hit
one to right, scoring baltimore and
jackson, and Rapps hit three Dagger
that cleaned the bases. Monroe was
hit by the pitcher, Clunn got to first
on fielder's choice and baltimore
singled, scoring Monroe.
Again in the seventh two hits,
sacrifice and a free base gave the Saw
ages two more; and in the seventh g
triple, a double, a single and two err
rors Melted the last four runs. The
score and summary were as follows:
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ging at the boxing game for four or
five years before he accomplished the
white hope" dream of the ringside
sports.
about every second week. The public
thinks OF him as fighting man and
to hold the affection of the fight fans
he must fulfill their expectations That
attitude accounted for JeffrieS' great
popularity. Jeffries wanted 10 fight
every man big enough to stand up to
him. Stage work should be a by
product of a champions real work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
TIGERS WIN DUAL MEET.
They Defeat Kansas Jayhawkers b!
So to II Score at Lawrence.

They Defeat Kansas JayhaWkerS by
So to IL Score at Lawrence.
Lawrence, Kan, May 16.-tThe I'll
ger triumphed over the Jayhawker
on McCook field Saturday afternoon,
Missouri winning the annual dual
track meet by a score of So to Al.
The wearers of the gold and black
jumped into the lead when they took
both places in the first event and al
though Kansas came back with the
same number of points in the next
they could not keep up and Missouri
began to pile up a lead which was
never threatened
Two school records were broken.
Rodney, of Kansas, ran the quarter
in so and 3-5 seconds, which clipped
2-5 of a second off the old record
and Floyd, of Missouri, vaulted IL
feet and " inch, an inch and a half
over the Missouri record.
Simpson, of Missouri, was the big
individual point winner, having to-
tai of three first and a second after
his name. The relay was easily won
by Missouri.
Three recruits on the Kansas team
showed up we'll Brutzmacher cap
turing the broad jump and Miller the
high jump, while c. Sproun ran a
good race in the mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

Manager WareS's only comment on
his whitewash in Topeka was, We'll
be back here some time, then watch
u.s."
Again this column wants to go on
record as stating that McIntyre's Lin
coin Tigers are liable to be in the run
ming before the season is over.
Wichita should take heart and re-
. member that the season is yet young.
There is plenty of time to get right
and climb into the running.
The attendance at Sundays game
indicated that Topeka is beginning To
realize she has a ball club that is
worth supporting.
A fan who attended Sundays base
ball offering at w. L. park said: II
could have enjoyed the game a great
deal more if it had not been such an
awfully long distance from the bottom
of my B. V. DIS to the top of my
socks.'
Nicholson, Baker and Goldie Rapp
look to be about the cream of the
Wolves. OF course, Clyde Wares
would make any team on the circuit
good man. Tydeman also gave a
good account of himself here.
Saturday Lefty Clunn showed the
best form he has been able to muster
since the training season ended.
There is no doubt that Clunn has the
stuff and plenty of it: but in every
chance he had up until Saturday he
seemed to lack the self confidence that
all good pitchers must have.
Before leaving for Soovil1e Sunday
night, Manager jackson said that he
probably would give George Cochran
a chance to pitch ere long. Honus
has the kind of stuff pitchers are
proud of and Jackson believes he can
develop him into a first class twirler
if the occasion demands it.
One player that Jackson could de-
velop into a sure enough classy pitch
er is Sam Mayer. But Sam believes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
Federal League.
American Association.
CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES.
The East Side Methodist and Boys
Industrial School Won Openers.

The East Side Methodist baseball
team was defeated by the North To-
peka Methodist team of the City
Church League in a well played game
at Garfield park Saturday afternoon
by the score of to 6. The feature of
the game was the pitching of Harris
for the East side.
The score: r. H. E.
E. S. M. E. ..010 12O 02O-6 10 3
N. T. M. E.. 200 23O 1913 10 8
Batteries-Harris and Sawyer; Pey-
ton, Palmer and Scheer. Umpire
Roreck.
The Boys Industrial school team
defeated the Walnut Grove M. E. by
the score of II to A.
Games next Saturday afternoon will
be: The North Topeka M. E. with
Walnut Grove, and E. s. M. E. with
the Boys Industrial school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
Palace Team Wins Shut Ont

Ihe Palace team Of the City league
defeated the Manhattan Boosters at
Manhattan Sunday, by the score of
3 to o. Clarke pitched for The Pal
ace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
NO GAMES IN N. |.
Yankees Beat Detroit Ameri-
cans by 6 to 2 Score.
Cleveland and Boston Red SOx
Play Fourteen Innings.

Sunday was an off day in the Ma
tiona1 League and no games were
scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

Again this column wants to go OF
record as stating that McIntyre's Lin
coin Tigers are liable to be in the run
ming before the season is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

Batteries = Shaw and AlnSmlth,
Summary: Two-base hitS-WilliamS,
Morgan, Foster. Stolen bases-Shanks,
Williams 2, Milan, Lavan. Double
plays-Shaw to Candil; Lavan to Pratt
to Kaufman; Shaw to Mcbride to
Gandi1. Struck out-By Shaw, 10; by
Weilman, 4. Umpires-Hildebra
and O'LOughlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

Medicine Lodge Loses.
Medicine Lodge, Kan, May 1.-THE
local baseball club presented it's first
contest of the season to the Alva.,
Okla, team, 1 to IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, PruDe
Pies. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc
(By Clug.)

Manager Wares's only comment on
his whitewash in Topeka was, We'll
be back here some time, then watch
u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

At Chicago-Score: r. H. E.
Pittsburg 1
Chicago L
BatterieS-Rogge and Berry; Brown,
Prendergast and Wilson.
At ST. LouiS-ScOre: r. H. E.
Kansas City 2
st. Louis
Batteries-Main and Brown; Daven-
port and Hartley.
No game at Newark; rain. Only
three games scheduled.
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Wichita should take heart and re-
member that the season is yet young.
There is plenty of time to get right
and climb into the running.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Kansas City-Score: r. H. E.
Indianapolis ....-........ 8 10 1
Kansas City 9 15
Batteries-Burk, Schardt, MerZ and
Blackburn; George, Regain and Alex
ander.
At Minneapolis-Score r. H. E.
Cleveland 5
Minneapolis ...............10 IL 2
Batteries Dillinger, Bren-
ton and Bassler; M. Williams and
Sullivan.
At ST. Paul-Score: P. H. E.
columbus z
L
Batteries-O'Toole and Coleman;
Gardner, Steele and Johnson.
Wilwaukee-Lopisvill postponed;
rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

Summary: Three base hits-Mayer,
Rapps. Two base hits-Nicholson, Monroe
Stolen bases-Roche, Jackson. Sacrifice
hits-Jackson, Slagle. Struck out-By
Slagle 1, by Clunn .. Double plays-Wares
to Hosp to Charles. First base on balls
Off Slagle 2, off Clunn 3. Hit by pitcher
By Slagle Monroe and Roche, by Clunn
Griffith. Umpire-Van Sycle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batteries: McHa1e and Sweeney;
Dauss and Baker.
Summary: Two-base hits-High
Cobb 2, Sweeney, Pipp. Stolen base
Boone. Double p1ay-Bush to Young
to Kavanaugh. Bases on balls-Off
McHale, 8 off Dauss, S. Struck out
By McHale, 2; by Dauss, 2. Umpires
-Dineen and Na1lin.
At Cleveland-Score: r. H. E
GA innings).
Cleveland o IL 0
Batteries-Morton and Billings; J.
Summary: Two-baSe hitS-Chap-
man, Wagner, Lewis. Three-base hit
-Leibold. Double play. Wood to
Cady to Hoblitzel. His-Off Wood,
10 in IL innings. Bases on balls-Off
Morton. 1; off Wood. 8. Struck out
By Morton, 4; by Wood, 4; by Mays, 2.
Umpires-Evans and Mullaney.
At Chicago-Score: r. H. e.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Schang;
Russell. Benz and Schalk.
Summary: Two-base hits-Lajoie
2, Kopf, J. Collins, Oldring. Earned
runs-Off Russell, 5. Sacrifice hits
Shawkey, Schang. Left on bases
Philadelphia, 5; Chicago, 8. Bases on
errors Philadelphia, 1; Chicago, 1.
Bases on balls-Off Russell. 2: off
Shawkey, 2; off Benz, /. Hits-Off
Russell, in 8 innings. Hit by pitcher
BY Russell, 2 by Shawkey, 5; by Benz,
1. Passed ba11-Schang. Umpires-
Connolly and Chill.
CT T,O,1iS-ScOra. TT f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17

One player that Jackson could de-
velop into a sure enough classy pitch
er is Sam Mayer. But Sam believes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
Des Moines IS; Omaha 5.

Des Moines IS; Omaha 5.
Omaha, Neb., May 17.-Des Moines
| made it an even break on the series
by defeating Omaha Sunday, 13 to 5.
Mogridge pitched both of the Boost
ers' victories. Isbelrs crew found
both Blodgett and johnson easy and
compiled 16 hits with Joe Bills leading
the smuggling, with a home run, two
doubles and a single.
| The score: r H E
Des Moines ...11O 211 106-1316 8
Omaha 100 O2O zoe 5
Blodgett, johnson and Kruger.
Summary: Home run-Bills. Two
base hits-Bills CD, Hartfords, Hahn.
bases : Forsythe: Sacrifice hits
Hunter, Tannehill, Mogridge. Double
plays--Mogridge to D. Breen to Jones;
Tannehill to Jones; Whalen to Schlieb-
Omaha, 6. Hits-Of Blodgett, 9 in
innings; off Johnson, in 4 innings.
Struck out-By Mogridge, 3; by
Blodgett. L; by johnson, l.. Bases on
Passed balls-D. Breen. Time-2:0O.
Umpire-Geisel.
Sioux City 4; St. Joe II.
Sioux City. Ia, May 17.-Dazzey
Vance kept his hits well scattered
outside of the seventh inning and ST
Joseph managed to get an even break
on the series, winning the final game
by IL to 4. The score: r H e
sioux CITY 900 01O 3OO- 10
ST. Joseph 3O4 0O1 030-11 Is o
| Enthusiastically. Doyle, Geyer and
| Crisp; Vance and Withrow.
Summary: Two base hits--Wil-
liams, Patterson, Britton, Kane. Three
base hit-Fox. Sacrifice hit-Wilson.
| Stolen bases Hensling, Watson,
Ewo1dt, Page, Britton, Williams. Dou-
BILE plays-Crisp to Callahan; Williams
to Patterson; Young to Kane. Hits
Off Kelly, in 1-3 innings; off Doyle,
5 in 23 innings. Bases on balls
Off Kelly, 1; off Doyle, 4; off Vance,
6. Struck out-By Kelly, 1; by Doyle,
4; by Geyer, by Vance, 10. Wild
pitch-Geyer. Time-2:25. Umpire
l-Cusick. .
Lincoln 5; Denver o.
Denver, Colo, May lib. Schreib-
er. for Lincoln, held Denver to four
scattered singles Sunday and the Wis
itors won, to o. Gaskell allowed
seven hits, including three for extra
bases. The score: r H E
Lincoln 900 oo2 o1o-s I o
Denver 200 600 1000
| Observation-Disclosures and McAllis-
| ter; Gaskell and Spahr.
Summary: Sacrifice hy-McGaffi
gan. Sacrifice hit-Wo1fe. Two base
hits-Williams, Mcintyre, H. Schreib-
err Struck out-By Gaskel1, s. Bases
on balls-Off Gaske1l 1; off Schneider.
1. Time-1:27- Umpires-Parent
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Ottawa 8, Friends University o.

Ottawa, Kan, May 17.-Ottawa uni
versity shut out Friends university, 8
to o, Saturday afternoon. Taylor struck
out 13 men and held the visitors to
one hit. Inability to hit and many
errors proved costly to Friends.
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The attendance at Sundays game
indicated that Topeka is beginning To
realize she has a ball club that is
worth supporting.
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Red Liners 4: Colby 4.

Colby, Kan. May 1.-THE Plain
vile Red Line baseball team won from
Colby to 1. Colby was held score
less until the ninth inning. Battery
for Plainville Wood, Sawhill and Saw
yer. Colby, Mcfarland and McDougal.
Colby secured three hits, Plainvil1e six.
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IM as Up to the Minute ~
~aSA SPoRTINGNEW &y@aA
| LZNS From Everywhere.

TOta1S % 10 10 q
"Roche out for not touching first base.
Score by innings:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

vain, and few men of his fortune and leis-
ure had lived more sedately; for though
he had known many phases of European
life his role for the most part had been
that of spectator 1t was surprise to
him now to discover how much he had de
pended on the passing show for his warmth
and life. He regretted Paris it's flash of
alert eyes, the half-smiles of gracious lips,
the perpetual, incorrigible coquetry.
,OST in a retrospective mood. he strobe
on unseeingly, when suddenly boy
carrying a large box dashed through the
moving crowd and ran into his arms. The
collision sent them both spinning; but the
boy quickly recovered his footing and
rushed on, while Gavock, in attempting
to regain his balance, staggered wildly,
and finally lunged into woman who was
in the act of descending from limousine
The impact threw her against the open
door of the ear, and he saved himself from
sprawling upon her by clutching the door
handle. With a tremendous effort he
managed to steady himself sufficiently to
gasp out an apology.
"Pdrdonne:-moi, .Hddame!"
"Ce ne tnH rien, Monsiem,' the courte-
Gus formula came back instantly, auto
matically.
She was none the worse for the encoun-
ter, apparently. She was frankly smiling,
kindly but amusedly. and though he was
too human to enjoy being ridiculous he
smiled back from sheer gratitude that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
CHAPTER l

TT was raw March day. AS Roger
Gavock walked the short distance
that lay between his hotel, the lux
= urious Crustacea and Fifth avenue,
a squirt of wind caught his hat and gave
it twist. He saved it by clutch.
His gaze wandered up the avenue. then
down. 1t had become the finest business
street in the world, he had been told by
Americans whom he had encountered in
Paris, and after his twenty years absence
from New York he had naturally expected
to find many changes. But here he
could detect nothing else. If anything
familiar remained, it eluded his sweeping
glance.
He fingered minute uncertainty, then
turned southwark and proceeded at the
brisk pace that was habitual to him. He
was not in a hurry, being bent merely
upon sightseeing. Indeed, he had rarely
hurried in his life.
AS his eyes sped through the passing
throngs he was conscious of distinct disap-
pointment. 1t was at the women that he
looked, and the sight left him chilled, re-
pulsed. They were handsome, many of
them; but how self-contained, remote,
unindividual! No warming gances en-
livened walk on this finest of streets.
One might as well be eighty and wear
ones hat over his eyes.
Gavock smiled wry smile at his own
expense. He was neither libertine nor