The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune
Pics. Lemon Sandwiches, Etc.
(By Clug.)

Where they play tomorrow:
| Des Moines at Topeka.
Omaha at Denver.
ST. Joseph at Wichita.
Sioux City at Lincoln.
The Omaha Bee walls as follows:
Topeka still clings to the habit of
walloping Omaha, which is the only
pleasure that outfit ever has,
And again: Bert Grover has made
one three base hit during his career,
and he got that just in time to beat
Omaha in a tight game
On the cuticle, the above walls
would indicate that Omaha is a bit
peeved. But it isn't hard to discover
why Topeka always beats Omaha
And as for the Grover statement
well, suppose we challenge it?
1t must have been a bat bug that
| bit LeJeune. However, LeJeune is
| really a Belgian, and there might be
some dark plot behind the whole
| thing.
Swede Wideman demonstrated
Monday that he really can pitch. And
if he doesn't get rid of some of his
beef and get down to his knitting he
will be SHINING against his natural
ability.
A beneficent Providence has endowed
the big lad with 1.-The makin's." But
the makin's' won't smoke until they
Neither will Wideman be pitcher un-
til he puffs some of his lubber Off
Father Murphy unearthed this one
from his baseball stock Monday aft
ernoon: There was a big league
player whose name was Boohe. Hank
O'Day, who had never heard of Mr..
Boone, was umpiring a game when the
latter was sent in to bat for another
player. What's your name?' O'Day
asked. Boo the batter replied.
O'Day put him out of the game on the
spot, and it was not until that even
ing that he discovered Mr.. Boone was
not trying to kid him.
Indications are that President
O'Neill hasn't had much luck in try
ing to persuade Western league play
ers voluntarily to separate themselves
from a part of their monthly checks
''for the good of the league" 1t is
understood that only one club has CIV
en- consent. H.
And this column is inclined to be-
lieve that the players are to be praised
for their stand pat attitude. 1t looks
like somebody thought it was grand
opportunity to squeeze. The excuse
was easy and the army of unemployed
players made the plan feasible.
But the players are never invited to
share in the profits when the clubs are
prosperous, so why should they kick
in under reverse conditions? Why
should they wear rags to keep the club
owners in clean linen?
If salaries are too high, then the
thing to do is to shut up shop, de-
clare all contracts void, and reorganize
on new basis. The players have
nothing but their time tied up, while
the club owners have their time and
some of their long green bat skins.
One of the Western league owners
not John Savage-stated to this col
umn that he thought President O'Neill
if he would get out and visit the towns
of the circuit more frequently and do
little more boosting for the game.
Said club owner seems to think
that O'Neill is devoting more of his
attention to Comiskey's affairs than
he is to the Western league any way.
1T is pretty soft for him." he said.
He sits back in his swivel in Chicago
and tells us what to do. and then We
have to do the worrying
Charles w. Mears. who formerly was
a baseball writer, opines that the big
league manager who can win a pen
nant is worth exactly $79,104 more
to his club owner than the manager
who finishes second. Mears writes
his opinion in Harper's Weekly. In
addition, Mears says the pennant-
winning manager is worth sell to
his players, making his total money
value S140,265 greater than the mon
ey value of any other manager. Mears
says his figures are based on compu-
tations of the average money divided
by club owners and players in the last
five world championship series.
Keen boxing critics are none too
sure that Jim Coffey can take punch
and like it. In his recent bout Jim
Flynn clipped him on the chin and his
legs shook under him and he seemed
about to cave in. Previous to this bout
Coffey acted the same way when
Charlie Weinert got a solid punch
over, only he went down for the count
of eight. His youth and strength ac-
count for his recuperative ability, but
why he should apparently crumple so
from single punch is mystery.