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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
AMONG THE COLLEGES

Kansas VS.. AmeS.
Lawrence, Kan, April 21.-Kansas
University today opened the baseball
season in a game with AmeS.
Columbia VS.. Yale.
New Haven, Conn, April 21.-The
Yale baseball team, anticipated an
easy victory today over Columbia uni
yerSity.
- Pennsylvania VS.. Swartlmore.
Philadelphia, April 21.-On Frank
lin Field today, the University of
Pennsylvania baseball team has
Swarthmores for it's guest.
College Tennis Match.
New York, April 21.-Tennis teams
of Columbia and Fordham universities
met today on the South Field courts.
Texas Motorcyclists Race.
Houston, Texas, April 21.-An en-
durance race to Sabine Pass was held
today by the Houston Motorcycle club.
Middies-Harvard Tennis Match.
Annapolis, April 21.-Tennis teams
of Harvard university and the naval
academy met today for their first an
nual spring tourney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
SKULL WORKOUTS
Manager Jackson Has Brain
Practice Tuesday Afternoon.
Pitchers, Batters and InfielderS
All Get a Chance.

1t is generally conceded that ball
players must have brains 1t has been
demonstrated that mere mechanical
wonders cannot win remnants. They
may field, bat and run bases we'll; but
if brains they have nix, then they are
no good. If they don't use their moo
dies, it's all off
With these well known facts in
mind Jimmy Jackson spent the great
er. part of Tuesday afternoon giving
his men skull and brain practice, and
it is putting it mildly when it is said
that Jimmy had one of the most
strenuous afternoons of the training
season.
You see'' Jimmy explained. after
man builds house he has to put
something in it. After a diamond is
cut it has to be polished. And 1t IS
the same way with ball club. After
you get the men together you have TO
put something into their heads; and
after they get into their strides and
get the rough places worn off you
have to show them how to polish
their work.
And so, Tuesday afternoon every
player was put through the head fill
ing and polishing process. First, the
pitchers were sent into the box in
punches and were required to hit the
groove and cut the corners under the
supervision of Boss jackson.
InfieIders' Work.
Then the infielders were given the
fine points about their positions. The
way they should go in for chances, the
manner in which they should set
themselves for peg, how they should
judge the distance between the place
which they pegged and the bag to
which they are pegg1ng, how they
should conduct themselves when
chances for double plays arise, and
other technical points were gone over
in thorough manner.
Then the batterS were worked on
and shown how they should keep their
eyes open. and work in harmony with
the base runners at all times. Squeeze
plays sacrifices, hit and run plays
and every phase of batting were TAX
en- up.
This sort of practice will probably
be continued until tomorrow after
noon, and tomorrow night the men
be expected to put some of their
knowledge into the game in the open
er Friday.
There is much speculation among
the players as to what pitcher will be
called to the box first. Adonis Ridge
way is sick and will have no chance.
Cam, Grover, Nelson, Wideman,
Dashner and C1unn are all in good
shape, but it is more than probable
that Grover, Nelson or Dashner will
be decided upon. Some of the men
think Wideman is in a little better
shape than any of the rest, but Wide
man has not had the experience of
Nelson, Grover or Dashner, and lead
ing off with a yOungster is not con-
sidered the best policy by most man
ayers.
In all probability Tonneman will
work in the first game behind the bat.
Tuesday afternoon Cy Forsythe was
left, and this change may be made
permanent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
I'LL BE THERE.

When the words of "Play Ball. echo
through the air
At the opening of the season I'll be
there;
When old Grover shows his stuff
And Jack Coffe yells enough;
Just tell my darling mother I'll be
there.
I don't care to see the San Francisco
fair
With it's fountains and it's paintings old
and rare;
But when Cy with his old Glib
Makes their pitcher look a dub,
Just whisper to the boss that I'll be
there.
When old noisy Bill just fairly splits
the air
With a yell that nearly almost curls
your hair;
When the bali and Cochran race
As he hooks old second base,
When the roll is called out yonder I'll
be there.
Yes, just make a bet at odds that I'll
be there,
If lose my job and home 1 do not care;
When the boys along the side
Holler slide. you bonehead, slide,
Just remember to yourself that Ill be
there.
Roy Allen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
SNYDER ELECTED
City League Chooses New Pres.
ident Tuesday Night.
The Season Will Open Sunday,
May the 9th.

After three weeks of wrangling the
City league has finally gotten under
way with teams representing the Gem
Grocery company, the College Hill
bakery, the Eagles lodge and the Pal
ace Clothing company forming the
circuit.
At a meeting held at the CONNER
cial club Tuesday night, Harry G. Sny-
der was elected president and Carl
Henderson, secretary and treasurer,
with the managers of the four teams
as directors. The managers of the
four teams will be Duck White, of
the Gem grocery; Carl Henderson, OF
the College Hill; Jim Smith, of the
Eagles, and F. B. Cunningham, of the
Palace. Carl McGreW was elected OF
ficial scorer.
The season will open Sunday, May
9. All teams will play every Sunday
that the Western league is out OF
town, and no Saturday games will be
played. Also, an attempt will be made
to play nine inning games, and two
umpires will be employed to officiate
in each game
A meeting will be called by Presl-
dent Snyder just as soon as a tenta-
tive schedule can be arranged and the
final work of getting the league under
Roadway will be threshed out
The Players.
Players will be required to sign con-
signed a man will be required to play
with the team that holds his contra ct
unless he is released or traded to an
other team. The prospective lists or
players turned in at the meeting
Tuesday night by the four teams are
as follows:
College Hill Bakery-Pinky Beals.
Swede Simpson, Ross Neville, Clyde
Reese, Earl Trobert, B. Griggs, Cot
He'll, Bob Gray, Fritz Movers, Ben
Bair and Griffing.
Eagles. A. Smith, A. E. Pfanstiel.
W. E. Butler, w. E. Boydston, H
Lowe, G. w. Oberer, Chas- Dana, John
Lowe, G. C. Kempton, Fred Chapman,
G. J. Wall, J. Marshall, L. r. Herring,
It'd Butler, w. E. Hagget, G. Wells,
G. Kstner and Paul Mowers.
Gem Grocery-Tom Reed, Roy AL
len, Vogel, Buck Jones, Duck White,
Sam Nelson, Frank Downs, P. Elliott,
Hill, B. Hensler, Higgins, Mathew
Williams and Red ParneI.
Palace Clothing Company = Roy
Stewart, P. E. Porter, D. E. Clark, Joe
Ellis. ROY Kerle, w. Daugherty, R. r.
Stevens, w. P. Gardner, F. II. Cum
ningham. D. Jordan and Roy VOCAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune
Pies. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc.
(By Clug)

Red Nelson brought a sinker back
from ElDorado with him. No, not a
biscuit fisherman's sinker.
Topeka Jack Johnson will fight for
Topeka in the future, and it's pretty
safe to predict that Topeka will win
most of the bouts.
Earl Trobert is said to be one of the
clasSieSt tennis players at WaShburn
college. But even when at the height
of his football career "'Trobe" was
somewhat of ladies' man.
If exhibition games are worth a whit
it would seem that Omaha and Lincoln
are pretty evenly matched. In a re-
cent game Omaha made only 6 errors
and Lincoln only A.
Elaborate preparations are being
made at ST. Joe for the opening of the
Western League Friday. Mayor Dahl
man, of Omaha, will travel all the way
to the Missouri town to catch the first
ball and Mayor Marshall, of St. Joe,
will pitch it to him.
Major Harvey, otherwise known as
the Chocolate Soldier, one of the stars
of the Washburn freshmen football
team last fall, has every earmark of
a phenom baseball catcher Harvey
can sit on his launches, lean back on
his imagination and peg around the
bases as good a whip as the average
man can display standing up.
Every pitcher on the Savage squad
is anxious to do the same thing RUDE
Marquard did in his opening game
make it a no-hit affair. No-hit games
are few and far between, especially in
the big leagues. The only twirlers in
the American and National organiza-
tons who have ever pitched them are
Joe Wood, Mathewson, Chief Bender,
Marquard, Benz, Wiltse, Tesreau, Nap
Rucker and Jim. Scott.
Beginning Friday the fans will again
crowd around the State Journals
baseball bulletin window to watch by
innings all games played by the Saw
ages, and also receive the results of all
other Western League games The
American National and Federal
Leagues and the American Association
games are also posted each evening
As strange as it may seem, the best
track athletes at Washburn are in the
freshman class. 1t is generally con-
coded that the 'Freshies'' will get
their share of the glory in the inter
class track and field meet that will
be held next month
This column is in receipt of a book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
National League.

National League.
st. Louis at Cincinnati; CLOUDY.
Philadelphia at New York; clear.
Pittsburg at Chicago; clear.
Brooklyn at Boston; clear.
American League.
Boston at Washington; clear.
New York at Philadelphia: clear.
Chicago at Detroit; clear.
Cleveland at ST. Louis; rain.
Federal League.
Kansas City at Pittsburg; clear.
Brooklyn at Newark; clear.
Baltimore at Buffalo; clear.
American Association.
Indianapolis at Columbus; clear.
Louisville at Cleveland; clear.
Minneapolis at Kansas City; clear.
st. Paul at Milwaukee,; clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
A Topeka Woman's
Experience.

Mrs w. Garrett, sol Madison ST.,
Topeka, says: MY back hurt me so
badly that 1 couldn't be about my
work. A continsal feeling of dis
comfort across my kidneys and
through my hips kept me from hav-
ing a moments rest. Mornings 1 got
up feeling tired and worn-out. Often
dizzy spells and headaches annoyed
me. About three boxes of Doan's Kid
ney Pills rid me of my suffering and
I haven't had return of the trou-
ble''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
LOSES TO AwOMAN.
Packey Mcfarland Not a Champion
Boxer Against the Fair Sex.

Joliet, I'LL, April 21-Packey Nc
F'arland, welterweight pugilist, of Chi
lcago and Joliet, was attacked by Mrs
Robert NJ. Wilson, wife of the city
editor, in the office of the Daily News
Tuesday night when he protested
against the alleged posting of a bul1e-
tin asserting that he had lost $4,000
because of the change to the commits
sion form of government
Mcfarland entered the editorial
rooms of the News and was met by
Mrs. Wilson, who was assisting her
husband with election extras.
Mrs. Wilson told him that no such
bulletin had been posted and ordered
him from the office. Mcfarland pro-
tested further and Mrs. Wilson struck
him across the face with a folded
newspaper which she held The pugi-
list backed out the door,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
Not Due to Sex
Alone

Many women have come to know
that sex isn't the reason for all back
aches, dizzy headaches and urinary
disorders. Men have these troubles,
too, and often they come from kidney
weakness. To live simply, eat spar
ingly, take better care of ones self
and to use Doan's Kidney Pills is
bound to help bad kidneys get better.
There are so many thousands of wo-
men who can tell you this from ex-
nerieDce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
District Meet at Holton.

Atchison, Kan. April 21.-The First
district high school track and field
meet will be held at Ho1ton, April "a
The Atchison school will be represent
ed by four young athletes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
Wins Oklahoma Auto Race.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April 21.-C
Foster won the 9e-mile Oklahoma au-
tomobile road race here Tuesday for
a purse of $1,000. Time, 2:O2:051k
Thomas was second, and Shafstal and
Chandler tied for third place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
Biddies win a Came at Last.

Medford, Okla, April 21.-The EN-
poria, Kan, State league pennant win
ners defeated the Medford team here
Tuesday in a well played game by a
score of to 8. Batteries: Medford-
Hess and Brown; Emporia-Bondu-
rant and Haas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
sioux CITY Gets Kansas City Pitcher

Kansas City, Mo-, April 21--James
Baskette, pitcher, obtained last year
by the local Association club in a trade
with Cleveland, was given his condi-
tional release today. Charles Hall
man, also a pitcher. was released to
Sioux City of the Western League.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
Telephone 2S4.

The State Journal has installed a
special baseball telephone, No. 2S4, so
please call that number when you
want the score.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
FEDERAL LEAGUE
welsh Outpoints Red watson.

Hudson, Wis, April 21.-F'reddie
Welsh, lightweight champion, won
newspaper decision over Red Watson,
the Los Angeles, Cal, lightweight, in
ten round bout here Tuesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

Jack johnson Goes to Spain.
Havana, April 21.-Jack Johnson,
the former champion heavyweight
pugilist, sailed Tuesday for Spain on
the steamer Maria Cristina. From
Spain Johnson intends to proceed to
England. Although he has no pass
port, Johnson says he expects to ex-
perience no trouble. He says he will
return to Havana, in June and open a
gymnasium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21
And here's the last bite you get:

"Oh. he drew that strength and gameness
From a decent country life,
Back of Jess to steel and nerve him
Were his children, home and wife;
And that steadfastness a-rfding nights.
And never slackin' speed
For the darkness nor the blizzard
With the steers in wild stampede.
Yes we knew that Jess could do it,
He is big and straight and clean:
And he drew that wind and bottom
From our fat years and our lean"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

Western Association Results.
McAlester 6; Oklahoma City IL.
Denison z; Fort Smith 6.
Sherman 5; Tulsa 4.
Paris Muskogee postponed; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

of verses from a Mrs. Allie Dewey, of
Gates, Nebraska. The verses are
dedicated to "Our Jess and some of
them are fair to middling, but to pre-
vent jealousy on the part of Mrs. Will
lard they are suppressed. The pre-
dominating feature of these verses is
the reiterated statement that Jess is
big and straight and clean. Every
body knows that he is big and straight,
and as soap is almost as cheap as dirt,
there is no reason why he should not
be clean.
However, just to give you a sample
as a reward for reading the above,
here is one of the verses:
He got that grit eatin' sand
blowing eighty mile
To the minute when he faced it
Chasin' cattle, and that smile
1t is just the natural bubblin'
OF his big and boyish soul.
Cad, the man don't live can lick him,
Hes so big and clean and whole -
You see, other Reader, the poetess
knows beyond a doubt that Jess is
clean. Furthermore, she knows that
he is whole. AS to getting grit from
eating sand. that may be so, but if it
is, why don't goats get green from eat
ing grass? But here is one more little
sample:
When we knew the fight was pendin'
Even the wind forgot to blow
And from Texas CLEAN through Kansas
Up far as Idaho
With our faces set toward Cuba,
And close to the ground,
Knew if Jess got one over
We could hear the mighty sound
For we knew that Jess would do it
He is big and straight and Clean"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

Red Nelson brought a sinker back
from ElDorado with him. No, not a
biscuit fisherman's sinker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

Topeka Jack johnson will fight for
Topeka in the future, and it's pretty
safe to predict that Topeka will win
most of the bouts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

Earl Trobert is said to be one of the
classiest tennis players at Washburr
college. But even when at the height
of his football career "Trobe" was
somewhat Of a ladies' man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

If exhibition games are worth a whit
it would seem that Omaha and Lincoln
are pretty evenly matched. In a re-
cent game Omaha made only errors
and Lincoln only 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-21

This column is in receipt of book
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
TRYING TO GET MEN
HIGHER UP IN PLOTS
Federal Officials to Be Given
List Of 800 Alleged Partici-
pants by Goricar.

NEW YORK. Nov, 17.-Federal ofri-
cials focused their efforts on New York
today in a many-angled attempt to
reach ''men higher up" In alleged IL
legal German propaganda.
DR.. Joseph Goricar. former Austrian
consul at San Francisco. whose state
ment aroused Department or Justice
authorities to speedy action. was in
conference with chief Flynn. OF the
Secret Service. and representatives OF
the Federal district attorneys ofrice
today.
Goricar, 1t was reported. would pre-
sent a list Of 300 names OF men, includ-
ing many bankers. alleged to have FUR
nished money or otherwise aided
activity OF Austro-a aerman spies.
Assistant District Attorney Woods
plans to set the trial OF Karl Buenz.
general manager of the Hamburg
American line. and other officials OF the
company for Monday. They are charged
with entering false manirests with q
view to furnishing supplies for Ger
man commerce raiders. Their case was
called today and the Government de-
manded speedy trial. Woods announced
that the one hundred witnesses he has
In this case will establish that the Ham,
burR-American line actively aided In
many OF the enterprises charged by DR.
Goricar.
Proceedings start at Jersey City to-
day before United states Commissioner
CARPENTER to remove Paul Daesche, al
legged aid OF Robert Fay from Jersey
City to this Federal Jurisdiction
Daesche Is expected to resist.
That Fay had taken entire blame for
the New York bomb plot to shield 9TH
ers Is the opinion OF some Federal au-
thorities. Secret Service men are aid
ing Weehawken. n. j.. officials In in
vestigating two incendiary fires in
freight cars loaded with supplies for
the allies. In the West Shore yards. The
blazes. started with oil-soaked waste,
occurred within thirty minutes OF each
other. but were discovered In time to
prevent serious loss
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
MASON SAYS BRITISH
SEEK ARMY REFORM
Probe Of loos Failure Indicative
Of Desire to Remedy Staff
Failures.
BY ]. w. T. MASON.

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Announcement
In London that an inquiry has been or
dered into the failure Of British reserves
to arrive In time at the battle of Loos.
IL the first public notice that an at
tempt is to be made to remedy the per-
armies.
The long delay in using reserves dur
ing the Artois offensive is. in fact. the
third occasion when hesitation and
failure to throw troops forward at
crucial moments have prevented large
British successes In the present war.
The first OF the series OF failures oc-
CURED at the battle OF Neuve Chapelle.
The British report on that unfortunate
engagement shows only a part OF the
first line troops carried out t." schedule
form Of attack and tragic delays inter-
fered with proper reinforcement of the
advanced lines.
The second failure was at Suvla bay.
on the Gallipoli peninsula. A carefully
planned landing was made with suffi-
cient rapidity to take the Turks by sur
prise. but. thereafter. the same indie
cision that had developed at Neuve
Chapelle. robbed the British Of an i'm
Dortant victory. Re-enforcements were
not hurried Into battle. and the thin
lines Of men who charged first against
the Turkish positions could not hold out
indefinitely without support. For this
reason. It has been frankly stated by the
British government that the Suvla bay
engagement was a dismal failure.
The persistent hesitation thus shown
to exist among British officers Is being
attributed In London to faulty stan
work. This. without doubt. Is true. The
chief faults Of the stafrs are. apparently.
refusal to think rapidly. and n failure
to meet quickly the new conditions that
constantly arise as every great battle
develops. The British STATS are capable
OF planning battles admirably in ad-
vance. but. thereafter. they depend too
much on luck and decentralization Of the
foe.
Lord Kttchener's discouraEemont OF
stan work when he became minister OF
war probably has been an important
contributing force in causing the staffs
to regard their responsibilities less
seriously than they ought.
The Loos investigation may result In
large reforms which Lord Kitchener
cannot override
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
APPEAL FOR HELP
OF STARVING SERBIA
American Relief Committee
Launches New Campaign to
Aid Stricken Nation.

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Aroused by the
pitiable condition OF Serbia. best on
three sides by enemies. and particularly
by the suffering of thousands OF woIn'n n
and children refugees pouring into
northern Greece and Montenegro. the
Serbian American relief committee to-
day launched anew the campaign to get
relief to the poverty stricken nation.
Conditions as described by Minister
Nesnitch to William Philip Simms.
United Press correspondent. in Paris.
Monday. demand Immediate relief" 1t
WAS stated.
A shipment Of supplies will be for
warded within the next two weeks Via
Greek steamer to Athens. and thence by
consignment, which Is valued at APP
proximate!ys 330.OOO. are clothing. bacon
corn meal. sugar. condensed milk. Iun-
ine bichloride Of mercury. iodoform.
and other drugs.
Committees in every city are being
urged to hasten their work. as the sit
uation Is critical. Philadelphia has
load of food and other supplies will
shortly srrive from Cincinnati and the
Detroit committee has wired that II L.
laboring hard. similar word has beer
received from other large cities.
The CONSIGNMENT viii be PERSONAL,
conducted by Mrs. Harriet Boyd Hawes
noted for her research work in the las,
decade In Greece and Crete; and RuflIs
Il. Hyde. wealthy Morristown, y. J.
proNimately Sl50VD in cash and supple!
have been forwarded to Serbian relief
Never has the SituatiOn been SO acute
as now, II was said.
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
Sues Estate of Plant
To Recover Pawn Tickets

two pawn tickets on jewelry amounting
to S22 which she alleges she left in
possession Of the late Arthur q. Plant.
Louise W. Daagher:y has .petitioned
me District sT stic Hoart arson r9r r95uT in
Equity Court. No. /. issued rule
against Frederick A. Fenning, trus-
tee in the bankruptcy proceedings OF
Arthur G. Plant, trading as a. G. Plant
K Co., requiring him to appear in
court November l9 and make answer.
The petitioner alleges she left the
pawn tickets with Plant for safe keep
ing and that they are now In the pos
session Of Trustee Fenning with other
personal property of the bankrupt
broker The petition was filed by At
torneys Daniel Thew Wright and T..
Morris Wampler.