The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-21
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(By Clug.)
Next to being soldier in European
army, one OF the most uncertain things
that can be thought Of at present il that
OF being professional baseball player and
belonsing to the Topeka club Of the West
ern League.
orsanised baseball may. or it may not
several players in q hole around about in
these here parts" Under tho rules Of
Q. b. club has until the first moon in
February In which to send out players
contracts and until this moon rises the
players are forbidden to stir hand or foot
or hair in seeking jobs as free agents.
1t 10 true, Reisigl and Koerner seem to
be living under a lucky star and will
probably draw their pay checks from the
Pacific Coast League this summer. But
what are the ordinary. fairly good play
lean year at best. All the clubs are going
to try to get by with as few men az pos
sible. and most Of them have already
signed everything they want. A player
who isn't allowed to go q job hunting UNI
til the first Sunday in February-and
especially one who hasn't a very good rec
ord-wiu have just about as much chance
landing one as blind flea has in a blink
ing match.
Yet. there is a slim. slight and remote
possibility that Topeka will have some
sort OF a team on the old loop. Indeed.
there is always a possibility that some
local phflanthroptsts Will have enough
enough delectabie ducats to bring the
bug to life. But all such are hereby warn
ed that II they are coming at all. they
would better come quick. The first moon
OF February Is moving on her way.
About the biggest thing that has hap
pened in college athletic circles in Kansas
since the Missouri Tigers chewed all of
the football feathers out Of the Jayhawk-
ers' tails. Is the announcement that comes
from Emporia to the effect that all male
students OF the G. OF E. are to be required
to play football. baseball and basketball
just the same as they are required to
study geometry. physics and Latin.
the C. OF E. faculty have gotten their
heads together. and Compulsory Athletics
Is the result. Every male student with
required to put in a certain number Of
hours on the football field, the basketball
floor. and the baseball diamond The col
legiate year has been divided into three
athletic periods, ending December /, March
l. and June l. At least two seasons of
major sport will be required Of those who
seek sheep hides. A certain amount of
II Mr.. Granger is the author of this
plan. he deserves to be slapped on the
back and congratulated. If football, base
who are fortunate enough to make the
team it is good for every student in
school.
Under the old .'use your own pleasure
men from going out and trying to make
team. Timidity. lack OF confidence.
laztness and fear OF failure cause many a
good athlete to blush unseen and waste
his prowess in a desirable way.
But, the rule that everybody has to do Il
should eliminate most of these and should
prove wonderful latent talent developer.
Also, 1t should give the enemies Of the
sound body curriculum a chance to howl
their heads or about too much athletics"
etc.
Mike and Tom Gibbons furnish a good
example for other brothers. Mike is gem
in the world-a clever boxer with the
punch OF fighter. For the last year or
SO 1t has been hard to induce Mike to
tax about himself; Ask Mike who he can
tnat brother Tom can beat anybody in
the world. Mike was actually insisting
that Tom was better middleweight than
himself It looked embarrassing for a
time. for II Mike won the championship
and Tom was q better man, how could
Tom get the title without fighting Mike
dleweight. would 1t be fair for Mike to
hold the championship and exclude Tom
from honors and wealth?
Roger Peckinpaugh will be one of the
h1gh-salaried infielders in the American
League next season. Peck demanded a
Donovan did not hesitate to come across
with the coin. Peckinpaush is q high
grade ball player. He demonstrated that
last last season az ~ when he put up brilliant
young man IL not peeved because he was
not continued as manager, for he realizes
ne Jacks IS experience 3S He admitted this in
wanted to be manager, Tor think 1 am
too inexperienced and young for such a
position. In fact. I had to be coaxed to
n m ne oo oF <1,4
KEGS last September. There's a whole lot
| OF difficult things to manage a big league
experience than have had. Bill Donovan
Is the right man for the job. think. and
wish him success"
gaining converts. perhaps more rapidly
than any other sport. Once looked upon
as distinctly the sport Of the men of some
| age and avoirdupois. it reaches now into
all ages and types OF men for its follow
| ers.
Wide press-agenting. one golf expert de-
golfing. Word that sturdy athletes like
Christy Mathewson and other ball players
had turned to chasing the little white ball
across the green brought many followers
| to the game. They even report that John
J.. McGraw Of the Giants, is about to
take up the pastime OF John D. Rookie
however. seems to be based on nothing
more tangible than the fact that "Jawn''
was presented with q fine assortment of
| golf sticks.
The army Of fanatics who play the game
In this country was increased last year
by moro than $1,000, according to repre-
recent meeting Of the United States Golf
association q gain in membership Of 80
golf clubs with membership running into
previous year.
The growth Of the municipal golf courses
has brought out regiments Of new golf en-
thusiasts IN most Of the big cities Of the
country. There Is every reason to believe
that the coming season will see a great
host OF rcruits in the game, and Topeka
with one new course ready and another
one CONTEMPLATED will do her sharo to