The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-06
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Prune Pies. Lemon Sand.
witches, Etc.
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The Washburn basketball team
leaves this afternoon for Lawrence for
the annual game with the X. u. Jay
hawkers. The team will return to-
pight after the game. Quite a num-
Der of students have planned to make
che trip with the team. The COM
parative scores on the Washburn-
Aggie and the K U.-Aggie games
would indicate that the teams are
evenly matched, but even the most en-
thusiastic Ichabod supporters admit
that the odds are in favor of the MI.
Dread quintet. However, here's hop
ing.
AS a result of the business mems
meeting at the Commercial club FIJI
day noon, Topeka's baseball prospects
have frightened considerably, and by
tonight the men who are working TOT
the cause hope to have raised enough
money to guarantee a team for an
other season.
Those who started the ball to roll
ing Friday were unanimous in their
desire to see the Western League fran
chise remain here. Also they were
unanimously in favor of turning the
team over to one man who Will nave
absolute control over it and VINO mas
demonstrated that he has the ability
to run a bail team. Many VINO ex-
pressed themselves thought 1t would
be q good idea for the clubsto enter
into farming arrangement with one
of the major league clubs.
This arrangement would preclude
the possibility Of selling many play
ers to the majors, but 1t would en-
able the club to get good players who
are already developed without spend
ing money, and getting good players
wing q
the manager will need to do. regard
less of who he may be or what amount
of money is raised.
Professional ball players every
where have cause to rejoice over the
action of the American League in re-
fusing to adopt the Fl player rule.
Also they will watch the meeting of
the National League owners next week
when it is thought this rule will be
annulled. The major league owners
feel that they are hardly justified in
the cut, and the ball players who like
to stay up in fast time are glad of it.
However, it is possible that the minor
''magnuts" would rather the rule had
become general as it would have given
them an opportunity to get more men
with big league experience and of real
big league caliber.
Arch NJ Catlin, who is taking a
leading part in Topekas fight for
baseball existence just now, is re-
sponsible for the statement that the
salary limit rule will be enforced in
the Western League this season.
According to Mr. Catlin's state
ment, the salary limit will not be up
to Prexy O'Neill. or any other league
official but up to the National COM
m nMnaps will 10Th tn r PLAYERS and club
sworn statements as to the salaries
paid, and any violation will be pub
lished with a $1,000 fine to the club
owner and suspension to the player
felt the clubs franchise and will
blacklist the player. If these penal
ties are lived up to, there will be
few violations. and they will be lived
up to because there will be spot
ters in every town on the circuit.
Battle Creek, Mich. Feb. g.
Herbert Hartley, English lightweight
wrestling champion, lost his diamond
belt here to Johnny Billeter of To-
1edo' O.. American champion. A
Letter the last fall. a head chancery
the first. Hartley won the second
on a toe hold.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb 6.-Mike
Glppons ana EDDIE McGQorty have
been matched to box ten rounds at
Hudson, Wis, on March e.
The first national tennis tourna-
ment of 1915 will open in New York
city next Friday when the sixteenth
annual indoor championship tour
ney play is inaugurated. Singles and
doubles will be contested and the
winners will be heralded as the
champions for the present year.
Entries have been received or prom
ised from the leading players of
Boston, Philadelphia, Washington
and New York. G. F. Touchard is
thep resent holder of the singles title
and w. c. Grant and G. c. Shafer
the doubles champions