The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat. Prune
Pies. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc
(By CluE-)

Free soccer game at Santa Fe ball
park Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Topekans who will be unable to at
tend the Havana fight will be given
an opportunity to see a ball game at
League park. which is some consoia-
ton.
The baseball team of the Aggieville
Farmers will play its first game with
Bethany college April 6. The Aggies
claim to have a formidable looking
nine.
Among the prospective candidates
team is Heller. The team will be
led by Captain Beals. who is com
monty known as THE Little Pink
Devil" And He'll missed being named
by just one little 81
Joseph Bills. who played center
field for the Wichita Witches last
season, has been sold to Des Moines.
Like most of the other players, Bills
kicked on the sale because it didn't
provide more money for him, but he
finally kicked in.
Eighteen baseball players are to lie
sold under the hammer at public auc-
ton at one time. 1t is presumed that
those who bid on them will be per-
mitted to look at their teeth, feel their
muscles, and make them show their
action just like buyers at other ami
NAL sales are accustomed to do.
A news dispatch from Havana Fri
day quoted an American physician as
saying that all of Jack Johnson's or
gans are in a normal condition But
many of Wizards Kansas friends are
hoping that his fistic organs will play
their last championship tune on Eas-
ter Sunday.
The Topeka team is trying to an
mex a name. Since John Savage has
become the owner of the club, why
in the world don't they call the team
just plain 'tSavageS" and be done with |
it? The team could at least be a ter |
ror in name.-Manhattan Nationalist. |
When 1t comes to exaggeration. the |
Chicago baseball writers carry off the |
laurel wreathS. They are saying |
Heine Zimmerman is in ''midseascn |
form and he has not been chased off |
the field yet.
Manager Wares of the Wichita club |
is laboring under the delusion that he |
has a strained ligament in his leg. |
Josh Clarke imagines that base steal |
ing will help the Soos win the W. L. |
pennant this season. Friday after |
noon Cy Forsythe tried to kid him |
self into believing that his sore arm |
was caused from dealing cards at a |
card party. Yep, they all have EN-.
Quite a bunch of players were out |
to the park Friday afternoon chasing |
the ball round the field. Among |
them was Ridgeway, Red" Nelson, a
the name of King, and the 'old |
bunch" that has been here for sew
eral days. The Roasting Ear Remains |
from Westmoreland. Kan, whose
street name is James H. Cobb, was
to use his arm and showed |
that he could put on few twisters.
And still Frank Baker goes on hoe
ing in his yam patch. The stories of |
$4,000 offers probably kept Frank
awake nights, but he is an easy going
man and perhaps is less excited about
it than he was on two occasions when |
he drove little Napoleon McGraw and |
his followers right down into their
burrows while the worlds champion
ship parade over them.
Clunn, the Tri-State southpaw ar
rived in town Friday afternoon too
late to appear the field in a uni
form, but he went out to watch the
other boys work and will be among
Manager Jimmy Jackson, Clunn said:
HE is a mighty fine man to work for.
He may be a little bit hard on his
men while on the field, but he does il
|
then when he gets off a uniform he
knows how to be a prince" Clunn
was one of the best pitchers in the
Tri-State last season.
A Few of the Weeks Productions.
Washburn college began spring |,
football practice.
The advance guard of the local pail
club got under way.
Battling Nelson came back at Ha-
Also, the sun came back at inter-
walls, but failed to stay very long at
time.
Kansas City succeeded in sticking
on the Federal league circuit despite
the efforts of Mr.. Gilmore, etc.
A few suckers bet two to one that
Jack johnson would knock Willard
put.
Art Griggs spent Friday afternoon I
giving the local team the once over.
Evers on Bossing. {
Johnny Evers maintains that a man /
ager of a baseball club must be the !
real boss of the team or he cannot |
nope to be successful. Johnny, it will 6
De remembered, had his own troubles .
With Charles W. Murphy. :
NO matter how great a general a /
may be- says EverS, eff he t
He must be the boss of the team. Just
as soon as the president of a club in
erferes in this branch of the service :
lust so soon is his club doomed to fail. G
do not necessarily mean by this that s
L manager should be permitted to !
rade and sell his players without
consulting his employers. but I do !
mean that he should be permitted to i
-un the playing end of the game.
'1 never realized how hampered by
Interference a manager could be until
was made manager of the Cubs. 1 ]
I'm not offering this as a1ibi or an