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

Now that it is definitely known that
Topeka will have a baseball team in
the western league again, it is time
for the boosters to get out their enthu-
S1sm and the knockers their hammers.
1t has been pretty stormy winter,
but at last there is at least enough
a pair of breeches, which is a sign that
all knockers had better beware of the
sunshine that is coming.
To show that he intends to make the
kaws Topeka team from the skin
out, John Savage, the new owner, an
nounceS that he expects to buy as much
of his equipment in Topeka as pos
S1ble. 1t is probable that he will have
a new set of uniforms, either for home
use or on the road. These will be or
| dered through a local house. Also, the
tickets will be purchased from Topeka
pr1nterieS- In the past it has been the
custom to order tickets and rain
checks from an out of town firm that
makes a specially of this kind of
printing.
Again the old question, is there any
thing in a name? And, again the old
come back, is there anything about
red pepper to make you Sneeze? The
young Cobb, of Westmoreland, Kan.
who is going to be given a try-out with
the Kaws Git seems good to speak of
the Kaws again as something alive)
might be just as good a player if his
name was Jones or Smith or Sweeney,
but the fact that he is a member of
the Cobb family will make people look
him over more closely in an endeavOr
to find some resemblance to the ia
nous TyruS. Also, incidentally this
young Cobb seems to be a full grown
specimen of the family. He is a six
footer and is built in proportion to his
altitude. Mr.. Savage has Instructed
him to get himself into condition be-
fore reporting and to not try to do any
pitching or rock throwing until after
he gets here.
The keyboard of a linotype slipped
a letter yesterdy and as a result Mr..
Savage was made to say the following
in the first edition baseball story: Il
am not making any promises. Things
| look pretty good to me, and l am go
ing to give Topeka the very best base
ball 1 possibly can. Letters from the
members of last years team indicate
that all of the players are anxious to
come back and expect to work hard to
bOOse the team to a first division place
| in the league"
An apology is hereby offered to the
members of last years team and to
Mr.. Savage Mr.. Savage emphatically
states that there will never be any eff
| fort to booze the team into anything
as long as he is the owner. Players
will not even be allowed to remain on
speaking terms with John Barleycorn,
and those who refuse to cut his &C
quaintance will be cut from the pay
rolls.
Being a duck in the United States is
a whole lot safer these days than be-
| ing a man in Europe. And the federal
migratory bird law is making a great
many old duck shooters wonder why
they shouldn't dispose of their 10
gaugers to some of the belligerents
across the big pond. However, the
law protecting the 'quacks' will
make more business for the manufac-
turers of clay pigeons and blue rock
Ill ,a,-%e. rNff he tot
seems to be a revival of interest in
trap shooting, and this, no doubt, is
due to the fact that those who love to
gun barrels remain rusty. The latest
announcement of a new club, is that
of the reorganization of the one at Abb
ilene. Interest in the local club also
bids fair to be greater than it has in
several sea SONS.