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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

During the football season closing
today three players came into the
| limelight by running the full length
of the field for tOuchdowns.
The three men referred to are: I'M
ley, of the Rolla school of mines;
Barrett, of Cornell, and Murphy, of
c. B. c. Beals, of Washburn, almost
equalled this record at Emporia, maxi
ing an S5-yard run, but his touch
down was dis-allowed.
Of the Santa Fe soccer team that
plays at Santa Fe park this after
noon, thirteen players first learned
the game in the old countries. Five
of them played their first soccer in
Scotland, eight in England and one
in South Africa.
Tom Powell played his first game
in Manchester, England, and Jock
Mcbride his first in Glasgow. Scot
land. The Scotch members of the
local team are: Alex Mcbride. Jock
Mcbride, David Clarke, Frank
Brownie and "Dod' Reed.
John Bull proper is represented by
Tom Powell, Walter and Art Joyce,
Harry Cornelius and VIII Rogers. The
South African specimen on the team
is Harlow Price. 1t is claimed. that
some of the best soccer players in
the United States have played in To-
peka.
Mike Gibbons and Young Ahern will
box 10 rounds in St. Paul December TO-
And to go them one better, Milwaukee,
is attempting to stage Fred Fulton
Frank Moran match sometime after
the first of the year.
On Monday, Nov. 80 the grade
school pass ball championship in The
first and second sections of the Topeka
schools will be decided at Western
league park. Tuesday the winners of
Mondays games will play the cham
pions of the third section.
AS soon as the Army-Navy game is
over this afternoon the results will be
sent over the wire to every part of the
world where there is a battleship an
chored or an army post. The results
will be sent to the battleship fleet by
wireless.
Frank L. Wood of Denver, president
of the Z. s. Golf association, announc-
ed in New York Wednesday that there
Will be no official rating of golf play
ers for next season. He also announces
that the lines are to be frightened on
amateurs who show a tendency to play
with professional fire.
President Gilmore Of the Federal
league, announces that there will be
much new blood in the Outlaw
league next season. New blood" is
it? The league must have it to live
and new hackers too.
That Washburn college is steadily
growing into one of the leading edu-
cational institutions of this section
of the country is admitted. And that
her athletic prOweSs in years past is
one of the factors that has fostered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

Mike Gibbons and Young Ahern will
box 10 rounds in St. Paul December TO-
And to go them one better, Milwaukee,
is attempting to stage a Fred Fulton
Frank Moran match sometime after
the first of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

ball teams of past years advertised
the school in a hundred different
ways in half a dozen states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

On Monday, Nov. 80 the grade
school pass ball championship in the
first and second sections of the Topeka
schools will be decided at Western
league park. Tuesday the winners OF
Mondays games will play the cham
pions of the third section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

Frank L. Wood of Denver, president
of the U. s. Golf association, announc-
ed in New York Wednesday that there
will be no official rating of golf play
ers for next season. He also announces
that the lines are to be frightened on
amateurs who show a tendency to play
with professional fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

During tne football season closing
today three players came into the
limelight by running the full length
of the field for touchdowns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

AS soon as the Army-Navy game is
over this afternoon the results will be
sent over the wire to every part of the
world where there is a battleship an
chored or an army post. The results
will be sent to the battleship fleet by
wireless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25
Record Missouri Crowd.

In strong contrast to the reported
lack of enthusiasm among Kansas
students at Lawrence was the arrival
of hundreds of former Missouri stud
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

The three men referred to are: I'M
ley, of the Rolla school of mines
Barrett, of Cornell, and Murphy, of
C. b. c. Beals, of Washburn, almost
equalled this record at Emporia, max
ing an S5-yard run, but his touch
down was dis-allowed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR

The folly Of seeking to make a name
for oneself Is seen in verse IS. A grand
illustration of the significance OF the
command in Hab. ii, 2, is seen In les
son verses 1892. The words are,
Write the vision, and make II plain
upon tables. that he may run that
readeth it." but they are generally mis-
quoted. "that he that runs may read"
as IL one could take it In as they do the
advertisements by the roadside when
travelling sixty miles an hour by train.
The true meaning evidently is. get the
message correctly and then run and
tell 1t. In our lesson Cushi had the
message, for he had seen what he was
to tell. Although insistent. Ahimaaz
was the feetest messenger. he knew
nothing, and his running was In vain
oversees 81, 20. 30). and he had to stand
aside. And there are many running
today whom God never sent. They
know nothing, but the worst Of 1t is
that they take pride In not knowing
and yet insist that they have been
sent. 1t is blessed to be able to say.
THAT which we have seen and heard
declare we unto you" 1--WE cannot
but speak the things which we have
seen and heard Il John /, 3; Acts
iv, 2O.
After Absalom vas dead all Israel
longed for David and said n to In
other. why speak We not a word of
bringing back the king?' David him.
self sent to the priests and elders of
Judah. saying. "Why are We the last
to bring the king back to his house?'
Then as n man they sent the mes
sage. Return thou and all thy sery-
ants" So the king returned xix, 0-15).
Shimei, who had cursed him. was one
OF the first to meet him and confess
his sin and seek forgiveness xix,
1929. Mephiboshath had mourned
for him all the time that he was gone
and was so glad to see him back tbat
he was content to let Ziba have all the
Inheritance xix. 24-3O). Barzillai. who
had taken care OF the king at Ma
hanaim. saw him safely over Jordan.
but would not 20 to Jerusalem, as Da-
vid desired. saying that he was too old.
But he asked David to take Chimham
and show him kindness. which thing
David was glad to do xix. 31-4O. It
would seem from Jer. xii. II. that Da-
vid conferred on Chimham his personal
patrimony Mt Bethlehem. and 1t may
have been there that the Messiah was
born, on Chimham's property.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
eRANDEEs OF SPAIN
Etiquette Of the Hat That npiH.,...
tiatss the Three RanksL

Etiqustts Of The Hat That cpiH.,..u
tiatss the Three Ranks.
A grandee Of Spain enjoys the pr,v.
ilege. granted him many hundreds =,
years ago, Of remaining ~-covered~ n
the presence OF his sovereign. rh,.
custom dates from the period when
according to the theory then held. N,
king was "the first among equalxr
The ancient formuia ufwuys at m.
coronation OF the kings OF old Sinai,
was: 1--WE. your equals, choose Won
to reign over MS" And the king as.
scented in this declaration Of his nobles
There was a time when all erandee,
Of Spain wore their hats In the pres.
ence Of the king, but In time the tiea
Of caste began to prevail. even among
the g~randees. with the result that they
were eventually divided into thres
classes, and these classes were dIstin-
guished by the hat etiquette.
The first class entered the royal pres
ence covered; the second class entered
uncovered, and after IN advance Of 4
few steps. put on their hats. unbIdde
by the king. and the third class ak
entered uncovered. but did not cover
until requested to do so by the king
Then. according to the etiquette, an
were equal"
There have been grandees who wen
not Spaniards-notably the Duke Of
Wellington. upon whom the cortes CO..
ferred the honor In recognition Of kz
services to the state.-Exchange.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10

Text of the Lesson, III Sam. xviii
Golden Text, Eph. vi. 1.
Our lesson title is "Absalom's Fail
ure," but "Absalom's Sin and Over
throw" might perhaps have been bet
ter. Chapter xiii tells of the begin
ming Of his household troubles and Of
tn, flight Of Absalom and his sojourn
three years In Geshur. Chapter xiv
tells of the plea Of the wise woman of
Tekoa and of Absalom's return to Je
rusalem and reconciliation with his IA
Their after dwelling two years there
without seeing his face xiv, $3.50.
Absalom's remarkable beauty is de-
scribed In verses %, 26. The utter
helplessness Of the sinner and the great
mercy of God are suggestively mention
ed by the wise woman in verse IA.
Chapter XIV describes Absalom's re-
bellion and the plight Of the king and
would have been a much more sugges-
tive and helpful chapter than the one
assigned us. Dayid's crossing the XII
dron and going up by Oliyet verses
%, 30) is so suggestive of u Lords
doing the same thing because Of the
rebellion of His son Israel John xviii,
u. The notable words of devotion on
the part of David's servants and of
Ittai the Gettite verses Is, 21 should
be our continual heart words to our
Lord Jesus. See also the devotion of
Hushai, David's friend. in verses 32-3I.
and Dayid's submission TO the will of
God in verses %. 26. Chapter xvi tells
of SINNERS cursing and how David
left him wholly to God. Chapter xvii
describes the suicide of Ahithophal be-
cause the counsel of Hushai was pre-
ferred to his. 1t also tells of David's
friends, who so kindly cared for him
at Mahanaim. Our lesson, chapter
xviii, tells of the battle between Absa-
lom's army and that of David and of
the defeat of the former and the death
of ALsalom. 1t is truly pathetic to
listen to David's instructions to the
leaders of his hosts, Deal gently for
my sake with the young man. eve
with Absalom' verse %, and then to
hear his heartbroken cry when he
learned that Absalom had been slain.
30 my son. Absalom. my son. my son
Absalom. Would God | had died for
thee. o Absalom. my son. my SON.
verse 33). See also xix, 4. Does il
not help to make more real the love Of
God in giving up His only begotten
Son to die for us? John iii, 16; l John
Iii, 10; Nv, 8, 10; Rom. viii, 32.)
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
Golf at Home.

An ingenious little device has been
perfected that will permit the practice
at home Of long drives of a golf pan
without smashing any windows or
heads, show the golfer how far MS
drive would go and whether 1t went
high or low. The golf ball Is attached
to a short cord, which in turn Is attach.
ed to a heavy meter. When the pan
is driven it operates two gauges on tne
meter. one showing whether the sno'
was high or low and the other indica'-
Ing how far q ball would travei or
dinarily on the force of that drive
Saturday Evening Post.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
THE FOURTH ON THE WABASH
Milking Cows and Hosins Corn Was
Joe Cannon's Celebration.

Milking Cows and Hosino Corn Was
Joe cannon's Celebration.
Back on the banks OF the Wabash
when I was a boy" says Uncle Joe
Cannon In the Milwaukee Sentinel.
1.-The Fourth of July was celebrated by
milking the cows, hoeing corn and
wedding the vegetable garden.
III we were In luck we got a chance
to steal OF and 90 fishing.
The Fourth of those old days Is now
only a memory. prefer the Fourth
of this modern. wonderful, plenteous,
rich and inventive twentieth century.
when for a few pennies the modern
boy car buy novelties in fireworks.
skillful connections OF chemicals ana
more or less harmless noise makers 10
delight the boyish heart such as boys
on the old pioneer farms I'm early lll-
nois never dreamed existed outside the
Arabian Nights tales"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
pitcher, H.ven,t ENOUGH Work.


Pitchers don't work hard enough.
says Harry Tuthill. trainer Of the De
troit baseball club and the Army foot
ball team They are the most luxu-
rious class In the world. he opines.
He says they would do much better
work II forced to pitch twice a week
and play three other days in the out
field. He declares only n days work
a week makes great pitchers get slow
and heavy.
Then they are not able to perform
In their best manner when called on.
he continues. Some of the greatest
performances in history are credited to
pitchers who toiled ut least every other
day and sometimes had to pitch every
day for long stretches.
when a manager gets hold of a good
hitter il would do no harm TO have him
work In right field. where there is lit
tie to do. Outfielding is not arduous
work as a rule. Sometimes an outfield-
er will go through a whole game with
out having to touch the ball with his
hands.
Pitchers Of today have a bad habit
Of thinking that there is something lie
matter with them. Ii Is all imagina-
ton. Some of them stall through a
whole season by thinking up different
aches and pains. Whenever they are
called on to pitch there is something
tho maftar with fhpm fell Won they
are too much pampered."
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
CURIOUS 3 R A
And . Queer Snake Theory Held by the
Natives Of India.

And . Queer Snake Theory Held by the
Natives Of India.
A naturalist tells us of an odd kind
Of snake trap that caught its victim
securely. 1t was a biscuit can, and in
the bottom OF 1t were some macaroons.
A cobra spied the can. but a mouse
was ahead OF the cobra. The little thief
was having a good time RECALLING him
self on the m~acaroons, all unconscious
that a snake was preparing to regale
itself on mouse. Into the can went
the head OF the snake. but the head
that went I'm was destined to come out
less easily. The rough edges Of the
can irritated the cobra. and ~involun-
tarily it dilated its hood. That made
II a prisoner. With the hood dilated
the head could not be withdrawn. and
the cobra remained In its tin prison
until morning. when II was easily cap
tured and killed.
Stradling, who knows the natives OF
India as well as he knows the snakes
of that land. tells of an interesting
theory held by these people. They are
firmly convinced that for every human
being q snake bites II loses one joint.
When the number OF deaths the snake
has caused equals the number OF lis
joints the tenomous head alone re-
mains. The snake has now reached the
height OF its wicked desires. and at
this point IL develops wings and tri-
~umphantly disappears. = Washington
Star.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
Hats on to the Flag!

At a dress parade held a few
years ago at Columbus (O.) post sew
eral civilian spectators were requested
to remove their hats in salute to the
national colors. II shall insist upon
every one removing his hat when the
national colors are carried in this pa
rade and on other occasions Of the
kind" said Colonel Glenn, commanding
the post. Everybody should show
such respect to the flag of the United
States, and l intend to enforce such re-
spect hers"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
Jack Combs Still Curious.

why Connie Mack gave me my un-
conditional release last winter is still
Il mystery to me-" says Jack Coombs.
He treated me so finely during my i'll
ness that / can't quite figure why he
let me go.
II wasn't a high salaried player. and
it seems to me that he might have tax
en- me south with the Athletics this
spring just to find out whether or not
| would have been Of any use to him
this season.
"Of course / am not kicking. for
Brooklyn has given me a chance TO
come back, and / feel that l still have
a few more years of baseball left in
me. / would like to have repaid Con-
ME Mack for his kindness to me when
l was bedridden in the hospital
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
Plank Oldest Southpaw.

Edward S. Plank. daddy" Of all
present day baseball twirlers. has had
n remarkable career. A portside fling
er, he has lasted longer than any other
southpaw in the history of the game.
The baseball life Of q left handed
pitcher is as a rule brief compared to
that Of a right handler. The constant
hard throwing with the left arm has a
bad effect on the heart and drives the
~southpaws out Of the game.
The reason attributed to Plank's long
stay in the big show Is that he started
later in life than most players. being
fully developed at the time.
Until Ed was sixteen he had never
G n baseball score. At twenty he
went to college at Gettysburg and in
his first year received a trial with the
college baseball team. He had a good
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
"STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Admiral Dewey Tells How II Became
Our National Anthem.

ShF Nahofa SffAffeH'
Admiral Dewey told the story Of the
adoption of The Star Spangled Ban
ner' as the national anthem at n meet.
ing Of the Francis Scott Key Memorial
association in Washington last March
He said he was Instrumental in its
adoption by this government, saying
that once, while he was aboard and
was dining with Prince Henry OF Prus-
STA on the latter's flagship. the band
played HAL. Columbia" He called
the princes attention to the fact that
II was not a national anthem and re-
ferred to The Star Spangled Banner
Later he and Justice Moody, then sec
rotary Of the navy. discussed the Incl
dent, the result of which was the issu-
ance OF the presidents order designat.
ing The Star Spangled Banner as
the recognized national anthem of this
government.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
Children Are Now Being Spared
From Dangers Of Deadly Fire.
works Throughout the Country.
Suggestions as to Ways In
Which Communities Can Best
Stir Patriotic Spirit of the Peo-
pie on independence Day.

TAT HEN a tired silence used to
" fall with unwonted force
after the list red cracker
had spit its fire into the air
and the last blue star had passed into
the darkness, from the big cities and
the little towns in this patriotic land
there arose means of pain and sobs Of
grief. Not the Fourth Of July, but the
9Th of July, had come into its own, a
harvest sown in folly and reaped In
ugliness and death.
Then, under the light of reason rath-
er than the light of a Fictitious enthu-
siasm, the movement for safety and
sanity, "a safe and sane Fourth" took
Its way. That was over Eve years ago.
Since then the achievements have been
no less than amazing. Every part Of
the country has picked up the idea and
enlarged upon it.
And now, not satisfied with having
reduced the number Of accidents and
their possibility almost to a minimum,
the indefatigable workers in things So
cial and public hope to accomplish
m~ore-rather, feel that they must; that.
having done away with one method Of
expression that really expressed moth
ing, they must provide a substitute, a
constructive program. and that substi-
tute, they hope, will in every city and
town in time evoke and crystalline a
real patriotism that will vitalize itself
In art, In music and the drama.
New York city's Plan.
In New York city. following the plan
FIRST adopted by Mayor Gaynor, a com
mittee of prominent citizens will have
genera charge Of the arrangements to
see that there are enough Nominations,
that there are enough concerts, to pre-
pare for the athletic games, to make
preparations for a possible aeroplane
race and for whatever municipal dis
plays of fireworks may be decided
upon.
Most Of the children will be saved
from a desire to play with fire because
Of the fact that exercises will be held
In the schools in the morning.
All the children are given large but
tons decorated with American flags.
on which will be inscribed "Safe and
Sane Fourth-Board Of Education,
New York" and there isn't a doubt
that all who wear them are Inhibited
from the crackers that explode and the
Ore that burns. Then there are ath-
ietic meets at all the parks and play
grounds.
Looking over the figures for the past
seven years. it is to be noted that there
was a slight decrease In deaths last
year over the previous years.
"What every city needs. l believe. are
district celebrations" says a prominent
physician. Every district shouid' un-
der its political or social leader. but Mt
anv rate under the guidance of some
constituted authority. get together and
have its own celebration during some
part OF the day.
william Chauncy Langdon. a noted
master of pageants, from whose work
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10

as q tool Of the lyric. The dominant
character of the day and therefore Of
the celebration is emotional.
Its purpose is to uplift the senti-
ment Of the whole community. uniting
men, women and children In honoring
the principle which has made and pre-
served US a nation The celebration
must be first and last a song of praise.
This consideration does not preclude
the dramatic treatment, but it does
reserve the dominant note the first
place for the lyric quality.
'sThe essential ideas that should be
included in a Fourth Of July celebra-
ton are common to the whole country.
They are:
'sThe official character of the day.
"Reminiscence Of the occasion which
Is celebrated.
'The national character Of the idea
Of liberty and Of the celebration.
IAN offering of joyous tributes in
honor of the day. r1n & r
1.-THE allegiance and loyalty to the
nation as the embodiment of freedom,
which is the be-all and the end-all Of
the whole celebration.
Local Pageant Best.
"A general pageant is also a natu-
raj and appropriate way to celebrate
the Fourth of July. 1t must be remem.
bered, however, that as a pageant is
essentially local In character a general
pageant-that is, a pageant that is ap-
plicable to all communicates the
least forceful kind of pageant.
1.-The local source Of the episodes and
the local application of their message
give the true pageant a robust vigor
and a convincing artistic and popular
quality that make 1t far surpass any.
thing that is generally available OF
adaptable.
"A general episode could not stand
the stress Of the accommodating dramat
ic demand for climax and would fall
| fat. Indeed, It would be little more
than dramatizing other peoples trou
bles instead OF ones own and Other
peoples struggle for freedom from the
| slavery of conditions. Or If local con
ditions were dramatiZed in this episode
in a way that would be applicable tc
any place 1t would be doing 1t not Wv
idly and with specific detail, but vague
ly. The more of mild application there
might be to any and all communities
the less there would be to the loca.
community.
"But for the city or town that wants
to celebrate the Fourth of July with
pageant the best way is to produce an
original, really local pageant"
These suggestions can be adopted by
our own community next year.
There are plenty of historically valu
able events which have occurred IL
this part Of the country which can bt
effectively brought into play In
Fourth Of July celebration.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10
maoee Wants Fifty Bases.

Sherwood Magee of the Boston
Braves has a bet that he will steal
fifty bases this year. He says that
the hitters on the Philly team wouldn't
let him run last year, bat he has a
great protective batter behind him in
Schmidt this year, and if he doesn't
win his bet he ought to retire.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10

record as a "rah-rah" twirler. and the
coach Of the team. Frank Foreman.
the famous pitcher Of the old Balti-
more Orioles. tipped Off his friend. Con
ME Mack. that he had captured the
greatest southpaw extant. and Connie
Immediately telegraphed an offer to
Plank. which was accepted. That was
back in 1901, when Ed was twenty-six.
Plank made good with the Athletics
from the start. Last fall he was let
out by Connie Mack. and he signed up
with the st. Louis Feds.