The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat. Prune
Pies, Lemon Sandwiches, Etc.
(By Clug)

Evidently the weather man knows
that the Western League baseball
season does not open as early as usual
this spring.
Johnny Evers says: Every lay
man must realize that a manager is
required to think And he might
have added that few managers allow
their religion to keep them from say
ing just what they think, sometimes.
With Ridgeway on and Gleason off,
the local baseball team looks better
than it did yesterday by several per
cent. However, Mr.. Gleason may feel
that he is justified in contradicting
this statement.
Harry Sinclair, who has become no.
torious through having his name con-
nected with the Federal League on
the sport sheets, is graduate of K.
u and has always taken an active in
terest in athletics of the schtNol. Fur
thermore, he is said to be a crank on
golf.
Willard Rulings of 512 East Ninth
street, one of Topeka's knee trousered
Journal office Wednesday to announce
that, in his humble opinion, the local
baseball team should be called the
Topeka SKATERS"
A Boston paper states that Presi-
dent Gaffney of the Braves has
shipped several concrete mixers to
Boston from New York. They are to
be used on the new stands-not the
team.
Girls in seven Missouri schools are
planning to hold a big track meet at
Columbia in May. And it will be a
regular track meet just like boys hold,
fno ncoH he III
jumps are among the events. For the
good of Missouri, here's hoping the
girls don't initiate the track uniforms
worn by the average male athlete.
The soccer game between the local
team and the Kansas City Schmelzers
will be played at the Santa Fe, ball
park on Sunday, March %. The game
will be called at 3 o'clock and will be
free to the general public. ALL who
are interested in the game, or who
have never seen game played strict
1y according to the rules are invited
to attend.
No woman victim of the fear that
comes to those who have loved ones
in the racing game has better
grounds for such fear than Darius
Resta's young bride She is a sister
of Spencer Wishart. the daring young
driver. who was killed in the -Elgin
road race August %, last.
The two Canadian teams of the In
ternational 1eague-Toronto and Mon |
trel-will pursue a course of complete
loyalty in their spring training. They !
have made arrangements to train at
Bermuda, the popular British possess |
sion. The athletes will sail for the Is
land from Washington March 81.
In order to stimulate a greater in |
terest in soccer among the students of
the Topeka schools, Tom Powell, the |
local soccer magnate, announces that
he will offer a silver loving cup next
fall to the school team that makes the |
best record during the season. Mr.. |
Powell is anxious to see soccer adopt |
ed as an American game, and he be-
lieves that the best way to accomplish |
this is to get the young bIoodS inter- |
ested in it. In other words, he be- |
lieves in getting young dogs when you |
have new tricks to teach.
Here's a new one. The K c. Blues
have drafted Sammy Mayer from the
Savannah club of the South Atlantic
league. But Sammy objects to play |
ing with the Blues because the ma
jors can draft but one player from an
A. A. club and he thinks his chances |
of going up will be interfered with. |
He wants to play with a lower class |
club. Sammy batted .314 last season
and made a remarkable record as |
pitcher, first baseman and an out |
fielder Only his ability seems to ex-
coed his confidence in himself. If
the Young southerner does not change |
his mind, maybe Mr.. Tebeau can adj |
just matters by turning him over to |
the Topeka club.
1t is possible that Washburn col !
lege will put baseball team on the |
road in spite of the fact that no regu- |
lar intercollegiate schedule will be I
RRfOra decided