The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-26

sometimes does everybody good to
come down and mingle with the
crowds once in while?
Today we are not on top for the
first time in quite a while However,
fans should remember il is no trick
to get a good man down, but it is
hard job to hold him down.
Those cotton-ribbed fans who have
begun to boiler that the Savages have
blown up had better think twice be-
fore they do too much fOa ming at the
mouth. They must remember that
success is not in never falling, but in
rising again every time you take a
tumble.
One reason why they are not play
ing football in Germany these days is
because there is scarcity of leather.
says a news dispatch. And another
eason is because the young kraut
eaters have a more deadly sport to in
dulge in just now.
The world likes to make people do
things they don't want to do. Willie
Hoppe doesn't want to play three
cushion billiards, thereby showing his
superior intellect. but some compelling
promoter has offered $4,000 for a
Moore or De Orc. 1t is a shame to
use money as a club in this manner.
First Baseman Frankenhoff of At
Gibson, who was with the Savages this
spring and who was sent to the Vir-
ginia club of the Northern league, re-
turned to Topeka Tuesday. Frank
enhoff is looking for a job and ought
to make some team a good first base
man.
OF the other players who were OF
the Savages and then went, Pitcher
Cam is in British. Columbia, Catcher
Murphy is in the Northern league
and Pitcher Nelson is with Wichita
Second Baseman Mcclellan, who was
released to Quincy. Pitcher Hug
gins, the young Topekan, is with Bea-
trice in the Nebraska State league
If it has not already come. the time
is not far distant when one Swede
Wideman will have to show Messrs.
Savage and Jackson something better
than he displayed Monday at Omaha.
Of course the Savages could not have
hoped to win game with one hit. But
gets credit for losing the
game, and there are u lot of good
pitchers looking for a Western league
berth.
The Omaha Bee informs it's read
ers that "Rube'' Dashner is a well
known Ohio coal miner. AS a matter
Of fact, the Animal came from Snake
Tail, w. Va. But there is no doubt
about his being a miner. He PANIED |
the only victory the Savages were |
able to take from the Pa boys.
One We Could All Wall.
1t does seem too bad that a team
ike the ST. Joseph club is down in |
he second division. There isn't |
cam in the Western League playing |
y-Ix
very game that's lost through poor
work in one inning. That sort of thing |
8 more or less luck for the other club,
,ut the luck breaks the way you make
t break and it might just as well be
breaking toward st. Joseph.-St. Joe
Gazette.
President Tener of the National
league is having troubles all his own
his season. How to keep his clubs
Inder the 21-player limit rule and at
he same time not have some of the
arge hospital lists is a problem. Sup
'ose President Tener's circuit was
perating under 1 5 player limit like
he Western League is?
Billy Gibson, the N Y. fight pro-
noter, is a valuable customer of the
Jew York newspapers and Uncle Sam.
VERY time one of Billy's proteges wins
decision he buys 2-cent postage
yrappers and send the sporting pages
f the n. Y. papers to the sporting
apartment of other sheets through
ut the country. Mention of this fact
5 made merely to let the Coffey man
cement know his efforts are appre-
lated.
A record breaking crowd is expect
d at the annual 300-mile motorcycle
ace to be held at Dodge City, Kan,
n July 8. On account of the central
)cation and the fact that it is in a
istrict where the two-wheeler is ex-
popular, a host of enthusiasts ,
tend this annual event. Last years
tendance was estimated between
0, 900 and $4,000, and even a larger l
rowd is expected this year. Many
,urists on their way to the conven-
on at Sacramento will make it a
oint to be in Dodge City on July 8. '
lso the short grass tourists are
tanning to attend this 300-mile con- {
est before taking up the trail for their
nnual ten-day tour.
eSSin1istS, Pipe This. !
r two exceptions, the crowds at the !
ational League games in New York
ave eQualed, and in several instances
kceeded, the crowds of the CORE
bonding days of last season. Bar {
ng opening day, the Yanks also .
ave been drawing just about as well I
5 they ever did. The old interest may
2 lacking, as we are often told, but {
lie money seems to still be there, and l
lat is importantly. Y. American. z