The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-23
By Clug.3

Pise, Lsunea 9andwichss. Ia.
(By Clug.3
There were many signs OF spring
Monday. In sunny California weather
conditions were such that the run
ming Of the Vanderbilt cup race had to
be postponed. In parts Of Kansas 1t
showed; in other parts it was SO
gloomy that even the rain drops came
down with a crouch on. All Of these
things are signs of spring-that IL,
signs of springs not having arrived
The daily baseball situation: No
definite news. Savage. owner of the
team. will probably be here in a day
or two. Miss Rumor says Dick Cooley
has been chosen as the player mana
ger. Mr.. Gossip says the player mana
ger has been chosen, but it isn't Dick
Cooley or Spencer Abbott and he
won't be announced for a week yet.
Miss Rumor has heard that Colorado
Springs has offered Mr.. Savage $780,
there.
The death of Judge Kavanaugh of
Little Rock, Ark, president of the
Southern league. is an unfortunate
blow to the smaller leagues of organ
magnates, Judge Kavanaugh was
probably the biggest and most influ-
entail man behind the great game. For
years he has been the recognized base
ball man of the south and he has la
bored hard in the interest of the sport.
One Of the many things that Judge
Kavanaugh did was to enforce the
salary limit in the Southern league
and thereby save the league from de-
struction. Also. he showed other
leagues how to enforce this salary
limit. and the Western league this
year is to profit from his efforts along
this line.
The fashion columns of the Lincoln
papers have announced that two new
sets Of uniforms have been ordered
for the Lincoln ball club-One every
day set to be used at home and one
Sunday go to meetin'" set to be used
while the team is on the road. White
will be the color of the home buds
and Yale gray the color of the out OF
town toys. Both sets are to be trim
med in brown because some OF the
fans think brown is a lucky color for
Lincoln. Also. each uniform will have
the letter IL" on the sleeve Of the
shirt and the front of the cap. 1t is
distinctly understood by all that this
letter IL" is to signify only Lincoln
and luck" Under no condition Is 1T
to signify last place" or anything
The State Journal has been asked for
the facts regarding the manner in
which James J. Jeffries lost his cham
pionship belt Here they are:
On July 3, 1905, when Marvin Hart
Of Louisville. KY. knocked out Jack
Root Of Chicago, I'LL, in the twelfth
round Of a fight at Reno, Nevada, JEFF
fries, who refereed the fight. gave
his belt, along with the title of worlds
championship, to Hart. Hart lost the
title to Tommy Burns and Burns, in
turn, lost it to Jack johnson. When
Jeffries fought johnson that famous
farce fight, he was not champion,
recapture from the Big Black the
title he had given away to Hart.
The Washburn basketball team ac-
quilted itself with credit for the first
time last Saturday night when 1t de-
feate6 the Manhattan Aggies. Now
that the losing streak has been broken
and the jonah disposed of, everything
should be clear sailing for the remain
der Of the season. No team as good
as the Aggies will be played and there
will be no excuse for losing another
game.
lad who has an ambition to be a
championship boxer. There is moth
ing unusual about this lads ambition,
but the extraordinary thing about
him is that his neArt Is on MS right
side along with his spleen, and his
liver keeps his appendix company on
the left side. The boy is physically
sound, and is a good boxer. The doc
tors say the transposition Of his vital
organs should not affect him in any
way, and one doctor wants to know
why anybody has his heart on his left
side. anyway.
The most plausible explanation is
that men get it jo1ted over there by
women, and women get 1t "sQuez"
over there by men. Maybe every
body has the heart on the right side
when born, who knows?
IT am one Of the few people who
really think Jess Willard will whip
Jack Johnson" says Jimmy McGill,
brother Of the late "Pittsburg Phil"
racetrack plunger, who owns the In
dianapolis American Association
club. IT am thoroughly confident
that the morning Of March will see
a new champion. even though said
champion may not be such q wonder.
'"I'm not pinning faith on any al
legged improvement in WIZARDS abil-
tiles. but on the total slump in the
fighting form Of Johnson. 1t was my
luck to see johnson in action against
Jim Jeffries and Jim Flynn. The John
son who fought Flynn was a ghost of
the johnson who fought Jeffries, and
that was three years ago. During
those three years johnson has been
living q merry life. and also getting
steadily older. I think he can't be
more than a faint echo of what he