The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
SPORT WHEEZES
Being PurIoined Dog Meat, Prune
Pies. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc
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Ill (By Clug) II
Ed Walsh came back with the Chi
cago team. Now Jimmy Jackson is
bringing Bill Fisher back
There are those who think George
Cochran can hit the ball better away
from home than at home Honus has
been pushing 'em out on the road and
it's now up to him to show that he can
do even better here.
Pinky Beals. captain-elect of the
Washburn football team, is busy get
ting a line on the material from
which the blue and white warriors
will be chosen this fall. 1t is now re-
ported that Glen Elbe will battle for
the Blue again.
One of the hardest games Washburn
will have this season will be with Ne
braska. In the past the Ichabods have
faced the HuSkerS in the curtain call
of the season, but this season they will
meet Stiehm's wonders after they have
hit their stride and Captain Beals has
consuming ambition to make bet
ter showing than was made in Lincoln
last year.
The Topeka baseball team has had
few players who were more popular
with the fans than Zeke Ta1liOn. Every
Tune 1aIllOn mas gone TO pat on the
home grounds this season prayers
have been offered up that he might
be allowed to hit. And all hope that
the little gentleman of the diamond
will make such a good showing with
Sioux City that Savage will recall him
to the fold.
The Des Moines News pays O'NeilTs
efforts the following compliment:
Tip O'Neill, high mogul of the West
ern League, is campaigning in the in
terest of large receipts at the ball park
gate. Tip doesn't care darn about
the brand of ball or the game. Money
talks, even with Tip.
The president of the National
League announced that he found no
grounds for the newspaper article that
quoted Johnny Evers as saying the n.
L. umpires had been instructed to
make the race close. Which looks
very much like the n. L. PreXy wanted
to end his investigation in the easiest
way.
And it is likely that the public will
be gullible enough to swallow the pill
just as she is rolled. AS a matter of
principle, however, the paper that
printed the original story should
make somebody eat something or in
sist on a clean breast of the whole af-
fair. Neither the press, the public
nor baseball interests should allow
such a grave charge to be flushed up
under a shadow.
South Africa claims the longest golf
hole in the world. The Umtali Golf
club of South Rhodesia has a $50
yard hole DOGGY g.. which has been
done in four. The fairway dips away
from the tee for 200 yards, then runs
level for $50 yards, the remainder be-
ing slightly up hill. Immediately fol-
Ioru- fr,rr r, I1I,
DOGGY 81 across a water hazard.
A wise Heidelberger in the Office
says there is no doubt that the Saw
but that they won't win the pennant.
He predicts that they will finish third
or fouth. barring bad luck.
But, barring bad luck and borrow
ing a little good luck, why shouldn't
they win the rag? There are many
hot afternoons between today and the
sixth of September and many things
can happen. Des Moines could fall
into the cellar and climb up into the
first division again in the intervening
time without performing any miracles |
and certainly the Savages could climb |
from fourth to first place.
The Savages have three-sevenths of
their schedule yet to play, and practi- |
cally two-thirds of this three-sevenths |
will be played in Topeka. To date |
ONLY 50 games have been played and /
the game" is still above the 500 per |
cent mark. Not counting the post |
poned games that have not been play
ed off, Jackson's men will battle 80 |
times at home and only IS abroad be-
fore the season closes.
With a big per cent of the remain
ing games on the home diamond and /
with the team better organized than
it has ever been before. Jeemes Jack
son could not ask a better fighting
chance than he has just now. Des
Moines and Denver are the only
teams that have sneaked into any
thing like a lead and the Savages have
two more chances at each before the
final curtain call. To out-pace these
two teams and to keep an eye skin
ned on Lincoln seem to be the only
tasks the Savages have to perform to
plant the flag in Topeka Let's boost
for 'em to do it.
The worst situation baseball mag
mates have to face is announced in the
lines which recently APP
peared on the sport page of a local
paper:
"Only about L per cent of the area
of Ireland contains marketable tim
ber."
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
Western League.