The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25

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Old Man Curry Osity now comes for
ward with the following question: II
it is a long way to tickle Mary. how far
Is Topeka from the Western League
baseball circuit?''
After handing the Nebraska Corn
huskers q double-dealt defeat. the K.
u. Jayhawkers ought to find 1t rather
easy sailing to the goal Of Missouri
Valley championship honors. The
Huskers are reputed to have good,
team and K. u. has demonstrated that
she has better one. Therefore, X. u.
as will be found in the Valley.
The fate of the antitrust baseball
suit is now in the hands of Judge
Landis His Honor took the case under
ADJUSTMENT Saturday afternoon and
will probably hand out his decision in
la few days. Every kind of law from
contracts to consanguinity statutes was
introduced by the ltigants and every
authority from Blackstone to Connie
Mack was quoted But q little tip from
the Canary bird advises that Judge
Lands decision won't cut a whit one
way or another and it is pretty certain
that the fight will go on In the future
just the same as it has In the past.
trust or no trust-injunction or no in
functions.
The suit has aroused q little more in
terest in the fight, and probably that
is all it was intended for after all. Who
knows?
E. H. Smith. sport writer from Ag-
gievIle. passed through Topeka Satur-
day afternoon en- route to Kansas
City. Smith says the Aggies may not
set the Missouri Valley basketball
courts on fire. but he predicts that
they will literally burn up the earth at
the track meet at Columbia this spring.
A wrestling match will be held at
Manhattan tomorrow night between
Tommy Doctor OF Rydal and Jack
Chance OF Kinsley. Chance il reported
the state, while many. Of the critics
claim that Doctor is going. However.
it is a safe bet that the Doctor will give
a pretty good account OF himself, as ne
is an old head at the game and usually
manages to give his audience their
moneys worth whenever he puts on q
show.
Larry Lajoie is the only ball player
in the history of the game who was
ever declared unique" player by a
court of justice. Back in 1902. when
the National League brought suit
against Lajoie, who had jumped to
Connie Mack's Athletics, Justice Potter
of the supreme court Of Pennsylvania.
in granting the injunction against
Lajoie. said that the services OF play
err like Lajoie are of such a unique
character and display such q specific
knowledge, skill and ability as render
them of peculiar value to the club, and
so difficult of substitution that their
loss would produce irreparable injury
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great performers. but LajOie undoubt-
eddy is the only one to be given the
legal reputation of being unique.
New York, JAN 25.-If Packey Nc
Farland will box Mike Gibbons ten
rounds in Madison Square Garden he
can have 5,O00-a greater sum than
any ever paid to any champion for a
bout in the famous old building of this
city. This is $1,000 more than Packey
received when he fought Matt Wells, the
English lightweight champion, two
years ago. When one considers that
Packey is not champion and never
has held lightweight title or welter-
weight crown, this offer is considered
a tribute to Packey's skill as a boxer.
Chicago, ILL.,. Jan. 25.-Ad Wolgast is
going to battle Joe Mandot in New Or
leans in Dominick Tortorich's arena.
The fight is scheduled to go 20 rounds.
Wolgast is guaranteed the sweet little
price OF So OO0-
The negotiations have been hanging
fire for some time because Wolgast in
sisted upon taking at least two other
bouts of a minor character before 60
ing to New Orleans to train. This the
promoters in the south would not stand
for.
Saturday Wolgast decided to call off
definitely all matches he has on at the
present time This includes an af-
fair in Columbus, Ohio. and q match in
Milwaukee with Goats DOig.
Owing to weather conditions. there is
very little doing in trap shooting cir
cles these days, but, according to the
statement of a member of the Topeka
Gun club. plans are being made for one
Of the biggest seasons ever when spring
opens.
During the winter, members of the
club have taken advantage OF q num-
Der of warm days to keep their eyes in
training, and it is hoped that the pow
der burning sport will assume larger
proportions in this part Of the state
during the year.
Those who enjoy putting the bullet
instead of the shot. are getting lots Of
action ON the ranges Of the Topeka
Rifle club, and the weekly shoots that
have been held since before December
have developed considerable enthusiasm
and rivalry among the members.
Weather Prevents Boxing Bout.
New Orleans, La, Jan. ga sched-
uled twenty-round match here Sunday
between "GunbOat" Smith and Bat