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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-22

Being sorry for yourself doesn't en-
list the sympathy of your neighbors
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-22

Panama is considering the estab
lishment of national school of teleg.
raphy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-22
The Soft Coal Question.

''Is she blonde or brunette?"
Il don't know; l met her in Pitts
burgh. h."-Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-22
THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof Aug. F. w. Schmitz. Thomas,
Okla, writes: Il was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years
When told 1 had Bright's Disease in
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-22
Weeks Break-Up-A-CoId Tablets

A guaranteed remedy .or Colds and
La Grippe. Price 25c of your druggist.
It's good. Take nothing else.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
IN THE FANS FORUM.
Old Topeka Printer Suggests Name for
the Ball Team.

The following letter was received by
Charles Mitchell of Crane & Co., of
this city:
Mr.. Chas. Mitchell, Topeka. Kan,
Dear sir:-In perusing the columns
of the Topeka State Journal, I notice
that the new owner of the Topeka
baseball club, Mr.. Savage, is looking
for a new name for the ball club. L
also notice the few names submitted,
but none of them appeal to me as be-
ing the proper thing.
Kansas is famous for her fighters.
In the Civil war, no state in the union
produced better fighters than Kansas.
In the Spanish-American trouble, who
carried off and brought back home
more honors than the famous Twen-
tieth kansas? All Kansas boys+all
fighters And before many days have
passed, 1 firmly believe and hope,
Kansas will have added to her galaxy
of fighters native son-Jess Will
lard, as the worlds champion pugilist.
To complete the list a fighting, pen
nant-winning ball team is required.
What Topeka needs at the head of
the team is scrappy field captain and
a team that will fight from play
ball. until the last man is called out.
Allow me to suggest the name
Topeka Trojans." Figure it out. If
you can get a better name, use it.
Respectfully submitted,
w. w. KELSEY,
Union Printers Home, Colorado
Springs, Colo.
The Capital Top Winners.
To the State Journal:
I wish to suggest the name of ''The
Capital Top Winners for the Topeka
team. Respt.
CHAS. J. FOLEY, g yrs. old.)
1918 Lane ST.
Lady Says Doodlebugs.
To the State Journal:
1 would like to suggest an original
name for the ball club if possible.
How would Doodlebugs hit? Such
name would give Topeka more fame
than the pure complexion bill.
From a fanette.
MISS LUCRETIA L. BONES,
- West Ninth St.
And the To Kans, Too.
To Topeka State Journal:
In my opinion there could not be
selected a more desirable name for
the Topeka ball club, than the Kaws,
but since the general public has form
ed the opinion that it is the name that
wins ball games rather than the ball
team, my choice would be the ITO
Kans," (Tokens.)
In that you have the first syllable
of Topeka and the first syllable of
Kansas, and should be pronounced,
Tokens" Then our slogan would be
the ''Tokans Kan and the Tokans
will-win."
Yours successfully,
HARRY MORRISON
ZIG West Eighth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

ried for the 'steenth time.
Jess Willard finally got into the
same town with Jack johnson.
The Washburn freshmen proved
that they knew more about playing
basketball than the all-wise seniors.
Judge Lands did not hand down
a decision in the Federal league suit
against organized baseball.
The X U. Jayhawkers began their
spring football training. and started a
report to the effect that a new coach
would be on the job next fall.
Charley White and Freddie Welsh
did not fight a 1O-round, no-decision
bout.
A few appropriate names were sug-
gested for the Topeka baseball team,
among them the Good Boys
Barney Oldfield celebrated ST. Pat
rick's Day by winning a race.
Tom Powell saw the sun rise
Wednesday and broke forth in a poet
ica1 strain, but his verses proved too
good to print.
The old Steam Rollers of the R. r.
Y. M. c. A. held a reunion and de-
feated the Washburn law college bas-
ketball team.
This column was rotten only six
days during the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
SEND TEAM TO U. OF P.
h. L. Will Be Represented at Big
Eastern Athletic Meet.

Lawrence Kan, March 20.-The
University of Kansas will be repre-
scented by four mile relay team at
the University of Pennsylvania relay
games April "a, according to an an
nouncement by Manager w. o. Ham
ilton. A two mile relay team and one
or two individuals will also be sent If
they show enough class to warrant
the expenditure.
These games are the first of a Sc
ries of eastern outdoor competitions
and draw entries scattered from New
England to the Pacific coast. In ad-
dition, oxford university of England
sent a four mile relay team which won
the blue ribbon event of the 1914
competition by a scant yard, defeat
ing the University of Pennsylvania
The University of Southern California
captured the greatest number of
points in the open competition last
year when Drew captured the hun
dred and broad jump, Kelley the hur-
dies and Borgstrom the pole vault.
The Jayhawk squad has the best
material in the distance events since
the inception of intercollegiate COM
petition at the university. Edwards
and Herriott have both covered the
mile in ADJ and Rodkey is supposed
to be capable of an even better mark
A mediocre fourth man would still
leave the team capable of excellent
time, but the keen competition for the
trip should develop good fourth
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Local Club Is Angling for White
SOX Pitcher.
His Name Is Bell and His Rec
ord Rings True.

Believing that it is absolutely i'm
possible 10 have a baseball team
without pitchers, Owner John Savage
of the local Western League strong
hold. seems to be maneuvering under
the theory that the greater the num-
Der you have to pick from, the better
the picking ought to be.
Nine alIeged-to-be tossers have al
ready been hitched with an orange
colored contract, and now Savage an
nounces that a deal is on whereby ne
hopes to get one Ralph Bell from the
Chicago White Sox. In fact, the deal
has been all but closed, as contract
was mailed to Bell this morning
This means that on Monday, March
20, when the hopefuls line up for the
first roll call, there will, in all hKen-
hood, be 10 mound asp1rants IN the
bunch. Also, this means that eacn
and every one of them will have odds
of two to one against them making
the team, as it will be possible to keep
only five on the pay roll
Then, too, the odds are likely to be
boosted as Savage announces that sew
eral local aspirants who believe they
We're born to attain fame IN the
realms of balloon have applied Tor a
chance to try out with the team, and
they will be given an opportunity to
do so unless the new player-manager
sets UP an objection. Among these
are one or two men who want to tw1rl,
and there is a bare chance in billion
that a blooming johnson will be I'M
earthed in the lot. However, it is not
probable that the regular signed men
will worry much over losing their
meal tickets to one of these.
Bell Has Good Record.
Bell, the latest pitcher to be angled
for as mentioned above, has been Sc
cured from the Chicago White Sox.
He is a native Kansan, Pittsburger,
and he made a fairly good showing In
1913 and IA.
In 1918 when with the Winona club
in the Northern League, he is reputed
to have won 10 straight games, and
then to have come to st. Joe in the
Western League, where he added two
more to the pile. making 1t Fl
straights.
Last year he pitched six games for
the Drummers, winning three and los
ing three, but for some reason he
didn't become welded to the Missouri
town and refused to stick. Likewise
he refused to return there this season.
In the Northern League last season
he batted .306 and made a fielding
record of -947. Whether or not he
will be able to stick here or will be
satisfied to spend the summer here if
he makes good it not known, but if he
puts his fist to a contract he will be
brought on with the rest and given an
equal chance.
In the list of players who have so
far been signed. there are only two
real rockies, and this means that all
the rest have their previous records in
the record books and have faced the
music before. The two rockies are
Cobb, a twirler, and Frankenhoff, first
baSeman.
Savage says that everything will be
in apple pie order by this time next
week, and the men will be put to work
Immediately upon their arrival, pro-
vided the weather man will clear
things up as he should.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
FIGHTING ON SUNDAY
No Championship Match Ever Before
Held on Sabbath Day.

New York, March 20.-If the pro-
motors of the Johnson Willard heavy
weight championship bout adhere to
their announcement to hold the con-
test on Easter Sunday, April 4, it will
be the first time that a ring match of
this caliber has been held on q Sun
day Championship bouts in many
classes have been held on holidays in
all parts of America and Europe but
pugll1sts and promoters have hereto
fore confined their ring activities to
days other than the Sabbath.
johnson won final recognition as the
worlds champion by defeating Jeffries
at Reno, New, on the Fourth of July,
1910; Bob Fitzsimmons won the
heavyweight title from Jim Corbett at
Carson City, New, on ST. Patrick's
first claim to championship honors by
defeating Tommy Burns at Sydney, N.
s. W., on December rs, 1908, which is
known as Boxing Day. throughout
the British empire. Because Of the
difference in time the result of this
battle was known throughout the
United States on the preceding day
Christmas.
bouts in which championships chang
ed are numerous. Young Corbett'S
victory over Terry McGovern was won
on Thanksgiving day; Battling Nell
son lost his lightweight title to Ad
Wolgast on Washington's birthday,
1910, and the list might be continued
almost indefinitely.
Sporting events of various kinds are
held on Sunday in Central and South
America and Continental Europe but
aside from baseball, bicycle racing,
track and field athletics and associa-
ton football games, Sabbath sports
have never been popular in the
United States. In Mexico, Cuba and
South America, bull fights, cooking
mains and minor sports are or were
held on the first day Of the week.
In Europe several classic turf
events, including the French grand
prix are always scheduled for Sunday.
Ring records show that few bouts of
Importance have been held abroad on
Sunday, and American tabulations
show an equal scarcity in this respect.
Where they have been held on Sun
day the contests were those of the
early periods of pugilism and the Sc
lection of the day due to police ac-
tivity which upset the plans of the
promoters. Such a case was the Jack
Dempsey-George La Blanche battle
held on a barge in Long Island Sound
early Sunday morning. March IA,
1886.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
SEVEN MONTHS BALI
Pacific Coast League Has Longest
Schedule in the World.

The opening and closing dates for
the leading major and minor leagues
for the season of 1915 show that the
Pacific Coast League will, as usual,
play the longest season. The Pacific
Coast schedule, which opens on March
80 and continues until October "a
calls for close to seven months of con-
tinuous play.
In the east and middle west, the
American, National and Federal
leagues will carry their pennant races
through a series of approximately six
months. The dates for the initial and
final games of the season are as fol-
lows:
National-April IA; October Z.
American-April Ia; October z.
FederaL-April 10;
American Association April %;
September %.
Pacific Coast-March 80; October "a
Northwestern-Apri 20; Sept. 49,
New Epgland-Apri1 80; Sept g.
Texas-Aprit 8; September s.
Southern-April 10; September 26.
Georgia-Apri1 30; August 81
North Carolina-Aprn %; Sept. Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
ANOTHER X. c. HOPEFUL.
81. Joe Drummers Sign Eddie Henry,
Promising OutfieIder.

Kansas City, March 2o-Eddie
Henry, a Kansas City semf-profes-
sional outfielder, has signed a contract
with the St Joseph club of the West
ern League. Henry signed the con-
tract several weeks ago, but it was
not announced until today. Eddie is
a brother of George Henry, the short
stop that was much wanted by Man
ager Holland. George signed with ST.
Joe the first part of last month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
Battle for State Championship.

Emporia, Kan, March 20.-Pre-
liminaries to the state high school
basketball tournament were played
here Friday night. The results were:
lola, 80, Chanute, 1t: Reno, 80,
Mound Ridge, 81; Wichita, 80, Nor
NAL highs, IL; Norton, IL, Ellsworth,
II. Leavenworth was an odd team
and did not play. The finals will be
PLAYED tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Patten gymnasium here in their big
gest track event of the winter season,
the conference indoor meet.
AS usual, Illinois, winner of both in
door and outdoor meet last year, is
favorite but the Illini expect stiff COM
petition from Chicago, which has a
well balanced team entered. Some
fast time is expected in the track
events where the fields include a num-
Der of veterans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
TOLEDO GETS PIN TOURNEY.
st. Louis Bob Plummers Still Hold
Lead at Peoria Meet.

1[oStu at E-cOE1f4 Meet.
Peoria, Ill, March -Sixty-four
two-men teams from Chicago. James
town, Cleveland, Toledo, Gary, Ind,
and Pekfn, Ill, will take the alleys
today at the American Bowling con-
greSs.
At the annual meeting of the con-
gress yesterday E. j. Ryan of Detroit
was reelected president; A. L. Lang
try of Milwaukee. secretary, and To-
ledo was awarded the 1916 tourna-
ment.
The Bob Plummers of ST Louis held
their lead in the fives again yesterday
with 1888. New leaders, w. Remias
and F. Kafora of Chicago, with 1897,
appeared at the top of the list in the
doubles. ]. Lellinger of Chicago still
maintained his lead in the singles with
GIL, the only change in the leaders in
this event occurring when E. J.
Bergk of Chicago went into fourth
place with 641.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

bugs will be able to master the game
pretty soon. The tournament was for
charity, and that brought a lot of wo-
men who otherwise would not have
attended. but the simon-pure boxing
nicrobe stung some of the girls, at
that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
BIG TRACK MEET TONIGHT.
Big Nine Star Athletes Will Fight
Hard for Conference Honors.

Evanston, ILL.,, March 20.-The Big
Mines star athletes compete tonight in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
Cornhusker Win Omaha Meet.

Omaha, Neb., March 20.-Nebras-
ka university won the fourth annual
indoor athletic meet under the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
Jayhawker Track Schedule.

Lawrence, Kan, March 20.-The
following track events in which K U.
men will participate have been an
nounced by Coach w. o. Hamilton:
April 17-Drake Relay games, Iowa
City.
April "a Pennsylvania Relay
games, Philadelphia.
April 3O-K. C. A. c. dual meet,
Kansas City, Mo.
May S-Nebraska dual meet. Lin
coin.
May Missouri dual meet at
May 2e-Missouri Valley games. CO.
June 5-Western conference games,
Chicago.
Training Camp Results.
At Beaumont, Texas.-St. Louis
Browns, Z; Beaumont, 1.
At Jacksonville, Fla.-Philadelphia
Athletics, 9: Chicago Cubs, 8.
At Atlanta, Ga--Buffalo, 8; Georgia
Tech, o.
At San Francisco.-San Francisco,
10: Chicago White Sox, 4.
Female Pug Bugs in n. Y.
New York, March 2O.-A few weeks
back it looked like efforts to interest
women in boxing hereabouts had
failed. But the other night, when 200
of the feminine fans gathered at Sixty
nine Regiment armory, to witness a
boxing tournament in aid of the city'S
poor, pessimists changed their spiel
and agreed that beskirtsd ElRxside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
BLAIR & HOPKINS
MERCHANT POLICE
Residence 100 East 18th ST.
Phone 312s Black.

auspices of the Omaha Y. M. c. A,
Friday night with fourteen points.
Omaha Amateur Athletic association
finished second with seven points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

A few of the things that have hap
pened here and there during the past
week:
Bob Fitzsimmons tried to get mar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Monarch Paint at FORBES .-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Mr.. Sullivan, by the way, has some
amusing stories that he tells off stage
about the English and their concep-
ton of baseball. If you have a de-
sire to hear some of these stories you
might corner him and bone him for
one or two of them. Even a German
could get a laugh or two out of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Ted Sullivan, the Grand Old Man
of baseball, is putting on a show at
the Hip that every true lover of sport
ought to see. The pictures are enter
and instructive and Mr.. Sui
livanS talks are well worth the price
Jack Wilson takes from you at the
boxoffice.
The Washington times., 1915-08-31
SEVENTEEN STAKES
OFFERED At LAUREL
Meeting Follows Havre de
Grace Races, and Will Be
Started October /.

There will be two and a half months >
Of racing for followers of the horses
beginning two weeks from Thursday
for the fall session. Col. Matt Winn
IL already on the Job at Laurel and
the manager OF the Laurel Park Race
Meeting which Is to be run in con-
junction with the Maryland State Fair
Association, reports unusual interest
among the horsemen even this early.
The big meeting of the fall season
Will be at the Laurel course of the
Maryland State Fair Association. be-
ginning October l. and continuing
through the month.
October is the finest racing month
In the year. and the Laurel meeting
this season will eclipse ali that have
gone before. Col. Matt Winn and his
assistant, Harry F. Breyvogle. reach
ed Laurel yesterday and will remain
until the close of the racing there.
colonel Winn may make a short trip
to Louisville. but he will spend most
or his time at the Laurel course.
Ihe stakes for the October session
closed last week and Breyvogle. who
Will superintend the arrangements be-
Ing made for the meeting. saws that
more and better horses w1il take part
this year than ever before.
Seventeen stake races will be decided
In the tWenty-six days of racing and
among the entries is the champion Of
the older division. Andrew Miller's
great four-year-old. Roamer, by Knight
Errant-Rose Tree H. who took the
Saratoga Cup last Saturday Last year
Roamer won the big race at Laurel and
established a worlds record.
Numerous improvements have been
made since last fall. and the course will
- one OF the prettiest In the country.
The Washington times., 1915-08-31
RAWLINGS IS PICKED
FOR ALL.STAR TEAM
Frederick Club, Winners Of
Blue Ridge Pennant, Play
Athletics Today.

FREDERICK. Nd. Aug. n.-"Reggy"
Rawlings. Of Washington. has been
named on the all-star team Of the Blue
Ridge League. Rawlings is the regular
left fielder Of the Martinsburg team.
The Frederick team. winners Of the
pennant. are to be given a banquet hero
tonight. following a game in tho after
noon with the Athletics.
Among the specially invited guests
are Ban johnson and John X. Tensr.
Frederick merchants will declare q
quarter holiday in order that all may
see the game. which starts at 3 o'clock.
Here Is the all-star team:
Myers. hrst base, Frederick: Agnew.
second base. Frederick: Connolly. short
stop. Frederick: Rigler, third base. Get
tysburg; Rawlings. left field. Martins
burg Pownall. center feld. Hanover
Lamar. center field. Frederick; Mack
ert, right field. Hanover; stroh. catcher.
hhanover; hnun johnson. catcher, Martina
ellyn. pitcher. Frederick; stricker.
pitcher, ChambersburE: orrison. utility.
Frederick
The Washington times., 1915-08-31
Take Up Tennis Today
At West Side Courts
Forest Hills Event For All Corners Postponed From
Yesterday Because of Wet Condition of
Cours-Banquet Given Players.

effort to regain the ch.mrion.hip. in
the first Of tho matinee matches
seheduled at 2:l5. He will play
Ernest rritz Kuhn. the German play
1r;. of the Crescent A. c.. will battle
with Lyle F. Mahan. as il ia planned
to Play two matches simultaneously
on the great stretch Of turf between
lined for four courts.
.rswaoroIa wG OF fae f5r%sr ci ps,is .t Cup Plsy-
erick B: Alexander-will take the
the other battles. Hackett viii play
william II. Johnston, the Young Cali
fornian who has been performing 80
aPly; and Alexander and Nathaniel
vii, vii Ts.eo; Se onnhn.!; the m;ons~ood Club crack
The tennis dinner was held last night
At a.. the Vanderbilt Hotel. when about
100 ofhcials and contestants were the
guests OF the West Side Tennis Club.
ICE was In accord with the training OF
the players. J. s. Myrick. president OF
the club. occupied the chair. and among
those present were:
rdT. Rrs:lS'at "a n Roesr. Robert p Wrsnn Secretary
{. Colin. Harry A. Parker. John a.
:: Little. Marshal Al Pssao; Peaso;ay ~ ehsr,e. H,s e.
Chambers: r. Norris Williams. I'd. Mau-
ney r,ss TbaHsI r MLopsh!1R W:, Cray p4adle. Sid;
c. 1nmsn, William NJ. Johnston, Char
snce J. Griffin. Ward Dawson, Walter
Merrill Hall. T: R. Pell. Irving c.
wright: George Wright. Abraham Bass
ford. 5r.. Nathaniel W. Niles, A. II.
Coffey. Fred c. Bagss. Frederick B.
Alexander. Harold H. Hackett, Watson
NJ. Washburn. Benjamin NJ. Philips,
= Howard Voshell., f. s: Moore, George
Baggs. J. H. Blackston, Robert Rand.
II. A. Qunter. e. H. Hooker, Bruno
HUM. Lawrence Curtis. Lieut.. W. s.
Anderson. e. w. Peaslee. c. l.. Childs,
4. M. Kidder. Lyle E. Mahan. p. S.
Srinsmead. J. G. Mckay. Ludlow Van
derventer. Russell Brown, Herbert L.
Bowman. g. w. Merriheld. Dr. Barrin-
ger. Edward Hubbard. George Phelps,
Theodore Hetzler. and T. Mansfield.
The Washington times., 1915-08-31
Local Amateurs Have Chances to Win Titles in Three npora
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Federal League action within the few days has caused play
tempted by offers lot thinking before quitting
ganed baseball for the Gilmore circuit The Feds repudatng
their big contracts and sing their outright signing
been considering offers independents decided
about them thereby showing great commonsense.
Chief Bender the latest former bump into this
delicate sheang Feds With loud acclaim
nonced winter that the Indian had signed ronad
contract with the Baltimore epins for three Now he dscov
that unconditional his lot the club alleging that he
failed playing condition. Russell Ford signed Buffalo,
released time only be signed again lower
figure This trick has been turned number Of prominent Federal
Lagur according running through the American League
just where it will end, tell.
Despite contrary claims
Baltimore Newark Brooklyn Buffalo this has
keep field
and the strain telling the khoder There
for this sudden storm Of the with
now and then cutting in salary terms.
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