The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-08

| Already, FOOTBALL is beginning TO be
talked in the still, quiet places where
talk is the principal pastime. Indi-
cations are that the gridiron prelimi-
naries in most of the larger institu-
lions will begin much earlier this fall
than usual.
A local fan is anxious to know why
the Western League has six umpires.
or four, and would like to know why
some of the clubs are given two Off
Gals while one is considered sufficient
for the others.
1t is probable that O'Neill has
good reason for keeping six on the
pay roll. You know there is a pos
sibility of one or two of them getting
elected to a hospital berth any time,
and the extra two may be emergency
men in disguise.
Fielder Jones deserves to be barred
from baseball, regardless of the just
ness of his grievances. Jones figured
resi- ning, and if he were allowed to
get away with it, it would only mean
that somebody else would try the same
thing.
| A local lady fan thinks it would
profit the Savage Golfers if ladies
were admitted free two days a week
when the team is at home instead of
on free days" she says, land now
go every day that I possibly can"
There is reason to believe this lady
has the right idea. And, without
meaning any more than is said, it
might be remarked that the more Ia
dies the Savages draw to the park, the
greater number of men fans they will
have.
Quite a number of Topekans are
taking up golf these days. Some of
them go out with their friends and get
their first taste by using friends
equipment. In doing this the other
day, a well known young man lost
one of friends" new six bit balls,
and after a futile search for it he
merely remarked: well, maybe you'll
stumble over it some time. If You
don't I'll look for it again the next
time I'm out this way
Jack Coombs, of the Brooklyn
Dodgers recently made the following
remarks about golf: 81 can't agree
with those men who say golf is bad
for a ball player. 1t helps a man gain
better control of himself and L know
it helps my batting" Only few days
after he had made these remarks
Coombs showed what perfect control
he had of himself by twisting the iga-
ments in one of his legs while pitch
ing and then fainting over the acct
dent.
Yale, indeed, has a right TO draw a
sigh of relief, several signs, in fact,
for Charles Brick1ey and Tacks Hard
wick have completed their collegiate
careers at Harvard. Year after year
they carried the crimson through to
victories upon the gridiron and at the
finish, their efforts resulted in Cam
upon the diamond. Are the Ellis sorry
Brickley and Hardwick are through?
Sure-just as sorry as the kaiser is
that Lemberg has fallen.
Tip in His Own Town.
Accompanied by a big two-column
cut showing Tipperary O'Nein seated
in leather upholstered chair with
his right leg thrown gracefully over
it's left companion, his mustache
pointed like a pair of pins, one hand
holding a book and the other resting
on a mahogany table, the Chicago
Herald printed a very complimentary
story about O'Neill when he offered |
to sacrifice his salary for the good of
the league and stated that he was
willing to help out the club owners in
any way possible. The story appeared
in the Herald Sunday, June 20, before
by H. D. Johnson, and is reproduced
in part as follows:
CHARITY in baseball. in other |
walks of life, should begin at home, |
battle-scarred prexy of the Western |
League. Having stacked away a |
goodly supply of cornbeef and cab |
bage sufficient to withstand a hard |
times siege of protracted duration.
Tip yesterday expressed his willing |
ness to kiss his 1915 salary as league |
executive a fond and affectionate
farewell should the Western moguls |
need his monthly stipend to compen-
safe needy and hard working ball |
players.
'Hughey Jones, boss of the Lincoln
club in an interview given at Sioux
City yesterday, took issue with Presi
dent O'Neill over the 1atter's recent
threat to further shave the salaries of
in the Western circuit Ac-
cording to O'Neill the latest reduction
was necessary owing to a general
baseball depression occasioned chiefly
by Indictment weather.
1.-The Lincoln mogul spoke his little
piece relative to O'Ne11ls stand as fol-
lows:
The players in the Western
League this year are receiving less
money than they received last year,
and according to President O'Neill,
they have accepted an additional cut.
If this is true / have not heard of it,
and my salary checks this month will
be identical with those of last month.
The Jones interview was slipped to
O'Neill over the phone yesterday and
here's what Tip had to say:
This is indeed gratifying news. I
hadn't heard that the players had ac-
cepted the proposed cut. However, If
the club owners need my assistance l
will gladly go through the remainder
of the season without pay, or under
such arrangement as the owners may
make.
If each magnate who is suffering
will write me to this effect
will cheerfully turn over to him
one-eighth of my salary. And that
goes for all eight of the club owners if
this condition becomes imperative.