The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune
Pics. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc.
(By Clug.)

III
Ill Pics. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc. II
III (By Clug) III
1t can't rain always+maybe not
Because a man refuses to let his
son go to a ball game on Sunday is
no sign he will not bet YOU even
money that Wichita won't win the
Ipennant.
Animal Dashner is now leading
Bugs Grover in pitching percentage
1t is q notable fact that when Grover
took a slump the team slumped with
him.
The Abdal1ah Hot Sands saws:
There is a place for everything, but
it is hard to find a convenient place
for a boil On the eyebrow or one
of the great toe nails might be a good
place to have one come.
A Topeka lady fan offered to bet a
kiss against candy that Topeka would
not be in second place this time next
week. She was playing both ends
against the middle, SO to speak, but
her bet was covered.
Were you ever a boy? Did you ever
dream OF becoming a baseball hero
inning with two strikes and two out,
said home run winning the game for
your team ?'' A lad with the Mem
phis club in the Southern league real
lied such a dream this week.
Memphis was playing New Orleans.
The game had gone into the tenth
inning with the score tied to g. The
reach first. Red McDermott, third
baSeman, came to bat. There was no
one on base. Twice Red struck at the
ball and missed it. The third time,
h 10 inf he of iaJd
blea cheers for home run and ended
the game. When you were kid with
stone bruises on your heels, haven't
you dreamed of doing this very thing
many a time?
If the weather stays right and he
does not get gnat in his batting
eve, Old CIV Sloakum Forsythe, re-
Gently rechristened the Tango Kid,
will be pretty close to the top in the
w. L. batting averages by the end of
the week. Cy has been hitting like
$3.50 recently.
And it might incidentally be men
toned that the New York Giants
have had a scout looking over the
Omaha and Topeka teams this week.
The incidental part about this is that
Forsythe once was a Giant for a brief
spell, and he may have another
chance. Here's hoping he does, and
makes good by mile.
But, if it's just the same to the
Giants, we would rather they would
not bother any of our Topeka players
until after the season is over. OF
course, John SaVage'S only chance to
make any money here is to sell play
ers. And he has several that look like
saleable material. But let's hope they
are not-not yet.
'"Now that you have a million I sup
MY burden is far heavier than that,
old friend. 1 have twenty millions.
So wife and the girls say I gotta play
pollok.
Since the memorable fifth inning of
Tuesdays disaSteua at. st. Josephus
many Topeka fans have been asking
the question:: what is the matter
with Grover?" And, really, seriously,
what is the matter with Bugs? This
column would be glad of an opportun-
ity to publish the correct answer.
Grover has an arm and a head that
ought to have landed him a perma-
nent berth in one of the big time
shows many moons ago. When he is
going right and feeling his oats, he is
all but invincib1e and unhittable. He
can go into a hole and pull a team
out with as much ease and unconcern
as any pitcher in any league. He is
an iron man when it comes to hard
work. And on top of all this his hit
ting is AL for a pitcher.
The only surface solution of Gro
vers case is that his ambition is not
as great as his natural ability. He is
lacking in the desire to be a really
great pitcher. He is too Indifferent
too self-satisfied. And unless he sets
his lamps on higher things he will
never go up, in spite of his wonderful
ability What he needs most is for
some one to Saturate corn cob with
kerosene place it under his dead am