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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination for the
office of state representative, sub
iect to the will of the voters at the
republican primaries to be held June
3, 1916.
H. P. NICHOLSON, JR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.

l hereby announce myself as can
didate for the Office of County At
torney of Winneshiek County, sub
ject to the desire Of the republican
voters of Winneshiek County at the
primaries, June 5, 1916. lift
G.. n. HOUCK.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
Certuin-teed
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TAINTED will oudast the period of guarantee.
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the formula of the Generals board of expert chemists It's
then given harder coating of another blend of aphats
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kinds have become useless
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There is type CERTAINTEED for every kind of building,
with pitched ROOFS from the largest skyscraper the small
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR COUNTY RECORDER.

l desire to announce that am a
candidate for the office of County
on the Democrat ticket,
subject to the will of the voters at
the Primary to be held June 9Th.
1916.
ALLEN WISE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17

trict Of Winneshiek county for the
second term, subject to the will of
the Republican voters at the primar.
les, June ), 1916.
16tf. j. s. WILLIAMS,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
DIR. NJ. ID. JEWELL,
Physician and Surgeon.

Office in the Trzcinski building,
second floor. Office hours, 10 to Il
a. M; to p. M: to 9 p. m.
Standard phone, 1872 for Office;
1913 for residence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR SUPERVISOR, Sd DISTRICT.

i hereby announce my candidacy
for supervisor for the third district.
subject to the will OF the Republican
voters at the primaries June 5th.
19tf. II. A. HARVEY,
Burr Oak Twp.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR CLERK.

/ hereby announce my candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
County Clerk, subieat to the June
Primary.
18-tf. WILL TCBJASON.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR SUPERVISOR. list DISTRICT.

hereby announce myself as can
didate for county supervisor for the
LIST district Of Winneshiek county,
subject to the will of the Republican
voters at the June 5, 1916 primaries.
18-tf. o. G. HAUGEN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17

Mexico now has a stable govern
ment, but it may not be long before
Caranza would give the presidency
for a horse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR SUPERVISOR, 9Th DISTRICT.

hereby announce that / am can
didate for supervisor of the 5th dis
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17

Sooner or later you will trade
ut Miller's, why not sooner? 27tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
FOR SHERIFF..

H. P. NICHOLSON, JF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
NEW SWIMMING GUIDE OUT.
SpaIding Issues Valuable Book Giving
Rules of All Water Sports.

The growth of interest in swimming
at colleges and schools has brought
forth the new intercollegiate Swim
ming Guide-published in the Spald-
ing Athletic Library Series-contain-
ing the official rules for swimming,
water polo and water basketball as ar
ranged and codified by the National
Collegiate Athletic association commit
tee on swimming and water sports.
The book has been edited by Mr..
Luehring, and besides the official
rules. constitution and other matters
directly connected with the associa-
ton, should be in the hands of every
one interested in naIation, the sym
postum on the crawl stroke being of
great value, eliciting opinions from a
number of prominent experts
The International Swimming Guide
will be sent to any address upon re-
ceipt of 10 cents by the American
Sports Publishing company, 81 War
rem street, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
VIM. Michael F1nnegan, One
of SaUage's NelU Players

w. NJ. Finnegan-William Michael,
of course-whose likeness appears
across the column in this story is one
of the new men who will probably
play an important part in the fight
of the Topeka Savages for the West
ern league rag of victory this season.
Finnegan is n youngster with the
map of Old Erin written plainly in
every feature of his face, and tits said
that every bone in his body was built
with the idea of making him a king
of the diamond. He is % years old
and claims Pittsfield, Mass, as his
native city.
John Savage procured him upon
the recommendation of a big league
scout, and though he has never seen
him, believes that he will make a
valuable cog in the new baseball ma
chine he is building.
Finnegan is a third baseman by
profession, but he is also said to be
a corking shortstop. He played his
first professional ball in 1913 with the
Pittsfield club of the Eastern Associa-
ton and made such a good showing
that the Columbia club of the South
Atlantic league grabbed him in 1914
During , he played third base most
of the time. and the records show that
he batted PSI. The big league scout
who recommended him to Savage
watched him for the greater part of a
month last season. and said that while
he never showed signs of being a high
ave rage hitter, he proved one of the
greatest pinch hitters in his league
and was almost certain to get a nice
bingle when 2 bingle meant a run.
He also confided that lie thought an
other year or so would surely make
him ready for entrance into the big
show.
The figures on his last seasons rec
ord are not available, but it is under
stood he ba-ted close to the 800 mark
and made a remarkable fielding aver
age. In the field he has always been
a steady reliable player it is said.
Mr.. Finnegan IS spending the win
Ter as a clerk in a fashionable hotel
in Pinehurst, n. c. He will be brought
to Topeka with the first squad of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
AGCIES ARE HERE
Farmer Five Clashes With
IchabOds This Afternoon.
Title Prospects Loom Large
for Merner'S TOSSerS.

Flushed with their double victory
over the Jayhawkers and justly pulled
up over their chances of winning the
Missouri Valley championship, Coach
Merner and his Manhattan Agg1e bas-
ketbau quintet arrived in Topeka to-
day for a second clash with the Wash
burn Ichabods this afternoon.
The Aggie squad consisted of Cap
tain Adams. Reynolds and Van Urine,
forwards; MacIlrath and Leonard,
centers: and Ramsey, Mcmillan and
Cunning, guards. The game with the
Ichabods was scheduled for this af-
ternoon instead of tonight by agree
ment so that the Aggies could return
home on an early night train.
The race for the Missouri Valley
title now seems. to he a race between
only the A Sgies andF- Missouri Tigers,
and from the wonderful way the Man
haitian tossers have been going, it
looks as though Missouri would have
to hustle to stop them. 1t is true the
games with K. L. We're the first con-
ference games Merners men have
played, but their showing against Kan
sas conference teams is sufficient evil
dence that they have a whirlwind
team.
In their game last week the Farm
er Five defeated Washburn by the
overwhelming score of sc to 10. and
there was little to indicate that they
wouldn't add another victory this aft
ernoon. But the fact that the Jay
hawkers made them extend them
selves and also the improved condi-
ton of the Ichabods presaged a small
er score. E. c. Quigley, who Off
ciated in the games at Lawrence, was
scheduled to handle the whistle this
afternoon. Art Champeny, student
manager of the Washburn team, an
nounced that the game would begin
at o'clock.
Friday Nights Game.
Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 22.-The Kan
sas Aggies made a clean sweep of the
series by more than doubling the
score over the Jayhawkers Friday
night. the final count being 26 to IL
Gibben. left forward, made all of the
locals twelve points, with three field
goals and six free throws.
The visitors led at the close of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Les Darcy Is a Real Fighter,
But Not for His Native Land

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Les Darcy
of Sydney, Australia, generally recog-
nized as the middleweight champion
of the world, may not visit the United
States for many months.
The passing of military law by the
Australian parliament that prohibits
the departure from that country of
all men between the ages of Is and
as conspired to stop Les when he de-
sired to set sail on the Soroma for
America Jack Kearns. who had sign
ed to manage Darcy for three years
and expected to make a small fortune
is in San Francisco with the eXplana-
keep Darcy at home.
IF the Australian government can
bring it about" declared Kearns in
detailing his misfortunes, Darcy will
be in a khaki uniform very shortly
But he doesn't want to so to war, and,
on the contrary, is anxious to join me
here. We had everything arranged
for the trip to America.
Our tickets had been secured and
it was announced that Darcy would
show on the stage ana fight in the
United States That started a Juror
about the Australians who were leay-
ing home and net going to the war
It was pointed out that for a chap
with so big a reputation as Darcy to
leave would induce others to quit, and
that if Darcy could be persuaded to
join the army he would influence 9TH
ers the same way.
Il offered tC put up cash bond OF
$1,000 or any other amount that Oar
cy would return within a year. but
the officials would not listen to me.
One of the secretaries told me conf
dentia1ly that Darcy would be in the
army within three months, whether
he liked it or not"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

early spread to Smith college, in
Northampton, 90 miles from Spring
field. and interclass contests became
the vogue.
How little basketball has changed
since Naismith's day is evidenced in
its flexible rules. Rule 1. section 1,
of the official rules says that the
game may be played on any grounds
free from obstruction measuring not
in excess of 1900 square feet of ac-
tual playing space" The size of the
ball, the diameter of the basket and
its height from the floor, the number
of men to a side-these details have
of course been standardized. But in
virtually every other respect, basket
ball is the Identical game which
James Naismith deliberately sat down
to invent in order 10 eliminate the
tedium from gymnasium work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
90 49, UP to the Minute IA
IVNA SPORTINGlNEWS& XgA
| /Ngg% From Everywhere. EZI
NEW YORK HAS OLDEST
BOWLING LEAGUE IN U. S.
From Everywhere.

New York, n. Y. Jan. 22-Fifty
years of bowling is a long, long
time, but it has been accomplished
right here in New York. The Fri
day Bowling club, composed of
members of the LiederkranZ, re-
Gently celebrated the golden ami
versary of it's organization with a
dinner. In November, 1855, the
club was founded by a few physi-
clans. without interruption the
club has been rolling for fifty
years, and its members have al
ways included some of those well
known in Liederkranz affairs
Among those who were once mem
bers were C. Godfrey Gunther,
mayor of New York, 1896;
Peter Doegler, Jacob Rudolphy,
Frederick Krutine, Captain Thaler
r. Van der Emde, Edward May,
George Poggenburg, Raymond Pog-
genburg and DR.. Polensky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-
BY CLUG-

Aggie- Washburn basketball game in
Washburn gymnasium this afternoon.
The Aggies are out for the Missouri
Valley championship and they look
like favorites, but in spite of this
Washburn hoped to hold them under
sc to 10 score.
WILLARD ROBBED.
Bold robbers broke into a till
OF Willard, so they say;
They took fur coats and money, too.
And made their get away.
But the robbers made an error
A bonehead, well, l guessi
They robbed the town of Willard
Instead of robbing Jess.
The loss of Jumbo Stiehm undoubt-
edly took a lot of steam out of Ne
braskas football machine. But the
loss of Chamberlain will be more dis
astrous. 1t means that a new piston
rod will have to be procured.
Boxers now are taking up the mask
idea and a fighter will soon appear in
the ring in New York wearing mask.
Most fighters need one-especially
Jim Coffey, the glass jawed giant.
The Des Moines club of the w. L.
will play two exhibition games with
T. And a Des Moines~ paper also an
nounces that Boss Isbell has signed
an 1S-year-oId California high school
outfielder for his team.
The other night in St Paul Mike
Gibbons received $S,466.55 for a min
ute and half's work when he knock
ed out Young Ahearn in one round.
The war brides and war babies
haven't anything on Mike in earning
capacity.
Sammy Mayer, who set the Western
league on fire while he was with the
Topeka Savages during a part of last
season and who got we'll into the lime
light by making phenomenal hops be-
tween the Fed and o. B. camps is
again breaking into print
This weeks Sporting News says of
him: Sammy Mayer, who jumped
the Kansas City Blues for the Feds
and then jumped back when sold by
Kansas City to Washington, which
later returned him to the Kansas City
club, objects, it is stated, to going
back to the American association.
Perhaps he would like to play with
the Feds"
The truth about the matter is. Mayer
probably has heard that the Blues will
have to train in Arkansas this spring.
He does not go strong for any kind of
pork meat, and the prospect of having
to eat razorback bacon while getting
into condition very likely does not ap-
peal to him.
Even in New York they are waking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
WILLARD GOES TO CHICAGO
Champion Hopes to Conclude the De-
tails of y. Y. Bout Soon.

Kansas City. Jan. 22.-With the in
tention of concluding arrangements
for championship bout in March or
April and peThars another fight La,
Jess Willard, holder of the worla' 5
heavyweight pugilistic title; Tom
Jones, his manager. and Dan McKet-
trick, left here Friday night for Chi
cago. where they VIII meet Jack
Curley.
I'm ready to meet anybody they
bring en- Willard declared. Il want
at least one fight before summer. and
maybe another one If the dates are
satisfactory"
1t was intimated that should the
signature of Frank Moran not be
Tor Incoming to the proross d contra CT
for bout in New York. that Fred
Fulton might be substituted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

up to the fact that Sunday baseball
keeps lot of people from Decorating
the Sabbath by doing things more sin
full than watching a ball game. a bill
assemblyman that, if passed, will per-
init baseball games of any kind be-
tween the hours of 2:30 and o'clock
on Sunday afternoons.
BASEBALL SCRIPTURE.
As jewel of gold in a swine's
snout, so is a great fielder without
the ability to hit 'em.
For all that do such things, and
all that do them eyerlaStin2iy, are
an abomination to the boss, their
manager.
But, as vinegar to the teeth. and
as smoke to the eyes, so is the
boob who muffs and boots 'em to
the fans.
The Western League meeting that
was to have been held in Lincoln this
week for the purpose of discussing the
schedule and instructing President
Zehrung as to what action he should
take regarding the refusal of Tip
O'Neill to turn over the books of the
league did not materialiZe- And John
Savage, owner of the local club, says
he does not expect gathering of the
magnates now until February Is, the
date set for arranging the schedule.
Aside from the fact that it is prov
ing a. great inconvenience to President
Zehrung, the club owners do not APP
pear to be worrying very much over
getting the records and books from
Tip. And the reason the magnates are
not worrying is probably because. as
Sandy Griswold stated in the Omaha
/ World Herald, they know they can
make itzhot for him by briRging up
the Goldsmith ball proposition and
other matters if he does not do the
| square thing.
The statement that the Sc to 10
score made against Washburn by the
Aggies last week is the largest score
that a basketball team has made this
season is incorrect. The University of
Texas quintet recently defeated the
San Marcos Baptist academy 102 to /.
The latest report is that Tex Rick
ard is still dickering with Curley for
a chance to stage the Willard-Moran
fight. And you can bet your patamas
that if Tex sees enough in it he will
have his finger in the pie. And If he
has his finger in, it will be pretty apt
to be a success.
Tonight local wrestling fans are
promised real bill of merit when
Louis Hoffman and Young Westergard
meet in North Topeka for a finish
match. The preliminaries are sched-
uled to begin at $3.50 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
BAKER wALLOPs c. OF E.
BaIdwinite Quintet Won Friday Night
Game by One Point Margin.

Baldwin, Kan, Jan. 22.-Baker uni
versity defeated College of Emporia
here Friday night, 80 to 81, after five
minutes extra play which was neces-
sary to break a tie. Baker won on a
free throw.
The game was in the doubtful class
all the way. The first half ended with
the score 16 to is in favor of EN-
poria and although Baker whipped up
in great shape, they were unable to
do more than reduce the lead. 1t was
in the extra five minute session when
the luck broke. Stuckey at center for
Baker and Bruner, who went in dur
ing the last half, starred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Big League Oponine Date.

Kew York. Jan. 22.-The opening
games for the eastern teams of the
National and American Leagues on
April Il will be as follows: National
League-New York at Brooklyn and
Boston at Philadelphia American
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Columbia, Mo, Jan. 22.-The 1916
football schedule for the University
of Missouri has been announced here.
The dates are: October Z, Central COL
lege, at Columbia; October IA, Drake,
at Des MoineS; October 81, Ames, at
Columbia; October Is, Oklahoma uni
versity, at Norman; November a,
Texas, al Columbia; November II,
Kansas State Agricultural college, at
Manhattan; November IS, Washing
ton university. at Columbia; Novem-
Der 80, Kansas university, at Law
renee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
YANKs GET 8 MORE FEDS.
CuIlop, Former Kansas City TwirIer,
Included in Latest Purchase.

AHciuucu III LdteSt HuTcIaSe.
New York. Jan. 22.-The New York
American league baseball club has OBJ
tanned three more Federal league play
ers by purchase. The star of the trio
IS Nick Cullop, formerly the leading
pitcher of the Kansas City club, who
ranked fourth in the Federal league
twirling averages at the end of the
1915 season. The other two players
are Joe Gedeon, who signed with the
Newark Federals after the close of the
last playing season. and the big league
veteran, Herman Germany Shaefer
The club also released three players,
Pitchers Brown and Ring going to the
Louisville club, and Outfielder Daley
to the Vernon club of the Coast league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Quits Baseball to Run Taxi.

Sioux City, Ia. Jan. 22-PhiI
Cooney, for three years second base
man fer the Sioux City Western
Leaue team, has quit baseball Cooney
formerly played with Cleveland, o.,
Paterson, n. J., and Portland, Ore,
teams. He is now operating a taxi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Johnny Ertle Wins Bout.

New York, Jan. 22.-Johnny ErtIe
of st. Paul, claimant of the bantam
weight championship, outfought Jack
Sayles of this city in a ten round bout
here Friday night Ertle was the more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

first half with a score of IL to 5. the
Jayhawkers failing to cage a field
goal until late in the second half,
when Gibben made a sensational goal
from mid court. Ramsey. left guard,
was the individual star for the Farm
ers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

IIOItty I1ttSE&ON1st1IH 1N7OIS1'
Aggies 26, K. L. u.
Bethany 10, Kan. Wesleyan 16.
Minnesota 26, Iowa II.
Nebraska Al, Drake U. 10.
st. Louis U. 20, c. G. n. IL.
Baker 80, c. of E. 81.
K. c. U. 81, Midland SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

players Savage orders to report. and
1T is safe bet that if he handles the
old hickory efficiently and cavorts
around either short or third like a
real cavorter he will draw his pay
check as long as the season lasts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Friday Basketball Scores.

aggressive. Ertle weighed 115 pounds
and SayleS 113.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

promised a real bill of merit when
Louis Hoffman and Young Westergard
meet in North Topeka for a finish
match. The preliminaries are sched-
uled to begin at $50 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
Growth of the Game.

By 1894 basketball made fair to
span the world; it had reached to
Paris in one direction and clean to
Melbourne in the other. Even before
this it had been taken up by women
gymnasts. The fame of the game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
The Tiger Football Schedule

Iotals-
Referee. C. Quigley, st. Marys,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

Sammy Mayer. who set the Western
league on fire while he was with the
Topeka Savages during part of last
season and who got well into the lime
light by making phenomenal hops be-
tween the Fed and o. B. camps is
again breaking into print.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

The statement that the Sc to 10
score made against Washburn by the
Aggies last week is the largest score
that a basketball team has made this
season is incorrect. The University of
Texas quintet recently defeated the
San Marcos Baptist academy 102 to l.