The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-
Let En- Slide.
The climbing days are slipping,
They'll soon be of the past.
But let them speed their 'durndest,
So long as We aln't last.


They'll be of the past.
But let them speed their .durndest,
So long We ain't last.
For a baseball magnate, the depth of
despair must be reached when 1t is no
longer possible to say, well, so and so is
below me any way.
Among those who should be able to
vouch for this just now are Jack Holland,
boss of the Drumners. and Connie Mack,
chief engineer of the Athletic rattletrap.
And both of them have known the height
of the ultimate triumph. too.
Whether OF not he deserves it. Manager
Engle Is being accused of letting past
friendships and old Federal league as
sociations influence him In the manage
ment of the Savages.
However there seems to be nothing to
the rumor that there is brother in law
relationship existing between him and
Nick Allen
The Sioux City Indians have been show
ing some unmistakable signs of life recent
And among the individual members of the
teams who have been playing n big part
in the come back are Phil CoOney anu
Pepper" Clark.
Pepper" is attracting attention all over
last n. a innings he has worked without
for him to get a worlds record while he Is
at it.
De Wolf Hopper in his Casey at the
as IS f Sat R Is 1Ae
rendition will have anything to ,, DO with u,
posterity.
Speaking of the Kansas movie censors.
how is this for u shOestring pick up;
Bro. Festus said he's cut the scene
autumn breeze,
As It went whistling thru the woods.
Blew bare the limbs of trees
But, cutting back. as they do in the
Sedian, as he appears at local theater
this week, the production shows that every
detail of the playlet was made Tor him
midwife belle She was made for his
rival the college pitcher who. had a dis
tinctive college delivery in the box.
Casey at the Bat" as a baseball poem.
is a masterpiece. As screen production
it is a sereed; and al that the genius ,o OF
fully pathetic.
Some day some big league ivory hunter
will probably wake up to the fact that
Kelleher, the Denver shortstop. Is one OF
the best all around n ifaeide6s IN t9n snend
all he gets out of the sale trying to get
another like him.
To say that Kelleher Is the most valuable
individual in the Western league today Is
u rather broad statement But the little
New Yorker certainly has a record to be
proud of. There probably Is not a player
in the league who would not be glad to
trade official averages with him.
Not only is Kelleher leading the league In
runs scored and total bases. but he Is
tied with Butcher in three base hits. Is tied
with two others for second place In sacri-
flee hits has stolen 10 bases and ranks as
the sixth best regular hitter in the league
Keller is one of the best fielding shortstops
In the league. He comes in on the ball fast
covers a lot of territory. has a quick,
steady peg and does not let his tempera-
ment interfere with his playing. As an
all around infielder he looks just now like
the class of the league
at third base has quit the Omaha club and
retired from base ball. he announces. be-
cause of ruling of the National calnmis
sion that required him to pay back rail-
road fare to the Oakland club of the Pa
cfffc Coast league. 1t seems that both the
Oakland and the Omaha club paid his rail-
sion ruled that he be kept out of the game
road fare from the coast, and the commits
until he paid back the money he got from
Oakland.
Burg was valuable man to Omaha. and
because he knew this he probably thought
Pa Rourke would come across with The
amount involved rather than see him quit-
However Rourke believes ireland will he
able to hold down the place from on,
and IL he does. Burg will probably fiud
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