The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25

tar out Of the crack Omaha pitchers. mas
been giving the Omahogs more than they
can stand One Rourke scribe describes
Tony as young man who 'inhales spa
gh ettanl says Victor Emmanuel is the
greatest man in the world"
It's an unkind cut the Nebraskans are
authority that DEBATE sings none of the
songs that are set to grind organ music.
He couldn't sell a gold banana If ne had
to. He doesn't know whether Rome has
seven hills seven thousand. He is
Frcnchman and the perfume of the fleur-
de-lis is his fayorfte.
There is a possibility that Don Billings.
one of the old heroes of Washburn's dark
and white again this fall. Billings has
not vet received his degree and he would
be eligible, but business connections may
keep him from going back to school.
A New Sport.
To be properly in the swim at the Ozark
bathinr resorts. it is necessary to euuip
oneself with the inflated rubber inner tube
of Ford tire, with which the bather can
swimming. Ford tire floating in Il noun
tain stream, it may be aided, is some sport
Arc you betting the Red Sox, the
White Sox. the Yankees or the Browns"
one fan asked. I'm not betting On any
of Them. said the other. I'm conser-
vative gambler: I'm offering two to one
that Washington can't finish Tower down
than the Mack men,. d
Elmer Bearg. the new II. s. football
coach. VINO spent the greater part of the
summer attending the StagG coaching
school. is optimistic over the outlook for a
big season. Bearg expects TO begin lining
up his material about week before school
starts.
| In order to finish out its season as per
schedule. the virginia league took In an
independent team to play the games sched-
uled for the team that had dropped out
But the independent team Immediately be-
gan to show the regular teams how to
win games and it was kicked out in the
cold without ceremony and upon short
notice.
New W. l.. Prexy.
story recently printed in sport paper
to the effect that number of Western
league club owners were trying to get
Frank Isbell to take the presidency of the
| league is nothing of a surprise. But why
a new president2 Can anyone blame Presi-
dent Zehrung for the poor atte !; :. many
to blame him for the runaway Omaha
has been making?
AS result of having watched the dollars
slip away from. them for nearly five
months. some of the W. l.. club owners
are in a state of mind to do almost any
thing that will take their minds off their
diminishing bank rolls. And the rumor that
some would ike to see Isbell at the head
of the league probably comes from the
fact that Ivy il notorious preacher OF
economy If the w L. wants club owner
league efficiently and economically-a look
around in Topeka might result In finding
the ideal man for the place in John Savage
But there are signs in the zodiac TINT
Tip ONeill would like to get his old job
back If the club owners decide to make
change A Wichita paper reproduces
letter received from his TipEerarys'Iip in
which he weeps over the present "dissatts-
faction" in the league, and in which he
suggests that things would De more sat
isfactory II the salary limit of s1sO0 or
So. 900 a month were in force instead of
the present limit of 81, COO.