The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-22

more than was expected in their game
with Washburn last night
The Ichabods have nothing to be
ashamed of The Normals have ma
terial that should have been able to
pile up a bigger score, and the fact
that they didn't is credit to the OPP
ponents
The general opinion of Western
league magnates seems to be that
Wichita will not be permitted to be-
come Vernon farm, even if Wolf
vile desired it.
Spring football practice at the Uni
versity of Nebraska will begin within
the next two. weeks. Lincoln papers
announce. Athletic Director Reed and
Dick Rutherford will have charge of
the preliminary work and DR.. Stewart,
the new coach. will arrive on the
scene the second week in March.
Johnny king and his partner eX-
pect to make 100000 out of a real
estate deal in Kansas City within the
next . years. Just suppose Johnny
had been a heavyweight cEampioni
The newest things on the local mar
ket for the golf enthusiasts are rub
Der grips for clubs. and kaddy polish
stones for cleaning irons. The rubber
grips fit on the handles of clubs and
are supposed to be a great help to
those who feel that they need to add
to their proficiency The kaddy stones
are made so that they can be carried
in the pocket and resemble small
milestone.
Frank Chances appearance with
the Los Angeles Pacific Coast club
will be his first in any capacity with
a minor league club, Chance being
hi ST., |,
never had to work his way up from
the bushes. He jumped direct from
college to the Cubs, and was at first
catcher. but was soon switched to
the first base job.
Another source of income has been
found for baseball pitchers Ray
Fisher of the Yankees, has been en-
ployed by the Y. NJ. C. A. Springfield,
Mass, college to give instruction in
the science of pitching.
Five years ago it is said that Jess
Willard acted as chauffeur for
gang pillow at So a day. and he kept at
worst kind of a cold. But now that
his services are worth $4,000 an hour
he cannot work 80 minutes because of
little touch of the grip.
Bugs" Grover says he will bet a
that he has better season this year
than last. And most of the fans be-
lieve that he has it in him to do so,
and hope that he will.
Bethany Riding Easy.
1t now seems that the Bethany bas-
ketball team of Lindsborg has the
Kansas conference title all but locked
away in the strong box. The Terri
BILE Swedes' have only four more con-
ference games to play, and if they win
them all-which they should-they
will have won total of fifteen out of
| the sixteen they had scheduled.
Three of the four remaining games
on the Bethany schedule are to be
played at Lindsborg, which gives
Coach Browns team quite an advan-
tage, and the other one is to be played
with Salina Wesleyan at Salina Hays
Normal is the next victim on the
Swede. schedule, being booked for
Thursday.
And. regardless of the finish the
team makes. r. Hven. Bethany's star
forward, will be acclaimed one of the
greatest, if not the greatest individual
player in the whole state. In the four
teen games played so far. Hven has
scored more than one-half of the
points made by his team, having
made II field goals and II free
throws In two games, those with the
Emporia Normals and Southwestern.
, he scored % and 50 points respective
ly which in both instances was two
points less than Bethany's total score.
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