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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
KILBANE IN FAVOR TO PLAY SUNDAY
Ideal Bakers and Newton Will
Clash at Savage Park.
All Arrangements Have Been
Made for Title Game.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the playing of the pro-
posed game between the Ideal Bakery
team of Topeka and the Newton
Santa Fe team at Savage park Sunday
afternoon for the amateur champion
ship of the state.
The final agreement on terms for
the use of the park has been made
and the management of the Newton
team states that his FASTENERS, ac-
companied by about 200 fans, will ar
rive here Sunday morning. If the
weather is favorable, it is expected
that there will be 1900 or 1000
spectators out to watch the two unde-
feated teams battle for the state title.
York will start the game on the
mound for the Newton team, it has
been announced, and O'Byrne will be
pitted against him. York has the rep
utation of being the best amateur
twirler in the state. but O'Byrne is not
far behind him. The game will start
promptly at 2:30 and special street
car service will be provided.
The following lineups have been an
nounced by the management of the
txrr<N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
FIRST GAME OCTOBER 7
Ban johnson Announces Worlds
Series Will Start on Saturday.

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. 27.-The worlds
series. will open Saturday, October Z,
according to President B. B. johnson,
of the American league, who as
member of the national commission
is today ready to begin preparations
for the series. With the race as I'M
certain as it is no final action has
been taken yet by the national COM
sion Mr.. johnson said.
81 am certain that the worlds series
will start on October T." said johnson.
owing to the uncertainty of the
race we have been unable to make any
final arrangements for the SERIES and
don't know whether to start east or
remain in the west. The White Sox
still have a chance, but of course, in
the National league the winner will
be an eastern team"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
FAVORED
They Rest Today While Brook
Ign Battles With Cubs.
Red SOx Start Last Crucial Sc.
ries With Yankees.

New York, Sept 27.-The two
ghosts of Ebbets Field. one c-laperon-
ed by Charles H. Ebbets, and the other
by Joe Tinker, will be laid away this
afternoon for the winter months.
And on the passing of these two
spectres, who have pushed and
prodded the Chicago Cubs and the
Brooklyn Dodgers to extraordinary
baseball efforts. depends the distance
by which the Dodgers Will have the
bulge on the Phillies when the driv-
ing champions open their Dig series
tomorrow. The turn in the scramble
may come thru these games
Today found the Dodgers still on
top in the nerve-racking dash thru the
last days of the campaign, but they
mold their advantage by a single game
Phillies Favored.
The Phillies will open their farewell
encounter i'll Brooklyn better fortified
than the Dodgers, for they will spend
today in idleness. this being an open
date in their schedule. Pat Moran
may be expected to heave Grover
Alexander into the opening fray. and
it is reasonably certain that Rube
Marquard will oppose him.
While the National league IS stand
ing on its toes holding its breath, wait
ing for the clash between the two lead
ing teams, the American league will
be starting on its last leg of the 1916
Standing three games ahead of Chi
cago, the second place club, the Red
/ Sox go into battle this afternoon
against the Yanks The Donovan col
/ lection of cripples always has proven
| the greatest living jinX to the Red
Sox and Bill Carrigan may awake one
/ of these fine September mornings and
find his claims to first place again
challenged.
Need Only Four Games.
| However. the Yanks can't do a great
| deal of damage. Boston has to win
only four games to clinch the pen
nant. Ii Chicago wins its four re-
| naming games and the Red Sox only
succeed in winning the same number
the clubs WOULD be tied at the end of
the season.
In Brooklyn today Big Jim Vaughn.
| who downed the Dodgers in me game
! of a doubleheader between the Cubs
| and Dodgers Saturday doubtless will
! go to the mound again for Tinker's
crew. Opposed to him, if one is to
believe in signs. will be Larry Cheney.
former Cub, who went to the shower
without his game won the last time
If Tinker can win this afternoons duel
over the Dodgers he will be ready to
sleep peacefully tonight for he will
have snaked the Dodgers half a game
from their lead over the Phillies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
BEST BATTERS IN THE BIG
LEAGUES ARE LEFT-HANDED

owner Weeghman. who is the
real manager of the Cubs, SAYS he
is opposed to left-handed batsmen
and for that reason he traded
Schultz and is anxious to get rid
s of Safer. Weeghman possibly over
looks the interesting fact that the
Z best batsmen in the big leagues are
left-handers, notably Daubert, Rob-
ertson, Wheat, Speaker, Cobb,
Jackson, Eddie Collins, Strunk.
High, Hoblitzel. Shotten, Sisler.
Pipp, Veach, Crawford and Four
nier. Schultz and Safer. in former
years, won many games for the
Cubs with their bats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
American Ieasne.


Washington at Philadelphia, clear.
p. m.
New York at Boston. cloudy, p. m
No other games scheduled.
National League.
ST. Louis at New York, clear D. m.
Chicago at Brooklyn, clear, 8, p. m
Pittsburg at Boston. cloudy, 10 a. m
No other games scheduled.
American Association.
Indianapolis at Louisville, clear, 2,
first, 1880 p. m.
Toledo at Columbus. clear. 3 p. m.
St. Paul at Kansas City, rain, 3:15
p. m.
Minneapolis at Milwaukee. cloudy. 2.
first, 1:45 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
Sion the First Cod.

A cold does not get well of itself. The
process of wearing out a cold wears you
out. and your cough becomes serious if
neglected. Hacking coughs drain the en-
happy combination of soothing antiseptic
balsams in DR.. Kings New Discovery has
healed coughs and relieved congestion
Young and old can testify to the effective
ness of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
coughs and colds. But a bottle today at
your druggist, 50c.-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Omaha, Neb.. Sept. 27.-The Omaha
club, winners of the 1916 pennant of
the Western league. will play a series
of games with Louisville. league lead
ers in the American association, be-
ginning October 4. A doubleheader
will be played October and s. The
team which has the first four games
to its credit will win the series
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
FOOD FOR FANS
(BY GEORGE E. PHAIR.)
fCopyright.l
Chick Should Be nenressed

We don't know anything about golf but
know What like.
Looking over the public prints find
that various golfing scribes have reached
the conclusion hat Chick Evans is no more
deserving of praise than a ball team that
has won the pennant in the National league
Chick should be annoyed, grieved and
otherwise flabbergasted.
A buSher. once upon a time, took three
healthy swings while Walter johnson was
pitching.
4 don't see how that big mutt gets by
he said as he ambled back to the bench.
He amt got thingr'
II the White Sox played the Athletics
every day in the year Eddie Collins would
bat in the immediate vicinity of 1000.
And if somebody doesn't quit monkeying
with this typewriter somebody will be-
We'd like to hand him poke on the eye
brow, but maybe he is bigger than us.
Diplomacy is great stuff Tom Jones
Is always willing to buy a drink in dry
town.
AS a result of perusing the current base
of the If squad.
If Eddie Collins had hit all season in
the manner in which he is hitting now, and
IL Schalk had not been rendered hors de
combat, and If Felsch had not succumbed
Detroit had not won Sc many games, and
If John McGraw had had the same team
at the opening of the season as he has
today, the White Sox and the Giants could
have started the worlds series a week
ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
SCORER0ARD FLASHES

Tuesdays hero--Bert Niehoff His safe
bunt in the ninth sent the winning run
across the plate for the Phillies and kept
the second place club within one game of
Brooklyn.
The Reds outhit the Philies. but couldn't
score the number of runs necessary to vic
tory.
Cravath stretched single to a double
If you stretch your imagination that
far
Joe Thinkers percentage in the finish bat
tie in Brooklyn shows he hasn't accom-
plished quite SO much as Wilbert Robin
son.
Geo. Mcconnell fell a victim to the
Dodger sticks. while Pfeffer added another
victory to his long string.
The Giants apparently don't know they
can quit winning and still hold the major
league record for they went out and kicked
some more runs out of the suffering Car
dinals.
With the bases full and one out, Pefeffer
famed the next two men up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
Tigers Get Jeweu Star.

Columbia. Mo, Sept. 27.-D. G. Pat
terson, former William Jewell student
and star athlete. has enrolled in the
Missouri university. Missouri Valley
conferences rules forbid his playing
conference football this year. but
much is expected of him next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
PLAY Arkansas Saturday.

Fayetteville, Ark, Sept. 27.-It has
been announced here that the Kansas
State Normal eleven will open the
football season against the University
of Arkansas here Saturday. The Ar
kansas State Normal had been sched-
uled to play here Saturday, but the
game was called off because officials
of the Arkansas Normal demanded a
larger financial guarantee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
% A. Up to the Minute MA
INN SPoRTlNeNEwsdSE@A
/ /NA% From Everywhere. Zk
WINS - BY~cLUon
COOPER LOSES FIRST
The MOundbuilders Humble WiIde's
Hopes by Score of to O.
From Everywhere.

Winfield, Kan, Sept. 27.-In the
first Kansas conference game in the
state, played here between Cooper col
lege and Southwestern, the Mound
builders won by the score of I to 0 in
game that showed both teams shy
on seasoning and practice.
The feature of the game was the
fumbling of both sides, if such can be
called a feature, and it marred the
play thruout. Neither team was able
to get within striking distance during
the first quarter, but in the second
Southwestern worked the ball to the
two-yard line and then Sidle carried it
over, Hantala kicking goal. Mollet
played the most spectacular game for
the Moundbuilders and Cheatum for
the Cooperites. The lineup:
Cnrtthry'r Position Cnnnar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
ST. MARYS LOOKS STRONG
Coach O'Rourl<e Has Six Old Men
Back and Many Bright Prospects.

st. Marys, Kan, Sept. 27.-With six
of last years men back in school, st.
Mary's college has bright prospects
for the football season now at hand
and the athletic authorities announce
that they have excellent green ma
terial to fill in the gaps with.
Already Coach O'Rourke has a team
that looks better than the Catholic
eleven did at any time last season, it
is said, and, while there are little
hopes that the championship will
linger in this vicinity, many are pre-
dieting that some of the defeats of
1915 will be avenged in proper style.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
Noodles and Nuggets
: : Dug from the Dope Pot n
81 BY cluS- ~

Clean football is absolutely the order
of the day Washburn field this season.
Clean football is winning football" Couch
Kennedy declares. and he is making the
boys it this way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Proof of the effort that is being made all
over the country to take away the only
remaining Objectionable feature of football
is found in this years rule book in which
the leading authorities of the game take
pat and firm stand against all violations
of the rules and all evasions of the regu-
lations that intended to eliminate
roughnesS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Manager Engle, Eddie Monroe. Ralph
Lathrop and Josh Devore were the last of
the Savages to leave Topeka. Engle was
headed for Cleveland, Monroe for Elmira,
N. Y, Lathrop for his home in Wisconsin
and Devore for parts unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Explaining the theory that clean football
means winning ball, Coach Kennedy said !:
Football is intensive game. 1t re-
quires great mental effort as well as great
physical effort. No player can put his
best endeavor into a contest when he is
always thinking how he can get around
officials and foul his opponent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

The 1chabod mentor says that football
has always been cleaner than the general
public thought, but that every year both
coaches and players are coming to see
that absolutely clean tactics are absolutely
the best tactics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

IF 1 had been here at the beginning"
Engle said, Il would have kept some men
who were released. If l could have had
them and could have gotten pitchers when
needed them badly it might have
been different. As 1t was, played with
in eight noints of 500 per cent ball after
don't think that was so bad"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

The American league season will close
October f. and the National league season
October ).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Engle predict d that two youngsters who
finished the season with Topeka will make
their mark on bigger diamonds. "Burwell
looks mighty good he said. land if Lindi-
more does not make great infielder then
can't tell promising prospect when
see one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

No games played Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

AS a result of perusing the current base
ball dope we, too, have become a member
of the If squad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Before leaving Engle stated that he had
no definite plans for the future and that
he did not know what he would be doing
when next spring comes The Savage man
ager offered alibf for the position in
which the team finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

Diplomacy is great stuff Tom Jones
is always willing to buy a drink in a dry
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

with this typewriter somebody will be-
come the recipient of a diplomatic note
We'd like to hand him a poke on the eye
brow, but maybe he is bigger than u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27

II the White Sox played the Athletics
every day in the year Eddie Collins would
bat in the immediate vicinity of 1.OO0
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04

trolling all Of our complex national
life. Until the advent Of the new cur
rency law it had absolute dominion
over finance. It still controls COM
mercial and political systems. 1t has
undermined the rights OF man and
exalted the rights of money. When an
honest legislature and an honest gov
ernor, after mature deliberation, act
TO protect what they believe to be the
rights Of the people, the order goes
forth to crush and destroy" Agents
stand at every crossroads where pro-
ducers pass, to note the fruits borne On
each back, so that their masters may
take toll through Insurance, interest,
fees and other methods Of legalized
brigandage. Concentration " wealth
and power may for a time draw the
marrow out Of the bones Of a people,
but the constructive forces OF a true
democracy are ever at work. Against
the will and power Of a free people,
their tower Of Babel can not stand,
FOR the law Of gravitation will operate
no more surely than justice will work
toward it's overthrow.
Our legislature should formally di-
rect the attention Of congress to the
danger o. such a tremendous aggrega-
ton of capital claiming that no State
can regulate its action. insurance
rates should be placed under federal
supervision, as is the case with all
other combinations whoe operations
are interstate. 1t is the duty Of con-
gress to see that these directors and
controllers of the reerye wealth Of the
nation operate under uniform laws
without discrimination as TO States or
individuals, as do railroads and all
other public utilities.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04
PROPOSE REORGANIZATION OF
PARKER TEXTILE INTERESTS

Columbia, March 30.-Reorganiza-
ton of the Parker cotton mills inter-
est July l, next, is proposed in letter
issued by the committee, composed Of
NJ. C. Branch, Of Richmond, and Will
liam E. Beattie, Of Greenville, which,
acting for the creditors, has financed
the operation of the sixteen plants in
yolved since the latter part Of the
year 1914. Holders Of notes and stocks
are invited by the committee to deposit
their notes and stocks with any one
of four depositaries.
Under the proposed plan, after pay
ing the creditors about $1,50o,000,
should they elect to accept cash In
stead Of stock, there would be turned
over to the new company:
Working capital estimates as Of
July l, 1S16) in excess Of 81, 100000;
Is plants, having 515,12o spindles and
1918 looms, against which working
capital and plants there would be is-
sued:
Two and three year notes o. about
$1,44O, 900; first preferred stock Of
about sS,2OO,O0O; common stock OF
about $50, 100000; less notes Of SILL
100000.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04
city Men Make Best Sea Soldiers.

Philadelphia, April 3-Recruits from
the large cities make the best sea
soldiers, according to Sergeant Wal
ter E. Carel, of the local United States
Marine corps recruiting station.
Z am perfectly willing to concede
that love for country has larger
meaning in the rural community than
in the large city-that the rural youth
is a better physical specimen and is
more patriotic than the city fellow,
but the recruit from the large town is
keener, wider awake. and will more
readily adapt himself to conditions as
he finds them. Therefore he makes
the best marine-especially in action
Sergeant Carel has had years Of
experience in marine corps recruit
ing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04
SAPP SUCCEEDS DOMINICK
Lancaster Man Appointed Assistant At.
torney General-Will Report
for Duty Monday.

Columbia, March 30.-Claud n. Sapp
of Lancaster. was this afternoon ap-
pointed assistant attorney-general and
instructed to report for duty Monday.
Announcement of the appointment was
made by Attorney General Peoples.
Mr.. sapp succeeds Fred II. Domitck
of Newberry. who resigned and ie'
turned to his home in NeWberry two
weeks ago.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04
McLourin Asks Governor
To Convene Legislature
Warehouse Commissioner Convinced He Says That Fire
Underwriting Situation Has Reached Point Where
General Assembly Should Be Called in Extra Ses-
sion-To Provide for State Insurance.

Il am convinced that the situation
las reached point where it is nee
essary that you call the legislature
together to provide ror State insur-
1nce says John L. McLdUrin, State
warehouse commissioner, in long Of
fetal communication which he ad-
dressed yesterday to Gov. Manning.
Gov. Manning said last night at
present he had nothing 10 say for pup
Hcatioh in regard to Mr. McLaurinS 5
letter.
Other Developments yesterday in the
situation arising out Of the enactment
and approval OF the Laney-Odom meas
ure relating to fire Insurance were as
follows:
Committeeman representing trade
bodies met in Columbia and decided
to engage counsel and bring an ac-
ton in the original jurisdiction OF the
supreme court to test the constitution
atty o. the Laney-Odom act.
A farmers mutual fire insurance
company, 20 operate IN Clarendon, Lee
and Sumter counties, was chartered;
this being tie third such enterprise
IA alncnt,: since the approval Of tae
Troy -Ofinr. act.
Commissioner 0IcLaurin furnished
70 the press copies of his letter to
Gov. Manning. The full text OF the
letter except for superscription and
signature, follows:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04
Cures Old Sores, otrsr Remedies Won't 5ns.

rhe worst cases. no matter of how long sta ding.
re cured By she wonderful. old reliable D.
orter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. IL relieves
and Heals at the same tina. 2" aOe 81"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04

GOV Aanning. Inc lu1i tsAI vi tn0
letter, except for superscription and
signature, follows:
Since I made my verba! report to
YOU, in regard to the insurance stu
alton, upon my return from New York,
the Developments haze been such that
/ believe that it will be necessary for
the State to take immediate steps to
protect her citizens in this emergency.
/ am writing this as an open letter,
because l believe that in crisis o.
this kind the people should be taken
fully into the confidence ct their Of
ficials.
I am convinced that the heads of
the big insurance companies are de-
termined to make an object lesson OF
South Carolina, not only to punish her
but to deter other States from taking
legislative action distastefrI to the in
surance combine. You have doubtless
seen some of the comments IN the New
York papers which fully justify this
conclusion. and l would specifically
call vour attention to dispatch from
Atlanta, under date Of March IS, pub
1ished in the Columbia State Of March
IS, as follows:
Atlanta, March 15.-Three national
officers and 81 delegates from South
eastern States are attending the South
eastern conference Of the National
fire insurance agents which began
two days session here today. During
the afternoon session the seven dele
gates representing South Carolina dis
cussed the recent withdrawal from
that State Of 81 fire insurance COM
panies, as result Of the passage o.
the socalled 'anti-compact' and '0rok-
ersge' laws. They declared they be-
Iieved that efforts to pass similar leg
lslation would be made in ether States
and warned insurance men to be ready
Tor such action"
Insurance Combinations.
The insurance combine means
something more than the Gre insur-
snce companies. 1t constitutes prob
Sbly the most tremendous aggregation
of wealth n the world. There is
federation of both life and FIRE insur-
srce interests which enables them 20
act as a unit. 1 have only recently
been made aware of the gigantic size
of this combine. l have been Informed
on absolutely reliable information, oy
a gentleman whose name. Eor obvious
reasons. I withhold, as l do not desire
10 see him punished (but whose name
I do not mind giving you personally
and who, you will realize when you
know his name, is in a position to be
accurate in his information, that
during the recent session Of the gen
eraI assembly, one of the heads of this
federation of insurance interests was
in Columbia trying to effect an or
sanitation of all the insurance lines
here-life. fire, and all other kinds OF
1nsurance-to obstruct legislation dis
tasteful to the insurance companies
and that the representatives Of these
Interests are going to hold a meeting
in this State in April in fnrtherance
of their plans. The burden Of his en-
tire talk, my informant relates. was
the tendency all over the country to-
wards State insurance; that several OF
the States we're already doing surety
and life business and some Of them
practically operate a fire business,
and that if the tendency held, it was
only a question Of time until all IN
surance would be goverIment con-
g u
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-04

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