The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-29
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

"Highpockets" Hall was one Of the
surprises of Friday afternoons game
predicting that he would not stick. but
all he will have to do Will be to con-
tinue to show the class he did against
Denver and his Job will not be uf-,
vorced from him ~
In the tenth inning with two out
two on and Agier at bat, Denver de-,
layed the game about five minutes dis
cussing the advisability of waikinx
Premier Joe. 1t was finally .dscideo
he should have a free pass, but Good
wins single was just as good as his
would have been. ~.
And, from his record Friday. #
seems that passing batters to set AZ
'sPep-Nat'' is a very precarious plunge,
The record of Fridays game shows
that he only hit for an average of 800.
and that of the seven runs scored. he
only drove in two of them. 8
OF the other five runs scored. Han
son drove in three and scored one him
self on his home run. and Monroe.
pushed Kruger across for the other.
one. t,-
Fridays game was. by far. the,
longest that local fans have sat
through this season. and 1t would have
been a long one had it not gone into
extra trimmings. Once the Denver
players delayed matters unnecessarily
to allow Howard to. get breathine
spell and again they clogged the
wheels several minutes discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY OF walking Agler. Also.
the pitchers worked very deliberately
when there were men on bases
With almost two weeks OF the West
ern league season in the records. there
is a strong Indication of lopsided
finish. Both Denver and Wichita are
making strenuous efforts to gain an
early lead and It seems that St Joe
and Des Moines are destined to 30 into
midsummer with a big handicap un-
less they begin winning more ire
quently.
John Savage says that he win take
his club south for training next spring,
and that IL he has any say to the w L
season win open later than II did this
year.
| 81 believe it - real economy 70
| train where the weather In fit re1her
/ than to take q chance on uncertatn
weather like we have here in carry
April" the Topeka nagnate say@
Also, 1 know 1t is better TO open tntsr
than to have the opening day a<1sn-
dance cut half in two like II was IN
practically all the towns In the leasNs
this season" Z
MIDDIEs HOLD RACE TODAY.
Navy oarsnpen Match sadn VITA
| Pennsyivauia Grew This AfternooH
II Annapolis, Ind, April ss.-Wea<h-
/ ar conditions were favorable for ths
trio of boat races between navy and
the University of Pennsylvania over
the Severn river course today. Par
ticular interest centers in the varsity
race as both crews will compete In the
contest for the Childs trophy at Phi
adelphia next month
In addition to the varsity race. the
navy's second crew will row against
Pennsylvania second eight and the
navy fourth class crew wtH compete
with the Pennsylvania freshmen
willard Joins Circus Today.
Chicago, April 2e.@Today is the
day Jess willard starts out with =
circus at $4,000 a week for enough
i weeks to net him $4,000. At least.
that's what his press agent says.
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To Show They Took Passes
Nashville. Tenn. April 2s.-Letters
to the Louisville & Nashville and the
Nashville. Chattanooga & St Louis
railroads requesting passes for judges.
LEGISLATORS witnesses and newspaper
men were read today in to the record
of the Interstate commerce commits
sions investigation of alleged corrupt
practices by these carriers. Chief
Counsel Folk for the commission said
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