The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-03
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG--


burn football date was because the
Ichabods drew only $233.25 at the
gate last fall, says the Lincoln News.
Yes, indeed, football is played merely
for the sport of playing.
But Washburn has no che but her
self to blame for hel lack of drawing
power. Even the Topeka football
fans are demanding better show for
their money, and if they don't get it
many of them will go elsewhere seek
ing it.
A Hutchinson man has invented
boat that will make 40 miles an hour
on the ice. without the aid of a
boat a number of Topekans have been
making better time than this on the
ice during the past two weeks.
No. we are not rs sportively in
clined as we used TO be. Last year
only A million people witnessed base
ball and football games; there are
only 1000 golf courses in the United
/ States; there were only about two and
a half million motor cars and 100000
motor boats n use in this country
/ last year; and there were only about
n million other sport attractions of
importance ranging from horse rae
ing and hockey to hand ball and
hunting.
The washburn freshmen football
thu wv sweaters awarded to them
and who are alleged to have yelled
| yellow at the varsity men who de-
mandcd that they do so are causing
considerable comment on the Ichabod
campus. A prominent member of the
varsity team says: 1T seems that the
freshmen realize their chance of win
ming a w their merits is slim,
and they think maybe they can sail
under false colors after graduation if
they keep the illegitimate ones they
now have"
Louis Hoffman, who is devoting his
energy to arousing interest in the
wrestling game in Topeka announces
that he has ordered a new regulation
mat and that he hopes to be able to
stage bout every Friday night
A match between Hoffman and
grappler who claims the weller cham
pionship Of Oklahoma will be held
Friday night. Hoffman says that if
sufficient interest in the game is
shown he will endeavor to bring
Americas and some of the headliners
here later on.
Dick Kinsella, more or less famous
baseball figure, claims that the moving
picture theaterS are Turing the bleach
er ball crowds away from the game.
Kinsella says that he believes the film
houses get half the patronage that was
once baseball
AS has been observed in this col
umn before, great and wise men Of
| ten differ on important issues. Now,
President Weeghman, of the Chicago
| Cubs, wants the National league to
re-establish ladies' days, while Jack
Holland of the St. Joe Drummers,
stated a short time ago that he would
like to see ladies' day abolished in the
Western league.
Tennis and golf stars, college ath-
| letes and A. A. U. men go to a lot of
| trouble to maintain amateur
status. But the first thing a young
baseball player tries to do is to cover
up every bit of evidence that there
is anything amateurish about him.
If President Wilson were head
coach of a football team what do you
suppose he would do? wouldn't he
go out among his faculty, his alumni
and his students and tell them how
essential it is to have a line of 200
pound dreadnaught men, wouldn't he
insist on a backfield of plungers cap
able of penetrating any defense and
plenty of reserves to draw from in
cases of emergency? Sure he would
that's why he's President Wilson.
The New York Times says: If there
is any one in the wrestling game who
can give Stecher hard rub at the
present time it is Stranger Lewis,
who will be the young westerners
next opponent. Gotch, the champion,
will take up wrestling again this sum-
mer, and, if he finds that he still re-
tains his old strength and cunning, a
match with Stecher will be arranged.
| Jack Curley. the promoter, stands
ready to offer a big purse for the
match in this city.
Another Argument.
"Woman's only argument is tears"
THAT was once the case. Now she
has also the barefoot dance. kan
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