The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-07
GOLF A La DUB
Two Denver Players Halved
Every One of 8 Holes.
Frank G.. Menke Hits Some
High Points Today.
BY FRANK G. MENKE

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BY FRANK G. MENKE.
In every field that men contend.
In work or play or strife
There's but one victor in the end
For such is life.
In every race that men may run
With competition. rife
But one man wins when all is done,
For such is life.
Puzzle.
If it required thirty tons of ice to
cool the spectators in the St Louis
arena where the Battling Levinslly-
Tommy Burke bout was staged
How many tons does it require to
cool Johnny Evers after he has in
dulged in a fruitless five minute de-
bate with umpiring persons?
A Triple Play Unassisted.
Bill Rodgers, formerly with the In
dams, achieved undying fame on July
20 when he executed an unassisted
triple play against Salt Lake. while
playing second base for the Portland
club in the Pacific Coast lea,,ue.
Salt Lake had Orr on first and Ryan
on second in the last half of the sec
ond. Guigni. the next man up, drove
| a vicious liner at Rodgers He
speared it, touched out Orr, who was
racing for second, and then leaped TO
the second bag before Ryan could get
N,
est plays in baseball.
Heston Reappears-
Fellow named Heston won fat
mans race at Detroit business men
picnic few weeks ago.
| After penetrating the corpulent dis
guise of the victor, the natives dis
covered that he was the same Wine
Heston who made Michigan foo-Dali
history fourteen or fifteen years ago
t. I'd f.
est plunging halfback of all time.
Golf la Dub.
i The Denver Post tells a story of
remarkable" golf match, to wit:
DOC Woodwork and Mike Scheis-
sic played nine holes on the Park
Ridge County club course. After a
long struggle they returned. weary
and worn to the club house.
"'How did you come out?' was in
quired.
1--we halved every one of the nine
holes replied Mike.
What
Yes. halved 'em ALL assented Doc
You see it was this way The rules
saw that in case both players lose
their balls the hole shall be 'ialved.
] We each lost a ball on each hole. We
were going to play it off, but Mike
run out of balls.
Ebbcts Four Flushing?
| Some Brooklyn fans have come to
the conclusion that Charlie Ebbets is
doing some extensive four-hushing
with reference to purchasing new
talent.
| Just about the time that the Giants
| had cinched the trade for Slim Sal
lee of the Cardinals, Charlie made loud
noises like a prospective purchaser. A
| bit later when the Mathewson-Herzog
deal was all but contaminated, Charlie
| rushed forth and said something about
paying $4,000 for Herzog
As you will notice, Charlie has the
habit of holding off his bids until it is
quite certain they won't be accepted.
Then he shoves them in with a hur-
rah and, presto! he gets the desired
publicity.
Saratoga Prices Soar.
| "Horsey'' visitors in Saratoga, n. Y,
are exu6ing the annual yowl over the
high prices that are being charged for
| food and lodging. The of-town-
ers who have gone there for the Au-
gust racing wall that it costs as much
to exist in Saratoga for a week as it
does to live luxuriouSly for a month
ianywhere else.
| And in the meantime the Spa ma
tives adding to their pile of
shekels and murmuring:
Opportunity comes to Saratoga
but once year, ira, la, la, Ia"
| Have YOU noticed that it's nearing
the time when the afternoon quiet will
be fractured with cries of Raw. haw
Raw: hold 'em JAIL and ones similar ?
Gotch Won't wrcstle Again.
Chicago. Aug. Frank Gotch,
champion wrestler. is through with the
graphing game for good. Informa-