The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
Sport Wheezes
BY CLUG-

1t is now Is to 1900, as W. J. B.
probably knows.
And our New Year wish is that /
crowns of thorns remain out of style |
and that all crosses become golden.
How is this for a copied likeness of
An amateur, it seems, is a boob who
is pretty good at some particular !
sport-naturaIly pretty good-but
hasn't enough slush in his bean to |
make real money out of his talent
The New Orleans promoters prob |
ably figured that Just because a lot
Crescent City on the 4th OF March
was no indication that Fulton could
draw enough of them to pay Willard
his $4,000.
Carl Fisher. of Indianapolis, father
OF speedway auto racing, is said TO be
completing a $4,000 indoor tennis
court. Fisher built the Indianapolis
speedway which was the first ever
constructed.
Next Monday basketball candidates
at Washburn will begin getting into
shape for the opening of the season
The first game is scheduled to be play
ed January 10 with Bethany college.
Since Percy Haughton has been
coach of Harvard's eleven the Grim
sons have played 70 games. winning
81. losing and tying 3. In eight
seasons the CrimsOns have scored
ut al Of
opponents
Joe Tinker announces that he win
drop 26 players from the consolidated
rosters of the Cub-Feds.
/ The only cloud that hangs over the
skies of baseball magnates now are
] those produced by such fellows as
I Justice Hughes and other White House
/ aspirants. a presidential campaign is
said to lessen baseball enthusiasm,
and now we have to have one right
on top Of peace.
No date has been set for the annual
meeting of the football rules commit
tee, but it is expected that the confer
ence of the gridiron sOlons will be
held in New York early in February
No radical changes are expected in the
playing code, despite the fact that
many will be suggested.
Louis Bodie. the new heavyweight
aspirant who got into the nmelight BY
going to New York and who wants &
match with Willard, weighs 22s
pounds and stands feet inches tall
He was a railroad brakeman.
And by going to New York, Bodi'
showed that he wasn't just big boob
If Fulton had gone to New York in
stead of Chicago he might have hell
the New Orleans fight without trouble
and cinched the first crack at Jess
But Fulton went to Chicago. and
the Chi papers boosted him. This wa
enOugh-it was too much for New
York.
| Quite a number of Western leagu
players who have to sign new con
= tracts are wondering if it is possibl
for some of the overflow slush from
/ the big amaIgamation to sweep dow
/ upon them and wipe out their jol 5
. Yes, it is at least possible.
! And it is entirely possible that sal
overflow Will be the cause of man
benz presented with contracts tina
have been operated upon and suffer
| ed the removal Of several simOleAn'
But there is one Topeka player. Ami
| NAL Dashner. who is not wor-yin
! very much about this part of the It'd
that's coming. Soon after Dashne
hao pitched his best game last sea
| son, one hit performance, it was rJl
mored that the Federals were afte
him Dash was presented with a cor
| tract for 1916, calling for a nice littl
raise in salary. and he signed wit hou
whisper. Some horse sense for
| Southpaw, eh2
Pop" Arson, the veteran SaSeba
hero, is planning to go on the sag
with new vaudeville act in whic
his two daughters will help him on
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