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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
~ Up to the Minute
KY SPORTING NEWS
n FROM EVERYW HERE.
BY"cLUG-
SPORT ESSENTIAL
Athletics Make Men More Fit to
Fight Their Foes.
England Has Found This Out
Thru Experience.

Many sport followers have been
greatly alarmed over the prospect of
having to abolish all athletic activities
during the duration of the war and
the action that many of the leading
schools and colleges have taken in
abandoning their schedules has led to
the belief that about the only kind
of physical exercise that would not be
frowned upon in the near future
would be the productive kind, such as
welding a hoe or welding horseshoe
or something else to feed or equip our
army.
In sport, as in everything else, a
great deal of hysteria came to the sur
face following the declaration of war
and this unnatural and unnecessary
condition still prevails to a great ex-
tent as was shown by the refusal of
members of a big football conference
to make any plans for next seasons
games.
Take Different View.
But gradually people are beginning
to look at things with sober eyes and
to realize that it would be nothing
short of a calamity to abolish sports
and that if at any time athletic act1V-
tiles are needed it is in war time when
the young men of the country are GER
tain to be called upon to endure ply
doning schedules and abolishing titles,
as some organizations are doing,
many big men in the sport world are
beginning to advocate an increase of
these on an economical scale.
Many have turned their attention
to the allies, who are much more ex-
perienced in the game of war than
tho United States, and in every in
stance they have found that England
and France have been compelled to
give sport activities a prominent place
in their scheme of things.
On the battlefields of France it has
been found necessary to provide the
fighters with recreation and amuSe-
ment even at the sacrifice of trenches,
and behind the firing line every
markable way. short time ago a
dispatch from France told of how the
British soldiers made golf holes out
of tomato cans and played right I'M
der the nose of German guns and this
week two British papers have come to
Topeka showing that sports are any
thing but dead in Great Britain.
What England Does.
One of these papers, received from
Scotland by Robert Fullerton, tells
how the British government has &C
tually released soldiers from the
and make footballs for the use of 9TH
er soldiers. Another paper from Lon
don, received by Tom Powell tells that
within a radius of ten miles five foot
ball games drew approximately 10000
spectators.
These incidents show that the Brit
ish have realized sports are beneficial
both from a physical and a mental
standpoint. Physically they make the
men participating in them more fit to
fight and their mental benefit comes
from taking the minds of both players
and spectators off the grim scenes OF
the battlefield.
Undoubtedly there will be lull in
all sports in the United States during
the summer, but there is every reason
to believe this will be overcome by
fall, and in all probability football will
be more popular than it has been for
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
NEW CATALOG is OUT
Washburn Announces New Courses
for the Coming Year.

The 1917-1918 Washburn college
catalog is off the press, and contains
the official announcement of courses
for the coming year. A new professor
ship in education has been created and
an extensive course offered for the
coming year. The extending of the
course in education has been rendered
necessary by the large number of stu
dents who are preparing to teach.
The professor who will have charge
of the course has not yet been an
nounced.
The college will also offer a course
in home economics. otherwise known
as domestic science, the details of
which will be developed later.
The summer session will begin June
II. Courses will be offered in astron-
omy, biology, physiology, education,
English litera ture, history, mathe-
mates and Latin and Greek The fine
arts department will offer an attrac-
tive musical course for summer work.
The law school will be open and ele-
mentary law, agency, mortgages and
insurance, partnership and bills and
notes will be available to students.
The summer session will work six
days a week, and extend over a period
of six weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Junction City Man New Com
mander Kansas G.. A. r.
w. W. Smith, Topeka, Delegate
to National Encampment.

Salina, Kan, May 19.-The next an
nual encampment of the Kansas G.
A R. will held at Chanute. This was
decided upon following the election
of officers of the organization and its
auxiliaries Friday afternoon. Captain
A. C. Pearce of Junction City, was
chosen department commander. The
other officers elected by the G. A. R.
were:
Senior vice commander, w. H.
johnson, Salina: junior vice COM
mander, Samuel Baughman, Chanute;
chaplain, w. J. Magtagon, carlton.
Delegates to the national encampment
at Boston in August were elected by
districts as follows: First district,
Jasper Mix, Topeka, and J. G. Hanna,
Hiawatha; second district, S. J. Stew
art, Humboldt, and B. F. Pugh, OF
tawa; third district, ]. P. Short, Win
field, and Sam Baughman, Chanute;
fourth district, David Taylor, Empor1a,
and E. H. Higgins, Burlington; fifth
district w. w. Palmer, Glasco, and
Charles Wingrave. Clay Center; sixth
district George B. Crandall, Jewell,
and ]. w. McGhee, Beloit; seventh dis
trict, w. H. Mitchell. Hutchinson, and
J. A. Walter, Great Bend; eighth dis
Jackson Mcpherson. Delegates at
large, w. w. Smith. Topeka; J. H.
Wollen, Mankato, and G. H. Grisham,
Cottonwood Falls.
Other Elections.
The officers of the auxiliary to the
Sons of Veterans elected for the COM
ing year are: Mrs. Leona Stewart,
Wichita, president; Mrs. Bertha Smith,
Manhattan, senior vice president;
Mrs. Carrie Peterson, Topeka, junior
vice president; Mrs. Bessie Murdoch,
Manhattan, and Mrs. Sarah Martin,
Wichita, council of administration;
Mrs. Lora Harvey, Parsons, treasurer;
Mrs. Sarah E. Bush, Wichita, chap
lain.
The Woman's Relief corps elected
officers for the coming year as fol-
lows: Mrs. Melissa Hoffman, Parsons,
president; Mrs. Laverne Williamson,
Newton, senior vice president; Mrs.
Carrie Duncan, Salina, junior vice
president; Mrs. 1. K Bailey, Law
renee, treasurer; Mrs. Martha F'itZ-
gerald, Topeka, chaplain; executive
board, Mrs. Ada Neal, Glasco: Mrs.
Sarah Vaughn, lola; Mrs. Bertha
Dewey Independence; Mrs. Gin
derella Klindblade, Mcpherson, and
Mrs. Gertie Colley, Seneca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
NEW TORTURE TONGS
Ake-Pots Here Vote New Equipment
New Officers Elected.

New apparatus and a new ritual for
the Ake-Pot Ster-Boos will be pur-
chased and installed this summer and
will follow closely that used by the
famous AXIS ar-Ben order in Nebras-
ka. Members of the Topeka order
will go to Omaha for the ritual and
new paraphernalia. A decision to this
effect was made at a meeting Friday
evening at the Chamber of Commerce.
Following the business meeting, Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elected.
They are: George Godfrey Moore,
past imperial petoka; E. L. Overton,
imperial petoka; James A. Troutman,
mysterious ake-pot; J. E. Austin, in
quisitive pekota; c. P. Buck royal
pekota; DR.. F. J. Ernest, chief pc
kota; A. A. Rulings, assistant chief
pekota; H. E. Ofield, second assistant
chief pekota; P. T. Johns. third as
sistant chief pekota; H. s. Putney,
guardian, and H. ]. Brockman, secre-
tarY and scribe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
ENTIRE FAMILY BURNS
Fire and Explosion in st. Louis Home
Today.

st. Louis. Mo, May 19.-Mary Beck
er, 43 years old and her daughter, Mil
dred. 10, burned to death, and Joseph
Becker, husband and father, was crit
ically burned and cut in an explosion
followed by fire at their home on what
is known as "Dago Hill'' this morn
ing.
The bodies of the two women were
recovered shortly after o'clock this
morning in the basement of the ruins
The explosion occurred in the base
ment of a two-story frame building
few minutes after Becker. who is a
metal polisher. returned home from
work.
The stairway leading to the second
floor, where the two women were
sleeping. was wrecked by the expIo-
sion, making their escape impossible.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
WESTERN LEAGUE is NOT
PLANNING To SHUT DOWN

Lincoln, Neb., May 19.-"The
Western League will complete its
schedule unless conditions now I'M
foreseen arise. 1 have received no
intimation from any club owner in
the league of a desire to quit"
In these words F. C. Zehrung,
president of the Western League,
disposes of the rumor that adverse
conditions will make an abandon
ment of the league imperative by
midsummer at the latest. Mr..
Zehrung is free to confess that the
start of the season has not been
suspicious, but he attributes the
lack of attendance to bad weather
and not to a general lack of interest
because of the war.
'Of course we do not know what
the summer may bring forth. 1t
may be that adverse conditions
may cause US to take drastic action.
but for the present we are salts
fled"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
STATE MEET TO NoRMALs.
Emporia Teachers Win Track Title
With Big Score.

Emporia, Kan, May 19.-Scoring
in every event except one, the En-
poria State Normals won the Kansas
intercollegiate track meet here, scor-
ing 6512 points. Their nearest rival
was Southwestern college with 80 Y
Paramount was third with 2S15
Friends Pittsburg, Normal, Baker
Kansas Wesleyan and Cooper finished
in the order named.
Boyer of Paramount broke the state
record in the pole vault, clearing the
bar at IL feet 10 inches. A new high
jump record was made by lance of
Pittsburg Normals, with a jump of 5
feet 0 inches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
TO ST. MARYS SUNDAY
knights of Columbus Baseball Team
Has Many Games Booked.

Tommy Brennan and his knights OF
Columbus baseball players will go to
st. Marys Sunday to play the st.
Mary's college team. A large delega-
ton from Topeka is expected to &C
company the team
On Sunday, May 81, the K. of c.
team will play the Topeka Greys in
Topeka, the game being the first local
appearance of the Brennan club here.
Evans's All-Nation team will be played
on June 10, the Topeka Elks on June
IT and st. Mary's on June "a.
A man has been engaged by the K.
of c. officials to look after the park
for the season. He will move into
the club house at once and expects to
have the diamond in the best possible
condition within a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
STATE BANKS ARE LOYAL.
Many of Them Already Have Sub
scribed to Liberty Loan.

Abilene, Kan. May 19.-Officers of
state banks in Kansas are indignant at
the widely published statement that
they will not subscribe to the liberty
loan, according to NJ II. Malot, former
president of the Kansas Bankers asso-
citation.
81 know of many state banks that
have made large subscriptions al
ready" he declares THE state bank
ers resent the imputation that they are
selfishly refusing to subscribe when
the nation needs, simply because they
are not made repositories. and the
statement is a grave Injustice to the
200 bankers of Kansas"N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

Clay Center, Kan, May 1s.-C1ay
county prosperity is symbolized in the
new bank building erected recently by
George Washington Hanna, cashier of
the Farmers State bank of Clay Cen
ter The bank stands at the corner
of Fifth and Court streets and is one
of the prettiest buildings erected in
the city in recent years. DR.. S. E.
Reynolds is president of the bank.
The bank was organized in 1907
with a capital stock of $4,000. Today,
its surplus and profits aggregate $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
COURT DOCKET is BIG.
Thirty-seven Criminal Cases to Come
Up at Garden City.

Garden City, Kan, May 19.-The
May term of district court convened
this week with Judge Geo. A. Downer
of Syracuse, on the bench. The docket
is one of the largest ever had in this
country. There are thirty-seven Grim
inal cases and los civil cases. There
are two cattle stealing cases. the other
criminal cases are for minor offenses.
The most important civil case is the
Starkwether case against the con-
struction company that is putting in
the sanitary sewer for $4,000 dam
ages claimed to have been sustained
when the sewer banks caved in and
buried the plaintiff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
BASEBALL TO-DAY.

Chicago at Philadelphia, clear, 3 p. m.
Pittsburg at New York. clear, 3 p. m.
Cincinnati at Boston. clear, p. m.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, clear, p. m.
American League
Boston at Chicago, cloudy, 3 p. m.
Washington at st. Louis, clear, 3 p. m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, clear. 3 p. m.
New York at Detroit, clear, 3 rs p. m.
American Association.
Columbus at Minneapolis cloudy, 3 30 p. m
Indianapolis at Kansas City, clear, p. m
Louisville at st. Paul, cloudy, 3 p. m.
Toledo at Milwaukee, rain, p. m.
Western League.
Denver atJoplin, clear, p. n.
Wichita at ST. Joseph clear. p. M
Sioux City at Des Moines, clear, 80 p. m.
Lincoln at Omaha. clear. IL a. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Sport Wheezes
by CLCG-
The Black Sheep.
by CICG-

Inc BLACK sheep.
There was young tuber named Snud
Said he as he nudged little Bud:
Get hustle on, Brother,
I'm afraid you're another
Stacker with German fried blood
And Some More
There was a big fighter named Jess,
He could lick all the world i guess
But when asked to enlist
He just could not resist
Pleading his family's distress
A great many Western league fans are
wondering if Wichita will do the same
thing this season as last. But those who
know isbel believe him better sport
than the men who backed the Wolves
when they backed out of the league
The International league and the Amer
lean association seem to have got their
wires crossed over abandoning the inter
an angus sarTo res saJ Aickey key says I'VE will
take your pick.
Maybe the Chicago Cubs think the Ger
mans would have conscientious scruples
against killing world champions There
is no other way to account for their re-
In spite of all his cleverness. Douglas
coed. Somebody has persuaded him that
he can add to his fame by undertaking
to butt. or jump. or scale his way into
the wrestling game.
Fairbanks: whom the movie fiends IA
mli1ariy call Doug" has undertaken to
the graphing mat and will handle him in
something like the manner Tom Jones
handled jess Willard, his press agent
announces.
Fairbanks may get away with it and
may escape absolute ruin, but he certain
ly is taking his fame and his fortune in
a shaky hand Next to having job of
impersonating the kaiser to keep some
I'M hn
tate, managing a Bull wrestler is about
as enviable job as a nut can imagine.
this extent, then expect the worst from
him.
The Schneider All Nations did not do
great deal towards reviving baseball in
terest I'D Topeka and it IS reported that
tune out of their manipulations. But
maybe the weather signs were not right.
that some one may make a real effort
to revive interest in Western league base
ball here before the end of the present
season. Up at Des Moines last Sunday
all of the Des Moines players and all the
ST. Joe FASTENERS were arrested for yio-
is s Predicsed that if anu efort is made to
both the Des Moines and Sioux city clubs
will try to come to Topeka.
It is hardly to be expected that Topeka
opens up a park in North Topeka, but
those who are watching the manuevers
state that there is no other available town
for them to go to. Undoubtedly Topeka
would be glad to have either one of the
clubs, provided it would come here a
straight business proposition
The fans here want baseball again more
than most people realize. But they want
a club that they can worship when t is
winning and forget about II II is losing
and there seems to be no one who wants
to bring in a club that will demand sup
port regardless of the quality of baseball
offered those who make the turnstiles
click
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Leading Pitchers.
The leading pitchers are:
American League.

American League.
After being displaced for a week.
Iris Speaker of Cleveland, the 1916
batting champion, is back in the lead
for hitting honors among the regu-
lars in the American league with an
average of 1897. He has made 20 sin
giles, doubles and triples in 80
times at bat.
George Sisler, the st. Louis star,
who enjoyed the premier spot a week
ago, has fallen into a triple tie for
fifth place with Strunk and McInnis
of the Athletics, seven points above Ty
Cobb. who is hitting 1928. Rumler.
the St. Louis pinch hitter. is out i'll
front with an average of .444. but he
has only made nine trips to the plate
in thirteen games.
Leading batters are:
Rumler. st. Louis. .444; Billings.
Cleveland, .429; Speaker, Cleveland.
.337; Danforth. Chicago. .333; Strunk.
Philadelphia, $50; McInnis. Philadel-
phia, 800; Sisler. st. Louis, $50: Cobb,
Detroit. 1928; Walker, Boston, .31S;
Wambsganss, Cleveland, .3O4; Pratt,
ST. Louis, 29S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Open Welfare Campaign.

Manhattan, Kan, May 19.-Repre-
sentatives of the National Public well
fare league will open a public welfare
campaign here tomorrow The cam
paign viii close with a county institute
Tuesday. The campaign has been car
ried on turnout Riley county this week
and will eliminate in the campaign to
be held here. Officers of the league
have been giving talks on the work
at the various towns in the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

Kansas City, Mo, May 19.-Ear1
Caddock of Iowa defeated Gus Schoen-
lein (Americus) of Baltimore, in
straight falls here. The first fall came
after forty-seven minutes, with toe
hald. The second came in eighteen
and one-half minutes. when Americas
was thrown, to the mat so violently
that he was dazed and his shoulders
were easily pinned down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

Niagara Falls, May 19.-Fire from
explosions of unknown cause in the
chloro-beDzol manufacturing plant or
the Electro-Chemical company, late
Friday caused 100000 damage and
endangered the entire milling district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

| 600, while its deposits are near the
half million dollar mark.
George Hanna has been one of the
town boosters for years. He is a
typical community builder, willing to
preside or wait tables at any func-
ton, just so he may be of some aid to
the town in which he lives and in
which he had made the few dollars
he possesses. He is at present vice
president of the Kansas State Bankers
association. At one time he repre-
scented the Clay-Dickinson county dis
trict in the state senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

Rossville, Kan. May 1s.-The fu-
neral of j. H. Eversole, who died at
his home here Thursday after an ILL
ness of several months was held to-
day. Burial was in RossvilIe ceme-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
X. q. Loses Dual Meet.

track and field meet here the Univer-
sity of Nebraska won from the Univer-
sity of Kansas II to 81 No records
were broken Kansas took three frsts.
in the mile, broad jump and pole vault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Tigers Cinco Championship.

Columbia. Mo-, May 19.-The Uni
versity of Missouri baseball team won
the Missouri valley conference cham
pionship here by defeating the Univer-
sity of Kansas, 9 to 2. This was Mis-
souri's sixteen straight victory.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Pitching Records.
The leading pitchers:

ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

R.H. E.
Chicago (at Phila.) ...I 8
Philadelphia Observation-Disclosures q /
douglas, Prendergast Demaree and Will
son; Alexander and Killifer
Pittsburg (at N. " ..1 8 4
New York 4
Grimes and Schmidt; Sallee and McCarty
and Rariden.
Cincinnati lat Boston, ....4 .
Il ID
Ring and HUM; Rudolph, Nehf and
Tragresser
ST. Louis lat Brooklyn .1 2
- 4 i
Doak, Packard and Snyder; Pfeffer and
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Indianapolis Cat K. c. ..-....5 i
kansas CITY 4 i.

10 innings.)
Northrup and Gossett; Mcconnell and
Berry, Hargrave.
Columbus lat Mimi ......5 IL 2
Minnea polls ..........1 ) 2
phrey and Owens
Louisville Cat St Paul. ..s g
St Paul ..-......--.--..-...1 10 /
Main, Palmero. Luque and Clemens
Hagerman, Grfner. Upham and Glenn
Toledo Cat Milwaukee, ..s IL 2
Milwaukee Observation-Disclosures IL 3
Vance, Schulz. Heating and Sweeney:
Harding, SberdelI, Kerr and Murphy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
WESTERN LEAGUE.

"ESlEhN LEAGUE.
wichita lat st. joel .............1 3 Q
St. Joseph MISUNDERSTANDING q 2
Lyons and Yaryan; Hovlik and Moore
Lincoln Cat Omaha) ..........16 16 Q
and Shaw.
Denver Cat Joplin ...........6 IS 8
I'll fnnings.)
Sm1thson, Boehler and Bartholomew
Shestak; Burwell. Hall and Monroe
Sioux City Eat Des Moines) 3 4
Adams, Tedisco and Crosby, Torres !:
Musser and Breen, Spahr.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston Cat Chicago) ......2 Q
Ruth, Bader and Agnew; Russell and
Schalk. anu
New York Cat Detroit) ....7 1
Mogridge and Nunamaker; Dauss and
Stanage anu
" washington tat st. L. ........s II 1
Harper, Dumont and Henry; Plank,
Philadelphia at Cleveland; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

Fairbanks. whom the movie fiends IA
miliarly call Doug" has undertaken to
put mat artist named Bull Montana on
the graphing mat and will handle him in
something like the manner Tom Jones
handled jess Willard, his press agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

In spite of all his cleverness. Douglas
coed. Somebody has persuaded him that
he can add to his fame by undertaking
10 butt. or jump, or scale his way into
the wrestling game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19

| Maybe the Chicago Cubs think the Ger
mans would have conscientious scruples
| against killing world champions There
is no other way to account for their re-
! markable winning streak.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-07
TOASK FOR BROADER P0WE R
State Council of Defense Wants Pres.
ent Law Amended-Biil on the
Subject May Be introduced.

Madlson-An entirely new law may
be drafted covering the powers of the
State Council of Defense and also
clearly defining the powers of county
councils in the matter. This will be
done, or a bill will be introduced. very
literally amending the present law.
There are many powers needed by
the Council of Defense which are not
covered by the law creating the coun-
Gil, and the need of wider powers for
the council was discussed at meet
ing on this matter by the State Coun-
Gil of Defense, it being practically de-
eided to ask the legislature for broader
powers.
A bill on the subject will probably
be introduced within few days and
will unquestionably be passed by the
legislature without much discussion.
Just what the terms of this new bill
will be cannot yet be said, but it will
probably give the council broader pow
ers regarding the control and manage
ment of affairs likely to be prominent
factors in the war situation.
1t is thus likely more definite powers
will be given in regard to the control
and sale of foodstuffs also in regard
to the disposition of state labor during
the war crisis.