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when running on pasture. The size
mentioned is small enough so that a
SOW with her litter of pigs can keep
warn when the temperature is below
freezing This size also accommodates
about a half-dozen shoats. They need
shelter from storms and sleeping quar-
tiers at night.
The principle of ventilation is the
same In all kinds of farm buildings.
The air is heated by the bodies of the
animals and rises. This air is replaced
Dy fresh air coming in from below.
Inc lower door is almost always open,
In these houses. and upper doors are
provided to take care Of the discharge.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-13

The Hotel Mans Ad.
Rather clever ad to catch the men
mat summer resort hotelkeeper used"
What was it?"
Peaches Put Up Here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

ing on a high plane than most men
who know little or nothing of sport.
Boxing now is taught at Kansas uni
versity and other state schools, l am
told, and that means that the 6th-
letic heads of these schools not only
are acquainted with the rules and
regulations of the sport but also that
they believe boxing to be a healthfu1
and beneficial recreation.
Give State Revenue.
1T would be an easy matter to in
corporate into such a law a clause CIV
ing the state either a stipulated sum
for every bout staged, or giving it a
percentage of the gross receipts arising
from the selling of tickets. This not
only would provide the expenses nee
essary to maintain the boxing COM
mission but also would provide a sub
stantial revenue to the state should
boxing prove as popular as 1 believe it
would.
IF you can find space in your val
liable paper for this letter, 1 would APP
preciate it's publication very much, as
l believe it might help in arousfng in
terest in the proposition. Hoping to
see you at many Western league base
ball games next summer at Savage
park, I am, Sincerely yours.
"a PREPAREDNESS ADVOCATED
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BEzDEk men WIN
Oregon Eleven Defeats Penn
sylvania by Score of IA to 0.
Immense Crowd Sees Game at
Tournament of Roses.

Pasadena, Cal, Jan. Before one
of the greatest crowds that ever saw
a football game on 1.-The Pacific coast,
the gridiron warriors Of the Univer-
sity of Oregon humbled the eleven of
the University of Pennsylvania here
Monday by a score of IA 20 o.
During the first half of the game
both teams resorted constantly to
kicking, in which Berry, the Penn
ent, Beckett, and for this reason the
play was almost continuously in Ore
CONS territory. Twice PennSylva MIA
tried Held goals and failed. Neither
side ran more than a few times with
the ball.
Fasteners Lacked Punch.
While the Pennsylvanians were
within striking distance of the North
westerners goal early in the third
period, the fasteners fumbled and
Oregon recovered the ball. Then be-
gan a reversal of form that had the
thousands cheering like mad. Oregon
began smashing attack on the Penn
sylvania center for hort, sharp gains,
which increased in length as the Red
and Blue line began to crumble
With an occasional forward pass
Oregon forced the BAH to the visitors
2O-yard line without losing it and S.
Huntington failed for a field goal.
Upon recovering the ball, Oregon again
began her march down the field and
without losing it. forced Legart over
Tor the first score. S. Hunting tor
kicked the goal.
The last period was. largely a rep
clifton of the third with Parsons
going over the line following a bril-
liant 45-yard run. s. Huntington
again kicked goal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
DARCY DOESN'T LIKE 1T
Objects to Smoking and
Coaching in U. S. Prize Rings.

New York, Jan. 2.-LeS Darcy, the
Australian middlewe1ght champion,
witnessed his first ring contest in
Brooklyn Monday. In a ringside box
he watched closely while Billy Miske,
of ST Paul, and George (knockouD
Brown, of Chicago, fought ten hard
rounds, in eight of which, the st. Paul
man gave the Chicagoan beating.
Miske, who is prominently mentioned
as an opponent for Darcy, had the ad
vantage of height, reach and live
pounds in weight. but Brown with
stood terrific punishment and was still
fighting gamely when the bout ended.
Brown won the first two rounds.
THE arrangements here are rather
strange to me-" said Darcy. Both
smoking and coaching from the cor
ners are absolutely prohibited in Aus
tralia''
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MAYBE IT IS NOT, BUT IT
SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRUE

When ancient Babylon was a new
and busting frontier town, with
population, according to Chamber
of Commerce estimates, of $4,000,
there was a blind beggar who play
ed a hand organ at the corner of
Main and Poplar every winter for
many years.
One day Bill Timpkins. proprie-
tor of the Timpkins Smoke House
and Billiard academy. dropped
nickel into the tin cup of the beg
gar, and then remarked;
"Old timer, where do thou keep
eth myself of a summer? Every
winter morn, as 1 passeth this cor
ner. my ears heareth what thou
pleaseth to call music, but on a
summer morn never. Pray telleth
me. why is this thus?"
"Sooth, an thy question is easily
answered" quavered the blind man.
Hast thou not witnesseth that in
summer I umpireth the baseball
games?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

One devotee of the fistic frolic who
does not wish his name to be known
and who signs his letter, "A Prepared
ness Advocate has. written, the fol-
lowing letter to the State Journal:
Sporting Editor State Journal:
Dear sir: 1 read in your paper last
week that a number of Topekans are
talking of getting behind a movement
to have boxing bill introduced in the
legislature 1 want to say that I think
this is a mighty good move, and want
to be counted as one of it's supporters.
Also, if you will permit me, wish to
make a few suggestions.
L would not be in favor of passing
a law that would permit unrestricted
boxing and prize fighting in the state,
but l do think it would be a mighty
fine thing if Kansas had modern
boxing law that would put the sport on
a high plane and that, would permit
only responsible persons to stage
bouts. l do not believe in unlimited
bouts and would not favor law that
would permit heartless and mercenary
promoters to stage brutal fights to
finish. but 1 do believe that 10 or 5
round bouts, staged under the super
vision of state boxing commission
composed of the right sort of men
would not only be appreciated by all
sport lovers but would be a DeneIlJ 10
every boy and young man in the state
in that it would encourage the art of
fistic self defense and would lessen the
tendency towards gun toting.'
Ideas on Control.
'sAIy idea would be to have the leg
isIature pass law empowering the
governor to appoint state boxing
commission, said commission having
supervision and absolute control over
every bout staged in the state. And
said law should be so framed that said
commission could only grant permits
sion to stage boxing contests to cor
porations incorporated under the laws
of Kansas, thereby providing a means
of enforcing the law to the letter by
giving the commission power to re-
woke the charter of the corporation if
it should violate the law in any man
ner.
''Therc are many fraternal organ
izations in the state, such as the F1ks,
on athletic exhibitions for the bene-
fit of their members and it is highly
probably that most of the boxing con-
tests would be staged under the SUI
pervision of these lodges and clubs,
all of which operate under state char
tiers.
Il would further suggest that the
state boxing commission be composed
of the athletic directors of the state
schools because these men are in
touch with athletic affairs in general
and are more capable of keeping box
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
HAVE BOXING UNDER THE CONTROL
OF STATE SCHOOL ATHLETIC HEADS
Pugsc Ideas for Framing Roped Arena Bill
To Be Introduced in Legislature.

Following Journals that number
of Topeka sport lovers anxious to boxing bill intro
uced the legislature its coming session there have been
the possibilities of bringing boxing
back Kansas and the fact that there is real interest
the receipt of several letters at the
sport favorng the circle de-
sire vote the legislative assembly
However interested takes upon himself
proposition and boost there is little chance
that ANYTHING more than hot air will be stirred up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
RETAIN THE DRAFT RULE.
National Baseball Commission Take
Action on Minor Demands Today

Cincinnati, o., Jan. BASEBALL
men from almost every part of the
country are gathered here for the an
nual meeting of the national baseball
commission today A special meeting
has been called for the club owners of
the three class IA leagues which has
as its object the adoption of a resolu-
ton to be presented to the commission
asking that the drafting of players
from class IA leagues be abolished.
While nothing official has been an
nounced by the commission as to how
it will look upon this demand. yet it
has been unofficially indicated by
President Johnson. of the American
league, that the request would be
denied.
The election Of officers for the COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
TO REVISE STATUTES
Once More Governor Is Urged to Sup
port Measure.

Revision of the general statutes of
Kansas will again be urged before the
state legislature. Governor Capper to :
day received letter from L. H. Will
der of Norton urging revision Of the
Kansas laws. Wilder asked the gov
ernor to recommend such action to the
state legislature.
In almost every legislative session
in recent years, a bill has beer.
dumped into the hopper for revision
of the general statutes. The laws have
not been revised since 1863
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
N. Y. A. C. WINS MEET
Inc National Junior Championship a
Tame Affair This Year.

Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. 2.-The New
york Athletic club easily won the ma
uonal indoor junior championship
meet of the A. A. U. here in the Third
artillery armory. No records were
equalled; the sprints were slow and the
field events, while closely contested
were below standard
The New York Athletic club won
with 81 points; the Ferguson Athletic
club of Buffalo, was second, with Is
points; the Millrose Athletic club, of
New York, third, with IL.
The medley race was won in the last
10 yards by Foy, running for the IL
linois Athletic club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
Texas Team Defeats n. Y. Eleven.

Corpus Christi, Tex, Jan. 2.-The
Second Texas infantry football team
defeated the 74th New York infantry,
102 to 0. 1t was the fifth consecutive
victory for the Texans, crack military
teams of Missouri, Wisconsin, Vir-
ginia and Nebraska having previously
gone down before the Texas guards
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
Killed by Mill Machinery.

Manhattan Kan. Jan. PERRY
Dodds, 35, an empIoye of the Man
mattan Mill & Elevator company, was
found dead in the mill here. his body
entangled in the machinery of the
mill. Two employees who had come
to relieve him on the night shift dis
covered the body. One arm was torn
off and the body was badly mangled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
CLOSE BIG EXPOSITION
san Diego Show Has Long Time Rec
Ord-Open Two Years.

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 2.-The Pan
anna California International EXPOSE
ton closed it's doors at midnight last
night with the distinction of having
been open to the public continuously
for two years.
The attendance during the year is
estimated by exposition officials in
excess of 2.250,000, slightly under the
record established in 1915. The main
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
Hockey Player Dies Suddenly.

Caldwell, n. j., Jan 2.-Christo-
pherDs Southern, member of the Har-
ward hockey team and also of the ST.
Nicholas team of New York, suddenly
became i'll while playing with friends
on a lake here, and died soon after
ward. Heart disease is said to have
been the cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-"Strangler'
Lewis, of Kentucky, will have the adj
vantage of practically forty pounds in
weight over Addkad Santel, Pacific
coast heavyweight champion wrestler,
when the two meet tonight in a re-
turn match here. Santel weighs IS.
The winner of this bout will meet Joe
Stecher, of Nebraska, here, February
%, for the title of heavyweight cham
pion of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
CITY Pensions s5 EmpIoyes.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 2.-Thirty- five
employees of the city of Pittsburg were
retired today on life pensions. All
have been in the employ of the city at
least twenty years and some more
than forty years. Three women are
among the number. The pensions
will be paid out of fund provided by
the collection of 2 per cent of the
wages and salaries of all city en-
ployes.
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mission also will be held but it has be-
come an assured fact during the last
week that both Chairman August
Herman and Secretary John E. Bruce
would be reelected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
Big Mills i'm Australia.

Sydney, n. w. s., Jan. Fired
Kay, Australian, defeated Jimmy
Clabby and Joe Chip, Americans, in
a boxing tournament here. Art Ma
girl, American, stopped Dave Smith in
six rounds. Tom Mcmahon beat Bill
Lange in five rounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Georges Carpenter probably would not
enter the ring with Les Darcy, if the
French hero should come to the Z. s.
to scrap. There is aristocratic caste
about the soldiers of the battlefield that
makes them particular about associating
with men who have refused to ofer their
lives for their flag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. kid Regain,
Brooklyn featherweight, used his left
so effectively that frankie Farrell was
knocked out in the fourth round here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

With Moon behind them the Savages
ought to shine little more brilliantly thar
they did last year. If they do not shine
some of them may get Moon struck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. q
Johnny Wolgast. brother of AID,
stopped Young Novecky in the fifth
round of a scheduled ten-round match
here last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02
Sport Wheezes
The First Night.
CLUG-

He didn't take smoke all day,
He didn't cuss time,
And when he went to hit the hay
He felt like a squeezed lime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

So far the price of hard boiled eggs is
the same as it was last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Baltimore, Md. Jan. 2.--Jeff Smith,
middleweight champion pugilist of
Europe, won a fifteen-round bout on
points here . from Frank ManteIi of
Dayton, o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

buildings and the landscape effects,
the beauties of which were one of the
expositions attractions, will be. pre-
served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Basketball would probably be a more
popular sport if girl teams were allowed
to match skill with boy teams. But the
boys would probably lose interest in the
game right away.
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ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 2.-Monk Fow-
ler Memphis, and Hal Stewart, Fort
Wayne, lno-. Rugged and played tag
for eight rounds in what was to have
been a twelve-round contest. Then
the referee threw them from the ring.
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Basketball would probably be a more
to match skill with boy teams. But the
boys would probably lose interest in the
game right away.
Here is the Kansas City baseball situa-
ton: George Tebeau was one of the
recently disposed A: A. president Tom
Hickey, the new president knows this Also
beau to get out of town just, as badly as
he wants him to get out of the league.
Therefore, Hickey, being live wire, is try
ing to frame up a deal.
Jess Willard may be worried about the
coming of Carpenter the probability
that he will have to meet Jack Mcguire
Fred Fulton, but he is not putting on any
public exhibition of trembling if he is.
There is about as much chance for Ne
braska to withdraw from the Missouri
Huskers to get. into a class with the Big
Three. Nebraska will never quit immed-
lately following a defeat by one of Ler
conference opponents.
Old Hans Wagner finally fell for the
Offered # by by the at
these added responsibilities and continue to
be one of the leaders of big league base
ball. Verdun has no terror for Teutonic
heart it seems
Since Frank Isbeu has announced that
he will give up his Des Moines interests
in order to give Wichita solid place on
the baseball map Booster fanS are wonder
ing who will cad their team next season.
Among those who are being mentioned as
possible managers are Doc White and Ed
Walsh, both old White Sox pitching stars.
Big Ed Walsh would be big hit in the
Western league and if he should take over
the old Izzv club would do much to com
pensate Des Moines for the loss of Isbell.
He would be a better drawing card than
White because the latter has been out of
the majors for some time now.
Matson Collier, the Kansas Aggie sprinter
taken to the University of Indiana by Guy
Lowman, is getting into the limelight s
coming wonder, and it is reported that
he is being primed for great showing
on the cinders this spring.
Altho there is no such motive behind his
actions. if Topeka Jack johnson succeeds
in having Jack Mcclure pitted against
Willard and Mcclure wins, it will be con-
siderable consolation to the colored race
to know that it was a colored man who
discovered the man who licked the man
who took the title away from Lii Artha.
ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL BE
EnTTNn ON OTHER PAGES
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SQUARED CIRCLE news

Kansas City, Jan. Benny Nc
Neill, of England, won decision over
Benny Chavez, of Trinidad, Colo, here
when the referee stopped the bout in
the eighth round to prevent Chavez's
further punishment The match was
to have gone fifteen rounds. The men
are featherweights.
Buffalo, N Y, Jan. 2.-Jack Brit
ton defended his title of We1terweight
champion against Jimmy Duffy, here
Monday. Just before the gong, in the
seventh round, Britton put Duffy to
the floor with a right cross. Again
in the ninth, Duffy was knocked down
for long count; Britton outgeneral-
ed Duffy after the Lockport lad ap
parently had the fight won.
Dayton, O., Jan. Jack Dillon
won the popular decision on points in
his fifteen-round go here with Bob
rounds easily were billions, three go
ing to Moha on clever punches. The
others were even. Dillon's aggressive
fighting won the battle.
Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 2-Charley
White, of Chicago, knocked out Harry
Donahue, of Peoria, Ill, in the sixth
round of ten-round match here.
Albany N Y, Jan. 2.-Frankie
Burns, of Jersey City, outfought Pal
Moore, of Memphis, in five rounds
of a ten-round bout here. Moore won
three rounds by a shade and two were
even.
Kansas City, Jan. 2.-Sam Langford
of Boston, was awarded a referees
decision over Jim johnson of New
York, at the end of a twelve-round
bout here. The first four rounds were
even but Langford punished Johnson
severely in the remaining rounds,
scoring two knockdowns. The men
are negro heavyweights.
Baltimore, Md. Jan. 2.--Jeff Smith,
middleweight champion pugillst of
Europe, won a fifteen-round bout on
points here from Frank Manteli of
Dayton, o.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. q
Johnny Wolgast. brother of Ad,
stopped Young Novecky in the fifth
round of scheduled ten-round match
here last night.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. kid Regain,
Brooklyn featherweight, used his left
so effectively that frankie Farrell was
knocked out in the fourth round here.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 2.-Monk Fow-
Ter, Memphis, and Hal Stewart, Fort
Wayne, Ino.. Rugged and played tag
for eight rounds in what was to have
been a twelveround contest. Then
the referee threw them from the ring.
Cincinnati, O., Jan. I'm two star
ten-round bouts, Joe Haley, Cincin-
natl, bantam, outpointed Johnny
Ritchie, Chicago, and Patsy Haley,
Cincinnati, outpointed elaine Flynn,
Chicago lightweight.
LaSalle, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Spike Kelly
and Goats Doig fought ten rounds to
draw here.
Racine, Wis, Jan. 2.-Otto Ma
honey and Joe Dory battled eight fast
rounds to draw here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Matson Collier the Kansas Aggie sprinter
taken to the University of Indiana by Guy
Lowman, is getting into the limelight as
a coming wonder, and it is reported that
he is being primed for a great showing
on the cinders this spring.
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Cincinnati, O., Jan I'm two stal
ten-round bouts, Joe Haley, Cincin-
natl, bantam, outpointed Johnny
Ritchie. Chicago, and Patsy Haley
Cincinnati, outpointed elaine Flynn
Chicago lightweight
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ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
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LaSalle, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Spike Kelly
and Goats Doig fought ten rounds to
a draw here.
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Jess Willard may be worried about the
coming of Carpenter or the probability
that he will have to meet Jack MCGUIRE
Fred Fulton, but he is not putting on any
public exhibition of trembling if he is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Big Ed Walsh would be big hit in the
Western league and if he should take over
the old Izzv club would do much to COM
pensate Des Moines for the loss of Isbell.
He would be better drawing card than
White because the latter has been out of
the majors for some time now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

There is about as much chance for Ne
braska to withdraw from the Missouri
Valley conference now as there is for the
Huskers to get into a class with the Big
Three Nebraska will never quit immed-
lately following a defeat by one of Ler
conference opponents.
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Racine, Wis, Jan. Otto Ma
honey and Joe Dory battled eight fast
rounds to a draw here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Old Hans Wagner finally fell for the
allurements offered by the matrimonial
league And at 43 he expects to assume
these added responsibilities and continue to
be one of the leaders of big league base
ball. Verdun has no terror for a Teutonic
heart it seems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-02

Burns, Of Jersey City, outfought Pal
Moore, of Memphis, in five rounds
of a ten-round bout here. Moore won
three rounds by a shade and two were
even
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Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Charley
White, of Chicago, knocked out Harry
Donahue, of Peoria, Ill, in the sixth
round of a ten-round match here.