The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31

Wasted Talent.
Dempsey is a bold and gallant
Fighter, but it seems to me
He is wasting warlike talent
He might use across the sea
Spectators we're disappointed at the out
come of the Dempsey fulton fight. What
did they expect for S2--a murder.
One ]. Willard arises to opinc as to how
he will meet one j. Dempsey when the
boys come sailing home. In the meantime
We shall have nothing in the fighting line
to amuse Us except a war.
F. FuIton-PIasterer
At plastering he was a MASTER
And plastered his foes by the score,
Till one day he met with disaster
And plastered himself the floor.
Dempsey, who has been accused of pick
ing soft ones, now mas a perfect alibi.
There amt no hard ones.
We cannot understand those persons who
protest against the shortLess of a heavy
weight fight. As tar we are concerned,
the shorter the better.
The Cubs have purchased one Charles
Pick, inffeider. who is said to be the Pick
of the Coast League.
Laney Lichtenstein announces the arrival
OF another coming champion. Larneys
champs are always coming, but never
rive.
John the Barber bears the unique distinc-
tiOH OI DelnS ClIlUldnL 10 the management
of the claimant to the worlds heavyweight
championship.
Dangers at Home.
The dangers of the fame of war are not
confined to France. For many man may
stay at home and run risky chance. And
the battle flames, may break his jaw at
tempting to pronounce the foreign names
The rapidity with which those towns
falling into the hands of the allies
indicates that 1t is easier to capture EN-
than to pronounce EN-.
1t is said that prominent eooperage
firm has offered Rollie Zeider a job as
a model for barrel hoops.
One heavy war sufferer is the concern
which manufactured the kaiser's pewter
| loving cups.
Phoney.
When Bill the Kaiser speaks of peace,
In accents soft and grave,
And makes noble offering
The ravished world to save;
His talk is just as phoney
| As the loving cups he gave.
| If the allies keep on advancing at the
| present rate the kaiserS sons will soon
| be in Vladivostok.
worlds series this year will be an
ENJOYABLE affair to those who like bur-
| lesque.
| fortunately the BroWS and Cards played
| their city series last spring, SO that mo-
mentous question is settled.
| What tho thou dost spurn him repeated
/ ~ and drive him from thee with harsh
! words, the fly returueth undismayed. In
| this respect he is like unto the passhound
In view of the fact that there is an
| alarming wastage of water in our midst
some of our patriotic citizens have decided
to do without chasers.
|
- Lines to a Fly.
| The walls are wide, the ceiling high.
And there is lots of room for thee
So tell me why, o little fly,
| Thou lovst to sit on me.
| --John McGraw is game guy. He has
assumed the job of managing Heine Tin
and Fred Toney at one and the same time
Several trotting records were broken IL
Toledo Iast week, but it's a poor trotteI
| that can't break some kind of a record.
If all those gamblers in Boston are
forced to go to work., the death of base.
ball will not have been in vain.
| Removing the Fatty Bank Roll
Tell me not in CONSERVATION
| Baseball dies beneath the knife.
| 1t is but amputation
! Which may help prolong its life.