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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

No accurate estimate can be MADE
on the strength of the teams as YET
and such an estimate will be impos-
sible until after each club has met
every opponent it will have to patue
with thruout the season: Anotner
thing that makes dope independents
now is the fact that the early condl-
ton of pitchers has a great deal to DO
with the results as they appear IN tne
standing table. A club that happens
to have a couple of good pitchers at
the start of a season is pretty apt 10
look much better than one that has a
sore arm flinging staff. while the lat-
ter club may later on get a SLAB squad
that will work like an S-day CLOCK
after oiling, and. all other things be-
ing equal this club will then forge to
the front and show a complete re-
VerSal of form.
While it does not look like a good
club on paper, the Omaha organiza-
ton headed by Manager jackson, APP
pears to be able to take care OF ltse1
and Des Moines and Wichita nave
demonstrated in their opening series
that they are not fruit for any or
binary pickers. Also, the Joplin cluo'
despite its loss of the opening engage
ment here, has the earmarks of well
balanced organization with ability 10
make much trouble for its opponents.
Kaws Show Spirit.
The Topeka contingent displayed an
asset that is always valuable to pail
club Friday afternoon when 1T took
the first extra inning contest or the
season from the Miners by the score
of 2 to 1. Nee's men showed that they
hold themselves just as capable of GO
ing the route as the other fellows ana
when the strain of the extra inning
came they frightened up and played
alright ball in a very gratifying man
ner while Hulswitt's hirelings cracked
badly under the strain and made
couple of errors that were hum1liat-
ing even tho the makers may figure
they would have been defeated with
perfect playing.
1t was a pretty good battle of left
handlers that Kotzelnick and Maple
staged for the edification of the small
crowd and there were enough Thrills
and threatened fistic engagements
thrown in to make it pleasing to those
who would rather see a nose smashed
than a base hit. Manager Hulswitt
and Umpire Mullen waged war con-
tinuously with Hulswitt on the often
sive practically all the time. He bonn
barded Mullen with series of short
and long range verbal bombs every
time he could find or invent an eX-
cuse for doing so and if Mullen had
not been a patient man Hulswitt's
pocketbook casualties would have
been unusually heavy. Once in the
sixth, inning, when Meyer and Collins
disagreed over the manners OF a
catcher in receiving a runner at the
plate 1t seemed that free-for-all
might be staged with all the players
taking part, but actual hand to hand
fighting was finally avoided.
Cleveland Showed Glass.
Not counting the side attractions,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
THREE RECORDS SMASHED
Southwestern Won the Kansas Tracl
and Field Championship.

Ottawa, Kan, May 4.-The 1913
track and field championship OF the
Kansas intercollegiate Athletic assoc
citation was won by the Southwestern
team with a lead of 43 points. Baker
of Baldwin, second, 36.5; Friends,
Wichita, 20. 75; Pittshnrg Normal IT.
Three state records were broken and
one tied Wilson of Friends and
Keyes of Southwestern equaled the
sixteen-second record made by Lock-
man of Emporia normal in 1915, in
the 12O-yard hurdles. Wilson broke
the 12O-yard hurdle record of Jones,
College of Emporia, in 1914, by one
fifth of a yard, establishing the new
time of rs 3-5 seconds. In the half
mile Fred Welborn of Baker estab-
lished, new time of two minutes flat,
breaking another Baker mans record,
that of White, which was minutes
2-5 seconds. In the pole vault Bo-
ger of Paramount, an athlete who lost
one foot in railroad accident a few
years ago, equaled his own record
made last year of IL feet 9h inches.
Wilson of Friends was high man
with IT points, Roger second with IS
points. Entered in the meet were ten
colleges. with 1913 athletes. Fair
mount scored Az points, Ottawa 5 "
Emporia normal 5, College of En-
poria 3, Cooper 1 and Bethany o. At
the business meeting COM
mittee was appointed to propose a
scale for officials fees and standard
medal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
H. C. l. HITS FUNSTON
1904 Cents Each Man Is May Average
-Largest Yet,

Camp Funston, Kan, May 4-The
monthly report of the subsistence di-
vision of the quartermaster detach-
ment throws an interesting light on the
invasion of the camp by the forces of
General H. G. L." The monthly COM
pilation reveals that the May board.
bill will be the largest since the cam
Torment was established. The cost of
the ration for May will be 1906 cents
This is for the garrison ration which
included three meals for each soldier
day. In the manual Of the quarter
master corps. the word ration is used
in reference to the amount of food re-
quired for one soldier each day.
Ref1ecting over the May ration ex-
pense. q well known artillery officer
who has been many years in the army,
recalls when the same ration used to
cost 20 cents, or a little more than
half the present schedule.
While some latitude IL granted the
ness sergeant in enIisting substitute
PODS, still the ration must contain
c.'rtain defined commodities and 1t is
fr IN the cost of these that the ration
exl ense 10 computed. Each garrison
ration contains the following: 20
oune V Of beef, Is. ounces OF flour,
20 OUNCES OF potatoes. 1.2S ounces Of
pruneA az ounces of sugar.
Also specified quantities of lard.
butter, unlicensed milk, cinnamon.
pepper. s 1t, syrup. coffee and other
foodstuffs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
American Association.

third sacker would not ordinarily get
to, and in the sixth his cutting down
of Brandt kept the latter from being
in position to score when Brockaw
hit two-bagger.
Kotzelnick's only trouble was his
wfldness and the only run scored off
him was in the second inning when he
walked Thompson with the bases full
and scored Metz However, he set
tied down Immediately after this and
famed the next two batters. retiring
the side. -
How Kaws Did 1t.
Topeka's first run was made in the
initial inning. With two out, Brad
ley doubled down the third base line
and Meyer drove him home. Cleve-
land also singled and swiped a base,
but Hanger couldn't keep up the stick
work. Cleveland. by the way, got
two hits out of four times at bat and
stole two bases during the afternoon.
There was one out when Bradley
scored the winning run in the tenth.
Nee had famed when Bradley got a
single. Meyer also hit safely and
Cleveland was safe on Thompsons
error. Then Hanger hit a fly to CEN
ter. Brockaw should have gotten it
Bradley galloped across the plate.
However, if Brockaw had held the
ball, it is almost certain that Bradley
would have scored and the only
change in matters would have been
that Hanger would have been cred
tied with a sacrifice hit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
net GAME BACK
Big Interest Shown In the Re-
vival Of Tennis.
National Association RESPONSE
BILE for the Comeback.
BY LACK yEIoCK.

New York, May 4.-Tennis has
come back this year in a way that is
encouraging to sponsors and devotees
of the game.
There are two distinct reasons for
this One is the restoration of cham
pionships, without which the net game
lacks much of its attractiveness The
other may be found in the riaina gen.
Grafton of tennis players who are
eager and ready to take their part in
competitions for practically every
tennis title worth having turnout the
country.
Association Staged Revival.
Last winter many followers of the
net game were predicting that tennis
would figure as a back number of
the field of sports until after the war.
The United States National Lawn
Tennis association listened to the
gloomy, predictions made for the
game, and came thru with a ten
strike by re-establishing all cham
pionship events and adding an event
for girl tennis players with titles in
the balance.
The parent body realized, after ex-
perience gained during the 1917 sea-
son. that tennis without titles at
stake LACKS the drawing power neces-
sary to make it successful, for al
tho much money was raised by the
tennis association for the Red Cross
and other war funds last year, the re-
suits were not as encouraging as they
might have been.
Interest Is Intense Again.
The recent tournaments in New
York for the national indoor titles
nailed down the conviction that cham
pionship competition is the thing.
There was greater interest in the in
door Journeys than ever before, and
the competition was the keenest that
has been seen in years.
The surprising showing of several
young players of the calibre of Rich
ards. Taylor, Garland, Binzen, Bots
ford and Donaldson has had q slim
ulating effect. The veterans, too, have
shown signs Of new life with the res
toration Of title play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

7 HUlU Uy WUICUlt-
AlthO he had his eyes shut when
the above photo was snapped, no one
has ever caught Meyer sleeping on
the job in left field and he has
handled himself in a way that pleases
the local fans. Meyer drove in To-
peka's first run Friday and his hit
in the tenth helped to put Bradley
in a position to score the winning
counter.
the fielding of Grover Cleveland and
the pitching of Kotzelnick were the
big features of the afternoon with
Glen Trainers alright sun fielding
emitting him to favorable mention.
Cleveland was playing all over his ter
ritory and in both the fifth and sixth
inning his perfect playing prevented
Joplin going into the ninth with a
lead. With two on in the fifth he got
a foul hit by Miller that the average
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
~ Up to the Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
~ FROM EVERYWtiEKE.
It's Early For Dope But Klaus
Haze Shoun Some Good Signs
They Stood the Strain and Won Friday z to
Other Teams Look Bit Dangerous.

With the the record books, Western league
beginning dope the strength of the different clubs
predictions the of the well to
of the eight towns and the
larity will enjoy in the Dckerson territories is
usual opinions things as different opinions
the duration the and the outcome of the next SEN
atorial race However that large number OF local
fans believe Kaws will play the kind of ball
that ought and that Topeka will be able to make
other cities hustle beat her out of permanent first division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
TOO MUCH TALCUM BOXERS
ALIBI FOR LOSING A BOUT

Here is something new in alibis.
Jock Malone, the st. Paul welter-
weight who was recently defeated
by Bryant Downey, explains his
defeat thusly: 1T was a case of
too much talcum powder sprinkled
upon the canvas in the ring that
night, which caused me to skid and
founder all over the place"
We are to assume, of course, that
Downey's feet were equipped with
tanglefoot paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
BASEBALL TODAY.

St. Joe at Sioux City, clear. p. m.
Joplin at Wichita, clear. 8 80 p. m.
Hutchinson at Topeka, clear. 80 p. m.
Omaha at Des Moines, clear. 3 80 p. m.
American League.
Boston at New York; clear 3;15 p; m
Chicago at Detroit. cloudy, 3 p. m
Cleveland at 81. Louis. clear, .. m.
National League
Cincinnati at Chicago. clear D. M
St Louis at Pittsburg cloudy, 3 80 D. m.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, clear p. m
New York at Boston. cloudy. 3 p. m.
American Association.
St Paul at Kansas City. clear. $50 D. m.
Indianapolis at Toledo. clear. n. m
Louisville at Columbus. cloudy 3 80 D. m
Minneapolis at Milwaukee, cloudy, 80 pm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WILL MOVE TO PEORIA?
Fairweather Threatens to Quit Des

Fairweather Threatens to Quit Des
Moines Because of Attendance.
Des Moines, Ia, May Mayor
Thomas Fairweather, owner Of the To-
cal Western league baseball club, has
fered to Peoria. ILL.,, unless attendance
at games here increases greatly. Ten
tative plans are being made for the
transfer.
1t is said Peoria interests have guar
anteed 10000 admission for the sea.
son. Fairweather will not relinquish
ownership If the transfer il made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
A PEACE DOVE COMES
Already One o. Germany's Peace
Agents Has Arr we'd in England.

London, May An emissary of
Germany's new peao. offensive al
ready is in England According to
Central News he is a D Itch financier.
Another agent, the agen, v says Is be-
lieved 70 be on the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

his star in three more meets this year.
He will run in the Missouri-Kansas
dual meet, the Missouri Valley Confer
ence meet at Columbia and the West
ern Conference meet at Chicago,
June g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
KAWS AT BAT

Here are the "at bat records of the MEM
bers of the Topeka team for their first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
Food for Fans
n 01o. Z. PMAIA
(copyrightS
Jiu Jitsu.
(copyrfghtS

Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu is the most scientific form of
The name is taken from two ancient
which means "Get away. with it"
Tse msim fes IN G itsg 10 to
< STUDENT q jiS }Ptsu, even tho b. weigh.
only ia pounds and has the asthma and
make q simple twist Of the left thumb,
Weighs ssS po6aa Gsss assens
and land ON the pavement with twelve frac.
It's a wonderful thing, this stu jitsu.
But more wonderful still 10 the easy
way in which persons otherwise sane fall
You tel f lat man that he i ieos Sst thin
his belt and feel ten pounds lighter. -
Courtenay be win almost be tempted to
And SO it is with jiu 1itsu.
A puny youth who draws sparkling bever-
o ee d its. :Gd for swo 81. ssS
and in four lessons be sbie to tell the Ice
man where he gets off at.
Once upon time We saw jiu jit.u
expert go to the mat with a third-fate
ests but to t fa sGs
The wrestler calmly picked the jiu jitsn
on him and tied him into several knots,
thereby putting an end to the evenings
entertainment. 1t was rude, roughneck
stuff on the part Of the wrestler, but what
does a wrestler know about psychology?
Jiu .jitsu is a most effective form Of at
tact if the other fellow DOESN'T wallop you
on the chin.
If we were a baseball maenate our first
step In spring training would be to hire
an expert .nced instructor in the art Of
swimming.
CoInif keys team would have a wonder
full pit ching staff IL the hurlers could only
throw as well az the outfielders.
w. often pause and wonder what would
haT pen to the National League II some one
ha ided Pat Moran a regular ball team.
Wars RavaEes.
he war, which lays its heavy hand
Upon our well known earth,
Has made the baseball player feel
Devoid of joy and mirth;
For often in his travels he
Must use an upper berth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

If we were a baseball magnate our frs
step in spring training would be to hirs
an expert .nced instructor in the art Of
swimming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

w. often pause and wonder what would
har pen to the National League II some one
ha ided Pat Moran a regular ball team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

Conf, keys team would have a wonder
full pit ching staff If the hurlers could onl,
throw as well az the outfielders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04

Wars RAvaEes.
= he war, which lays its heavy hand
Upon our we'll known earth.
Has made the baseball player feel
Devoid Of joy and mirth;
For often in his travels he
Must use an upper berth
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Patriotic Instructor.

The w. II G.. entertainment
given last evening ut The H. G..
hall was enthusiastically praised
on the streets today by many who
attended. A large crowd was
and each and every num-
her was heartily rncorcd. The
following program was given:
Prayer, Rev. Baker
Song, America, by Audience
Address of Welcome, Capt. j.
d. Brown.
Piano Solo, Esther Williams
Reading, Avery Hall
Ladies' Quarlette. Lurec Fitch
Grace Owens, Dolly and Blanche
Hardy.
Patriotic Address. supt. Ora
ham.
Piano Duet, Lida Culver, Mer]
Palmer.
Virginia Reel, Miss Bottoms pu-
pills.
Music, High School Girls
Piano Solo, Agnes jackson
Musical Reading, Mrs. Bonham
Vocal Duet, Mrs. Sunderlin and
Miss Lally.
Patriotic Address, Hon. Clar-
ence Kellogg.
Solo, VIM. Goodrich
Piano Solo, Wilson Doty
Reading, Miss Griffis
Solo, Prof. Garlock
Patriotic Drill, w. R. C. ladies
Benediction, Rev. Baker
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11

Department. The guns are the
sixtccn-inch battery of the Ger
man hattle-cruiser Hindenburg,
latest of her class. They have been
rebuilt for the smaller projectilc,
but the chamber remains exactly
as cast. These naval guns are
much more powerful than land
guns and are exactly the type
which could be rebuilt through
shrinking The muzzlns. The fact
that the battery of the linden
burg was taken for this purpore,
does not mean that the German
fleet is being stripped. Instead,
it is believed here that these guns
were replaced by others of still
heavier calibcr which it is now
known We're cast i'm the Krupp
works last December.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
CALHOUN

A destructive fire on the Mis-
souri, bottom just west of here
burned a number of stacks of hay
and a bridge across the ditch.
Those losing hay We're William
Tierncy and Samuel Rankles.
Miss Esiclla Morrison and her
niece Miss Glover Purdic of Nicola
We're week end visitors with the
John Donnelson family. Miss Nor
rison returned home Sunday but
her niece remained for another
weeks visit.
Fred Hinton is moving his
household goods to a farm in AL
len township.
Charles and Fred Leonard of
East Logan were Sunday guests
at the d.. IL. Reedy home.
Harry Britt who has been Wis
iting at The AL Walls home for a
week went to Council Bluffs for
a visit with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John Britt. He is in poor
health and has been i'm a hospital
in Kansas the past two years.
Mrs. Josephine Leonard and son
Earl and wife were calling on
Calhoun relatives Sunday.
Arthur Cooper spent Sunday in
Little Sioux.
William Hussong was an On
aha visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Skinner and her
three sons of Grabil were visi-
tors at the parental Chas. Mickey
home.
d. H. Reedy was a Logan visi-
tor Thursday.
DR.. John Tamisiea was called
Monday to see Misses Grace and
Leila l'outs who have been sick
from Liberty measles and took a
Irelapsc.
Miss Dora scoe spent the week
end with home folks.
M. w. Skinner is driving a new
Dodge
Francis Chambers and family
were Sunday visitors at Albert
Chambers.
Hjalmer Scoe and sister Miss
Nancy Scoe of Fremont Nebraska
were Sunday visitors at home.
Mrs. Charlotte Piercy and Miss
cs Florence and Ruth Willmott
attended the Southwestern Iowa
teachers meeting Friday and
Saturday at Council Bluffs.
b. G. Sheridan wife and son,
Arthur of Council Bluffs were
over Sunday visitors at the Reedy
home.
Webster Landon and wife and
baby Of Council Bluffs spent Sun
day at their brothers., Dave Land
on's.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
Make new Rules on Boxes
to Soldiers


Under new order of The post
office department which went into
effect on April 4, parcels for
members and individuals con-
necied with the The American ex-
pcdilionary forces i'm Europe shall
not he accepted for mailing or
dispatched unless they contain
such articles only as are being
sent al the written request Of
the addresse, approved by his
rcgimental or higher commander
of an executive officer of the Or
ganizatiOn with which he is con-
nectCd.
The following instructions from
the third assistant postmaster
general are self explanatory:
'postmastcrs must secure the
assurance of the sender in each
case that The articles contained
i'm The parcel arc sent al The adj
drcssers approved written re-
quest, and that such request is
enclosed in the parcel, by re-
iquiring the sender to place on
the wrapper of the parcel under
his name and address the fol-
lowing endorsement:
"rhis parcel contains only
articles sent at The request of the
addressed. which is enclosed"
The approved written request
shall be enclosed in the parcel.
Parcels containing articles
not being sent i'm accordance with
such approved written request
shall not be accepted for mailing.
Such parcels when Offered for
mailing shall be returned to the
SENDER
The foregoing order and in
slructions are issued al the re-
quest of The war department. and
in pursuance of an order of that
department. dated March &c, 1913,
which provides as follows:
In the future shipments of
any articles to members of the
American cxpcditionary forces
abroad will be limited to those
articles which have been request
ed by the individual to whom
same are to be shipped, such re-
quest having been approved by
his regimental or higher COM
mander. Parcel post shipments
will be accepted by the postoffice
authorities and other shipments
by express or freight companies
only upon approved request in
each individual case"
The postoffice department be-
lievcs that this action is prompt
ed by military necessity and that
the public will checrfully ac-
quiesce in it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
GLENN E. MORGAN

Glenn Il. Morgan, aged 81 pass
ed away last evening at his home
on seventh and Clair after a few
'lays illaass With double pneumo-
mia He leaves a father and moth
rl, several brothers and sisters,
besides his Wife and three chill
dren Who were With him at the
llme OF his death Mr.. Morgan
Ia. only been a resident of Mo.
valley a short time and was en-
ploYed As a signal man for the
Chicago and North Western. The
hody will lac shipped To Boone, in
the morning where the funeral
viii he held. Burial will he made
in HE Boone cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-11
SATURDAY,.

Miss Bernice Meats of Logan,
was the overnight guest of Miss
Mahle Dalton.
Miss Matte Hansen is very ill
at her home on n. Third st With
a severe cold.
Miss LaRcinc Cramer has re-
signed her position at the j. S.
Dewell law office as stcnographer
and will return Monday to her old
place at the Cold Storage as book
keeper.
| John Murphy of Ute, was here
today calling on old friends.
DR.. John Tamisica reports the
birth OF IL 10 lb. girl TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Jones OF Modalc.
J Mrs. Jesse Burkett and daugh-
| ter departed this morning for a
several days visit with relatives
in Minneapolis.
Miss Agnes Young returned
home last evening from ten days
Stay in Omaha.
Mrs Ellen Orr and son Will,
have returned home from their
winter sojourn i'm California. Mrs.
Will Orr remained for Il two
months longer stay with her mo-
Their, Mrs. H. J. Franklin at Ocean
side California.
Dell Myers has been transfer
red from Camp Dodge to Camp
Custer Battle Creek Michigan.
The fire department was call
ed to the Higgins home on 4th ST
this afternoon where the burning
SCOT in chimney caused some
excitement for a short time.
Mrs. N. b. Spafard has a Christ
mas cactus i'm full bloom. The
plant bloomcd profusely at
Christmas time and now is again
showing its patriotism.
Ralph Rosenbaum has return
ed TO Richard, S. d.. to assist his
'uncle with farm work after am en-
tended visit with the home folks.
Misses Edna johnson and Edna
Nordecn of Omaha are spending
the week end in the Valley.
Miss Florence Johnson was an
Omaha visitor today.
Miss Gladys Jones is assisting
as office girl for DR.. Lllsk during
the absence of Miss Helen Hcarn,
who is on the sick list.
Mrs. ID. O. DeNinney who recent
! ~ underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis at the DeNorc hospital
was able to return home last eve
ming. She is recovering splendid
ly.
Belo Yorke is able to be out
again after a several days I'LL
ness.