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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
VETS STAGE COME BACK.
War Only Game for Youngsters
'Spavs" Can Play Baseball.
RY HACK VEIOCK.

New York, July 13.-The old boys
are sure having their inning in base
ball nowadays, with the youngsters
going to war.
Every now and then the moniker of
Bobby Wallace, who started playing
ball a quarter of a century ago ap-
pears in st. Louis scores.
Besides Wallace there's Jimmy Aus
tin, still clinging to big league meal
ticket, and Mickey Doolan, of Philly,
and Federal fame, who is now with
the Dodgers.
But of all the players who might
have figured to pull a surprising
comeback, Nick Altrock takes the
cookies. Ole Nick, who has chucked
into the relic heap long while ago
is actively engaged on the Washing
ton pitching staff, and on the same
club we find Frank Shuttle, who was
a star when Hector was a mere pup.
Ham Hyatt. recently signed by the
Yankees when the Little Rock club
suspended. is another who brings back
the memories of diamond battles of
used to be a Pirate, is with the
Browns.
Earl Yingling. with Washington:
Tub Spencer, still going good enough
to hold his berth with Detroit; Ray
Demmitt, who was with the Yanks
long ago, and Joe Wood. passed up as
WORKOUT pitcher, are all making
good. and the mags are mighty glad
to have them in uniforms.
Another old-timer to return to pro-
fessional ranks is Cy Seymour, the
old Giant outfielder, who hooked up
with Newark recently.
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ly raised by her three devoted aunts,
Prim, Prude and Privacy that the nat
ural result is runaway just before she
grows up. A wandering player is both
the villain and the hero.
Miss Clark is always pleasing and
this play of hers Is a genuine treat for
she Is supported thru it's whimsical
quaint story by splendid cast.
Our Own War Pictures.
Possibly you're tired of war pic
lures" but the pictures shown in con-
nection with the regular Pathe News
features, issued by Hearst, next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday at the
Orpheum, tell of the western front
conditions and should be seen by ev-
cry American.
These pictures are not dramatic
supposition or ina gination. They are
actual scenes made on the battle front,
owned and controlled by the allied
governments and are the first pictures
to be released with the sanction and
approval of our own government.
AS the revenue from these pictures
goes to all the governments interested,
the management feels justified In 60
ing to the considera BILE expense reces-
sary to secure these wonderfully in
teresting and instructive war pictures.
At the Novelty.
The booking Of vaudeville acts is
now a special feature in itself, es-
pecia1ly the kind used at the Novelty,
! Manager Roy Crawford has set a
standard of excellence that must be
kept up, and the Chicago and New
York booking offices are kept on the
run lining up the acts and picking out
the very best on the market. So far
the Novelty has been lucky in filling
the programs with high-class novelties
| and other big features. Next weeks
/ bill looks like a repeater. and well up
| to the standard with big chances of
| it going little above. The following
acts will fill the first half: George &
Toney" in acrobatic capers. taking the
| whole stage; SHAW & Campbell" a
clever oddly of singing and musical
offerings; Murphy & Lachmar,"
president and vice president of the
| laugh trust; "A Study in Bronze"
beautiful posing act put on by THE
APOLLO Trio" The bill will open with
the sixteenth chapter OF the great
animal serial photo play. 1.-THE Lions
Claw" The cooling system, lady
| ushers and the ice water maid service
| are proving popular features with the
patrons of the Novelty
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MAJORS WILL Benefit
Best Talent of Suspended Minors
Snapped Up Forthwith,

Chicago, July 13.-Suspension of
the Western. Southern, Pacific Coast.
International and Texas baseball
leagues will benefit the American asso-
citation. according to President Thomas
]. Hickey, who asserts that the best
talent of the disbanded organizations
will be signed to strengthen the asso-
citation clubs
Approximately three hundred play
ers, majority of them over the draft
age, are available for immediate serv-
Ice. as a result of the collapse of the
four leagues, President Hickey said,
altho the best talent in the Southern
association already has been snapped
by the major and big minor leagues.
AS soon as the muddled baseball stu
alton is cleared of the uncertainty pre-
va1ling over General Crowder's work
or fight" regulations, the American
association will add forty or fifty new
players to its roster
Since the suspension of the West
ern and other leagues, our club own
ers have been in communication with
the players thrown out of employment
and we expect to land some very
promising TALENT President Hickey
said.
I'VE will, Of course, first negotiate
with players over the draft age.
"As is generally known, the baseball
| business is anything but a success this
! season. due to the war situation, but
| in view of the fact that our organiza.
ton will go thru with its season we
have decided to give the public tbs
highest standard of the game posi-.
| ble.''
President Hickey returned from
| Kansas City and Indianapolis enthus.
iastic over the possibilities of twi
| light games. The latter supper" sport
| was started in the Hoosier capital with
! success, the attendance being treble
| the average weekday Afternoon
| crowd. There is a possibility, he said
| that Toledo and Columbus will adopt
| the twilight plan, which was inaugu'
rated in Minneapolis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
FRENCH MUSIC SUNDAY
Marshall's Band in Patriotic Concert
at Gage Park Tomorrow.

Topeka intends to do her share in
honoring the national Independence
day of France, which is July IA, by a
concert of French music at Gage
park, to be given by MarshalPs band.
On that day the French people COM
memorate the fall of the Bastile.
which was their inarticulate Declara-
ton of Independence.
The concert will begin at o'clock
Sunday afternoon; it will be free to
the public, and a large crowd is ex-
pected to attend. The numbers to be
played are:
March-Hero Of France. ..............B izet
Overture-Les Trompettes de la Cour-
waltz-Tout Paris ........... .Clementeau
Suite-Monsieur Beaucaire.. .......... Rosse
French Observation-Disclosures of
To- S.ff;orr cc;,at
Grand Selection-Le Lac des Fees. .Auber
Patrol-French .................C laromont
French National Air-Marseilles.
II.
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.335 for thirty-eight games. while Lee
livelt, competing is sixty-four. is only
four points behind. The averages in
clude games of Wednesday.
Riggert of st. Paul is out in front in
base stealing with seventeen and in
home run hitting with six. Taggart of
Columbus and Sawyer of Minneapolis
are tied in sacrifice hitting, each being
credited with fifteen. Hood of Kan
sas City leads the run getters with
thirty-eight, altho Riggert is only one
behind him. Kansas City leads in
team batting with .265 and Louisville
In fielding with 1862. Leading batters
for thirty-five or more games:
Cashion, Minneapolis, .335; Lelivelt.
Louisville, 1871; Riggert, st. Paul,
1928; Taggart, Columbus, 800; Hart
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getting in condition for the opening
contest of the series planned for the
summer
An English-American team, headed
by Captain ]. H. McHardy Of the Brit
ish military mission here, is being
formed, and two other members of
the aggregation are Captain P. M.
Morrissey. camp adjutant, and Capt.
F. M. Blackwell of the British mission,
all expert poloists.
Capt. John Griffith, division athletic
director. has received complete equip
ment for the teams. and mounts will
be selected from ponies available at
the remount station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

The remarkable batting streak
which sent Cobb rushing to the top
was stared on June IT, and he pushed
ahead until he was neck and neck
with the leaders, almost before they
realized it. His batting recovery Is
one of the most spectacular that even
Cobb ever staged. In his last thirteen
games he has cracked out eleven hits,
stole four bases and scored eight runs.
He passed Harry Hooper OF Boston
for the lead in scoring, having count
ed 50 times against 81 for Hooper.
Frank Baker of New York added
interest to the unusual battle situation
in the American league by driving out
his Tooth hit during the week. Babe"
Ruth of Boston, however, disappoint-
ed his admirers by falling to bag an
other homer. His record of eleven,
however, remains out of danger.
Peckinpaugh of New York and Nc
Innis of Boston are giving Shean, also
of Boston, a race for honors in sacri-
flee hitting, Shean having one point
advantage with total Of %. New
York is showing the way IN team bat
ting with 267 and Boston in team
fielding with go. Leading batters
for 35 or more games:
Cobb, Detroit al; Sisler, st. Louis
355; Baker, New York 341; Burns,
Philadelphia 336; Pipp, New York
317: Milan. Washington S14; Walker.
Philadelphia 311; Hooper, Boston 500;
302.
National League Standings.
Heinie Groh, the Cincinnati infield-
er, pushed ahead to maintain his bat
ting lead in the National league aver
ages including games of Wednesday,
giving him a mark of .S52-two points
above his average of a week ago. j.
C. Smith, /of Boston drove Merkle OF
Chicago out of second place with 336.
Hollocher, the 21-year-old sensation
with Chicago, advanced from eighth
to fifth place in the list of leaders
with 80.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh. the lead
ing base stealer, has a margin of ten
thefts over George Burns of the
Giants, his nearest competitor. Car
ey's total is 36. Burns, however, re-
mains high in scoring, having regis
tered SO times in 10 games. Roush Of
in sacrifice hitting, bringing his total
up to IS.
Chicago and Cincinnati are on even
terms in club batting with .267. while
New York has a one-point advantage
of Chicago in fielding with .971.
Leading batter for thirty-five or
more games:
Boston, 1856; Merkle. Chicago. 1926;
Daubert, Brooklyn. 800; Hollocher,
Chicago, $40; Paskert, Chicago, 1903;
Mann, Chicago, 1904; Roush, Cincin-
! natl, 1902; L. Magee, Cincinnati, .299;
Johnston, Brooklyn, .29s.
| Association Records.
In the American association, Jack
Lelivelt of Louisville is giving Cashion
| of Minneapolis a fight for the batting
supremacy. Cashion has a mark of
| ley, Columbus, 1908; Good, Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
HAD LONG RECORD
'Old Eagle Eye Beckley Played
Game 80 Years.
He Was a Player of Note in
Both Majors and Minors.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 13.-Nine-
teen years a star in the major leagues,
and a score of years of service in the
minors, is the remarkable baseball
record of Jacob P. Beckley-"Old
Eagle Eye"-who died in Kansas
Csty, his home, after an illness of five
MONTHS
Few Of basebalFs stars possessed a
batting record that equaled Beckley's
He was a terror to pitchers turnout
his career. For thirteen years "Old
Eagle Eye" had an average of better
than 800, a record equalled only by
few. He was one of the first left
handed batsmen, quaint character,
noted in baseball for his original
Missouri hunor, and a card both
on and off the field
Was No ParIor Player.
BeckIey was no parlor player, but
a believer in the old school game. He
was quick to take advantage when the
umpire wasn't looking and never
stopped batting from the first inning
until the last.
Eagle Eye was regarded as a
natural hitter. Bunting was a trick
he became thoroughly proficient in
and unlike other batters, Beckley
turned his bat handle out. The fact
LEdI ne was a leIU HdIa DdlICA dAOCO
him in beating out many a hit or this
kind. AS coacTAer. too, he was
credited with origin ating some Of the
fighting phrases still used on the side
Ifnec. BE alive and Heads up"
were two of his familiar expressions.
Started in Kansas.
Reckley was born in Hannibal, Mo,
in 1857 and played on various amateur
teams before his ability won him his
first professional baseball job with
Leavenworth, Kan, in 1856 AT the
start of the season of 1887 Llncoln,
Neb., bought his services and at the
end of that season he went to STOCK
ton. Cal. in the Coast league.
The st. Louis National league team
obtained him in 1883. but in June of
that year he was bought by the Pitts
burgh Pirates whose uniform he wore
until 1895 when he was sold to the
New York Giants. By 1897 ne was
being sought by most of the Leading
teams of the league and was traded
that yeer to Cincinnati There. as one
of the few bell players who still wore
a nni1sta ~',o he added to his reputation
and in 1903 a gain was sold to the ST
LOWS Nationals.
Kareas Citv purchased him In 1907
and altho Beckley had played his last
game in major league company, he
was the hero of many a game In the
American Association. In 1908 he lee
the lea que in hitting. The next season
he was made manager of the Kansas
Citv club but this was not his rortf
and near the close of the 1909 season
he IS replaced by Danny Shay. The
next wear he became manager OF tht
Hannibal Central Association club II
his old home town. his last baseball
job. whore he first learned the game
But "Eagle Eye in retirement did
not lose interest in baseball and wal
always something of a personag'
wherever a game was being played
He mixed with amateurs and semi
pres, umpiring and occasionally takini
2 hand in a game and at the close o
the ser son last fall went to Chicago
to see the worlds series and visit will
old friends in the major leagues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
Program for Garfield Park, Sunday
Eevenlg, July II.
POLO is ADDED TO LIST
Riders OF the Spinning Ponies Are
Practicing at Fort Dodge.

Camp Dodge. Ia. July 13.-Polo
has been added to the list Of outdoor
diversions for soldiers at this army
cantonment, and the material from
which several teams are to be formed
includes a number of former stars of
the game.
Mounted men wearing white pith
helmets-not unlike the tin derbies"
of trench fame-are beginning to ap-
pear on the parade and drill grounds,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
The Duke Breaks a Record.

Chicago, July 13.-Duke Kahana-
moku. Hawaiian swimmer. had a new
record today-29 is seconds for sixty
yards In a match yesterday. prelim-
mary to a carnival here today. the
duke easily hested the old record of
80 seconds held by Cecil Healey, Eng
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
AT THE
THEATERS
At the Orpheum.

The first three days of the week.
Marguerite Clark will be playing to
her Orpheum followers, the screen YER
sion of her great stage success Prun-
ella. Nothing has been lost and much
gained in this different setting, for
here the lure of the great outside
world can be more readily shown than
the stage restrictions permits.
IT'S a story of a wee girl so careful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
cobb HEADS LIST
He Overtakes Sisler; Leads All
Hitters; .371 Average.
Weekly Record Shows Unusual
Connection in All Branches.

Chicago, July 13.-Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, batting champion of the Ameri-
can league, after getting away to
late start, is blazing the trail for the
1918 batting supremacy.
Averages released today give the
Detroit star a mark of 371, as against
355 for George Sisler of st. Louis, the
leader a week ago. Sisler, however,
still leads the Georgian in base steal
ing with 80 against 25. Bobby Rotn
of Cleveland is between them with ~.
The averages include games of We'd
nesday.
The Big Race.
The figures on Cobb and Sisler IN
xE,o;r Sfr1IDOIa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

There will take place in our midst on
Saturday q forty mile bicycle race. Do moi
miss this forty-mile bicycle race. If you
do you may never see another one. What
can be less exciting than a forty-mile bike
race? Ans.-Two forty-mile bike races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Eff: R.R.E.
Chicago Cat Boston, Observation-Disclosures
Boston -..-...,.' 80
St. Louis lat Philadelphia) .........5
Philadelphia .-.-......- -......3
Sothoron and SEVERED; Geary, watson
and McAvoy.
Cleveland Cat New York; ............1
new 1ork 1870 % ~ U
Morton. Enzmann and O'Neill; Mogridge
and Hannah.
Detroit Cat washington) ...........4 1
Danss and stanage; Matteson, shaw and
Picinich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

We contend that Jim Vaughn is the best
pitcher in the National League today, but
he wasn't the day before yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
FRIDAY GAMES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston lat Chicago. ................0 8
chicago :....... 1870 ,....;.;. 9 II u
Konetchy and Henry Hendrix and KILL
fer. O'Farrell.
Philadelphia Cat st. Louis) ...-.--2 5 3
ST. Louis .....--.-.......- :.--.S Is
zales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

Duke Kahanamoku, according to a head
line, "can swim and knit" But when W
read the rest of the story we are disap
pointed to find that he doesn't do 'em boil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

City. .306; Schultz. Kansas City, .305;
Owens, Minneapolis, 1904; Lajoie. In
dianapolis, 300; Wagner. Columbus,
.302.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

Speaking Of knitting, We happened to
glance on a lady doing that same little
thing in a street car yesterday ms-n. Nat
urally she was knitting for soldier, for
nobody would knit in a street car If she
were not knitting for a soldier. But we
wonder how the soldier will feel when he
gets the pink whaddayacallit she was knit
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

Still, you can't blame q newborn father
II he can't keep his mind ON his work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
Food For Fans
BY GEORGE E. PHAIR.
(Copyrighted.)
Going Up.
(Copyrighted.)

Jim Vaughn was once a pitcher great
No pitcher ever greater
Till Tuesdays game, when he became
A famous aviator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

The dispute over Scott Perry is merely
a question of principle. In so far as the
outcome of the big league race is concerned.
1t doesn't matter whether he plays with
the Athletics or the Braves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

1t Is rumored that the Shipyards League
has offered Roger Hornsby an enormous
salary. You can't blame Roger if he ac-
cepts work in shipyard. being as Ne has
been a member of a submarine crew all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

From the amount of racket raised over
the case you'd think 1t was Walter John
son they were fighting about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13
Camouflage.

Camoufiage.
The boy stands on the upper deck;
He was a baseball star;
But now he draws a royal check
And owns a motor car.
The boy was once a baseball star,
But now he paints streak
OF paint upon the capst3n bar,
Or on the mizzen peak.
He paints ship and gets more dough
In one short baseball strife,
Than poor old Michael Angelo
Could make in all his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-13

All Scott Perry gets out of the baseball
imbrogolf in lot of publicity, and that
doesn't get q ball player anything these
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

0HE WEEi< between ChriHmas
and New 1er : high =soe'efsS
week foH tNe volrsest SCI.
.s,,..4..z.,, fg74=.. .,,4 =-.. ,,i#=zrt+f WI.
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{ hristmas Tea Set S

of cousse. with Madeira embroidery
or inserts Of hlet lace and many of the
sets match lea cloths OF more or less
elaborate design.
A tea wagon Is a very handsome
contribution 10 the afternoon tea
eQuipment~~if your tca-hostcss cares
for tea wagons Some old fashioned
ind viduals dislike the rolling convey
ance for tea aud mulins-~-or toast
or cake. They prefer the capacious
tea tray which is brought in and set
on table kept In the living room. II
Is commended ~ fitch wumen===aut per
haps they are right--that the tea
wagon is an American invention sug-
gestive of labor saving when there are
no servants in the house, II one had
n butler, or neat parlor maid, 1t
would be in much better style to have
the tea tray brought in and placed on
special tea table the table first
drawn up near the fire or the shaded
lamp by the servant who would then
fetch the tea tray, see that the kettle
was boiling over its spirit lamp. make
a second trip with the muffin stand
and finally retire. silently and efficient,
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lY~~and In the height OF good style,
This is the English way OF serving
afternoon tea and considering 1t, the
rolling tea wagon does seem "A crude
and quaint innovation. But alas. silent.
efficient buffers and parlor maids are
not as easily obtainable here, by the
average householder. as they are In
England--that Paradise OF perfectly
trained servants--and In the helpless
house or apartment, the handy tea
wagon seems an excellent substitute
for softfooted maid or man.
x very convenient tea tray With at
tached muffin stand, is pictured, The
tray Ia cream wicker with dainty orna-
nrentation OF. tinted plaster flowers
along the sides. A removable glass
inner-tray rests on \ cretonne cover.
and there are removable glass .platss
in the elevated rack: one plate fer hot
toast or mufiins. the other for little
tea cakes, or petit fours a. they are
called at the French pastry shop. Tho
tea set is q very smart affair, Of deep
red enamel with creamy lining and
handles. and the tall teapot contrasts
attractively with the little sugar and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

edge. Six ruffies overlap in group
at the foot Of the skirt, and little
way above are three rutfies In another
group. The short sleeve Is all ruflies
from low armhole TO elbow. The
bodice is plain and fastens at the back
and has good neck-line for sirl OF
eleven. Rounded out and square necks
are pretty on smaller girls of the dim
pied. childish age; but the growing
Happier has usually rather prominent
collar bones which are not pretty. re-
vealed. The blue, rufiied frock just
described has neckline cut well off
toward the shoulders. but high at back
and front. and Is finished with fold
or cuff of the silk which rises a
little above the cnt-out line. Yellow
party frock. seem to have a special
vogue this season with the youngest
set and several holiday party dresses
in canary yellow. banana yellow and
corn-color are all ready for festive
gatherings.
Serge And Poplin Frocks For
Mornings
A modified MILDLY costume. that Is,
he popular MILDLY style brought up
10 date, Is the favorite type Of dress for
informal hours with every. little girl.
A new serge mtday-frock n pictured
and AArvvs the si Ss7t. \ 81 yssv> Zines now
favored, and the skirt pleated at back
and front only, with deep pockets set
in the plain part at the Sides Poplin
dresses over guimpes of washable ma
ter!al are also we'll liked for little girls
and the best colors seem 10 be brown.
blue and dark green.
Some OF these poplin frocks have
collar and cuffs of velveteen in match.
ing shade. and often a little hand em-
broidery in bright-colored wool or silk
adds pretty trimming touch 10 the
waist. A dark blue popln morning
frock for little girl has a. pleated
skirt and button-back waist attached
to the skirt by a stitched belt. The
sleeves are long and the waist has a
coliarless round neck. An embroidery
OF French knots in blue and green