The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-17
Santa Fe-Emporia.

The lovers of baseball are in for a
treat Sunday when the strong aggre-
cation of ball tossers journey down
from Emporia to play the Santa Fe
team at the Topeka Western League
park. The last time these two teams
met. the game went eleven innings
before it was finally won. Cap Wells,
local manager. predicts another close
battle with these invaders, who have
a real Injun twirler with them. There
will probably be some changes in the
Topeka lineup but they will not be
announced definitely until Saturday
afternoon.
Coach Madison Bell. the new ath-
letic director of the Haskell Indians.
out for the 1920 eleven and further
states that his braves look like a
mighty fine bunch. Bell ought to
know, having played on the famous
1919 Center College team. which re-
ceived most favorable recommended
tions from all the eastern football
critics.
Whitcomb a Valuable Aid.
Bob Whitcomb. assistant coach at
Washburn. should be a wonderful
aide for Dwight Ream, not only a fine
player, but a man with the old fight
is just what the Blue team needs this
played guard on the 1913 and IA teams
at Washburn. his last year making
the All Kansas team. His best work
was done against Nebraska when
Washburn held the Cornhuskers to IA
to score This little scrappy line
man caught the Nebraska signals and
told his team mates where to shift in
order to stop the big Nebraska backs
from getting thru the Ichabod line.
Coach Ream is to be congratulated
upon securing this fine little assistant.
Topeka Wrestlers Win ut Fair.
Two Topeka boys, Jimmp Tucker
and Socks Hose won wrestling honors
riday night in their bouts with pro-
fessional boxers and wrestlers, who are
with the workman Athletic Carnival
at the Kansas Free Fair. Tucker put
on the gloves with Ed Jones and put
him out in the first minute of the third
round. Socks beat Kid Tomlinson
of the carnival, in a twe1ve-minute
handicap match. Brandon, another
native son, won over Tomlinson and
Young Lewis in two fast matches. H.
Lewis in the final handicap match of
the evening.
so Men Out at VI. U.
Columbia, Mo, Sept. 17.-Official
football practice has begun at the
three-term plan now in operation here,
school begins about two or three weeks
earlier than in the other schools in the
valley. However. no regular practice
was allowed until September Is, al
lowing all the schools to get an even
start on the seasons training. There
have been nearly eighty men out on
Rollins field daily for the past two
weeks, however. doing setting up exer-
cises, and kicking the ball and exer-
cising in different ways to get limbered
up.
James E. Brick" Travis, star tackle
of the Tiger eleven, is back in Column
bia. He arrived last Saturday, but has
made no definite arrangement regard
ing his being in school. The addition
of the big Tiger tackle to the 1920
lineup would strengthen Coach Mil
ler's team UNNECESSARILY.
James Phelap is also back, and will
assist Coach Miller in rounding out the
Missouri team this fall. Phelan has
just returned from Antwerp, Belgium,
where he saw the Olympic games. He
made the trip over and back with
Charles Beckman, football and track
coach at Kansas Aggies this year.
Both are former Notre Dame men,
having played together on the Notre
Dame teams when in school there
During the early part of the summer
L AASAdh NASlteO Harvard, L ale ana
other schools in the east, investigating
football conditions there, and getting
pointers on the game
Brutus Hamilton, greatest all round
athlete in America who has been in
the Olympic games in Antwerp, is ex-
pected back soon. However, he will
not play football but will go uot for
track alone He has two more years
in college, being a Junior in school.
Coursing Meet at White Cloud
White Cloud. Sept 17.-Coursing
fans" from all parts Of the country
are expected to be here for the dual
meet arranged by the King Hill Hunt
ing club, the last week of this month.
Local committees of the club are busy
arranging for the entertainment of
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