The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07


boast of a baseball stadium, if a
plan for the erection of such an edifice
in New York City materializes.
If the baseball stadium is built, and
indications are that it will be, New
York will boast of the largest and best
on earth, is the belief of the Yanks.
Bids going to Colt. L.. Huston,
vice president of the American League
champs, are very satisfactory, but no
! decision of definite nature has yet
| been reached.
For the first time in it's rowing
history, the Naval Academy crew will
race on the Charles river according
to statements made public by the OF
ficials of the Annapolis school.
Permission has been given the mid
shipmen to compete in the shells with
Princeton and Harvard at Cambridge
on Nav 6. The University of Penn
sylvania is also planning to enter the
Maryland is unfolding its reputa-
ton for prosperous racing as never
before. -.
more. snow that the states revenue
from four one-mile tracks in 1921,
totaled $8O5,1S5. The bulk of this
came from the sc, 900 that each track
i is required to pay for every day races
are held.
turns.
shows that s54, 100000 in round num-
bers, was set in the pari-nutuel ma
chimes at the four tracks at the spring
and fall races.
Eastern papers are standing solidly
| behind the Washington and Jefferson
| football team, ignoring the blunder
made by Coach GREASY Neale' Wnen
he kicked at the decision Of the head
| linesman.
Cullen Cain, formerly of Topeka,
now writing under copyright for the
| Philadelphia Public Ledger and other
| eastern papers, lauds the washington
! and Jefferson team to the SKIES praiS-
! ing their remarkable work against the
| s'CTolden Bears ard giving due credlt
Ito Coach Neale for his craftnesS N
! landing in California only a few days
before the game in order to prevent
any injurious effect the climate may
! have on his players.
/ And he further states that the CAN
| fornia team was greatly overrated-
Again, writing about Centre college,
| Cain makes the assertion that pc
cause Centre defeated Harvard, its
| win set it up higher in the football
! world than it belonged.
| The team work of the Texans de-
feated the starring stars of the Col
| Cnels, according to Gains analysis OF
the surprise.
Promoter Pete Young has arranged
another set of preliminarieS to the
Tomlinson-Doctor match at Warnick's
hall January 9, that is slated to please
the crowd.
Kid and Jackie Walters, brothers
from St. Joseph, Mo, will box pre-
liminary exhibition bout. The two
milled five rounds to a heavy tune be-
fore the Edwards Rogers bout at the
| auditorium last week, to the satisfac-
ton of the crowd.
Jack Rigby and Willard Laferty,
16-year-olds,- will box also. Another
set of brothers, Junior and Billy
Busey, will make their initial appear
ance before Topeka fight fans on the
! evening of the bout.
Tomlinson defeated Doctor in a
hard-fought match several weeks ago,
but Doctor wasn't satisfied, and re-
quested the return match.
The admission into the Kansas Con-
ference of st. Benedict's college of
Atchison upset the plans for a game
with Washburn college, scheduled for
last night at Atchis0n, and the game
was postponed until a future date.
1t was impossible to submit eligi-
bility rules in time for the game, ac-
cording to the st. Benedict's authori-
ties, therefore the postponement.
Kansas university won its Missouri
Valley opener with Grinnell at Law
renee last night by defeating the Wis
itors, SO to 16. The outcome of the
game was never in doubt after the
first five minutes of playing.
Fourteen kansanS got a chance at
the battle before the final gun, and
the dribbling Iowans were unable to
score effectively. Capt. George Rody
of the Jayhawkers. made more than
half of the Kansas points, shooting
eight field goals and dropping six free
throws out of six attempts.
Fearing, GrinnelI center, played
stellar ball for the visitors.
Kansas Wesleyan college opened her
Kansas conference season with a II
to 1 8 victory over Sterling at Salina
last night. Gardner of Sterling played
n consistent ball.
The same teams will play again to-
night at Salina.
A doubleheader basketball contest
| between the second and freshman
!.