The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-27


Marlin, Texas, February %, prior to
their entrance into a regular camp in
san Antonio in March. John McGraw,
manager of the club, has announced.
The squad will be in charge of A J.
COY DOlan. to whom the players
viii report in St. Louis before going to
Marlin. McGraw states. The manager
IS sending two catchers along with
Dolan.
Those who are managing John Pc
SEX. wrestler known as the Tiger man
Of Nebraska may set some consolation
out of what Jack Herman, manager of
ZbyszkO, former worlds title holder
has TO say about Pesek- The brethren
have been bowling their heads off TO
the effect that Ed Stranger" Lewis
and Zbyszko, together with Alan Eus-
taco. the Kansas champion, were steer
ing clear OF the terrible Nebraskan-
Herman has offered to match Zbys-
zko with Pesek the same evening after
Zbyszko meets Eustace, either before
or after the Zbyszko-Eustace go. Her
man has a lot of confidence in the
ability OF the Pole, and rightfuily he
should have He is a powerful man,
and one to be feared by opponents.
The present champion is the only one
that has put the fear into the Pole. He
wins from all the others in the game
Despite his years he is one of the best
trained athletes in the world. He is in
training from the beginning of the
season until its close
We don't know much about this
Jack Williams. who is going to oppose
Pesek in Topeka January 3. He is
rcported~to be a good man. Pesek is
Well liked in Topeka, and is believed
by many TO be championship material.
Williams comes from Texas, and never
has appeared in Kansas before What
the fans here want is an opponent for
1'esek who Will make him hustle In
every enga cement in which he has
appeared here he has been largely
no az OuLClaESe0
men he has met. Williams may be |
man who VIA give him that kind OF
oppositions-F we do not know
An athletic team of any kind ad-
vertises a town tremendously. Pro ]
badly no other thing keeps the>name
of a town before the people more than |
a good team in most any sport. espe- /,
cially the leading sports.
Few persons in Kansas ever heard /
much of Ports. until a little indepen-
dent basketball team started winning /
games all over the state Now the /
name of Ports IS found in newspapers
all over the Missouri valley.
It seems to us that Topeka. could |
have such a team with little ditficulty.
There is plenty of good material here
for an independent basketball team
that would be a winner The only
drawback is that playing floors mere
are scarce. With good athletic club
here building that would be credit
to the town could be erected.
Clarence Poort. former Washburn
COLLEGE center, is playing with the Sa-
lima Athletic club team Poort was
one of the mainstays on the Wash
bum five, and is a mighty good man.
saIina is able to support a good ath-
letic club. while Topeka, which is a !
larger city. does not have one 1t
seems to US that it would be to the
advantage Of Topeka citizens to or
ganize an athletic club, and thus put
Topeka on the map along with other
cities
More than 100 high school basket
ball teams viii go to St Joseph, March
s. Q and 10. for the interstate scholas-
tic basketball tournament The teams
will come from Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska and Missouri Medals are to
be awarded the different winning
teams in the elimination tournament,
according to attendances of different
schools entered
The only basketball tournament
which is brought to Topeka is the dis
trict high school tournament, held at
Washburn college in the spring, prior
10 the state meet in Lawrence.
George williams. formerly a Uni
versity of Missouri basketball player,
has been elected captain OF the 1928 )
X g. A c. team.
Babe" Ruth has gone back to the
simEle life. and is spending the winter
on his farm in Massachusetts. He
has reduced his waist line from 40 TO
80 inches. he has announced, and
likes the farm, even tho it does get a
little lonely at times. he runs down
10 little old Moo Nawk each Monday,
driving the zoo miles in his limousine.
His farm was not very productive last
Year. ne said, and he has not Yet de-
cided what he VIII do with it.
Connie Mack. of the Philadelphia |
Athletics. has gone beyond his stunt
OF former years. and has paid the !
fabulous price of $500 for Sammy
Hale. getting him from the Coast !
league. Connie always has preferred
10 develop his own players, he says, |
and expects to do SO largely. Since
he tries TO keep his players all about
the same age, and lack of time pre- I
vents him from developing a man, he I.
feels justified in the price paid for the
coast star Generally speaking,
however. get too much pleasure out
OF training my own players, TO pay
fabulous prices for them. and the I
number of times do Will be few and {
far between" he asserts.
Pitchers and shortstops OF the {
Cleveland Indians viii report TO Hot t
Springs. Ark. for early practice. Feb !
ruary 0. 1t has been announced from !
the home of the club in Cleveland. I
willard In Exhibition Bouts.
seattle. Tec. 27.-Boxing. which .
has been discontinued in Seattle for
sometime. is TO be resumed next Tues
day night. when Jess Willard. former
heavyweight champion, will give an
exhibition. Willard is to appear in
Yakima. Wash. tonight. in Tacoma
Friday.
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