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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, MARCF 18,1915.
Up to the Minute
From Everywhere.
ByCLUG"
ONE OFFjJNE ON
Catcher Gleason Is Released by
Local Ball Club.
liidgeway . Sajs He Will Coine
Back Into Fold.
The ax that chops off heads fell for
the first time in the camp of the lo
cal baseball club this morning when
Owner Savage announced the uncon
ditional release of Catcher Bill Ulea
son, one of the men who drew a sal
ary from the old Kaws during the lat
ter part of last season.
"It is probable that one or two oth
er releases will be made before re
porting time," Mr. Savage announced.
"From the showing Gleason made last
season, I did not think it worth while
to have him come here all the way
from Portland, Ore. With the three
catchers we already have, I don't
think he could have held down a po
sition: so, in fairness to him, I
thought it best to allow him to become
a free agent and dispose of his serv
ices elsewhere if he can."
Gleason came to Topeka during the
latter part of last season from the
Helena club in the T'nion Association.
His work with Helena was most
promising and he batted .286 in addi
tion to making a good fielding record.
But he did not live up to his reputa
tion after coming here, and was very
weak when jt came to handling the
turned stick.
KJdircway Comes In.
Mr. Savage spent the greater part
of Wednesday notifying the players to
be ready to begin eating at the ex
pense of the club on the 29th. Tes
terday afternoon, word was received
that Jack Ridgeway, the only hold
out on the list, had accepted terms
and would report here on time.
Ridgeway is conceded to be a pitch
er of ability, and many fans will con
sider the team materially strength
ened by retaining him. During last
season he won and lost 10 games.
He was faced by 525 batters, allowed
124 hits and 51 earned runs.
With the exception of an infielder
and an outfielder whom he expects to
sign, Mr. Savage now has his roster
complete. All of the holdouts have
been brought back Into the fold, and
a very promising lot of new men has
been signed.
Jackson Here Monday.
Jimmy Jackson, the player man
ager, has written Mr. Savage that he
will leave Philadelphia on the morn
ing of the 20th, and It is expected that
he will arrive in Topeka some time
Monday. ...
If possible, the first exhibition
games will be arranged for Saturday
and Sunday. April 3 and 4, with the
St. Paul team of the American As
sociation. Games with the- Saints
have been scheduled for the 9th and
10th, but Mr. Savage is anxious to
have these dales changed to the 3rd
and 4th, and if he cannot do this, will
trv to have them here both times.
"We want to start the team off in
as fast company as possible," the new
owner said. "We want them to
realize that we will expect them to
play real baseball from the jump, and
even if an A. A. team does show them
up pretty badly, it cannot do any
harm. However, I don't see any rea
son why they can't make as good a
showing on the 4th and 5th as they
could on the 9th and 10th."
BARXEY HAS COME BACK.
OUlfield Wins St. Patrick's Day Grand
Prix at Venice Wednesday.
Venice, Cal., March 18. Barney
Oldfield won the 300-mile St. Patrick's
day grand prix here Wednesday. Wil
liam Carlson was second and George
K. Ruckrtell third.
The official time for the auto race
was: Oldfield. 4:24:09 2-5: Carlson,
4:24:43 3-5; Ruckstell, 4:27:27.
Nineteen cars started and twelve
finished.
Not once during the race did Old
field stop. He was fifth at the ninety
second lap, then forged by Dave Lewis
and Eddie Hearne, who were forced
to give up the lead owing to engine
trouble and finished the ninety-seven
laps with Carlson close behind him.
Marquis' car going 70 miles an hour,
struck J. N. Ortiz, an aged spectator,
severing his left leg. Surgeons said
Ortiz probably would recover.
3CR0GGLNS LIKELY
LOOKING SOUTHPAW
1 -:- ;ti r &fs
Lynn Scroggins (photographed a
Paso Roblea).
Lynn Scroggins of Texas is fret
ting his second try-out with the Chi
cago White Sox. In his first trial it
1912 he spent six days with the Sox
and was sent to Lincoln. He pitched
all last season with Lincoln, winning
nineteen and losing thirteen. His
club finished fifth.
Kilbane Outfights Williams.
Philadelphia, March 18. Johnny
Kilbane, the featherweight champion,
outfought Kid Williams, the bantam
weight title holder, all the way in
their eix round bout here Wednesday
night.. Both men weighed in at 122
pounds a half hour before the fight.
IN THE FAN'S FORUM.
Slielden Hogeboom W ould Xame Ball
Team After Governor , Capper.
To the Topeka State Journal:
Why not call our new baseball team
"The Cappers" for our governor. We
think they are going to be the "Cap
pers" this year, and "cap" the pen
nant for Topeka.
SHELDEN HOGEBOOM.
801 West Sixth avenue.
One From 1 1 or ton.
To the Topeka State Journal:
Just a suggestion:
Topeka is the capital.
The team will win each time you
bet. . ' ..
So the capital team, 1 ' " ' '"' "
Should have a capital name.
And "Capital" is the name to get.
MYRTLE LANTER.
Horton, Kansas.
The Topeka Rovers.
To the Topeka State Journal:
As a name for ball club I wish to
suggest the "Topeka Rovers" or "Cap
ital Grays." S. L. EECHTOL.
1714 Kansas avenue.
"Shawnees" Popular.
To the Topeka State Journal:
I would like to suggest the name of
Shawnees for our ball club.
C. C. BECKER.
1815 Tyler street.
Topekans Once More.
To the Topeka State Journal:
I suggest the name Topekans for
our ball club. W. T. WOOLTERS.
413 West Second street.
How About "Jaxsox?"
To the Topeka State Journal:
Permit me to suggest the names
"Jacks," "Jax," "Jaxsox" or "Jacks
Sox" for the Topeka ball club for the
year 1915. G. R. MILLER.
1214 Jackson street.
SPORT WHEEZES
Being- Purloined Dor Moat. Prune
Pies, Lemon Sandwiches, Etc.
(By Clng.)
BIG CIRCUS AT R. It. Y. M. C. A.
Tommy Williams' Classes , on Exhibi
tion Friday, April 9.
A big circus will be held at the R.
R. T. M. C. A., on Friday night, April
9, and the classes under physical di
rector. Tommy Williams, and other
members of the association will Join
in putting on one of the biggest at
tractions of its kind ever given by the
institution.
All kinds' of. mat and apparatus
work will be on the program, and
many clowns will dish out what they
claim will be a brand new variety of
fun and laugh producers.
Evidently the' weather man knows
that the Western League baseball
season does not open, as early as usual
this spring. . . .
Johnny Evers says: "Every lay
man must realize that a manager is
required to think." . And he might
have added that few managers allow
their religion to keep them from say
ing just what they think, sometimes.
With Ridgeway on and Gleason off,
the. local baseball team looks better
than it did yesterday by several per
cent. However, Mr. Gleason may feel
that he is justified in contradicting
this statement.
Harry Sinclair, who has become no
torious through having his name con
nected with the Federal League on
the sport sheets, is a graduate of K.
U. and has always taken an active in
terest In athletics of the schv.-ol. Fur
thermore, he is said to be a crank on
golf.
Willard Ridings of 512 East Ninth
street, one of Topeka's knee trousered
fans, made a special trip to the State
Journal office Wednesday to announce
that, in his humble opinion, the local
baseball team should be called the
"Topeka Swatters."
A Boston paper states that Presi
dent Gaffney . of the Braves has
shipped several concrete mixers to
Boston from New York. They are to
be used on the new stands not the
team.
Girls in seven Missouri schools are
planning to hold a big track meet at
Columbia in May. And it will be a
regular track meet just like boys hold,
too. : Dashes, hurdle races and high
jumps are among: the events. For th
good of Missouri, here's hoping the
girls don't Imitate the track uniforms
worn by the average male athlete.
Th soccer game between the local
team and the Kansas City Schmelzers
will be played at the Santa Fe ball
park on Sunday, March 28. The game
will be -called at 3 o'clock and wilL be
free to the general public. All who
are interested in the game, or who
have never seen a game played strict
ly according to th rules are invited
to attend.
No woman victim of th fear that
comes to those who have loved ones
in the racing game has better
grounds for such fear than Darius
Resta's young bride. She is a sister
of Spencer Wlshart, the daring young
driver "who was killed:', in the Elgin
road race August 22, last.
The two Canadian teams of the In
ternational league Toronto and Mon
trel will pursue a course of complete
loyalty in their spring training. They
have made arrangements to train at
Bermuda, the popular British posses
sion. The athletes will sail for the is
land from Washington March 31.
In order to stimulate a greater in
terest in soccer among the students of
the Topeka schools. Tom Powell, the
local soccer magnate, announces that
he will offer a silver loving cup next
fall to the school team that makes the
best record during the season. Mr.
Powell is anxious to see soccer adopt
ed as an American game, and he be
lieves that the best way to accomplish
this is to get the young bloods inter
ested in it. In other words, he be
lieves in getting young dogs when you
have new tricks to teach.
Here's a new one. The K. C. Blues
have drafted Sammy Mayer from the
Savannah club of the South Atlantic
league. But Sammy objects to play
ing with the Blues because the ma
jors can draft but one player from an
A. A. club and he thinks his chances
of going up will be interfered with.
He wants to play with a lower class
club. Sammy batted .314 last season
and made a remarkable record as a
pitcher, first baseman and an out
fielder. Only his ability seems to ex
ceed his confidence in himself. If
the young southerner does not change
his mind, maybe Mr. Tebeau can ad
just matters by turning him over to
the Topeka club.
It Is possible that Washburn col
lege will put a baseball team on the
road In spite of the fact that no regu
lar intercollegiate schedule will be
played. Before it was decided to
abandon baseball, games were prom
ised to a number of .colleges, and now
there seems to be a desire among the
students to play those games. Inas
much as there will be no expense at
tached to it, it is probable that the
faculty will not interfere, and will
allow the students to, run such a barn
storming, schedule as they may be able
to arrange. . - '
Howard Drew, he wonderful col
ored sprinter, will again compete in
the annual University of Pennsylvania
relay race at Philadelphia, April 23
and 24. He will toe accompanied - by
Kelly, the hurdler.' Both, are students
at the University" of Southern Califor
nia. Drew and Kelly plan to remain
in the east until May 1. Drew wants
to meet Loomis of Chicago and Meyer
of New York in ta, series of sprint
races. -. '
OX GASOLINE CIRCUIT.
Oklahoma City to NStage Big 2-Day
Auto Race Meet.
Oklahoma City, Okla"., March 18.
This city will be officially placed on
the "big league" .gasoline circuit April
20 and 22, when the. -Southwest Auto
Racing association will conduct two
long distance automobile road races
and one motorcycle race over a course
which is 2,409 miles to the lap.
Purses aggregating $6,500 are expect
ed to bring together the greatest driv
ers and riders in this country.
The premier event of the two-day
speed carnival' will be the 200-milo
motor car road race on April 22, for
the southwest sweepstakes $5,000
purse. This is a free-for-all and most
of the prominent race drivers now on
the Pacific coast have signified their
intention of competing in this event,
since it is the only meet between the
California races and the Indianapolis
500-mile classic.
Fred J. Wagner, who has started
more big automobile races than any
other person, and who is the recog
nized leader in his field, has offered to
act in that capacity for the Oklahoma
races, while the referee will be W. J.
Furlong. Jr., secretary of the San An
tonio, Texas, Automobile club, and
one of the best posted men in the
south on American Automobile asso
ciation requirements, under whose
sanction and rules the contests will be
staged.
PLAY FOR STATE TITLE.
High School Basketball Teams Meet
in Emporia Friday and Saturday.
. Emporia, Kan., March 18. The
basketball championship of the Kan
sas High School Athletic conference
will be decided at the state tourna
ment in Emporia Friday and Satur
day nights on the state normal court.
Every district in the state will send
its champions to the meet. The Iola
Highs, who have' won nineteen
straight games this season, are expect
ed to carry off the title, with the Kan
sas Normals, Reno county and the
Kansas City, Kan., Highs close con
tenders. The following teams are en
tered in the meet: '
First district, Kansas City, Kan.
Second district, Iola. Third district,
Chanute. Fourth ; district, Normal
Highs. Fifth district, Marysville and
Mound Ridge. Sixth district, Ells
worth. Seventh district. Reno Coun
ty. Eighth district, Wichita.
A TEAM COMES BACK
Old It. R. Y. Steam Rollers Defeat
Washburn Lawyers. '
The old Steam Rollers,- the basket
ball team that made the R. R. Y. M.
C. A. famous in 1912-13 by cleaning
up- every team that opposed it, came
back Wednesday night and celebrated
St. Patrick's. birthday by defeating the
team from the Washburn law college,
28 to 24.
It was the first time' the Steam
Rollers had. been together since the
team disbanded in 1913,, but every
man of them demonstrated that he
was still able to be up and going, and
the game - was fast ; and ' peppery
throughout. -
The Lawyers also played fast ball
and threatened several times to annex
the big end of the score, but were nev
er quite able to do so. The lineup of
the two teams was as. follows:
Steam Rollers Swearingen, for
ward; Schultz, forward: Briar, center;
Herring, guard; Williams, guard.
Washburn Law, - College Wells,
forward; Partridge, forward; Nelson,
center; Fisher, guard; Bailey, guard.
CALX. ?EI "WHITE SOX."
R. R. Y. M. C A. Members Would
Xame Team Clean Hose..
The baseball naming contest, con
ducted by the -members of the R. R.
Y. M. C. A. has been closed, and a
count made by the judges, Guy Woods
and Charles Fitzpatrick, shows that
629 names were turned in.
The name that was most popular
and that led was that of White Sox.
Four hundred and eighty-seven of the
names turned in were White Sox, and
indications are that some friend of
Mr. Comiskey must have injected con
siderable politics into the contest.
The next most popular name was
that of the "Savages," which was
chosen by 105. Fifteen thought that
the team should be called the Bank
ers, twelve favored Cannibals and five
Capitals. Other names .' suggested
were Tigers, Peaches, Redskins, Tro
jans. Panamas, etc.
However, when it was announced
that White Sox was the big favorite
by a big majority, most of those who
had suggested other titles were willing
to have the clean hose handle go out
as the choice of the entire member
ship of the association.
A Hash House Ball League.
Lawrence, Kan., March 18. Twenty-four
teams are entered in the Hash
House baseball league, which is com
posed of the various boarding clubs of
university students. The first games
will be played April 10. It is proba
ble that the league will be divided into
three divisions and cups offered to the
winners in each division.
Lincoln Players Let Out.
Lincoln, Neb.," March 18. Uncon
ditional releases were granted Wed
nesday by the Lincoln': baseball club
of the Western' Masue to Frank Des
sau, a pitcher arid Joseph Collins, out
fielder. , Lee Quillin, for nine years a
Western league player, now on the
Lincoln reserve list, has retired from
the game. Of the sixteen players on
last year's Lincoln team, only five are
retained this season. The rest have
been sold, traded, or released outright.
. Ahern Outpoints Jimmy Clabby. .,
Philadelphia, March 18. Young
Ahern, middleweight . champion of
England, won the popular decision
over Jimmy Clabby, of Hammond,
Ind., aspirant for the title in that class,
in their six-round bout here. With
the exception of the first round, in
which Clabby opened a gash in
Ahern's eye, the English champion
excelled.
Training Camp Results.
Houston, Texas. Houston team de
feated St. Louis Browns 5 to 4 Wed
nesday. Athens, Ga. Buffalo Feds defeated
University of Georgia 5 to 0.
Orlando, Fla. Birmingham defeat
ed Philadelphia Americans 5 to 4.
Modesto, Cal. Chicago Americans
defeated Portland 5 to 1.
White Ends Bout in Hurry.
Philadelphia, March 1 8. Charley
White, the Chicago lightweight, stop
ped Sam Robideau, of Philadelphia, in
the first round of a scheduled six
round bout here Wednesday night.
After Robideau. had received a terrific
uppercut on the point of the jaw and
had been knocked , down three times,
to the count of 9, the Philadelphian's
seconds, fearing he was in a helpless
condition, stopped the fight.
Look, Welsh Wins a light!
Fort Wayne, Ind., March 18. Fred
die Welsh of England, lightweight
champion, outfought Hal Stewart of
Fort Wayne, in a ten-round boxing
contest here last night. Stewart had
the better of the first two rounds, the
third was a draw, while the last seven
went to Welsh according to the news
paper writers present.
: Bank of Topeka
Has a savings department. Adv.
Candidate for Commissioner
of Finance and Revenue
A Word to You
Thirty years residence in Topeka gives me a com
prehensive idea of the city's needs.
Twenty-eight years experience in business of a finan
cial nature equips me for this position.
Will carefully guard against useless expenditures or
waste of the city funds.
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The man selected by Mr. Comiskey,; President of the Chicago White Sox, and John McGraw, Manager of
the New York Giants, to act as the Managing Director of the Tour, was Ted Sullivan, one of the famous men
of America's National Game, and also one of Ita greater" tuflders. . '
Mr. Sullivan is known in the field of literature, aa well asi)aseball, and he had the honor of tutoring in the
beginning of their baseball careers, Charles Comiskey, oWr of the Chicago White Sox, and "Connie Mack,"
Manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Sullivan was honored by both of our presidents, namely Ex-President
Taf t, and President Wilson with letters to all the foreign potentates, stating who Mr. Sullivan was, and his mis
sion abroad. Ted not only brought the World's Tour to a successful issue, but in a higher degree did he re
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American Republic and its President. Foreign papers complimented him for both his historical knowledge and
oratorical ability. ' ,
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