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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 13, 1918
4'
HAD LONG RECORD
Old Eagle Eye' Beckley Played
Game 39 Years.
STANDING Or THE CLUBS.
He Was a Player of ?fote In
. Both Majors and Minors.
Kansas City, Mo., July 1J. 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
agle Eye" who died in Kansas
dry. his home, after an illness of five
months
Few of baseball's stars possessed a
batting record that equaled Berkley's.
He was a terror to pltcners tnruout
his career. For thirteen years "Old
Eagle Eye" had an average of better
than .300, a record equalled only by a
few. He was one of the first left
handed batsmen, a quaint character,
noted in baseball for his original
Missouri humor, and a "card" both
on and off the field.
Was Ko Parlor Player.
Beckley was no parlor player, but
a believer in the old school game. He
was quick to take advantage when the
umpire wasrtft looking and never
stopped battisg 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 othjer batters, Beckley
turned his bat handle out. The fact
that he was a left hand batter aided
him in beating out many a hit of this
kind. As a coaclser. too, he was
credited with originating some of the
flehting phrases still used on the side
liner. "Be alive' and "Heads up"
were two of his familiar expressions.
Started In Kansas.
Beckley was born to Hannibal. Mo.,
In 1867 and played on various amateur
teams before his ability won him his
first professional ba.ieball job with
Leavenworth, Kan., in 1886. At the
start of the season of 1887 Lincoln,
Neb., bought his services and at the
end of that season he went to Stock
ton. Cal.. in the Coast Vague.
The St. Louis National league team
obtained him in 1888. but in June of
that year he was bought by the Pitts
burgh rirates whose nniftorm he wore
until 1898 when he was sold to the
New York Giants. By t897 he was
hein sonjrht by most of the leading
teams of the league and was traded
thaf yer to Cincinnati. There, as one
of the few bn.U players who still wore
a irn'otp"". he added to his reputation
and in 1"13 a-rain was sola to me ei.
Ixn'ls Nafals. - . .... I
Kar-s Citv nurchased him In 1907
a.ul altho Berkley had played his last
game in major league company, he
was the hero of many a game in the
American Association. In 1908 he led
the lenie in hitting. The next season
he was mnde manager of the Kansas
Citv club but this was not his forte
and near the close of the 1909 season,
he i s replaced by Danny Shay. The
next "ear he became manager of the
Hann'bal Central Association club in
his old home town, his last baseball
job. wh"rp he first learned the game.
But "F.arle Eye" In retirement did
not lose Interest in baseball and was
always something of a personage
wherever a game was being played.
H mixed with amateurs and seml
prcs, umniring and occasionally taking
ft hnnd In a game snd at the close of
the se!"on last falL went to Chicago
tn seo the world's series and visit with
old friends in the major leagues.
The Puke Breaks a Record.
Chicago, July is. Duke Kahana
mokn. Hawaiian swimmer, had a new
record today 29 1-5 seconds for sixty
yards. In a match yesterday, prelim
inary to a carnival here today, the
duke easily bested the old record of
2" sconds held by Cecil Healey, England.
Americas Iain
Clubs Won.
Boston 47 '
Cleveland 45
New York ..............42
Washiugton ........... .41
St. Louis as
Chlcano 37
Detroit ...31
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FRIDAY GAMES.
NATIONAL LEAOCS.
R. H. E.
Boston (at Chicago) 0 5 3
Chicago 8 14 0
lionetmy ana Henry; tienunx ana tvuu
fer. O'Furrell.
Philadelphia (at St. Lonis) 2 8 9
St Louis 8 15 1
.Tneobs and Burns; May, Doak and- Uon-zalea.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
BJp-i"- R.B.K.
Chicago (at Boston) 3 0 4
Boston 8 2
Berry anil Jacobs: Jones and Agnew.
St. Louis (at Philadelphia) 5 8 1
Philadelphia V. 3 0 3
Sothoron and Serereid ; Geary, Yatsou
and McAvoy.
Cleveland (at New Xork) 1 7 1
New York B 10 0
Morton. Enzmann and O'Neill; Mogrldge
snd Hannah.
Detroit (at Washington) 4 4 1
Washington 6 8 3
Dnnss and Stanage; Matteson, Shaw and
Plcinlcn.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville (at Toledo)... 1 ' 7 "i
Toledo 3 5 1
Humphries and Kercher;. Brady and
Kelley.
Columbus (at Indianapolis) 1 T 0
Indianapolis 1 4 1
Sherman and Wagner, Hartwlg -.Northrop
nnd Schang.
St. Paul (at Minneapolis) 4 15 3
Minneapolis 4 8 4
Leroy, Hagcrman and Hargrave; PerdJe
and Kitchens.
VETS STAGE COME BACK.
War Only Game for Youngsters
"Spays" Can Play Baseball.
BY JACK 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 a big league meal
ticket, and Mickey Doolan, of Philly,
and Federal fame, who is now with
the Dodgers.
Bui 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 a long while ago
is actively engaged on the. Washing
ton pitching staff, and on the same
club we find Frank Shulte, 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
other days, and Lefty Leifield, who
used to be a Pirate, is with the
Browns.
Earl Tingling, with Washington;
Tub Spencer, still going good enough
to hold his be-th with Detroit: Ray
Demmitt, who was with the Yanks
long ago, and Joe Wood, passed up as
a worn-out 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.
COBB HEADS LISTl
He Overtakes SIsler; Leads All
Hitters; .371 Arerage.
Weekly Record Shows Unusual
Competition in All Branches.
Chicago, July IS. Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, batting champion of the Ameri
can league, after getting away to a
late start. Is blazing the trail for the
1918 batting supremacy.
Averages released today give the
Detroit star a mark of S71, as against
355 for George Sislsr of St. Louis, the
leader a week ago. uisier. nowem,
still leads the Georgian In base steal
ing with 30 against 25.. .Bobby Roth
of Cleveland Is between them with 7.
The averages include games of Wed
nesday. The Big Race.
The figures on Cobb and Bisler in
their batting struggle are:
G. AB. K. H. SB. AV.
Cobb ....60 MA 54 65 25 .371
SIsler ....00 25 42 M SO 3M
The remarkable batting streak
which sent Cobb rushing to the top
was stared on June 17. and he pushed
ahead until he waa 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 54 times against 61 for Hooper.
Frank Baker of New York added
interest to the unusual battle situation
in the American league by driving out
his 100th hit during the week. "Babe"
Ruth of Boston, however, disappoint
ed his admirers by failing to bag an
other homer. His record of eleven,
however, remains out of danger.
Peckinpaugh of New York and Me
Innls of Boston are giving Shean, also
of Boston, a race for honors In sacri
fice hitting, Shean having a one point
advantage with a total of 22. New
York is showing the way In team bat
tin with 267 and Boston in team
fielding with 970. Leading batters
for 35 or more games:
Cobb. Detroit 71; SIsler, St. Louis
355: Baker. New York 241; Burns,
Philadelphia 336: Pipp, New York
317: Milan, Washington 814; Walker,
Philadelphia 311: HooDer. Boston 306:
Ruth, Boston 302; Murphy, Chicago
302.
National League Standings.
Heinle 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 .862 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 810.
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 86. Burns, however, re
mains high In scoring, having regis
tered GO times in 73 games. Roush of
Cincinnati broke the tie for honors
in sacrifice hitting, bringing his total
up to 18.
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 .871.
Leading batter for thirty-fiva or
more games:
Groh, Cincinnati, .SB2; J. C. Smith,
Boston, .336; Merkle, Chicago, .326;
Daubert, Brooklyn, .320; Hollocher,
Chicago, .310; Paskert, Chicago, .309;
Mann, Chicago, .304; Roush, Cincin
nati, .302; L. Magee, Cincinnati, .299;
Johnston, Brooklyn, .298.
Association Records.
In the American association. Jack
Lelivelt of Louisville is giving Cashlon
of Minneapolis a fight for the batting
supremacy. Cashion has a mark of
ley, Columbus, .308; Good, Kansas
.335 for thirty-eight games, while Le
livelt. competing is sixty-four. Is only
four points behind. The averages in
clude games of Wednesday.
Itlggert 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 Rlggert is only one
Denina mm. Kansas City leads In
team batting with .286 and Louisville
in fielding with .962. Leading batters
for thirty-five or more games:
Cashlon, Minneapolis, .335; Lelivelt.
Louisville. .331; Rlggert, St. Paul.
.328; Taggart. Columbus. .320; Hart-
AT THE
THEATERS
At the Orpheum.
The first three days of the week,
Marguerite Clark will be playing to
her Orpheum followers, the screen ver
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.
'Tis a story of a wee girl so careful-
getting In condition for the opening
contest of the series planned for the
summer. ,
An English-American team, headed
by Captain J. 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 pololsts.
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.
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Marshall's Band
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Baritone Soloist
I SUNDAY NIGHT
TOPEKA, Thur., July 25
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Tickets on sale show day at the Rowley Drag Store, 600 Kansas Avcnne,
are same prices as charged on show grounds.
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And now the Americanized HEK is the world's great
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as a food drink. It sails under no false colors. It is
American in purity in principle and wholesomeness.
HEK is as pure as the driven snow. HEK is a Safety
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dianapolis, .303; Wagner, Columbus,
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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
ciation, according to President Thomas
J. Hlckey, who asserts that the best
talent of the disbanded organizations
will be signed to strengthen the asso
ciation clubs.
Approximately three hundred play
ers, a majority of them over the draft
age, are available for Immediate serv
ice, as a result or 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 situ
ation is cleared of the uncertainty pre
vailing over General Crowder's "work
or fight" regulations, the American
association will add forty or fifty new
piayers to lis 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
ana we expect to land some very
promising talent." President Mlckev
said.
"We will, of course, first negotiate
with players over the draft age.
"As is generally known, the baseball
business iaanything but a success this
season, due to the war situation, but
in view of the fact that our organisa
tion will go thru with Its season we
have decided to give the public the
highest standard of the game cossl-
ble."
President Hickey returned from
Kansas City and Indianapolis enthus
iastic over the possibilities of twi
light games. The "after supper" sport
was started in the Hoosler capital with
success, the attendance being treble
the average week-day afternoon
crowd. There Is a possibility, he said.
that Toledo and Columbus will adopt
the twilight plan, which was inaugu
rated in Minneapolis.
Food For Fans
RI GEORGE E. PHAIH.
(Copyrighted.)
JTlm Vaughn was once a pitcher great
no piicner ever greater
Till Tuesday's Ramo, when he became
A xarnous aviator.
We contend that Jim Vanirhn is the beat
Eitcher In the Nationnl League today, but
e wasn't the day before yesterday.
Still, von can't blame a new-born father
If be can't keep his mind on his work.
There will take nlace In enr mlrtat nn
Satnrday a forty-mile bicycle race. Do not
mias this forty-mile bicycle race.' If you
do you may never see another one. What
can be less exciting than s forty-mile bike
race i ana. xwo iorty-miie DiKe racea.
Duke Kahanamoku. according to a head
line, "can awlm and knit." But when we
read the rest of the atory we are disap
pointed to find that he doesn't do. 'em both
at once.
Sneakinr of knitting, we bsnoened to
glance on a lady doing that same little
thing in a street car yesterday mwu. Nat-
my ane was Knitting lor a aoimer, ror
oav would knit in a street car lr ahe
were not knitting for a soldier. But we
wonder how the soldier will feel when he
gets the pink whaddayacallit she waa knlt-Ing.
The dlapute over Scott Perry Is merely
onestion of nrinclDle. In so far as the
outcome of the big league race is concerned.
It doean't matter whether he plays with
the Athletics or the Braves.
It Is rumored that the Shinvards Lesene
has offered Roger Hornaby an enormous
salary. You can't blame Roger if he ac
cepts work in a shipyard, being as he has
been a memoer oi a suomanne crew all
season.
From the amount of racket raised over
the case you'd think it was Walter John
son they were fighting about.
All Scott Perrv arets ont of the baseball
imbrogoli in a lot of publicity, and That
doesn t get a Dau player anything these
days. ..
GsmoDflagfl.
The boy stands on the upper deck;
He was a baseball atar; '
But now he drawa a royal check
And owns a motor car.
The boy was once a baseball star.
But now h palnta a atreak
Of paint upon the capatan bar.
Or on the mlxzen peak.
He paints a ship snd gets more dough
In one abort baseball atrife.
Than poor old Michael Angelo ,
Could make tn all bis life.
ly raised by her three devoted aunts.
Prim, Prude and privacy that the nat
ural result is a 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 its whimsical
quaint story by a splendid cast.
Our Own War Pictures. (
Possibly you're tired of "war ' pic
tures," but the pictures shown In con
nection with the regular Fathe 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
ery American.
These pictures are not dramatic
supposition or imagination. Thev 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 go
ing to the considerable expense neces
sary to secure these wonderfully In
teresting and instructive war pictures.
At the Novelty.
The booking of vaudeville acta Is
now a special feature In Itself, es
pecially the kind used at the Novelty,
manager kojt tjrawrord has set a
standard of excellence that must be
kept up, and the Chicago and New
Tork 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 week's
bill looks like a repeater, and well nn
to the standard with big chances of
ii going a little above. The following
acts win rni me nrst naif: "George &
Toney" in acrobatic tjapers, taking the
whole stage: "Shaw & Camnbell."
clever oddity of singing and musical
oiierings; "Murphy & Lachmar.
president and vice president of the
"laugn trust": A Study In Bronse"
a beautiful posing act put on by "The
Apollio Trio." The bill will open with
the sixteenth chapter of the great
animal serial photo play, "The Lion's
Claw." The cooling system, lady
ushers and the ice water maid service
are proving popular features with the
patrons or the Novelty.
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 14, by a
concert of French music at Gage
park, to be given by Marshall's band.
On that day the French people com
memorate the fall of the Bastile,
which was their inarticulate Declara
tion of Independence.
The concert will begin at 3 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 Prance Bizet
Overture Les Trompettes de la Cour-
onne Hume
Waltz Tout Paria Clementeau
Suite .Monsieur Beaucalre Bosse
French Potpourri Recollections of
Gounod ....ftounod
Toe Dance Le Sefflenr Coouet kT.Ouet
Grand Selection Le Lac des Fees...Auber
I'atroi ! rench Claromont
French National Air Marseilles
Arr. Carlton
MARSHALL'S BAND CONCERT
THE
COOLEST
HOUSE
IN
TOPEKA
VAUDEVILLE
IX ITS IiAST STAGE OF EXCELLENCY
EVERY ACT A FEATURE
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NOVELTY
AH Week Long
DAILY AT 3:00-7:45-9:00
MATINEE, 10c NIGHTS, 10c-25o
Subject to War Tax
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
16th Episode of the Great Animal Photo Play
The Lion's Claw
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Marguerite
in "Prunella
ORPHEUM CONCERT m
l ORCHESTRA
n
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Clark
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The film adaptation of her
famous stage success. A rare
treat for you.
PATH E NEWS
Beside the usual Hearst Pathe News 'Weekly
an added feature of the Pathe service Special
War Front Pictures will lie shown. They are
taken and approved by the Government, releas
ed under control of the 17. S. Government and
Allied Powers.
BE SURE TO SEEUTHESE PATHE PICTURES
Shows 3 :00-7: 15-9 :00
Matinee 10c; Tax, lc
Evening. . . . . 15c; Tax, 2c
See the Farmerette Girls
Hear their novelty singing feature
They're good looking
They re good singeri
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Program for Garfield Park, Sunday
Eevenle, July 14.
March Diplomacy Kin ft
Overture Raymond .Thorn a
vocal nolo just a uaoyi rrayer at
Twilight Jerome
Mr. R. I. Stevenson.
Walts Spirit of the Dance Holmes
Moamsdan Serena de Imam ........ .Mann
In term lesion.
March An eel lea Hall
Selection Prince or Pneen Faiton
Vocal solo Long, Long Trail Elliott
Mr. R. L. Stevenson.
Patrol Spirit of America Za men Ik
Star Spansrled Banner Arr. Ripley
POLO IS ADDED TO LIST
Are
Riders of the Spinning: Ponies
Practicing at Fort Dodge.
Camp Dodfre, la.. July 18. Polo
has been added to the list of outdoor
diversions for soldiers at this army
cantonment, and the material from
which several teams ar. to be formed
includes a number of former stars of
the game.
Mounted men wearinf white pith
helmets not unlike the "tin derbies"
of trench tame are beginning to ap
pear on the parade and drill grounds.
DON'T MISS
Marshall's Band Concert
Tomorrow Afternoon at 3
GAGE PARK
in Honor of
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France's Holiday, July 14th
Extra Car Service
The Topeka Railway Co.
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