The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20
BASEBALL SEASON COMING
Wichita Enthuiasts are Making Much
Preparatio

wichita EnthuIasts are Making Much
Preparatio
With the coming of the spring months
Wicl,AEa- VIII sea one Of the greatest sea-
sonS outdoor sport 50 far as base
bell is concerned, in the history Of the
! city. Already preparations are being
made for this great game among the ath-
letes Of the city. and a number Of excel
| lent teams VIII be formed SIS soon as the
weather win permit
Few people are aware Of the fact, but
/ nevertheless there have been games d
baseball already in this city. A number
of the college young men have baseball
! fever now, and the result has been that
they have been playing at different times.
with such apparent enthusiasm as this.
! there can be no doubt OF the future Of
! athletic SPORTS in Wichita
! Last year in Wichita was a record
breaker so far as baseball is concerned.
Every college and school had one or two
teams. A number Of the social clubs had
baseball teams and the rivalry between
these teams were very spirited. Many
games were played yet the interest oc-
casioned by these contests never died out
until long afr the real warm weather
of the summer months came down on
Wichita with an undated fury This put
a stop to baseball as much as anything,
but there were organizations which did
not stop for warm weather or for any
thing else but for more worlds to conquer.
SIS it were
This year every college as well as
every ward school in the city viii have
a baseball team. Preparations are being
made. that is evident Already the
young men have been booking over the
gloves and hats for the fray, and the
candidates for pitcher have been working
UP the proper arms for the seasons
games.
Heretofore. with the exception OF a few
years ago, there has not been a suitable
place IN Wichita for baseball There
have been many diamonds scattered
around. but never place where club
could have a game with an outside team
and charge admission TO the ground and
be sure of getting anything near like half
of the admissions to which they were en-
titled. This difficulty has been overcome
by the erection of a fine athletic field on
the Friends university campus. 1t is the
best field in southern Kansas, and many
people have said that It IS the best field
in the state This field is the exclusive
property of the athletic association Of the
university and it is under their control
The games Of the year 50 far as the uni
versity is concerned viii be played on
that field. but ARRANGEMENTS can prol1a-
bly, be made on the per cert plan for the
~.
there
Some time in the future Fairmount col
lege viii have q field with an enclosure.
Just where this field will be located IS
problematical The fact that the college
is 80 far from the center of the city is
against its being located on the campus
but there mas been talk, perhaps not
from a source Of authority, but the idea
has been to have the field down town.
With 8 field in tine city. withstanding
that It is the property Of some particular
college. the chances for better and more
numerous games OF baseball would be
greatly strengthened.
The proposed baseball league Of the
various towns Of southern Kansas and
Oklahoma would be an incentive 70
has never been an athletic town in the
fun sense Of the world until recently. but
for all of that # would be a question
whether or not a team composed Of men
who do nothing else but play bail would
pay in Wichita. There are men. however,
who are very willing 20 take charge OF
such team feeling that it would pay.
They have estimated the cost 10 a Ger
tain extent. hut yet after all Of that II
would stiH be question as 70 the max
ing Of any money out Of the venture As
long as there are college teams In WIch-
tia during the spring months the average
Wichita msn thinks that he can get 70
see all az the baseball that he wants to
SEQ during that time without any city
team.
II would be a hne thing for Wichita n
there could BE a team here that could
hold its own with other teams and thsrs
bring in games altar the other teams
have ceased to play ball II other towns
can support good baseball teams there
should be no reason why Wichita. rec
ognized as the best town in the state,
could not have one Of The best teams in
Kansas or Oklahoma either
This season the athlete spirit VIII be
little divided It seems Coli viii PROB
a6iy hold good until late in tire spring.
or perhaps m summer. Then tennis will
come in for its share smone ths sport
loving Wiohitans These two games are
poDular enough among a certain class OF
people. There are other games 4 is tr,s4.
but the chances are tbat baseball vii
take precedence Of them all
with a fne year % haseaaH win many
games. and good ones, DO. Wi-nits VIII
De in good condition for the openinz =
the football season Fl the fan Z Is then
mat the college people bold forth ana =
there IS any indtea1tou fran iast season 3
games. WiclEta vsiI have more enthus4-
asu thsn sfe has ever had before a this