The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
MET BY AUTOMOBILES.
Kansas City Travelling Men to
Be Welcomed Tomorrow.

When the travelling men from Kan
sas city come to Topeka Saturday
morning at 10:45 O'Clock, with the intent
and purpose of defeating the Topeka
travelling mems ball team, the visitors
VIII be met by string of automobiles
and the travelling men will be brought
up town in the devil wagons
Topeka council No. AZ of the United
Commercial Travellers will be the
hosts, and Kansas City council No 10
will be the guests. About 60 drummers
played at Vinewood park Saturday af-
ternoon. Up to today 1000 tickets had
been sold for the game and from the
standpoint of attendance at a baseball
game in Topeka all records will be
broken
The Topeka players will be as fol-
lows; Robert Eby. catcher: E. H. An
derson, pitcher; H. E. Nichols, first base;
lard, shortstop; W. w. Wikidal, third
base; E. E. Davis, left field; Arthur
Hodgins. center field; Fred Stevenson,
right field. The umpire will be w. H
Davis.
A Topeka poet has been up several
nights preparing the following ode to
the game, on the assumption that
things will happen as he depicts:
A BATTLE ROYAL.
On the third day of October
There from Kansas City came
A travelling aggregation
To play the National game.
They came to fair Topeka
Determined for to see
If they could not secure the scalps
OF our local U. C. T.
We took them out to vinewood,
The audience was immense;
The overflow from the grandstand
Was perched upon the fence.
The band played Annie Rooney"
And *. CO at the bat:
The ladies waved the orange and blue
And Missouri DOTTED her hat.
The umpire donned his helmet.
The <. C.'s took the field;
Up walked Fatty Morris
The willow for to WELD.
He stood there like lobster,
ANY Mn Hbe snr t5a n 1sT,, oer the Plate
He tried to smash his pate.
The next man up was Hodgins,
The crowd was all a-quiver;
They looked for him to land on one
And soak it in the river.
And pounded on the ground,
And said: Boys, DER in Ireland
We hit 'em on the bound.''
johnson faced the pitcher,
The throng was all suspense;
The fielderS all were ordered
To go way back by the fence
He tried to look Delhanty-like,
He ruffled I'D his hair,
But, like the others, all he did
Was vainly pound the air.
Our side went out,
K. c. came in,
And Nichols took the box;
Bob Eby, the old Pirate,
Got right down on his hooks.
He Slgnaled to the pitcher,
Well make it one, two, three,
The balls came slanting o er the plate
As crooked as a z.
1t was worth a trip to Vinewood
To see Billy" steal a base;
Billiard a short stop
Was right man for the place.
With Stevenson and Davis,
Their work was I'D to par,
But when it comes to playing ball.
Why, Anderson's the Star.
Two innings played. Neither side
Had even made run.
Next time with the locals up
The fireworks sure begun.
They found the curves and lined em out
Twas Just like shooting dies;
They asked for automobiles
To help them chase the flies.
Night came on and closed the scene,
You should have heard the din.
Missouri blamed Fred Vesper-
They say: Hes always butting in
He stood it like a major,
He knew his team was lame,
But said he sure would turn the trick
When we played the return game
J. A. B.