The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
USE The OLD PARK
Topeka Baseball Team 10 Play
at Washburn.
Contract Between Team and
College Is Made.


Topeka will have baseball this sum-
mer. The City Railway company re-
deemed its promises last night and is
ready to hand the Topeka association
( of the Missouri Valley league a check
for $3.50 It released itself thereby
from furnishing or having anything
to do with the park. But that is all
fixed An amicable agreement was
reached between Washburnf and the
Topeka directors by which Washburn
field will be used. The much wanted
4 and long needed grand stand will be
! built Towards this end the directors
pay 800 and Washburn pays $3.50.
/ The lease of the park lasts for one
year.
When the letter of Mr. L. E. Myers
president of the Street Railway COM
pany, came to Secretary Ward of the
| Topeka association on last Thursday
announcing the intention of the rail-
way company to not make good its
! promise to pay either its subscription
/ OF $3.50 or to provide a park, it was
/ decided to write Mr.. Myers a final
/ letter on the subject. The fact that
/ he and Washburn college could not
come to an agreement was carefully
gone over and then it was stated to
MIN that should he add 500 to his
already promised subscription of $3.50,
he would be released from all agree
ments about the park. Secretary
l hetI6y Oh the street car COM
pany received a telegram Monday
afternoon which stated that he should
pay over to the baseball association a
check for $3.50 Just as quickly as.
Washburn and the Topeka directors
came to an amicable agreement and
sign a contract for the use of Wash
burn field. The contract between
Washburn and the association was
signed up last night, and Mr.. Kelley
announced his check ready.
The contract between Washburn and
the association is very satisfactory to
both parties. The directors were well
pleased with it's provisions and re-
strictions and took occasion to say i
good many nice things about the
Washbudn trustees. The college asks
few things from the directors besides
a general demand that the crowds
which attend the games shall be law
full and orderly. that no Intoxicating
liquor be brought upon the premises,
and that they shall not trespass all
over the campus. To enforce this, the
directors voted last night to engage
policemen at their own expense to pa
troll the distance from the terminus Of
the street car line to the gates of the
park, before, during, and after every
game
The work of erecting grandstand
games in Topeka will be with the
Washburn team next week No regular
league game will take place before
May in this city. Isy that time the
field can be put into good shape for
the season. The grounds will be roll
ed and some of the bumps in the left
wing of the diamond taken out.
On next Saturday the Topeka team
will play at St. Joe with the Western
League team of that town. Manager
Alberts has ordered his men to report
to him in that town on Friday. on
Sunday they go to Atchison to play
Ed Green's professionals. Then
they will come home for two weeks OF
hard practice and open the regular
season at LeavenwOrth on May 1.
If everything goes as planned the
hand when the season opens Secre- !
Treasurer Ward furnished this
statement of the finances
RECEIPTS.
Cash hand Observation-Disclosures. .S2l9.35
Street Car Co. subscription .....-..-.. $500
Total on hand.......-.............. 69.S5
EXPENDITURES.
Uniforms 1899 -.----.-.-.--.----.---.- -SA2g-59
Transportation .---.- ..-.-----.-.-- 65-v1
Board IA players two weeks. 1880 |
Incidental expenses -...--.---..-..--... 500
Washburn college for grandstand. 80 10000
Total - ....................... s5s8 90
Subtracting the expenditure of $3.50, /
which must be incurred before May /
1, from 1868, which will represent /
the total amount of money on hand /
as quickly as Mr.. Kelly hands over /
his check, there will be in the neigh /
borhood of S125 with which to start !
off the season. So the entire thing 4
SINNERS itself down to patronage. /
People must turn out to make the /
hibited here. and this cuts off a big |
nor ca0f of the rpceiDts when COM I