The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-16
SAINTS" IT is.
Name Chosen for Topeka Base
ball Team.
E. Il. Woods, Santa Fe Shop
man, the Winner.
OVER 600 REPLIES.
The State Journal Contest
Proved Popular.
Officers Of Association Pleased
With Selection.
YER 600 REPLIES.


tened at the Elks' club Saturday night
z. T. Woods. who lives at IA Harri-
son street. and is employed in the San
Ia Fe shops is the winner.
The Topeka Baseball association viii
issue a season pass to him good for all
the games and grandstand privileges.
John T. AIcAIanus and Charles Stein
berg sent in the same name. but later
than Mr.. Woods
When W. F. Logan, secretary Of the
Topeka Baseball association was ap-
prised of the name which had been cho-
sen, he yelled in delight: Good, that's
a beauty. That man Woods can have
his ticket whenever he wants It You
bet, think that is a good applicable
name"
Sure, and that name Saints is all
right" said President Thomas Sheard
of the Topeka Baseball association Tt
fits all right. They have been calling
us prohibitionistu and preachers and SO
on, so we will just give them a name
which covers them all"
More than 600 suggestions were sent
to the baseball editor Of the State Jour
nal There were many good ones, but
only one was chosen. 1t suited the
judges best. 1t took just three-quarters
of an hour to return a verdict The
following were on the bench and wore
the ermine: Charles Holiday, chief JUS
tice; F. E Nipps,A. c. Goodwin. L. L
Kiene, Clarence Smith, Henry RUIZ, J.
E. House, John Waters and w. w.
Webb, associate justices. The full list
of names was ready aloud and the best
ones marked for second reference
Again the process Of selection and re-
lection was employed, until the race
was down between three: saints BOSS
Busters. and Waterbugs. All three were
good, but only the first was real bright
and snappy. One OF the members Of
the committee thought that an inning
might be played while a rOoter was try
ing to say either bOEs-busters or wa
ferbuzs. A long name never makes
good name. it never gets = be popu-
lar household word
ing one-syllabfc, has a thousand and
one reasons for being applicable TO
the Topeka team Here are few;
It has some awful, awful good peo-
The devil looks upon the city as a
hoodoo.
ton would be permitted to play Sun
day ball here if the team were so
named.
cue from Topeka on prOpriety, NOR
ality. and bones mOres-"
Topeka has more churches and
church-gOlng people Jnan any slAniAal
city of its size in the world
TWhen the Leavenworth Times gets
down this far it will begin writing
editorials on Holy Topeka-1
There is not a single joint in the
whole city, or a place where liquor
can be bought unless the purchaser is
personally accompanied by a doctor
1t is the only town in the United
States where a newspaper was ever
run on the principle of the teachings
of Christ.
1t is the only town on the face Of
the earth where they do not need
good police force, and for that reason
none is kept.
1t is the only town where prohibi-
ton candidates for Office give ice
cream socials where nothing but beer
I is served.
The ministers refused to give money
in support of the team If games were
played in Topeka, but planked down
their dollars If the team went to some
other town, on the Sabbath day.
Chiefs of police are exempted from
/ having to use the Golden Rule toward
| the jOintists.
! Because not man of the baseball
team chews, smokes, drinks or swears-
Washburn college, a Christian insti-
/ tuition, provides a park for the games,
at a grandstand per year.
The city railway company is SO
good that it is spending all the money
] it makes on the Washburn line on
/ advertising and aiding the team
y a
which might be assigned with i'm
punity and no fear of arrest and then
! there are some that are otherwise.
\ The name is applicable in every way
\ The LeavenWorth and Sedalia papers
/ have been calling the Topeka team
/ the Prohibitionists. That is all right
but not comprehensive enough The
LeaVenWOrth Times also passed uD
/ the word "Lunatics" as aprOpos. That
I is all right but is not comprehensive
( enough either. There never was a
word which had more all-round Quail
] ties in ii than Saints It fits Topeka
1 like an old shoe and is a sticker
Herewith follow a few Of the best
/ names and their reasons, as sent to
| the state Journal. The senders
/ names are not printed:
Joint Smashers''-Topeka is known
as joint town.
-Sunfiowers s'-Sunhower state.
forms.
The "Capitols''-Capitol of state.
The Senators Legislature meeting
in Topeka.
"Jointists"
Carrie Nations
The .'Shawnees" or The "shawnes
Chiefs
The .'Mecnanics''- people
attend the games.
The Home Defenders"
The ''Teetotalers Topeka a prohi-
bition town.
The "Jayhawkers.''
The Coyotes = Topeka farthest
west city in the league
The "Boomerangs Boomerang
factory in the world is in Topeka
The "GreybacFs''-They are stick
ers'' and also wear gray uniforms.