The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
WHITE SOX IT IS.
New Name Selected for the Ball
Team.
Herman Grow, Winner of the
Season Pass.
THE CHOICE OF SHEARD
Liked Name Because Chicago Did
Well With 1t.
How Vote Stood on Members Of
Team.
THE CHOICE OF SHEARD

And they shall be called the White
Sox. This is the name which the
committee selected this morning from
the lists handed in by the fans, for
the Topeka baseball team. Herman
Crow, secretary of the Topeka Ath-
letic association is the author. He re-
ceives a season pass to al the games
to be played in Topeka this summer
by Western association teams.
The MilleEs. the Senators, and the
Statesmen were the other favorite
names. 1t narrowed down to a con
test between Nillers and White Sox
in the final heat. The latter name
was deemed the most appropriate
The Topeka team this summer will
wear white stockings, with a narrow
blue band. The committee which Sc
lected the name consisted of President
2. T. Sheards Secretary W. F. Logan,
J. T. House, Frank Fogel and W, r.
Kercher.
sheard was particularly in favor Of
the name White Sox. I'VE want
a name that will stick for all time,
he said, land believe that we have
found it. The Chicago Americans
have made the name famous, and for
that reason I believe it a good one"
i m a little superstitious on the
subject" said Manager Abbott who
Sox has always been a winner and I
believe that it will be a winner with
The name viii be used exclusive of
all others this summer by all the To-
peka newspapers. It is the plan to
thoroughly graft the cognomen onto
Topeka team, so that it will stick
there for all time to come. Saints
and Boss Busters were laid away in
their final resting place today for
good.
Almost 500 names were submitted
to the committee. Many Of them are
freakish, among which were the fol-
lowing: Sheard Lambs. Devils Sin
ners, Japs, Supds, Nogis, Pader-
ewsk1es, kuropatkins. Humdingers,
Oyamas, Boiled Eggs, Sunday Schools,
Grasshoppers, Forget Me Nots
EliJahs, Millionaires, brakes, Issers,
1nnocents Abroad, Abbottites, Blue
Jays, Topeka Highballs.
Among the classical names the fol-
lowing appeared: Conquerors. Napo-
Icons, Metropolis, Aetnas, Invfncibies
Ambassadors, Superbas, Columbines,
NyInphs, Ordinators, Ketopas. Mon
archs, Redemers, Centrifugals, PILGRIMS.
Prodigals, Azures.
The wedding out process began today
fhen Manager Abbott released Frank
ana W. H. Lynch, pitcher and outfeld-
er respectively. They came from Okla
homa and paid their own expenses all
the time that they have been here They
dritted into Topeka one day last fall
and saw the team play, and informed
Secretary Logan that they could
strengthen the bunch. They had their
trial, and fell shy. Kean and Chandler
Will be released on Tuesday. An eff
fort is being made to place Chandler
somewhere in the circuit. He is a rat
Ting good infielder and hitter but he
had to beat out Dick Brown at third,
and the job was too much for him. FL
more will be kept for a while and
worked out. He is a good young pitch
er and has all sorts Of curves. I'm
going to keep him for a While'' said
Manager Abbott today, land see If
can't teach him some Of the fine points
of the game. I believe he will develop.
At least we shall see what is in him.
According to the vote cast at Asso-
citation park on Sunday afternoon, Cole
and Henry are the most popular play
ers on Topeka team, both receiving 100
votes. Abbott. Hughes and Howey are
the contestants for the second honor,
each receiving IS votes. Dunn, Persch
and Brown each got IS votes and there
fore win have to draw straws for the
third place.
The vote primarily was to select Is
players from those brought here this
season-but it has been a foregone con-
We're selected would be retained.
The vote was follows Cole, 100;
Henry, 100; Abbott. Sc; Hughes, 96;
Howey, Sc; Dunn, IS; Brown, SO; Persch
! IS; Letheby, 80; Quigley, 50; Carter, so
! Alderman so; Stewart, 81; Crum, "a;
Chandler, As; Lynch. 20; Lynch, 16;
Kean, p; ElTnore, 4.