The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24
American League.
American Association.

means a great deal more to this city
than it does to Pueblo. Other towns
are going to have a splendid opening
celebration, among which might be
mentioned our time honored rival
Wichita Wichita fans are planning
to make this one of the greatest holt
days of the year. Business houses
there will be closed and nearly the en-
tire city will be out to watch Jack
Holland open the season against the
champion Sioux City club.
There is no doubt that the business
men of Topeka would do as much for
the opening day as those of Pueblo
and Wichita. They are doubtless
merely waiting for some one to start
the thing. And if a few of the mer-
chants will agree to let their houses
close for the day, others will fall in
line, and the town will really have a
half holiday.
Have MarshalFs Band.
MarshalIs band has made no pub
lie announcement of the fact that the
organization would take part in the
festivities of the day, but many of the
members have expressed a desire to
their friends of adding their talents
towards making the day a real live
one
A parade through the business sec
ton of the city and a little formal
ceremony of opening the season is all
that would be desired. A parade
could be made the main down town
event, and the subsequent events
could take place at the baseball park.
The parade could start from the
Throop hotel where the Lincoln team
will be quartered and could proceed
north across the river and back along
Kansas avenue to Fifteenth street
and then out to the baseball park. The
band would head the procession and
the nIaVarS would ha driven IN fba
park in open hacks. Manager Cooley
of the Topeka team has signified a
willingness to furnish hacks to all the
ball players providing the parade is
assured. After the hacks the automo-
biles could fall in line and the parade
could be spread out at some length.
At the ball park several attractions
could easily be arranged. The raising
| of the pennant won last season would
of course be the main feature. This
pennant is not in Topeka as yet, but
Shively has promised to send it here
so that 1t will doubtless arrive in time
for the raising next Thursday after
noon. Mayor Green, who has presid-
ed at two similar occasions could
| make another effort to get the ball
over the plate, and then the season
would be on. This program if follow
ed out would be no trouble to any
| one, and would really be an observa-
ton of the day of Topeka's baseball
la advancement in a way commensurate
with the occasion.
| Topeka people little appreciate the
cost of getting their city in the West
ern league. For three years the
fight has gone on INCREASINGLY some
time in the newspapers and at all
| times between the magnates and
league officials. In this time the To-
cal club has expended at least $4,000
in working through the proposition OF
baseball promotion, and fully $4,000
more in getting a team in Topeka that
would compare favorably with the
other teams in the circuit Topeka
may not win the pennant this season
but that is neither here nor there. We
will play our first game in Glass A
company in the Western league, next
Thursday. and if the thing means any
thing to the city as it should the day
should be one of celebration.