The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-15
COoleys0x and Sioux City Team
in Curtain Raiser.
is AFTER THAT FLAG
Gear of Local Diamond to Fight
for Pennant.
Kerns' Yannigans Meet Regular
TOSsers Sunday.

With the opening of the baseball sea-
son only week away, fandom is
awakening. Dope fiends are sharpen
ing their pencils and looking up rec
ords and the Cooley pirates are doing
double duty with the little sphere, the
willow and the big mitt every day.
When Friday, April %, rolls round
everybody will be ready for the open
ing szirmish at the park.
Cooley's crew will tackle the Sioux
City team on the big day and expecta-
tions are that the locals will bring
them home.
Richard Cooley, local czar of the dia-
mond, is optimistic when it comes to
the battle. We'll win," said he this
morning. I'VE will be trained to the
minute and on razor edge. Unless the
impossible happens we'll get that first
game sure. All that is needed, to pin
fans to turn out and back US up with
a lot of good strong roofing for vic
tory. You know nothing helps like sup
port from the sunny side and the
grandstand."
Shall the merchants of the city fol-
low the example of other big ball CEN
tiers and close their stores for a few
hours on the opening day in order to
allow their forces to attend the game?
This is the question which is being
asked in business circles. There are
many who favor the closing Of offices
and stores during the game and If the
sentiment behind the proposition in
creases as it has within the last few
days it is more than likely the stores
will shut UP. The closing movement
is a boosting one and boosting is q
mighty good thing, not sometimes but
always. Topeka would get lots of ad-
vertis1ng If the stores are closed for the
fact would be heralded on every sport
ing page in the middle west.
Would Win the Flag.
It's rather early in the game to be
doping out the champion bunch Of ball
tossers but Cooley is on the job just the
with delight by Richard MY King
dom for a Winning Team is ever his
cry. To say that the Boss is keyed up
in expectation Of victory, is putting it
lightly. He is just bubbling over with
high hopes.
"Chances never looked brighter for
the bringing of the flag to Topeka
said Cooley In commenting on first place
chances this morning I'VE are ready
to go out right now and commence
picking games off the schedule bush.
up and at 'em all the time is going
to be our motto this season and We'll
be in the game to the last out. 1 feel
that we have it on the other teams in
some departments and can come up to
them in others. 1t only takes team
work to win and we are going to stand
together. / would be the proudest man
in town to land that flag and am going
after it in whirlwind fashion. Some
other team may get 1t but If it does the
members of it will know they have
been tossing the sphere"
VIII Play on Sunday.
Rotund and ready Butcher Kerns
and his nine Yannigans are awaiting
with glee the coming of Sunday. On
that day Cooley's pirates and the Yam
nigans clash at the park and incidentally
Butch declares there will be no game.
He says the Yannigans will give the
Regulars some road work chasing hot
ones over the lot. Cooley doesn't say
word. He is a man of action and
is simply waiting. Game will be called
at o'clock. Ladies will be admitted
free, everybody else will have to pay
dime-two nickels-to see the show.