The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-24
Season Opens in Topeka with
Beautiful Weather.
Lincoln Arrives on an Early
Train.
THE KAWS ARE BACK
Manager Moore Says Pitchers
Weak at Wichita.
He's Unable to Play in the To-
days Contest.
THE KAWS ARE BACK

The Western league baseball sea-
son opened in Topeka this afternoon.
With the Oakland band in the van,
the automobile parade to the Western
league baseball park left the National
hotel, where the Lincoln team is stop
ping. at 2 O'Clock. The leading motor
cars carried the members of the two
baseball teams and the Kaw directors.
The route followed took the parade
north to Gordon street in North To-
pega and back down Kansas avenue
to Fifteenth street and east to the
park.
Ideal weather prevails and the
opening of the season in Topeka is un-
der the most fortunate conditions for
a record breaking crowd. The count
will show just how much to heart the
fans took the losses at Wichita.
The dope ran strong to the visitors
for the Antelopes took two out of
three from Denver, while the KaWs
could hardly get inside the gate at the
Windy City Manager Moore was un-
able to get into the game, but other
wise the Kaws lined up about as in
tended. Beecher started the pitch
ing. Moore says he will run through
the whole staff to find a twirler who
can hold them.
The Lincoln aggregation under the
command of Bob Umglaub, late of
Washington, arrived in Topeka about
daJbreak this morning. The Kaws ar
rived a little earlier but slept it out IN
the Pullman on the side track. The
Lincoln team went to the National.
Manager Umglaub explains the loss
of the second game to the Grizzlies.
John Fox was on the mound. Nobody
had any runs and it was the tenth lit
ming. Coffey, Grizzly short, got to third
Fox took two windups and Coffey beat
his pitch to the plate. Cream for the
Coffey, what?
Manager Moore explains the losses
at Wichita. The Issieites hit at every
thlng from broadside to a skyrocket
Ihey Knocked them up in the air and
at the shoestrings. In all they got
enough hits to last a month. The Kaw
pltchers We're not going good besides
Moore says he failed to perceive a
nook on any ball they threw. Looked
like morning practice pitching.
The lineup of the Kaws TODAY is
about as it was expected to be with
the exception of Moore at second. Katz
VIII I'LL the bill. A pitcher will he
chosen from what he looks like in bis
workout. So will the catcher. Rickert
1homason and Breitenstein work the
outer circle. Eddie Crompton crawIed
out of his bed at the hospital and came
DOWN town this morning to visit ths
poys. He will get around to plavioty
soon. P-s'' i1ls
Umglaub will use the same lineun AK
IN the Denver series at Lincoln. He
VIII select his pitcher on the grounds
The attendance today is expected to
count up large in spite of the Wichita
showing. because of the beautifuI daT
Many of the stores will close Manv
VIII not. And there is a reason. An
omlnous roar" was sent up bv MANY
merchants following an adyertiseme emf
inserted in Saturday and Sunday ma
pers ny the baseball association. Only
thlrty-four stores were included in the
advertisement as willing to close tbair
gates. 1t is claimed a general canvass
was not made. 'i- ass
Following is the Imam, e.