The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-07
Chosen for the Topeka Western
League Club Last Night.
Judges Took One Ballot ON the
Long List Submitted.
MART WIKADAL WON
His Prize Is a Season Ticket t.
Home Games.
Five Persons Suggested Same
Name-But Later.

Inc kaWS' is the name of the To-
peka baseball club in the Western
Martin Wikidal is the winner of the
prize in the naming contest and will
receive season ticket to all home
games.
Only one ballot was required to Sc
iect the name from long list sub
mitted. The judges were ]. E. House
of the Topeka Capital, Fred s. Bullene
of the Kansas City Stars Office here,
and L. L. Kiene of the State Journal
The name is an appropriate one, easy
to say. easy to write, and significant
of the days when the Kaw Indians
roamed the valley of the river and
state named for them.
Five persons suggested the name in
the contest. but that Of Mr.. Wikidal
was sent in earliest. His letter was
dated January 81. Blanche E. Gregory
submitted the name January %. Har-
vey Rice of Tecumseh sent it in Janu-
airy Is. E. B. Burnett sent it in jan
uary 80 and II. L. Clark suggested it
test
The name "Buffaloes'' was submit
ted by 26 people. The ''Sunfiowers'' was
second with 10 senders.
The entire list of names submitted
follows:
Athletes 2, Athletics 3, Aggies, Ante
lopes, A. T. & S. F., Aviators, Admirals,
AGNES, Buffaloes 26, Bisons 4, Boosters
2. Boomers 2, Baff1ers, Bugs, Bunnies,
Barristers. Barons, Beef Eaters, Bull
dogs, Browns, Bankers, Blossoms, Con-
querors, Gamers, Commercials 9, Capt.
tol rs, Chesterfields, Comebacks 4.
Climbers 2, Coyotes g. Cannibal Teasers,
Chester Whites 2, Champeeners, Corn
huskers, Capital City, Crackerjacks,
Cyclops Chesties, Caps, Certes, Capt.
tails, Chester Moores, Capitalists, Com
missioners 2, Campbells q Commercial
Club. Comets, Cannibals, Cyclones,
Cones Favorites. Cardinals, Domites,
Diamond. Heaters, Dreadnaughts,
Bones, Elks, Excelsiors 2, Fans. Goph-
ers 2, Grasshoppers 4, Golden Giants,
Giraffes, Greyhounds, Gladiators, Gov
errors, sGastons. Runners 3, Hustlers
6, Hottentots, Highbinders Insurgents
5, Infants, Indians, Imps, Jack Rab-
bits 2, JayhawkerS 4, Kaw SoX, Kum-
mers, Kangaroos, Kaw Kaw Kids, 'Kaw
Sticks, Kan-Kans, Kaws 5, Kaw Valley
Club, Kan-Top, HAMMERS, Kansas Sem
ators. Kansas Cyclones, Kans, Legisla-
tors, Mfllers 4, Mooreheads, Moore
Mighty Mixers, Moore's Prospects, Mer-
chants 8, Moore's Bisons. Modocks 2,
Moore Cats, More-Sox, Nine Devils,
New Hopes N-Bar, Nurses, Orphans,
2. K Tops, Peekers Prohfbitionists,
pers, Pilots, Pilgrims, Puritans, Re-
juvanites, Rangers, Redeemers 2, Rus
tiers, Reviewers, Recruits, Ramblers,
Railroaders 8, Reprees. Representa-
ttveS, Right of Ways. Swans, Senators
! s, Santa Fe, Stubs, Sunf1owers 10,
Specifies, Statesmen, Sharks, Speedy
Boys, Spuds 2, Slugs, Shawnee In
dams, Storks. Shawnees, -Shunganunga
Scouts, Standpatters Topeka Maroons,
Topeka Leapers, Topeka White Ways,
Tods, Topeka Millers 2. Topeka Jay
Hawks, Topecks, Topeka Kans, To-
peka Hammers 2, Topeka Rip Snorters,
Topeka Corners, Topeka Twisters, To-
peka Tigers, Tigers 2, Travellers, Tops
3, Top Knots, Tip Tops. Topeka Clip
pers, Topeka Twirlers, Tantalizers, To-
peka Uniques.
Topeka Indians, Topeka All Stars.
Topeka Warriors, Topeka White Caps.
Topeka Gorillas. Topeka Kaws, Trl-
Clovers, Topeka Ramblers, Top Notch
ers, Topeka, Topeka Captors, Topeka
| Caps, Topeka Zoos 2. Topeka Sox, To-
peka Billikens, Topekans, Topeka
Runners, Topeka Boos, Topeka Drum
mers, Topeka Advertisers, Topeka
| Pioneers, Topeka Kansters, Wood
chucks 2. Woodbacks, Woodward War
riors, Woodwardites, Wildcats, Wood
wards Willing Workers, WALLPAPERS,
Wheat Eaters, White Bears, Western
| Gorillas, Williams, Winners, White
Tops, Whippoor- wills, Woodpeckers 4.