The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-08
Topeka Opens at Home With
Wichita April IS.
Also Gets Fourth of July Game
Here.
Bill DWYER GOES TO LINCOLN
Only Three Trips Will Be Made
Around Loop.
Denver and st. Joseph, Best
Towns, Well Treated.

Chicago. Feb. S.-A schedule of 16S
games, beginning April % and ending
September %, was adopted, two fran
chises were transferred and officers
were elected at the annual meeting
here yesterday of the Western baseball
league. A plea from Oklahoma City
for the franchise now held either by
Lincoln or Des Moines was received.
The playing schedule calls for three
trips around the circuit:
In the matter of holiday games, St.
Joseph and Denver are most favored
each getting three holiday games. The
holiday schedules are as follows:
Opening day-Des Nfoines at St.
Joe; Sioux City at Omaha; Lincoln at
Denver; Wichita at Topeka.
Decoration day-Topeka at st. Joe;
Wichita at Denver; Omaha at Sioux
City; Lincoln at Des Moines.
July 4-Omaha at ST Joe; Denver
at Lincoln; Wichita at Topeka; Des
Moines at Sioux City.
Labor day, September 2-St. Joe
at Omaha; Lincoln at Denver; Topeka
at Wichita; Sioux City at Des Moines.
Topeka Has No Kick So Far.
Topeka fares quite we'll in the dis
tribution of holiday dates, according
to the schedule adopted. Topeka gets
the Fourth of July at home, the only
holiday date given to Topeka and the
only holiday that is much OF sue
cess, from a baseball standpoint,
here. The Kaws are fortunate in
drawing Decoration day at ST. Joe
The only improvement that could be
suggested on this would be to get the
Decoration day date at Denver, and
there are seven clubs that want that
plum, which goes to Wichita
The schedule gives Denver and st.
Joe. last season the best baseball
towns in the league, all three holidays
;1I,
cial interests of the league.
Topeka gets the opening date this
year, Wichita being the opposing
team.
the circuit, instead of four, some OF
the objectionable features of last
years experience with the l6S game
schedule are avoided.
The vacancy in the vice presidential
chair created by the retirement of
Frank Duncan, of Sioux City, was
filled by unanimous vote, the magnates
awarding the office to Edward Han
lon. president of the Sioux City club.
John Holland of st. Joe was made a
director of the league.
Dryer Goes to Lincoln.
Trade talk filed the ozone during the
course of the session but only one swap
was showed across the boards, Des
Moines exchanging First Basenan
Dwyer and Pitcher Owens for First
Baseman Thomas and Pitcher Knapp
of Lincoln Knapp was given the acid
test by the CUBS at New Orleans in 1910
but failed to measure up to the big
league standard.
Oklahoma City fans today wired
President Tip O'Neil to the effect
that overturas may be made in the
near future with the view of putting
Oklahoma City into the Western league
and steps may be taken to buy the Lin
coin or Des Moines franchise.
Isbell is eager to secure one or two
more recruits before the regular season
starts.
John Holland, owner Of the st. Joseph |
club, also has a. net spread to catch 4 |
few of the players with whom Com |
iskey and Callahan are ovarstocked
Holland would like to take back one |
Of these and arrangements for doing
so were expected to be completed later I
in the season.