The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
Enthusiasm Meeting VIII Be
Held Wednesday Night.
Plans for Booster Day Will Be
Made Then.
MORE STRENGTH FOR TEAM
New Players to Be Purchased
With Money Raised.
Oklahoma City and Pueblo
Want Local Franchise.

Will topeka lose her baseball team
This is a question that Will be answer
ed at an enthusiasm meeting OF 1ans
which will be held in the rooms OF the
commercial club Wednesday evening.
The local mana cement has received
offers from Pueblo and Oklahoma 1lty
for the purchase of the franchlse- ING
funds of the association are depicted
and something will have to done mn
mediately or the kaws Will De thl"S
we don't want to sell the team,
said Arch NJ. Catlin, the presloeil.;;
club today. "All we want is TO nave nave
such attendance at the games as VIII
Justify the retention of the team.
I'VE have invested $25 900 IN the
spent on the grounds and our ball
mark is among the best in the league.
I'VE have had to build up new team
and that has cost copslderaple liioie'
Now our funds are depicted
1.-THE officers of the baseball assocl-
a+ion receive no pay for their services
only Manager Dale Gear ana tIe
nlavers are compensated for thelr
work. Next year there will not pc De
all this extra expense, PROVIDED trie
franchise is retained in Topeka
I'VE are going to strengthen tne
team right now in two weak places
then the boys should go along hIle'
The pitching staff is now IN soou IoI;.i'
izens have done much for their team
for example at ST. Joe they nave q
booster dav when money was ra1seu
for the support of the team, IN In
coin there is to be a $5,OoO ooosteI
day.' We hope that the fans turn OUT
in force for the meeting Wednesday
night and show their appreciation OIL
the team"
Commercial Club to Rescue.
THE Commercial club will make {,
final effort to save the pan teari
said Secretary ]. Will Kelley this at
ternoon. THE management OF the
team advised the officers of the Com
1nercial club that propositions 1or the
sale of the team are being considered
They have had some very flatter1ng
propositions.
sa-The management claims that the
financial assistance that the team mas
been given is not sufficient to warrant
the team staying in Topeka.
"A great deal of money has been
spent on the grounds and in the
building up a new ball team Ihen
this together with the fact that pad
weather has been experienced and the
small advance sale OF tlekets mas
caused the funds to become depicted.
81 believe Topeka is one of the best
ball towns in the Western league, and
should the team be taken away from
here. it would be great loss to the
CITY and a source of disappointment to
we've decided to make final eff
fort to revive interest and keep the
team in Topeka. Wednesday nlght
at 8 O'Clock a booster meeting Will be
held in the club rooms to discuss the
desirability of retaining the team in
topeka. If it is found that the major
ity of those present favor the keep
ing of the team, then ways and means
will be devised to make it possible
for the team to stay.
There will be no subscriptions or
donations taken at this meeting.
plans will be devised for the sale of
additional tickets.
mo worse advertisement could
come to Topeka than to lose her ball
team We have occupied a prominen.e
position in the Western League for
several years, and with probably
few changes there is no question but
we can have as good a team as has
been seen on the local diamond this
season.
Every lover of baseball, whether
a member of the Commercial club or
not should attend the "Wednesday
evening meeting.
When asked about the transfer of
the Topeka team, President Norris
O'Nein of the Western League, who
is in Lincoln, said;
L have not heard the slightest in
timation of a suggested transfer of
any club from any city in the league"
said President O'Neill. "A transfer
in the first place. would have to go
through my hands. l don't believe
that the business men of Topeka 3re
even considering the transfer of their
club. l haven't heard a word on the
transfer subject and believe it is all
talk. with nothing tangible on which
to has