The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
BIC DAY TUESDAY
All Santa Fe Employees May
Attend Opening Game.
Prizes Offered to Players Who
Distinguish Themselves.

Next Tuesday will be big baseball
day in Topeka Plans are already on
foot to give the team royal recep-
ton when it returns from Wichita
and Tuesday afternoon when the
openin game is played here with
Denver it is expected that the biggest
part of Topeka will shut up shop IN
This morning General Manager
Kouns of the Santa Fe stated that all
Santa Fe employees would be given
the afternoon off to attend the game
This includes the employees of both
the shops and offices, and is in accord
ance with the annual custom OF the
Santa Fe. Neither the office building
nor the shops will be closed, but ev-
ery man who wishes to do so will be
allowed to take an afternoon on the
road.
AS to whether or not Mayor House
will issue a proclamation asking all
the stores and business houses to close
Is not known, but as this has been
customary in years past, and as House
is a baseball enthusiast it is presum-
ed that he will. An effort was made
to locate Mr.. House this afternoon,
but he could not be found.
This morning A. B. c. butcher and
Charles Joslin, representing the
Booster club, visited a number of mer-
chants and business men and procured
a list of prizes that will be given the
players distinguishing themselves on
The opening day. butcher and JoSlin
stated that not a single business man
turned them down upon a request for
a prize The Felix Clothing company
led the list with the most attractive
prizes by offering SIS suit of clothes,
a IS hat and So silk shirt.
The Prizes.
The prizes offered. their donors and
conditions upon which they will be
given are as follows:
Felix Clothing company, for the
first home run on the home grounds,
a S25 suit of clothes.
Felix Clothing company, for the
first score in the opening game, SO
hat.
Felix Clothing company, to the
pitcher pitching the first game of five
hits or less on the home grounds,
SIS silk shirt.
Scotch Wooden mills CTom PowelD,
for the first two-base hit, a fancy
waistcoat.
T. L. King. of the Santa Fe, for the
first three-base hit round trip
David J. August, for the first base
hit a silk shirt.
Brunt Drug company for the first
put out, a 81 Durham Duplex safety
Arnold Drug company, for the first
assist, one box of cigars.
Fred Voiland, for the first player
beating out a bunt, silk shirt.
T. v. Campbell, druggist, for the
first stolen base, one Reaches baseball
glove.
Inc smoke mouse, bUS Kansas ave-
nue., for the first sacrifice hit, one
brier pipe.
Fullerton Brothers, for the second
assist one professional baseball glove
Eagle Cigar company, to the player
who starts the first double play that is
completed on the home grounds, so
Rose TintS.
Payne Shoe company, to the player
bringing in the winning score on the
opening day, a SIS pair of Payne's Just
Right shoes. ak.
Wagner & Goodrich, druggists, to
the player making the first error, one
bottle of fine toilet water
The Topeka Commercial club will
ask all Topeka business houses to
close at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
for the opening of the Western League
baseball season at Topeka. An at
tempt will be made to get out a record
breaking crowd for the game.