The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-26
Topeka Will Give Savages
Great SendOff Tomorrow.
Governor and Mayor Will Lead
Big Auto Parade.
ALL WASHBURN JOINS In
Hundreds of Students VIII
Cheer for Team.
Game Starts at 3:15-GrOver
Will Pitch.

This morning Topeka bestirred her
self And tomorrow afternoon the
old town expects to put on a baSeball
show such as Kansas has never seen.
The Western League season will
open here at 3:15 O'Clock tomorrow
with Denver opposing the VICTORIOUS
made to show the Mile High visitors
that Topeka is the Invest and most en-
thusiastic baseball city in the league:
The fans. merchants, boosters and
business men have been aroused by
the reports of the great demonstra-
ton made at Wichita last Friday, and
at a meeting at the Commercial club
this morning it was decided that To-
peka would have to go the Peerless
Princess one better and show her
southern sister what real demonstra-
ton looks like.
At this mornings meeting it was
announced that a mammoth automo-
bile parade would form at the Com
mercial club at las and would mo
nopolize the avenue from Tenth street
to Gordon street in North Topeka.
ernor Capper and Mayor House, and
every automobile owner in the city
is requested to be on hand with his
machine.
Owing to the limited amount of time
in which to make arrangements, it
was impossible to make personal APP
peal to auto owners, but every one
is invited to participate and those who
nave an am Olt1On TO see topeka OUT
do Wichita are urged to be on hand.
Washburn Joins In.
Two bands will furnish the march
ing music for the machines, and
Washburn college is planning to turn
out in a body Between seven and
eight hundred students are expected
to participate in the parade, and
special section of the grandstand will
be reserved for them at the game.
The Washburn students will form
south of Seventh street on the ave-
nue., but all auto owners are request
ed to report at the Commercial club
promptly at 1:45.
1t was also announced this morning
that the Washburn campaign which
will be continued over Tuesday, will
be discontinued during the game and
those who are working will attend in
a body. All of the banks and business
houses are expected to close during
the game. Governor Capper will de-
as was previously announced, the
Santa Fe offices and shops will allow
all employees to attend.
Owner Savage stated this morning
that Grover would probably do the
pitching and that he thought Monroe
would be able to catch, despite the
fact that he has split finger.
Tonneman Is Here.
Catcher Tonneman, who returned
from Wichita Sunday, had his injured
finger by LII Ernest
morning and it is thought that he may
be able to play again in week or two.
Since the list of prizes that, will be
given to players who distinguish them
selves on the opening day was made
up, two more firms have offered in
ducements. These are the H. B. How
ard sporting goods house and L. C.
Rain of the Capital Shirt factory. H.
B. Howard will give the player who
first reaches second base the choice
of any bat he has in his store, and L.
c. Rain will give a SIS order for made
to order shirts to the player who
makes the second two-baSe hit
The State Journal has installed a
special baseball telephone, No. 2S4,
so please call that number when you
want the score.