The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-09
BIC LEAGUE STUFF
An Official Announcer at To-
peka Games This Season.
Printed Lineup on Score Cards
for All the Fans.
From Everywhere

That Western league baseball in To-
peka this season will be more like the
big league brand than local fans have
ever known is indicated by the many
innovations John Savage is planning
for his "at home" fans.
Savage believes that in baseball, as
in other forms of public amusement,
the patrons appreciate whatever is
done to add to their comfort and con-
Nenience, and he believes that little
money spent on these things VIII be
well worth the cost.
one innovation that will undoubted-
" prove a source of pleasure to the
fans will be an official announcer VINO
will announce the batteries and UNI
pres before play begins, and also all
Changes that are made during the
game. In the past the umpires have
been required to announce the bat
teries and very often when changes
were made after the start of the game
no one took the trouble to let the fans
know who the new entries were.
Use a Megaphone.
But this season an official an
nouncer will be given a station out in
front of the grandstand and with
large megaphone he will be able to
tell any fan in any part of the grand
stand or bleacherS any changes that
are made. Another desirable feature
about the new plan is that 1t Will re-
lieve the umpire of the duty of ad-
dressing the crowd and will thus
eliminate the temptation offered to the
fans and indicator men to indulge IN
uncomplimentary 'jawing.'
Another convenience that every fan
will undoubtedly appreciate will be
the free distribution Of score cards on
which will be printed the lineup OF
both teams. This was made possible
by the leagues adoption of a measure
proposed by Savage, which requires
every team when away from home to
furnish its lineup for each game at
least twelve hours in advance to the
management of the at home club.
The score cards that Savage intends
to get out will be as Serviceable for
Keeping scores in detail as the official
score books are. And with the names
and positions of all the players printed
on them. they will make it possible for
every fan to keep a complete score of
every game attended.
First Game April ).
Savage announced this morning that
the first chance the public will be
given to see his FASTENERS in a regular
game will be on Wednesday, April .,
when the second team of the White
Sox will play here. No games will be
played before this because it is
thought that it would be unWise to
schedule a game before the players
get into condition. Following the
game with the second team. the reSu-
lar SoN squad, lncludlnS Scnalk, COL
Inns, Jackson, Cicotte, Walsh and all
the real stars. will play here on Thurs
day, April 6. Then there will be no
more games here until the Sth and
9Th. when the Detroit second team
will come.
Indications now are that there will
be fewer dead heads at the games
this year than there were last. While
Savage has never been in accord with
those managers who would like to
abolish all passes. he says that the
plimentary system has been great
ly abused in the past and that he
thinks it expedient to tighten up a
Bit"
All of the club owners have agreed
that this is an important feature in
their economy policy, and fewer passes
are to be the rule all over the league
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