The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
WICHITA TO QUIT?
WOlfviIIe Unable to Support
Western League Ball Club.
Proud Boasts of a Few Months
Ago Are Forgotten.

10. the proud. fat Wolves! Now
they are humble and hungry, and
their every howl is prayer that some
good angel come along and feed
them.
The announcement that the owners
of the Wichita Western league fran
chise are ready to throw up the
sponge, while deplorable from base
bali standpoint brings little sorrow or
sympathy to the hearts of a great
many TopeSans who. only short time
ago were made to listen to stories
about the wonderful superiority OF
Wolfville over Topeka in a baseball
way.
''Wichita is the best city in the
Western league, and the fact that To
peka can't support a baseball cluo IS
the best indication that Wichita is Tar
superior to Topeka We are drawing
better crowds than any other city IN
the league Already this season we
have drawn as many people as Topeka
drew all last season. We have 1--we
town, we have, yoU bet your lire!
Roasts All Gone.
The above were a few of the boasts
that bombastic Wichitans turned loose
on an unoffe ndinS world only rev
months ago. And now, these same
Wichitans admit that their sportiVe
little village is not live enough in
Baseball way to warrant the contin-
uance of the town in the league, and
that unless somebody drops $4,000 OUT
of his hip pocket fn'me Giately the city
will turn its franchise over to the
league and slide silently off the base
ball map
It is said that conditions are so bad
will be impossible to finish out the
sea son unless the money is raised. and
1opekans. who have been assured by
John Savage that his team viii play to
the end of the schedule regardless of
Eote receipts. which are admitted to
Oh III
Gxer the fact that just now Topeka
appears to be Just little more wide
awake and little more able to hold
or to her valuable assets then her
proud southerl lister.
TopcIln's Big Chance.
However if Topeka is to hold this
superiority. Sewage admits that the
fans will have to patroniZe the games
a little more freely because things are
not any TOO rosy right here. If enough
people would turn out during the re-
Jnainder of the season to put the To =
peka club on a solid footing again, 1t
not only would insure baseball here
next season, but also would give To-
Ieka a chance to show her real su-
1ltriority over Miss Boastful Wichita.
Since the real conditions at Wichita
BEGAN publicly known there have
been many rumors afiOat, one of the
most persistent of which is one t'Il,
says Jack Holland of st. Joe is after
the franchise and may close n deal for
it at any time. Holland got his base
ball start in Wichita. and # he should
buy the club, it is ve-y likely that he
then would be willing to sell out al
Drummerville.
The Savages are home today. play
ing the Wolves here. Five games will
be played here in three days. and Their
both teams will return to Wichita, the
schedule having been switched to per
nit the Drummers to remain in Den
yer in case a strike is called The
Savages were scheduled to go to Den
Yer Sunday night, but if they haC
started on the trip and then the strike
had been called. they would have beer
stranded somewhere in the western
part of Kansas.
Club Already Sold?
e Wichita, Kan. Sept. 1t was re
ported on good authority here that tn,
Wichita baseball club of the Western
league had been sold. President Eb
right admitted that a deal is pending
which may be closed this week. I
is said that Jack Holland, of the st
Joseph team. has made an offer Tn,
franchise and players are owned b,
seven local men. who. if the deal fall
thru, may turn the team and fran
chise over to the league as the club i
behind $4,000.