The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
1T OPENS TODAY
Baseball Season of 1916 in the
City Schools.
Schedule of the Games Only
Partially Made Up.

The crack OF bat meeting Dali VIII
soon drown out the noise of the spring
birds and carpet beaten. Beginning
today baseball teams from all the
schools of the city will engage in the
first rounds Of the grade baseball
championships for Topeka.
The girls are not to be sighted in
the national sport. A special kind of
denatured baseball has been invented
for them by VIM. P. Mclean, director
of physical education in Topeka
schools Following are the specifica-
lions for girls baseball"
Bases to be thirty feet apart. Run
ner can not go home except on hit
or a strike. A ball 10 inches in diam
eter is to be used. In case there is
only one team in a grade class in a
district that team shall play teams or
the same class in the nearest district.
Rules for the boys games: Eighth
grade boys games to last seven in
nings. In case of rain if the game
shall have lasted three full innings IT
shall be counted a game.
List of Contests.
Following is the schedule of con-
tests:
Schools of First district: Monday,
April IT, eighth grade boys, Polk vs.
Central Park on Washburn field;
Tuesday, April IS, eighth grade boys,
Polk VS.. Garfield at Washburn field;
Wednesday, April 10, eighth grade
girls, at Polk school grounds; Thurs
day, April 20, Sixth grade girls at
Central Park school; Friday April Il,
seventh grade girls at Lowman school;
Saturday, April %, seventh grade boys
from to 10 a. m. at Washburn
rounds, sixth grade boys from 10 to
II at same place.
Schools of second district: Monday,
April II, eighth grade boys, Clay VS..
Lincoln at City park; Tuesday eighth
grade boys Clay VS.. Sumner at Ken
wood; Wednesday, eighth grade girls
at Clay school; Thursday, sixth grade
girls at Lincoln school; Friday, sew
enth grade girls at Harrison school;
Saturday, April %, seventh grade boys
at City park to 10 a. M, sixth grade
boys same place 10 to IL.
Third district schools: Monday,
April "a, State school VS.. Quincy at
Garfield park; Tuesday, Branner VS..
Quincy at Ripley park; Wednesday,
eighth grade girls at State street
school; Thursday, sixth grade girls at
| Quincy school; Friday, seventh grade
girls at Lafayette school; Saturday,
seventh grade boys from to 10 a. m.
at Ripley park, sixth grade boys 10 to
| IL same place.
Fourth district schools: Washington
VS.. Mckinley at City park Monday,
April "a; Tuesday, Monroe VS.. Buch-
anan at Washburn field; Wednesday,
i
Thursday, second team girls at Mon
roe school; second team boys at City
park.
Second Round.
Second round of district champion
ships:
First district-Week of May Is,
| Sth grade boys, Garfield VS.. Central
park at Washburn field Tuesday, Sth
grade boys, Polk VS.. Central park at
Washburn; Wednesday, Sth grade
girls at Central park school; Thursday,
9Th and It'll grade girls at Polk
Washburn s to 10 a. m, 9Th grade
boys 10 to IL same place.
| Second district-Week May Is;
Sth grade boys Sumner VS.. Lincoln
school at City park; Tuesday, Sth
grade boys. Sumner VS.. Clay at Ken
wood; Wednesday sth and 7th grade
girls at Lincoln school; Thursday, 9Th
grade girls at Potwin; Saturday, 7th
grade boys to 10 a. m, at Kenwood,
9Th grade boys 10 to IL same place.
Third district-Week of May S-15;
State VS.. Branner at Ripley park.
Monday, Branner VS.. Quincy at Gar
| field park Tuesday; Wednesday, Sth
grade girls at Branner; Thursday, 9Th
grade girls at Lafayette; Friday, It'll
grade girls at Quincy; 7th grade boys
school, 9Th grade boys 10 to 12 same
place.
Fourth district-week May SIS,
Monday, Monroe VS.. Mckinley at City
anan at Washburn field: Sth grade
girls, Wednesday at Buchanan; Thurs
day. second team girls at Washington:
| Friday, second team boys at City park
Announcements soon will be made
of the dates of the third round which
decides the city championships In the
various grades and classes
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