The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
BANNER BALL DAY
All Arrangements Made for
Opening Season Tomorrow.
Banks and Business Houses to
Close for Occasion.
DASHhER AND MONROE WORK
baltimore Announces Battery
for the Big Game.
Merchants Offer Many Prizes to
Players Who Star.
DASHhER AND MONROE WORK

Everything is in readiness for Tope-
kas biggest baseball day tomorrow.
The final arrangements were made at
the Commercial club at noon today for
the details of the preliminaries, and
the biggest sport parade in the history
of the city is assured.
Beginning at an early hour in the
morning, a band on a special street
car will go to every part of the city,
advertising the game. The big parade,
headed by George Godfrey Moore and
participated in by the governor and
the mayer, will start at 1880 and will
march the length of Kansas avenue.
Practically all of the business
houses and stores have agreed either
to close or to let their employees off
during the time it takes to play the
game. All of the banks and mortgage
companies agreed to close at one
O'Clock and the big office buildings
are to do likewise.
While the Santa F'e probably will
not close the general offices or the
shops, General Manager c. w. Kouns
was reported to have announced that
any Santa Fe employees who wanted
to go to the game would be allowed
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will not close will allow as many of
their employees as possible to go to
the game, it was reported at noon to-
day.
Manager baltimore stated this aft
ernoon that he probably would work
DashEer on the mound, with Monroe
behind the bat. The lineup will be
the same as it was in the St. Joe series
The Savages held their usual workout
this afternoon.
Big Prize List.
Heading the list of prizes that are
to be given to the members of the To-
peka team for valiant services are the
gold ball and bat that will be given
by Ralph Peterson, the jeweler, to the
pitcher who wins the greatest number
of games and to the player who has
the best batting averag es. These
prizes are the most valuable of any
offered, and while they will not be
awarded until after the close of the
season, they are among those made
up for the opening day list.
The merchants and business men of
the city contributed literally to the
list of prizes that win be offered to
the players who distinguish them
selves in tomorrow's game and as a
result every player who assists in win
ming the opening battle viii be hand
somely rewarded.
Next to the Peterson gift, the Felix
Clothing company made the most lib
era outlay, but practically every busi-
ness firm approached expressed a will
1ngress to contribute and every gift is
something that every ball player will
appreciate. The complete list Of the
opening day prizes follows:
The Prizes.
For the first run scored, a So 80 hat,
given by the Felix Clothing company
For hitting in the first run. S5
silk shirt, given by the Felix Clothing
company
For the first stolen base, a box Of
silk hose, given by the Felix Clothing
company
For the first three base hit, a IS
hat, given by the Felix Clothing COM
pany.
To the pitcher who pitches the first
five hit or less game in Topeka (this
is not confined to the opening game)
a s. hat, given by the Felix Clothing
company.
For the last put out. $3.50 silk
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