The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-29
IN OKLA. TODAY
Team to Meet sapuIpa
Yanks This Afternoon.
Locals Have Been Idle for Five
Straight Games.

The Topeka ball club is back on
Oklahoma soil again today and with
improved weather conditions probably
VIII be able to stage a contest with
the SapuIpa Yanks on tbe fatter's dia-
mond this afternoon. IT may be like
starting the spring training season
all over again-but If the breaks are
distributed the nameIess Topeka won
ders should cop the long end OF the
series. Sapulpa is in third place in
the league standing but hasn't been
able to keep pace with CoffeyvilIe and
Muskogee-
The Topeka team has been idle five
straight games. 1t managed to trim
the BartlezviIle club at the rate OF IL
to last Sunday but it has been rain
ing ever since. The other two games
at BartIesville were postponed and
the entire series with CoffeyviTe was
showed into the discard until Topeka
can make another trip south The bad
weather has been hard on the league
and worse for the Topeka team With
BartlesviIIe beaten into a pulp sun
day. Cooley believes that the club
could have eopped three straight
there and been in fine trim for the
series with CoffeyvilIe-
While the players have been given
a rest, they. didn't need It, and the
vacation is not regarded as a benefit
to the team 1t mighthave been in
mid-seasOn with the grind at full tilt
but early in the spring the players
need plenty OF work to put them in
shape Still OutfieIder Rose, who is
in charge of the reins during CooIey's s
absence, has the cream OF the bunch
for the Sapulpa series and if the
weather man Is Kind enough not to
interfere, should win . pair of vic
tories and come home with a fighting
gang fer the opening here Tuesday
No games were played in the league
yesterday and only three have been
played since Sunday.
Washburn Out for Prize
Washburn college is out to cop the
500 prize which Topeka will win pro-
Vlced II turns out a record breaking
attendance at the opening game
with Muskogee next week. Manager
Cooley offered to turn the money over
to any organization that would get
behind the ticket sale for the opening
game Washburn students accepted
the offer and will dispose Of all the
tickets possible today and Monday.
The money will be used in buying sup
plies for the Washburn baseball and
football teams But to win it Topeka
must turn out a larger attendance
than any Of the other towns for the
opening game
So far there has been no definite
action taken about closing the stores
for the opening here Tuesday, but
with the Pageant of Progress festivi-
ties going over for a run of three
more DAYS, the business houses prob
ably viii remain open The parade,
however, will be carried out as
planned and MarshaIPs band will pIay.
Both teams will take part in the pa
rade along with city and state Off
Gals. The parade will break up at
Tenth avenue at 2.30 O'Clock and the
game will not be called until $3.50
O'Clock
Carpenters are putting the finishing
touches to the repairs on the grand
stand today. The bIeacher section has
been entirely rebuilt. new boards have
been placed on the roof of the grand
stsrd, the floor has been repaired, as
have also been the seats and boxes.
Much painting has been delayed on
account of the weather