The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-12
A BASEBALL PLAN
Topeka Club Franchise Dis
eussed at c. of C. Meeting.
More Definite Action Will Be
Taken Friday Night.

Topeka club of the Southwestern
league will not be taken away from
Topeka if those interested in baseball
will get hold OF the proposition as the
committee which met at the Chamber
OF Commerce this morning wish for
them to do. The committee consist
ing Of l. c. Rain. George Senne.
Earl Akers. II. E RiEby, and DR..
Galen J. Crook. met to discuss the
baseball situation.
L. G. Rain and Doctor Crook asked
that the civic clubs and other organ
cations of the city be asked to get be-
hind the movement to organize a
stock company here to take over the
franchise
Accordingly representatives, of the
various organizations of the city were
named and will be asked to meet at
the Chamber of Commerce Friday
evening of this week for the purpose
of drawing up some definite plans.
1t was pointed out that the indebted
ness of the club at present is S5,72O-
II is proposed to raise enough thru
sale of stock to pay for the franchise,
and TO handle the club thru the train
ing season. 1t was brought out at the
meeting that a large number of citi-
zens are strongly in favor of having
the club in Topeka. 1t also was point
ed out that a competent manager must
be obtained to manage the club These
and a number of other matters were
discussed.
Guy c. Sickler. secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, was asked to
mail letters to the various men who
were chosen to represent the organ
iEations of the city. asking them to
meet at the Chamber Friday night for
more definite plans.
Members of the Committee.
The following men were named:
DR.. ]. L. baltimore. representing the
Cooperative club; Tom Brennan.
Knights of Columbus; Fred Voiland.
Rotary club: r. r. Baer, North To-
peka Civic club; E. r. Ambrose, Civt
tan club. w. H Shields. Square Circle
club; Jack Kritser, Lions club; p. A.
Fairbank. Kiwanis club: H L. Pepp-
meyer. Elks club: I. E. Henry, Mo-
club; Burt Walker. Plass Avenue Dirty
Dozen; Will Butler, Santa Fe shops;
Earl Chandler. city fire department;
w. o. Anderson. mayor of the bot
toms; Victor Hurt, coach at Topeka
high school; Dwight T Ream. director
of athletics at Washburn. represent
ing Washburn college; George STAINS
field. president of the Chamber of
Commerce; Charles H. Sessions. post
master. representing the Press club;
J. VIII Kelly. representing the state
pharmaceutical society; Herbert Lans-
dorf. retail clothiers: ]. NJ. Kessle.
Kansas Taxpayers league: w. B. Col
hrson. Santa Fe offices; Curtis Mey-
crowd; Lyman King, the Boy Scouts;
f. w. Rausch. federate shop crafts:
George MorehOuse, Kansas Authors
club; Arthur Conklin. Daily Capital;
Carlos F. Hobbs, The State Journal;
Emery Hutchins, Topeka BARRIERS as
ISOLATION; NJ ]. Evans. Topeka shoe
men; Cliff Tromp, billiard association;
Ben Blow. Victory Highway associa-
ton: E J Heclxle. Kansas Automobile
Owners association; N w Benning.
representing the Y. NJ. c. AS: DIR. f
L Loveland. Hillcrest; George Stone,
representing His bland Park; Luther
Bailey, mayor Of Gage park; Jack
johnson, representing the colored citi
zens; r. L. Jordan, the College Hill
district; Frank Ripley, laundrymen;
II. z. WEIGH. dentists.
w. w. Strickland. Country club; W.
H Stoddard. Shawnee Golf club; w.
F. Benson, Life Underwriters; Joe Du-
Breuil, representing the coal men; T..
" King. representing the photogra pll-
ers; George Tuer, realtors; Fred Coop
or. Builders club: Irwin Keller, sport
Ing goods men; W. A. Stanfield, rep
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