The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-03
WILL OPEN TODAY
SOIOns and Nets to Clash at
League Park at $3.50.
Game Preceded by Big Parade
on Kansas venue.

With ideal weather on hand, Dick
Cooley's Topeka Solons will open the
home season at Southwestern League
park this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Muskogee Nets. who are perched
at the top of the percentage column
with a perfect record so far this sea-
son. will furnish the opposition. Both
teams are in excellent shape for the
opening battle which was postponed
yesterday on account of wet grounds
Parade on kansas Avenue.
The game was preceded by a parade
on Kansas avenue, and it looked like
old times to see the play BALI sign,
to hear the music of the band and to
see the uniformed players riding in
automobiles to the grounds The
parade was led by Marshalrs band,
followed by automobiles carrying
Governor Allen. l. ]. Pettijohn, secre-
tary of state; d. o. McCray, assistant
secretary of state; Wilbur Stanfield,
city water commissioner; A. j. Hardin,
president of the Muskogee club, and
Dick Cooley, of the Topeka club.
These cars were followed by cars bear
ing the players Of both teams, and
about thirty-five additional automo-
biles-
The parade started from Seventh
street and Kansas avenue at 1880
O'Clock. The line of march was north
to Gordon street and back on Kansas
avenue to Tenth avenue.
The grounds were in good shape for
the opening of the home season, in
view of so much rain. The stands
were beginning to fill up before 2:30
crowd would see the game Marshalls
band furnished the music for the after
noon.
Ensley Barbour. president of the
Southwestern league. arrived in To-
peka this afternoon. and will be pres
ent at the opening game
May Use a Southpaw-
Manager Cooley announced this
morning that Earl Smith. the south
paw recently obtained from the Den
YER Western league club, would prob
ably take the mound at the start this
afternoon. Smith. who helped Cooley
win a pennant with the Okmulgee club
in the Western association two years
ago. displayed a world of stuff dur
ing the workout yesterday and Cooley
believes he will be able to keep the
Nets off the path this afternoon Benn
will do the catching
With both Strohm and Ryan out of
the hospital consignm ent, the SOlons
fensive. as the regular infield will be
on the job Bockskopf will play first
I base. Kiskeno second. Strohm short
and Ryan or Bross third Hahn, Rose
and Hardy will gather them in from
the tall timber.
Court House Will Close.
Altho no organized effort has been
made to get the stores to close. sew
eral business houses have announced
| they will shut up shop for the game
this afternoon. and all of the offices
] in the court house will close at IL
O'Clock for the remainder of the day.
I In the seven other towns practically
all business was suspended for the
opening games, and Manager Cooley
would have appreciated the same sup
] port from Topeka.
While the indications are for a big
crowd this afternoon. the turnout will
have to be unusually large if Topeka
| is to cop the 500 offered by the
/ league to the town turning out the
I largest attendance on opening day
Nearly five thousand persons saw the
opening game at Salina yesterday.
and Topeka will have to beat that
mark IL 1t cops the money If To-
> peka can win it the money will 20 to
the Washburn baseball club