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Central Kansas League - Wikipedia

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Central Kansas League
Formerly	Kansas State League
Classification	Class D (1908–1912)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1908
Ceased	1912
Replaced by	Kansas State League
President	Ralph W. Hoffman (1909–1910) H. Cramer(1910) C.A. Case (1911) Roy C. Gafford (1911–1912)
No. of teams	15
Country	United States of America
Most titles	2 Ellsworth Blues (1909–1910)

The Central Kansas League was a Class D level baseball league established in 1908, playing through 1912. Member teams were based exclusively in Kansas. The Central Kansas League evolved from and into the Kansas State League.^[1]

History

The original Kansas State League ceased independent operations in 1911, combined with the Central Kansas League. After five seasons of play, the Central Kansas League subsequently changed its name to back to the Kansas State League for the 1913 and 1914 seasons before disestablishing. The league champions in 1909 and 1910 were the Ellsworth Blues.^[2]^[3]

There is an ongoing debate about whether former US President Dwight Eisenhower played professional baseball in 1911 for the Junction City Soldiers prior to attending West Point.

Cities represented

This is a complete list of the teams which played under the Central Kansas League.^[4]

Abilene, KS: Abilene Red Sox 1909; Abilene Reds 1910
Beloit, KS: Beloit 1909–1910
Chapman, KS: Chapman 1910
Clay Center, KS: Clay Center Cubs 1909–1911
Concordia, KS: Concordia Travelers 1910–1911
Ellsworth, KS: Ellsworth Worthies 1908–1910
Great Bend, KS: Great Bend Millers 1912
Junction City, KS: Junction City Soldiers 1909–1912
Little River, KS: Little River 1908
Lyons, KS: Lyons Lions 1912
Manhattan, KS: Manhattan Maroons 1909–1911; Manhattan Giants 1912
McPherson, KS: McPherson Merry Macks 1908
Minneapolis, KS: Minneapolis Minnies 1908–1909, 1912
Newton, KS: Newton Browns 1908; Newton Railroaders 1912
Salina, KS: Salina Trade Winners 1908–1910; Salina Insurgents 1912

^[4]

Standings & statistics

1908 Central Kansas League - schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Minneapolis Minnies	31	19	.620	-	Ben Young
Newton Browns	25	22	.532	4.5	Carl Becker
Ellsworth Blues	25	22	.532	4.5	F.S. Foster
Salina Trade Winners	24	23	.511	5.5	Frank Everhart
McPherson Merry Macks	20	27	.426	9.5	Davis
Little River	18	30	.375	12.0	G.W. Hamilton / I.C. Meyer

1909 Central Kansas League

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Ellsworth Blues	44	23	.657	-	George Seigle
Salina Trade Winners	40	28	.588	4.5	Ernie Quigley
Abilene Red Sox	37	30	.552	7.0	F.D. Parent / Affie Wilson
Minneapolis Minnies	36	32	.529	8.5	Roy Gafford / Harry Short
Junction City Soldiers	34	32	.515	9.5	Lewis Armstrong / Tom Campbell
Beloit	33	36	.478	12.0	Hi Ebright
Clay Center Cubs	32	37	.464	13.0	Lee Gramley
Manhattan Maroons	16	54	.229	29.5	Earle Bryant / Murphy

No Playoffs held

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Tom Campbell	Junction City	BA	.335	Ora Williams	Abilene	W	19
James Whalen	Junction City	Runs	49	Ora Williams	Abilene	SO	178
Claude Jennings	Minneapolis	Hits	72	Ora Williams	Abilene	Pct	.826; 19-4

1910 Central Kansas League - schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Ellsworth Blues	53	28	.654	-	Dick Ford
Clay Center Cubs	48	33	.593	5.0	Lee Gramley
Abilene Reds	44	33	.571	7.0	Affie Wilson
Salina Trade Winners	44	34	.564	7.5	Elmer Meredith
Concordia Travelers	43	38	.531	10.0	Harry Short
Manhattan Maroons	35	43	.449	16.5	Jim Gardiner
Junction City Soldiers	34	48	.415	19.5	Ernie Quigley / Thomas Dugan / Cecil Bankhead
Beloit / Chapman	18	62	.225	34.5	Ben Dimond / Jim Green

Beloit moved to Chapman July 20.

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
A.B. Conley	Abilene	BA	.348	Paul Stokesberry	Clay Center	W	19
Walter Wentz	Clay Center	Runs	53	Otis Peebles	Ellsworth	Pct	.769; 10-3
Mugsy Monroe	Abiline	Hits	110

1911 Central Kansas League

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Concordia Travelers	44	27	.620	-	Harry Short / Roy Gafford
Junction City Soldiers	40	31	.563	4.0	Cecil Bankhead
Clay Center Cubs	33	38	.465	11.0	Lee Gramley
Manhattan Maroons	25	46	.352	19.0	Dee Poindexter

The league disbanded July 21.
Playoff: Concordia 4 games, Junction City 3.

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Gilbert Britton	Clay Center	BA	.347	G.H. Jepson	Junction City	W	21
Claude Jennings	Clay Center	Runs	53	G.H. Jepson	Junction City	Pct	.724; 21-8
Gilbert Britton	Clay Center	Hits	90
Claude Jennings	Clay Center	SB	30

1912 Central Kansas League - schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Great Bend Millers	54	36	.600	-	Affie Wilson
Manhattan Giants	52	38	.578	2.0	Robert Kahl / Fred Moore / Nick Kohl
Newton Railroaders/ Minneapolis Minnies	50	40	.555	4.0	A. Stillwell
Junction City Soldiers	47	43	.522	7.0	Cecil Bankhead
Lyons Lions	36	54	.400	18.0	Fred Wilson
Salina Insurgents	31	59	.344	23.0	Bert Lamb

Newton moved to Minneapolis July 12.
No Playoffs held

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Muggsy Monroe	Newt/Minn	BA	.352	Fred Hagg	Manhattan	W	18
Burnham Smith	Manhattan	Runs	88	Elmer Brown	Great Bend	W	18
Muggsy Monroe	Newt/Minn	Hits	118	Fred Hagg	Manhattan	Pct	.750; 18-6

^[4]

Notable players

Fred Blanding (played under a pseudonym)^[5]
Harry Chapman^[6]
John Misse^[7]
Ross Reynolds^[8]
Harry Short^[9]
Chick Smith^[10]

References

^ Reichard, Kevin (November 4, 2008). "Central Kansas League / Kansas State League". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^ "1911 Central Kansas League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^ Worth, Richard (February 27, 2013). Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 9780786468447.
^ ^a ^b ^c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
^ "Fred Blanding Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com.
^ "Harry Chapman Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^ "John Misse Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^ "Ross Reynolds Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
^ staff (June 17, 1910). "Base Ball Notes". The Beloit Daily Caller. p. 4.
^ "Chick Smith Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2016.

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