Kearny Kapitalists 1914 T-Shirt City-Philadelphia Paul Saints ballcap

Paul Saints ballcap

The franchise relocated to Spokane

Topeka had three players among league leaders: Butch Nieman (HR and RBI)

but because of the rules at the time pertaining to bonus players he was drafted by the Pirates after one season with Montreal

thanks to their gritty play and determination

Kearny Kapitalists 1914 T-Shirt City-Philadelphia Paul Saints ballcapHistory: The Kapitalists played in the Class D Nebraska State League from 1910 to 1914, winning the loop's title in 1913 behind the hitting of Homer Gray, who batted . 411 for Kearney. I n 1915 the NSL, along with many other minor leagues, folded due to player depletions caused by the emergence of the Federal League, and later by World War I. The Kapitalists were sadly, never to return, although the Yankees operated a team in Kearney in the late 1950s.