Freeport Pretzels Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois Size:2XL The Owls were the middle

The Owls were the middle chapter in a long Topeka baseball story

The city had first entered the Three-I in 1910 with the Waterloo Boosters

they soon adopted the Hoppers name and played mostly as an independent club

with Roy earning a Cotton States League all-star selection as an outfielder

and the DavSox were the city's attempt to reclaim its place in the circuit

Freeport Pretzels Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois Size:2XL The Owls were the middleThe Freeport Pretzels were a minor league baseball team from the early 20th century with one of the most unusual nicknames we've seen. The 'Pretzels' moniker comes from the city's reputation as the Pretzel City from it being a baking hub in its early years. The Pretzels run spanned from 1905 1910 with a small comeback in 1915. The Pretzels started in the Class D Wisconsin State League from 1905 09 (later called the Wisconsin Illinois League). In their