Newton Railroaders

Newton joined the Arkansas City-Winfield Twins, Great Bend Millers, Hutchinson Salt Packers, Larned Cowboys, Lyons Lions, McPherson Merry Macks and Wellington Dukes as 1909 league members.

The city was reportedly founded in 1871 when the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad extended a main line west from Emporia, Kansas.

The Santa Fe Depot in Newton, Kansas is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is the Railroad Savings and Loan Building.

Playing under managers Con Harlow and William Stilwell, the Railroaders finished 18.0 games behind the first placeLyons Lions in the final Kansas State League standings.

[13] Continuing play as members of the 1910 Kansas State League, the Newton Railroaders finished the season with a record of 56–54 to place fourth under manager Mel Backus.

[14] The Railroaders finished 16.5 games behind the first place Hutchinson Salt Packers in the final 1910 standings of the eight–team league.

[20] Overall, the Newton/Minneapolis team finished the season with an overall record of 50–40 to place third, playing under returning manager William Stilwell.

It was reported that a windstorm collapsed the grandstand at Newton's Athletic Park on July 23, 1924, during a game with the Arkansas City Osages.

In the playoff Finals, the Arkansas City Osages defeated the Newton Railroaders/Blackwell/Ottawa Gassers 4 gamed to 3.

[25] Beginning in 1908, the Newton minor league teams were noted to have played home games at Athletic Park.