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The '''Wichita Industrial League''' was formed in Wichita, [[Kansas]], for the 1946-47 season. Games were played at the Alaskan Ice Palace. It was succeeded by the K.O&M. League for 1953-54.

==Results==
;1946

The Boeing Comets and Beech Flyers played a three game series for the city title. 

*2/24: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 5:4
*3/3: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 6:3
*3/10: '''Boeing Comets''' Beech Flyers 4:3 OT 

;1946-47

The Wichita Industrial League was formed and featured three teams. 

*12/1: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 9:1
*12/8: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 11:3
*12/15: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 6:2
*12/22: Boeing Comets - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 4:4
*12/29: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 10:2 
*1/5: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 5:3 
*1/12: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 7:3
*1/19: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 4:3
*2/2: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 6:4
*2/9: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 3:2
*2/16: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 5:2
*2/25: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 6:4 - final, game one
*3/3: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 4:3 - final, game two
*3/9: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 6:3 - final, game three 

Other games
*12/25: '''Wichita All-Stars''' - Tulsa Amateurs 2:1

;1947-48

The Industrial League returned for 1947-48, Arnholz Coffee replacing the Boeing Comets.

*11/23: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 5:4
*11/30: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Arnholz Coffee 6:2
*12/7: '''Beech Flyers''' - Arnholz Coffee 9:1
*12/14: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 9:3
*12/21: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Arnholz Coffee 5:2
*12/28: '''Beech Flyers''' - Arnholz Coffee 13:3
*1/4: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 3:1
*1/11: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Arnholz Coffee 8:3 
*1/18: '''Beech Flyers''' - Arnholz Coffee 13:2 
*1/25: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:3
*2/1: '''Mr. Hope Nurserymen''' - Arnholz Coffee 7:4
*2/8: '''Beech Flyers''' - Arnholz Coffee 8:4
*2/15: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:2 - final, game one
*2/22: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 4:1 - final, game two 

Other games
*2/29: '''Beech Flyers''' - Tulsa All-Stars 6:5 OT 

;1948-49

The Boeing Comets returned to the Industrial League this year, replacing Arnholz Coffee.

*11/21: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:4
*11/28: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 7:4
*12/5: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 11:6
*12/12: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 4:3 OT
*12/19: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 11:4
*12/26: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 8:4
*1/2: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 5:2
*1/9: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 5:4 OT
*1/16: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 6:5 OT
*1/23: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 5:4
*1/30: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 9:2
*2/6: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 11:4
*2/13: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 6:2 - final, game one
*2/20: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 4:3 - final, game two 
*2/27: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 5:3 - final, game three 

Other games
*3/6: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Wichita All-Stars 4:3

;1949-50

There were talks of Wichita fielding a team in a Texas Professional League, which was to also have franchises in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, but the competition was delayed until 1950-51, and eventually folded without playing a game. The Industrial League featured the same three teams for 1949-50. 

*11/20: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 8:4
*11/27: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:3
*12/4: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 10:4
*12/11:  '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 9:4
*12/18: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 6:2 
*12/25: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 9:0 
*1/1: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 6:2 
*1/8: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 8:3
*1/15: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 7:5 
*1/22: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 8:4 
*1/29: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:0 
*2/5: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 13:6
*2/12: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen
*2/19: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 10:4 
*2/26: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 15:4
*3/5: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 6:5 OT 

Other games
*2/2: '''[[Kansas City Mohawks]]''' - Wichita All-Stars 15:8
*3/12: '''Wichita All-Stars''' - Boeing Comets 6:3 

These games were for an unofficial Midwestern amateur championship. 

*3/18: '''Dallas Rebels''' - Wichita All-Stars 7:6
*3/19: '''Wichita All-Stars''' - Dallas Rebels 5:3

;1950-51

The Industrial League again had the same three teams for 1950-51.

*12/9: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 6:5 OT
*12/16: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 4:3
*12/30: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 
*1/6: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 10:5 
*1/13: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 6:2
*1/20: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 5:2
*1/27: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 
*2/3: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:2
*2/11: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 4:3
*2/17: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 7:4 
*2/24: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 8:5
*3/3: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 11:3
*3/10: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 4:2 - sudden death playoff

;1951-52

The Tulsa Shuperts were added to the Industrial League for 1951-52.

*11/17: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:2
*11/18: '''Boeing Comets''' - Tulsa Shuperts 6:2
*11/24: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 8:3
*11/25: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 5:4
*12/1: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 10:6
*12/2: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Beech Flyers 9:6
*12/8: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Boeing Comets 8:7
*12/9: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 4:1
*12/15: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 7:4
*12/16: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Tulsa Shuperts 7:2
*12/22: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Boeing Comets 5:3
*12/23: '''Beech Flyers''' - Tulsa Shuperts 7:6
*12/29: '''Boeing Comets''' - Tulsa Shuperts 6:5 OT 
*12/30: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 2:1
*1/5: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 9:6
*1/6: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 3:2 
*1/12: '''Beech Flyers''' - Tulsa Shuperts 8:4
*1/13: '''Boeing Comets''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 
*1/19: '''Boeing Comets''' - Tulsa Shuperts 9:4
*1/20: '''Beech Flyers''' - Mr. Hope Nurserymen 9:4 
*1/26: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 7:5 OT
*1/27: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 9:8
*1/30: '''Boeing Flyers''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 5:3
*2/2: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Beech Flyers 10:4
*2/9: '''Boeing Comets''' - Tulsa Shuperts 8:1
*2/10: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Beech Flyers 6:4 OT
*2/16: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 4:1
*2/17: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 14:12
*2/23: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 4:3 - city final, game one
*3/1: '''Beech Flyers''' - Boeing Comets 5:2 - city final, game two
*3/8: '''Boeing Comets''' - Beech Flyers 6:4 - city final, game three
*3/15: '''Boeing Comets''' - Tulsa Shuperts 12:7 - league final

Other games

*12/9: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Boeing Comets 7:3 @ Tulsa
*12/15: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 15:7 @ Tulsa
*1/20: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Boeing Comets 9:7 @ Tulsa
*1/26: '''Tulsa Shuperts''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 10:6 @ Tulsa

;1952-53

The Boeing Comets and Beech Flyers withdrew from the league, and were replaced by Arnholz Coffee. The Tulsa entry was renamed the Coca-Cola Bottlers.

*11/29: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Tulsa Coca-Cola 3:0
*12/6: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Tulsa Coca-Cola 6;5 OT 
*12/13: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:2
*12/20: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 10:2
*12/27: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Tulsa Coca-Cola 7:5
*1/3: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 7:2
*1/10: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 13:10
*1/17: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Arnholz Coffee 8:2
*1/24: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 8:5
*1/31: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 10:7
*2/7: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Arnholz Coffee 10:3
*2/14: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 5:3
*2/21: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Arnholz Coffee 5:4 OT - final, game one
*2/28: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Tulsa Coca-Cola 8:3 - final, game two
*3/7: '''Tulsa Coca-Cola''' - Arnholz Coffee 7:3 - final, game three 

Other games
*3/14: '''Arnholz Coffee''' - Tulsa Coca-Cola 8:7 

;1953-54

The K.O.&M. (Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri) League was established for the 1953-54 season. It featured the Mt. Hope Nurserymen of Wichita, the Tulsa Keystone Freight Liners, and Kansas City Furniture. All games were played at the Alaskan Ice Palace.

*12/20: '''Tulsa Keystone Freight''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 4:1
*12/27: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Kansas City Furniture 10:3
*1/3: '''Kansas City Furniture''' - Tulsa Keystone Freight 6:4
*1/10: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Tulsa Keystone Freight 6:3
*1/17: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Kansas City Furniture 18:9 
*1/24: '''Tulsa Keystone Freight''' - Kansas City Furniture 13:11
*1/31: '''Mt. Hope Nurserymen''' - Tulsa Keystone Freight 8:2 
*2/7: '''Kansas City Furniture''' - Mt. Hope Nurserymen 8:6
*2/14: '''Tulsa Keystone Freight''' - Kansas City Furniture 8:7 OT 

The season ended early as the league was unable to negotiate with the Ice Palace to secure ice time for a playoff series. Mt. Hope won the title. 
==Sources==
*''Wichita Eagle''

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