Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
FUN WITH Topeka.
COLTS ARE JUST TOO EASY
THIS TRIP.
Even With Strother's Help They
Get Only One Run in the Course
OF the Opening Game Heavy Abb
lene Batting.
From Tuesdays Daily.]

tA'oA AusSuoy bdily,J
Topeka has seen better days. 1t
saw a good deal better day on several
occasions than yesterday. The Abb
lenes were in tiptop condition and
ready for any kind of playing while
the Colts had lost all their freshness
and from the start they were out.
classed. Two of the Topekas were
out Of playing condition and Strother
was induced to take place on Sd
with the visitors. But the plucky
young Abileneite did not not have a
bit good time. He was guyed when
he went to bat and ratified so that he
never reached lst. He was unmerci
fully guyed between times also and
certainly looked uncomfortable in his
Topeka suit,
The crowd was fair sized ladies be-
ing free, the day was pleasant and
the Topeka's variegated suits, no two
of which are alike and all looking as
if they had come in the Maytiower,
added attractiveness to the diamond, |
Reust was umpire and made some de-
decisions that nearly called out a
mob.
Abilene's heavy batting was the
feature Of the game. With 3 men on
bases Price lined out a home run over
the east fence in the second; in the
Sth, with two on bases, Wakefield hit
for home run over the north fence.
Those hits accounted for seven runs.
Augusta threw in good form but had
some skillful batters to face in the
Topekas. Colburn was easier, his
balls were too high, but otherwise
were pounded without much difficulty.
Stricklett made Topeka's only run.
From Wednesdays Daily]
With perfect weather, evenly
matched teams, grounds in good con-
ditlon and one Of the best games ever
seen in the state, it was too bad that
Abilene was not better represented at
the ball park yesterday. The Abb
lenes and Topekas put up a lively
contest that was watched with much
interest.
The playing was so evenly matched
that even the score fails to show how
pretty was the battle. Reust threw
a superb ball and was backed up by
excellent fielding. There were no
home runs or slugging matches. The
work was steady and businesslke.
Abilene's first score was by Dunn in
the 4th; its second was by Price in
the 9Th. In the 9Th Hughes made a
phenomenal catch of foul which
came down against the stand netting,
then made a double play to second
and won rounds of applause. In the
9th Ash won an abundance of praise
by getting upon the lower stringer
OF the fence and reaching up with
both hands and catching a fly as it
was going over the fence. The only
errors against Abilene were two made |
by Strother and one by Hughes.
Stanley of the St. Marys team,
proved to be a puzzle in the pitchers {
box. He was harder to find than a
Populist majority in good crop |,
year and took especial delight in l
bothering the Abilenes. Topeka \
scored just once, Kinder in the
7th. \
Brandt was hit by a pop-up in the |,
9Th and was succeeded by Matteson n
who went to short, Wakefield taking X
Ist and Dunn End Abilene's lineup Il
vas probably the strongest of the Y
season. b
The score:
X II + a.
\bllene.."..0 0 0 ! 0 | 0 0 o. 81
NOpeka.. ,.O 0 0 0 0 o. Bill
Struck out by Reust s. by Stanley #; bases
N called balls, of Eeust |, off Stanley /;
'ase on passed ball, Kinder /; 2 base hit, A
hit by pitched ball. Dunn time,
40; batteries, Abilene, Reust and Hughes;
'Opeka Stanley and Kindlpr. scorer .,