The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
THE FOUNDERS LOST.
Santa Fe Ball Teams Horseshoe Mas
cot Too Powerful For Mascot
Bee1er.

The much talked Of ball game be-
tween the Santa Fe base ball team and
the Founders. a picked nine from the
rOundhOuSe, has been played and has
passed into history. The Santa Fe team
won the game by the score of 25 to H.
1t was a gOod-natured but noisy
crowd that assembled at Athletic park
Saturday afternoon to witness the
struggle.
The game was a close one and many
good plays were made on both sides,
but good plays and errors followed each
OIn9r IN Such rapid succession that IL
was like trying to solve a Chinese puz-
zle to separate them. The Santa F'e
team showed that they could play good
ball and fast ball but they were very
much in need of practice. The mem
bers of the team are all good individual
players and with the proper amount of
practice would put up a good game.
The Founders showed also that they
could play ball, and they put up an as
tOnishing game It was thought by all
that they would even fail to score more
than three or four runs but the way
that they took hold of the ball and
waded into the game was enough to
convince even the Santa Fe team that
they also knew a little bit about base
ball They played a decidedly good
game when we consider that they We're
without practice and only a picked nine
chosen for the occasion.
Each team had a. mascot and each
mascot had its influence on their re-
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ROunder any way you look at him was
mascot for the Founders and did his
share of the roofing for his team. Only
once did he become unduly excited and
that was in the seventh inning when
his team ran up score of five runs,
that he could not stand the pressure of
the excitement and so fell through the
seats of the grand stand but was soon
on the side lines along with the rest Of
the rOOters and was soon hard at wOrR.
For the Santa Fe team a horse shoe
mad been procured but 1t must have
been lost several times during the game
as their luck wavered back and forth
and many times it seemed as though
they would loose the game but it was
rlgnU SIDE up with care at the begin
ming of the seventh inning and eight
runs were added to their score.
OF the crowd who attended the game
they were almost all shop men. and
they did not hesitate to snow their ap-
probation of the good and bad plays
in sayings that were funny and right
to the point AIilt Player, organizer and
manager of the FOUNDERS, was there
and sat in the grand stand roofing for
all he was worth and cheering his team
to victory An untimely fly gave him
close shave and he took his place on
the side lines next to Amos Beeler and
each mutually agreed to protect the
other.
The game in detail is briefly as fol-
lows:
AlC ANou4lQcIS GHUSG the AGIUs giving
the Santa Fe team first chance to dis
t1nguish themselves at the bat. Ash
was first to bat and went to first on a
safe hit, stole second and third. Henry
struck out Vail knocked a liner to
center field, bringing in Ash, making
first score for the Santa Fes. Shannon
struck out. Navarro Knocked a two
base hit bringing in Wahl, stole second
and third and came home on passed
ball Sullivan went to first on balls.
Gardner went out at first, ending the
inning
First inning, second half: Larkins