The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-18
WASHBURN WINS.
Topeka Ball Club Defeats EN-
poria Normal 8 to 1.

The Washburn college ball team de-
feated the Emporia Normal yellow
Kids yesterday afternoon by a score
of to /.
When Captain Gilps colts trotted out
on the field at Washburn park the
crowd gave vent to their enthusiasm
and confidence in the Washburn play
ers by bursts of cheers. The local fans
expected much of the defenders OF the
blue, and were not disappointed in their
anticipations.
When the yellow Kids walked into
the park they bore the air of pretty fast
ball players, but only a little later
your one hundred dollar team plays
like so cent team was the good word
with the rooters. For the story of the
offer made by Nit White, the one
true sport Emporia possesses, to the K.
u. team seemed familiar to ALL
Yesterdays game was featureless ex-
cept for the amount of wrangling and
horse play. Captain Culp made a big
kick on balls which Washburn put up
to play with. When the game started
the umpire was given two balls, one a
new one and the other new only for the
practice before the game. The cover
was a little discolored and Culp wanted
another ball.
He had evidently forgotten the time
field and so cent ball was put up to
play with, but the rooters had not. And
Captain Culp was told over and over Of
the way they had to play three innings
with a so cent ball while a messenger
was sent to town to buy q league hall.
The yellow Kids" did not score until
the last inning. The men on the coach
lines gave more attention to watching
the game than in inStructing the run
ners, they used two pitchers and by the
time the last inning was reached they
stood around in various attitudes with
a logged look on their countenances.
In the ninth inning Leighton came to
bat He got to first and Midget
Greene, who had been keeping scores for
Esnaporia faced the pitcher in place Of
Middlekauff Greene succeeded in in
fusing a little life into the team ard
placed a safe one, out between first and
second and advanced leighton to second
and he took first. This unexpected hit
stirred the other players up to renewed
energy and Leighton succeeded in reach
ing the home bag before the side was
retired
Aitken and MehI formed the Wash
burn battery and both played an excel
lent game. Mehl missed only one ball
during the game. Aitken had good con-
troll of the ball and struck out five men.
The game opened with Peterson, 9TH
erwise known as Little Dave" and
Smiling SUSIE of the kids at bat.
to first and went out. b. Culp famed.
Humes came up and put a hot liner
down to Broclxett at first and retired TIC
side without a man reaching first.
Mehl for WaShburn came first to bat
and put a hot one out past short where
it was fumbled to the left field He took
two bases. Grey was given his base on
balls. Cave struck a nice fly out to lefr.
took two bases and Nehl and Grey tai
lied While Gill was at bat Grey stole
up and put a liner past short and Cave
scored. Brocket made a little pop-up to
short and Anderson was put out at Sec
ond Smith put q little one into thu
pitchers hand and was thrown out at
first, retiring the side with three tallies
to the good.
Caldwell came to bat for the kids
Caldwell is colored and formerly lived
in Topeka He holds the second bag for
Emporia and his contortions out on the