The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
SPORTING NEWS.
Western League Team Defeated
by Association.
Pitcher Nichols Failed to Make
Good Sunday.
HEAVY BATTING WORK,
Association Used the Willow to
Good Advantage
While the Western League
Could DO Little.

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their promise to bat Nichols and avenge
the defeat of the opening game which
he pitched, the American Associations
lists defeated the Western Leaguers in a
contest filed to the brim with stirring
events at Sportsman's park yesterday
afternoon by a score of IL to 7. and
made it their third straight victory in
the post-season series. 1t had been left
for Sunday to bring a sort of climax
and it was reached with a vengeance.
The crowd was naturally the largest and
noisiest of the games so far, and the
contest and happenings incident to it
We're in keeping with the spirit of the
day. 1t was day of days and a game
of games.
While several of the players received
minor injuries in the game, getting hit
in the nose with the ball and having
hnger nails torn off, Umpire Kelly Was
hurt so that he will be out of the re-
mainder of the series. In the sixth in
ming Kelly was behind the bat when
Gear tipped off a foul Kelly tried to
stoOp out of the way of it Just in time
to catch it full force on the collar bone,
which fractured An intermission of
ten minutes was given while DIR. Stan
ley Nevhouse, who had a most busy
day, examined Kellys injury. DR.. New
uOuSt announced l0dl II WOulQ De I'M
possible for Kelly TO go on and the en-
tire umpiring was left to Cunningham.
While DR.. Newhouse was attending UNI
pire Kelly, spectator in the grand
stand had an epileptic fit.
The idol of the Western League fans
and the main hope in the post-season
series was shattered in Nichols down
fall before the Associat ionists, who hit
safely and in lunches for fourteen hits,
netting total of twenty-three bases.
it was a most marked reversal from
Nichols brilliant work=-On the opening
game, when he covered himself with
glory. Nichols started out as though
he was. to deal out a repetition of his
former game and but one single was al
lowed in three innings. Then came the
recovery of the AssOciationists' heavy
batting. and from that on Nichols lost
his puzzling grip. Three hits for six
bases came in the fourth, and then the
hardest batting of the series came in
the eighth, when the Associationists
ripped off five hits for a total of nine
bases. In two other innings there were
two hits apiece, singles and doubles.
While Nichols support was enough TO
worry almost anyone into effectiveness,
and the additional responsibility of
heading the team before a large crowd.
had it's effect, his many years on the
diamond should have had a tendency
to offset this. Coons. who pitched for
the AssOciatiOnistS, drew very near as
DOOR support, one 0IIOE Nib tic III
ference, and yet he pitched a beautiful
game.
The work of Coons was one Of the
best features of the series so far He
allowed but eight hits for a total of
twelve bases. and in only one inning.
the seventh. were the hits long and
punched. Three swats. two doubles
and a triple came in this round. but
it was the only time that he showed
signs of weakness. For the first six
inn he a master nf the West
ern leaguers completely. In this time
he allowed but two singles. the other
five hits coming in the three remain
ing innings. His only fault was wild
whom scored. He sent up f1oater that
looked as big. as balloon, but 1t proved
a most puzzling ball to hit. The West
erners swung and paved, but in the
first six innings only ten balls were
knocked out of the diamond. and all
but three of these were outs, two be-
ing hits and the other an error in the
outfeld. On the whole. it was one of
Coons' best pieces of work that has
ever been seen by local fans. and, con-
sidering the unnerving support and the
rafting surroundings, he should draw
a lions share of the honor.
A total of thirteen errors does not
speak glowingly for the fielding of the
two teams. but there was some work
just as good as there was poor. The
hobbies were divided. Association, 6;
WESTERN q. Wnne ndFlns d couple OF
black marks after his name Leewe
played the most sensational fielding
game of the day. He covered territory
in a manner that used to characterize
his work. and in his seven assists there
were several chances that but for the
most circus work. would have been hits
Thirteen chances were offered him dur
ing the day. Rothfuss also played =
good game in left field handling six of
his seven chances Clearly Hess. who
succeeded Crum in left had but one
chance. but that was beautiful eaten
from Rothfuss' bat.
Score: R.H. E.
Western .......O10OO O2S1-7 8 6
Association 30 3 0 ? 4 Phi IA Z
Batteries-Nicholls and Messett. Coons