The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-16

tney won, the crowd was satisfied be-
cause their money was backing the
Bees, the losing team was satisfied be-
cause they managed to run in two
scores despite the heroic efforts of the
Bees to shut them out and the umpire
was satisfied because the two teams
abded by his decisions.
The only person who did not enjoy the
afternoon thoroughly was a young fell
low whom the crowd addressed as Tom.
Tom is black and plays first Tor the
Nine Bees. Tom was in poor form. His
work was ragged and therein lay the
cause of his unhappiness Several times
Gaithy Page, who was playing third
threw Tom some speedy ones with the
intention Of shutting off the runner, but
with poor success. Tom muffed them
one after another. Gradually his face
took on an expression of disgust and he
chaffed under the sarcastic remarks of
the crowd. Finally Tom appealed to
the umpire.
4 can't play any ball when this yere
Red man is jumpin' up and down and
hollerin' in my ear" said he, referring
10 the captain of the Reds who was
coaching his team from a point near
nrst base. Hes a worrying me. 1 wish
you all would call him In
The umpire did so but the Reds still
continued to worry Tom He came 10
the bat with the intention of making
good. He gripped his stick. waited for
an easy one and with vicious swing
damned" ii out into the field. 1t was
q long drive but his luck did not change.
The Reds center fielder got under it
and Tom went back to the bench.
Tom however was an exception. The
Two teams as a whole played what is
technically known as "snappy" ball In
The trst part of the game it looked as
If the Reds were going to be WhiteWash-
ed but fortunately the IF "a
team saw this too and in compliance
with the request of their captain pro-
ceeded to ginger" up. The Bees how
ever managed to run in five scores and
this gave them a long lead.
In the fifth inning the Nine Bees be-
came careless. They decided to make a
Few changes. Guinea" Robinson, the
catcher, was put in the box; Page came
In from third, put on the mask and
|sop" and took "Guinea's'' place behind
the stick. Clark, the regular pitcher,
took Pages place at third. The changes
were fatal Clark made a wild throw
to first letting a man in and thereby
spelling the Bees chances of shutting
out the Reds.
This comedy of errors did not last
long. When it was seen that Robinson
was not success as a pitcher Clark re-
sumed his regular position in the box
and the playing went on as it had done
before.
In the last of the seventh the Bees
again went to pieces allowing the Reds
TO run in another score. The Bees man
aged to score again, however, before the
end of the game, thus making the score
6 to in their favor.
The star playing of the afternoon was
done by Page of the Nine Bees and
Rucker who pitched for the Reds.
Fuckers work was especially good In
the first few innings he was somewhat
wild" and allowed several men to go
TO first on balls" but this did not last
long.
One pleasing feature of the game was
the good work of Solomon, the umpire.
There is no question about Solomon
being wise. He made his decisions in
loud voice and he was easily heard at
least half mile away.
The tabulated census was as follows:
Score: r H. E.
Bees 49,. .....3 0 o , OO 1O--6 8 3
Reds ........ 20 0 0 l O. 3
Batteries-Clark and Robinson; Ruck-
er and Hicks.