The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-05
1T WAS SNAPPY.
Topeka Saints Lost a Pretty
Ball Game.
Defeated by Tail Enders by
Score of 2 to 3.
THE CROWD WAS LARGE
Filled Bleachers and Grand
Stand and Many Stood.
Celebrators Used Real Fire
Works For Applause.

One thousand, three hundred and
eighty-hve people celebrated Fourth
| of July Monday afternoon on WASH
burn field by witnessing ten-inning
contest between the Saints and Fort
Scott, in which the cellar champions
won out by a score of to 2. A gilt
edged variety of baseball was put up,
and with the exception of one bad
inning for Hughes. the pitching hon
ors between himself and the lengthy
lad named Henderson from Fort Scott
were even The crowd got its moneys
worth, even though the result was not
to its liking.
Armstrong, for the visitors, won his
own game. At the close OF the nfth
inning the score was 2 to z. Fort
Scott made it's two in the third inning,
touching Hughes for four singles and
a free pass. Topeka made one in the
third off pass to Durand, who scored
on Innings single Another was
added in the fifth, when Pitcher Tom
Hughes connected squarely with one
of Henderson'S outShootS and sent
the ball over the left field fence When
the ex-Pirate trotted in the grand
stand gave him a silver coin shower,
which netted him in the neighbOrhood
of ten dollars After that neither side
made any pretense of scoring for four
innings. With the opening of the tenth
Downs got his base on balls and went
to second on HeringtOn'S grounder to
the pitcher. Armstrong took the bat
amidst copious bunch of misses,
which he received frequently during
the afternoon by the way, and drove
the ball clear up against the left field
fence for two sacks, sending Downs IN
The Saints tried hard to mend their
trouble in their half of the inning.
Olson popped up an easy one to Reddy
Downs. The sorreltop INJURED It.
Olson reached first and started for
second. Downs gathered up the ball
and fired 1T to FredertckS in time TO
kill the little sh ortstop, who tried hard
to recover. Durand agoniZed the fans
by striking out. Hope lay on Lining.
The little fellow connected hard and
drove the ball to deep center, but
Graves was there and the ball fell into
the we'll. Gus Alberts umpired the
game and did one of the best jobs
ever done on the home grounds
The Topeka lineup presented a
strange appearance. Sisler was behind
the bat. He has evidently found his
place. He caught as good game yes
terday as any Topeka catcher who has
been on the field this year. He snaps
the ball to. second in a way that makes
the fans, feel good, Schrant was on
first. catching with a fielder's nit The
big fellow took care of his job all
right but is. too slow for the bag.
Simmer new man, appeared on the
third station. He had one chance, a
foul fly, and handled it. At the bat
he struck out twice ana uppeo up
two easy ones to the infield- He has
not yet demonstrated that he can do
anything. New York is his home.
where did.=he come from?" asked
one fan in the grandstand yesterday
after he had struck out twice. THE
Lord knows" replied the man next to
him. "Send him back to the Lord, "
replied fan No. L, and the crowd
howled. Durand also gave his first
exhibition of baseball to the Topeka
fans. In the field he showed himself
to be strong. At the bat he walked
twice and struck out twice. You
pay a fielder to hit says old Joe Can
tillion, and Joe is right.
The crowd had lots of fun.
Throughout the game the young
Americans and some older ones kept
up a constant fusillade from blank
cartridge pistols, firecrackers, shot
guns and every other noise producing
machine on the market. The grand
stand and bleachers were damned be-
yond capacity and the crowd was