The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
President TAYLOR Marching the Came

second. Judge" Anderson raped gut
a neat single, and it meant score ard
/ the spell was broken. When the
leaguers came to the bat in their half
I it meant business. or a lost game.
/ King singled to first. after Garter set
the pace. Cole few out to third base
on high one. Kellar hammered out
one across Griggs' head and in march
/ ed Cole. Olson slammed a hot two
( base hit across the second bag and ke--
4 lar hurried across the home plate, with
the winning run, making the score 2
to 1.
The game cannot be termed
/ pitchers battle, for that would deny
the fe1ders their share of praise for
exceptionally good support. But six
errors can be challed up against both
! teams, and these are divided equally
And the chances were thick as hive
of hornets and kept coming just about
as fast. In all the II innings but ten
men were struck out and six walked
Every man, except in these instances,
batted the ball hard and it was good
/ fielding that in reality kept down the
score.
But the pitchers can have blue rib
bcns, too. Honska for Washburn didn't
let down yesterday. He pulled up
strong right at the finish, and the sue
cessiVe smashes of King. kellar and
Olson in the last inning was the only
time that leaguers punched their hits
Gus AIberts' new acquisition, King,
who was in the box for the profession
ais, can stay in Topeka for some tine
to come. He had the cOllegians guess
ing every step of the game They got
two hits off him, but probably didn't
know it for some time after the acct
dent took place King has an up-shoot
with inward twist that makes a per-
son dizzy to simply look at it 1t is
of the kind at which batters bite, and
the collegians got worked on that con
fidence game nearly every time.
Mehl played like a veteran in the
- M frns-
him yesterday by the name of Arm
strong and he didn't suffer a mile by
comparison. Army is sure. You
couldn't rattle him with a cannon ball
But Alehl played just as faultless q
game. AT first base Pulliam for Wash
burn needs a big sign stuck up right in
front OF his eyes: stand on your
base" A number of times ne was on
charitable and gave the cOllegians the
benefit of the doubt. Carter, the
leaguer's pitcher played the bag for the
professionals. He managed to get
through with but one error At second
Art Griggs for the college boys seemed
to be badly off form He played rath-
err listlessly and mare tow errors. KEEL
lar, who stood on that bag for the
leaguers Is coming OUT Gus Alberts
has maintained that he is going 20
make good and il seems. that "Old
Spartacus' - prophecy will come true
Oleson for the league and Anderson
good games at short. over on the third
sack Frank Nohler of Washburn had
to hunt for glory against the playing
OF Gus Alberts who handled the third
base, for the time being Alberts is
essentially a comedian, and If he
should play all summer would make
regular .'ornery boys delight In the
field the trio for the professionals, Cole,
Lining and Chase played faultless ball,
but had nc particularly hard chances.
For Washburn, Presley, Coldren ard
Dadfsman got q COOS deal Of laurel,
especially the last years football cap
tain. He scooped up one single, when
three leaguers were on bases, and when
it would surely have meant the game.
At batting Dadisman shOne like a con-
stellation after a hard rain storm BE
got one of the two hits made by the
Washburnites, Judge Anderson getting
the other
AIberts tried out three new men yes
terday. King. Armstrong and Chase
King is from Ottawa university. He
looked good yesterday, when up
against the hard-hitting coHegians and
that viii probably be plenty of reason
to give him some more chances. Arm
strong is a '-corker" That is enough
for him. But Chase will probably go
hack TO Lawrence at an early date
and didn't show any symptoms OF be-
ing hard hitter yes terday. Then too,
Alberts has a strong man to fill his
place, and Chase was simply filling
in" for the occasion.
This afternoon the Missionaries are
PLAYING the Warrensburg State Nor
nal team. The outcome viii be of in
terest The games between the leag-
llers and Washburn are only exhibit
ton and practice. anyway But there
will be some real dope on hand to-
night for the fans to work on. War
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