The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
LEFT THE FIELD.
Captain Risley of lola Forfeited
the Game.
Umpire Gave Contest to Saints
Score 8 to o.
FINE OF $50 IMPOSED.
GasIighter Will Pay for His
Unsportsmanlike Act. .
Is known in the League as q
Quitter.

Quitter.
With the score to 0 in Topeka's favor
in the third inning. in the game on Wed
nesday afternoon, lola left the field
when Umpire Alberts allowed Abbott's
steal of home plate. Three minutes was
given them to resume play and then
the game was forfeited to Topeka by a
score of to 0.
Abbott left the third bag as Root I'M
wound to deliver the ball. Catcher
Seigle got the sphere when Abbott was
still ten feet from the plate. Seeing
himself caught he turned back to third.
Seigle dove toward him and Abbott
slipped to the ground under his arm.
recovered quickly, and crossed the
rubber. Alberts allowed the score, say
ing that Seigle had failed to touch the
runner, but made no mention of his
going out of the line. Captain Risley
Seigle had touched Abbott, and upon
Albert'S order to Ego back and play
ball." he went to the bench and called
his team from the field, thereby forfeit
ing the game
Il shall protest this game to Presi-
dent ShiveIey," said Captain Risley as
he started towards the car. II saw
Seigle touch MIN and I shall not stand
that Kind of Abusiness on me-"
f There. is no question but that Abbott
was safe. That was apparent to prac-
tically everyone who saw the play.
Catcher Seigle himself made another
dive at Abbott to tag him. But Ris-
ley, obstinate as ever, marched over to
the bench, pulled on his coat and order
ed his men off the diamond. Several of
them took occasion to hand down their
opinion of their captain, and they did
not spare words to make 1t plain. The
crowd hooted Risley and called him a
gutter. That is where the crowd is
right" echoed several of the lola play
erS.
The fact of the matter was that To-
peka had lola beaten and more than
that was playing the kind of ball that
cused of quitting several times because
of decisions which were not to his lik-
ing, and Wednesdays action seems to
be one more to add to that category.
President Shiveley was notified of the
affair last night. He stated that he
shall impose a fine of $50 against Ris-
ley for taking his team from the field.
THAT kind of business don't go in this
league" said Shiveley. IT won't listen
to his protest for a minute. The game
has to be played regardless or what
Risley thinks about the matter. He
cannot deliberately break up a game
simply because. everything is not lust
exactly the way he wants 1t. And that
$50 is going to stick, too, you can just
pct on -LnaL- InlS Is the SeCOIlQ l1IIle
Risley has taken lola out of a game
and it is not. going to occur anymore"
If lola had not received its share of
the gate receipts before the row oc-
CURED, the Topeka management would
not have given the visitors cent Tor
Wednesdays game. But bus bill
against the Gaslighters from Lawless'
livery barn was in the hands of a law
yer who threatened to attach the box
office, and the money was therefore d.
vided as quickly as the game was start |
ed. OF course that would have made |
more trouble, but the Topeka manage
ment was determined to show its con- |
tempt for the baby act of Risley, and
make it clear to him that his action |
was that of "quitter," and not
sportsman
The Saints went right in to win the
game. They made three runs in their
first time at bat. Hurlburt started the
trouble by driving one out for three
sacks. Abbott got to first on Risley's
Schrant hit for three bases through
legs. and Abbott went home.
Dunn hit q wicked grounder to Risley
who did not recover in time to kill
a blank, the Celestials started to do |
business again in the third inning. Abb
bolt singled and was showed to second
when Cole got his base on balls Bank
head bobbled Schrant's grounder and
the bases were full. Dunn took the bat
and after getting one strike he cover
I'd the plate for -Abbott'S steal. Root
was too quick in delivering, however,
and the mixup resulted in which the
[olites left the field. The actual score
is registered as 4 to 0 in Topeka's ia
vor, although the official records con-
tain the mark of to 0, per technique
lie baseball.
Milsap retired from the game in the
1rst half of the third inning on ac-
count of a bad injury to his left hand.
Running for Root, who had singled his
way to first he tried to steal second
0slson caught Schrant's throw and cut
ITilsap off. The latter was sliding and
bison stepped on his hand, cutting a
tbout half inch in depth. Shumeyer
bird, and Morgan occupied the left
garden
McCarty was scheduled to pitch for
he Saints. He is under suspension !
rom the Omaha Western league team
or whipping the manager. He says
hat he can play in leagues of less class
han 'tB." Risley, however, stated That
.e would protest the game if Mac
vent in. Hughes therefore went on the
lab. He was pitching winning ball.
Root was up for lola and seemed to I
,e easy money for the Wing Clipped. (
ack is not the terror to Topeka that S
lie was earlier in the season. '
The score: {
lola 9
Player. AB R H 9 4 e :
sPieF, S., r Z if % 9 9 9 9 SIf
hume er. il. & 3d. 9 Q ? ia
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