The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-09
SPORTING news.
Topeka Wins from Fort Scott by
a Score of 8 to 2.
Cold West Wind and a Small
Crowd Proved a Damper.
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM.
Feature of the Game Was the
Visitors Heavy Batting.
SedaIia May Expect Tough
Proposition in Topeka.

Fort Scott, May I'm a cold west
diamond, with the lowering skies
threatening another soaking every
minute, despite Groom's brilliant
pitching. Fort Scott plainly showed
itself tailender Sunday afternoon.
while Topeka clinched its hold on
third place by winning the game by
a score of 8 to ?.
The Giants have practically been
disowned by the Fort Scott fans, and
are candidates for some orphan
asylum. Only zoo watched the game
yesterday, and they spent all their
surplus energy above what was neces-
sary to keep warm in knocking" on
the home team. Fort Scott is so rad
icaIly dissatisfied with its representa-
tives in the Valley league this year
that it roasts them right and left, in
public and out of public, and yester-
day during the game this fact was
emphasized. This coupled with the
vigorous hitting and headwork of the
visitors took the heart out of Bene's
proteges, and most of them played
like children, Groom, who was on the
firing line, being one of the excep-
lions. He is not finished pitcher by
any means, and still has plenty to
learn. But he has speed and curves,
and didn't quit. With inexcusable
errors made by his catcher and the
field behind him, he battled on brave
", leading a forlorn hope, but earn
ing the unstinted applause of the Wis
itors even though the Fort Scott fans
let their disgust over the work of
some of the others bar proper appre-
citation of their pitchers work.
The visitors showed class. With
fcx1r of
warm weather they will tangle up the
legs OF the Sedalia GOldbugs, who
made a lying start by taking five con-
secutiVe games from Fort Scott To-
peka is hitting much harder than Sc
dalia, in the opinion of the Fort Scott
players, and it's specialties along that
line, bunting and the hit and run"
game, will send the best OF them up
in the air" before President Shiveley
hands out the pennant just before the
snow begins to fly this fall.
The game was slow, lasting until
after 6 O'Clock Two inches of mud
covered much of the infield and it was
almost like roller skating for the
players to try to get up fast action.
pair of slTuwsho ess wPNlds probably
have helped out. Despite the bad con-
dition of tl1es sgFpIndss the Topeka
team made but one error, while the
Giants were charged with total of
seven.
For few innings the game was
interesting. Neither side scored in
the first or second, Fort Scott getting
but six to the bat, of which number
Stinson struck out two. None of this
half dozen got to first base. Nine
visitors passed the willow around, two
getting to second, and one striking
out. High flies spoiled the chance to
score.
In the third Topeka got two runs.
Sissley hit high to right and the field
er muffed. He stole second. Cole
singled him home Bevis famed.
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throw in by good following of signals.
Fort Scott started up a little in
terest by making two runs in the sixth.
"Reddy' Downs, discarded by Omaha,
famed. Stinson hit Smith. Mean
drews whipped a short one to Olson
and was nipped on the initial bag.
Horath cracked double over Bevis
and Smith scored. Fredericks got
into line and singled Horath home.
About this time a rain storm
seemed imminent and things looked
good for a called tie game The visit
ors did not want this, for they had
game. So while the thunder clouds
were lifting higher, they went to work
in the seventh and tackled another to
their list on hits by SISSY and Olson.
But the real slaughter came in the
eighth, the visitors getting four KEEL
lar singled Army walked. Abbott
singled Kellar in. Olson walked. Linn
ing hit safe to right bringing in the
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Topeka got one more on hits by KEEL
lar. Abbott and Olson.
Fort Scott did nothing all this time
though repeatedly men We're put on
bases. Stinson. who was on the rub
Der for Topeka proved effective in
practically every pinch. He struck
out nine men, and the majority of
these were at times when a hit, or
anything like one, would have meant
runs. big Cyl has one fault and
he showed it yesterday. After he has
a game won he has a propensity to let
down in his work. 1t looked like that
in the ninth inning yesterday. Alberts
go into the box in case StinSon's .let-
down" prophesied runs. But two flies
and strike-out followed so rapidly
that Albert's precautions were stopped
before they were started. The score:
TOPEKA.
Player. ABB r H Pc A F
SISSY. 3b. ...........s 3 n