The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-03
GOOD BASEBALL.
WashbUrn and Colorado Give an
Excellent Exhibition.
MOuntaineers Take the Game
by Score Of 3 to 1.
LITTLE HITTING DONE.
Visitors Got Four, Home Play
ers But Two.
HOnska's Strike Outs We're the
Feature.
LITTLE HITTING DONE.

Because OF Captain Dadisman'C errors
Ga the hrst inning, making a bad throw
e first and one to third base. two runs
were let in, and Colorado university
won its game right there against wash
burn college on Tuesday afternoon. The
final score: Colorado 3; Washburn 4.
Besides that explosion in the first in
ming there was little to object to in the
contest which resolved itself into a first
class amateur game. Hits were as rare
as hens teeth, Colorado getting four
OF HOnslza and Washburn making two
Off Dusty" Rhodes. Both Of the
twirlers were in good form and had ev-
erything their own way. The stiff south
wind which blew at their backs put a
steam into their pitching which gave
their benderinos fast league symptoms.
HonslSa's strike-Out work was the
feature OF the fame. Thirteen careSSed
the dust laden arHoSphere-a rare feat.
lie gave but three bases on balls. an
other rare feat-for Honska. He is q
wild strilSe-out pitcher and gets away
according to moods and lenses. II
"Skee," as the college boys call him.
had control. he could throw away his
palette and paint brush and earn a easy
living in the great national pastime.
He has an untamed salary arm
On the other hand, Mr.. Rhodes struck
out I'VE men, and gave three compli-
mentaries. But he held the blue-Iegs
however, lay in the support which he
received his team behind him making
four errors and but one costly, while
six bubbles were made by the Wash
burnites, and they were in the main re-
sponsible for the three runs with the
COloradOans received. Washburn's lone
run was also unearned. the gift of two
errors.
But the hill people play a much bet
ter quality of baseball than the plains
men. They act as though their squad
has been together for several years. The
indeld shows speed and accuracy ana
the garden men know the difference be-
tween erass-cutters and Windmills. on
the other hand Washburn shows decid-
ed Improvement over its early games.
Mere headWork is displayed along side
OF a general healthy Improvement in
the tone of their playing. DR.. John
Outland must have been busy with ms
hopeful Of late.
The scoring on both sides was all
done in three innings Garst, the sec
Ond ColoTadoan up in the initial
round drove out a two Sacker in the
lett field Ashland struck out but
Dadisman dropped the ball. In at
tempting to cut him at first, the big
catcher threw over StephensOn's head
whipped the ball back to his catcher
by that time Ashland was under a
fun head Of steam going to third base
Again Dadisman threw wild, this time
the ball rOIl1nE clear 10 the leAL 1lelu
fence and Colorado had two runs.
In the ninth Davis singled, and
White baubled two grOunders IN sue
cessicn upon which Davis made the
remaining three stations without tax
ing advantage Of many stopover priv
ueges.
in Washburn's half Of the last in
ming, Dunaway got to first on bad
throw from a bunt by the catcher to
first. He stole second and wild
throw on the part OF the first baseman
to nab him at third let him home.
This is the first game which the
Coloradoans have won on their trip
away from Boulder. Nebraska beat
them 9 to L; Manhattan Agricultural
college to I. and St. Marys college
9 to 1. Today they play at Kansas
university and viii meet the Jayhawk-
ers again tomorrow. after which they
play the aborigines at Haskell insti-
tute.
The Colorado men got together after
the game and gave three cheers for
Washburn and also gave the Colorado
yells Justify and where, oh where, was
the college spirit of the sons OF
Ichabod2
THE gr0ras