The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-23
TAKE ONE EACH.
Topeka and Guthrie Break Even
on DOubleheader.
Henderson Had White Sox at
His Mercy.
FAILED IN ATTEMPT.
Alderman Lost Game for Visitors
by Wfldness.
He Passed Sixteen Men to First
Base.
FAILED IN ATTEMPT.

Alderman's freak record:
cave sixteen bases on balls.
Struck out eleven men.
Made two wild pitches.
Hit two batters.
Made a costly overthrow OF second
base
Pitched a two-hit game.
marked "AB."
Five passes; an error; a wild pitch
IN sixth inning.
Walked Cole five times.
The laying of macadam should have
been commenced at Association Park
this morning. Alderman permitted
80 many men to walk to first base on
Thursday afternoon that a big furrow
has been worn between the hOmeplate
and the initial sawdust bag.
Ii was awful. once more has the
Ianky. good looking, ladies' favorite
pitcher, broken a record. Fifteen
men did he strike out in one game
early in the season while wearing
Topeka uniform-now he goes 1t one
better-he walks sixteen men during
the short life of nine baseball innings.
But he did other crazy things. He
let the White Legs down with two hits;
he hit a brace of men-he ? &
- he lost d lot of money for Topeka
sports who were betting that he would
whom he had been sent to the tail
uncut but a day before
He failed. But his team mate, Hen
derSOns did not. The result: An even
break. First game: Guthrie, 8; To
peka, o. Second game. Topeka, 6;
Guthrie, 4.
Big Ben was all of it in the first
contest. He allowed but one boy with
white-washed calves to get to third,
and but three to reach second. He
made TOpeka's half of the score board
looked like a procession Of doughnuts,
with the face of a Topeka player
framed by each one.
On the other hand Bill HOWE was
hit at critical times, when bingIes
were needed Downs doubled in the
fourth and Barry singled him home.
Graves singled in the sixth and pur-
Joined sac ok. and Barry drove the ball
to right for fair, giving the piano
legged centerfelder roost at home.
In the eighth Henderson got a double
and Graves followed suit with the
same thing, hurrying his pitcher across
the rubber.
But the second game was the one
which lOosened the eternal stars from
their moOrings- In the first inning
Alderman walked Cole, the first man
70 the rubber. He stole second and
Dunn singled him home. In the Sec
Ond inning after two men We're out
Carter was hit; Cole, Johnson and
Dunn walked in succession, forcing
home Carter. Then Quigley was hit
and Cole lOped in without working.
In the sixth Stewart walked, Cole was
given the same compliment, Alderman
overthrow second in an attempt to
catch Stewart asleep. Dunn hit, and
Quigley, Crum and Henry, all walked
in succession. Added to this was a
passed ball by Quisser. Net proceeds:
Three runs. There should have been
one dozen even.
In the ninth round after Alderman
had walked three men, and two were
out. Dad Bennett became so disguised
that he traded places with the big
fellow and finished the pitching, strik-
ing out Johnson. the last man to the
bat.
Guthrie scored in the first inning.
Grave singles and Downs doubled him
home In the fifth PetdgTew singled,
Cuigley's error allowed him to pro-
gress to the next table and Bennett
hit him home In the sixth Quisser
got hit Jones singled, Graves did like
wise and the happy catcher came in.
In the seventh Downs doubled and
Barry singled him in.
Owens had a bad day so far as in
5uries were concerned. Struck twice
by a thrown ball he retired in the
siyth inning Of the second game, Civ
ZIG way to HOWE and Henderson. The
two lasted an inning. and were so I'M
satisfactory that Quigley demanded
Owens return to the game. The big
fellow was welcomed with wild cheers
and applause.
The score: