The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-24
FAILED TO LAND.
Topeka Didn't Get a Run on
Tuesday.
Wichita Jobbers Gathered in
Four Safe Ones.
GAME A SLOW ONE.
Both Sides Played Lifeless,
Stupid Ball.
An Even Break on the Wichita
Series.
A SLOW ONE.
Both Sides Played
Stupid Ball.
LifeIess,

Mr.. Bemis, lazy but clever, put the
blocks to the White Sox on Tuesday
afternoon. shut them out by score of
to 0, and permitted Wichita to break
even on the series. a not frequent oc-
currence for a visiting team when the
aggregations are as equally matched
as the White Legs and the Jobbers.
On the other hand Bill HOWE looked
like strawberry shortcaze to his op-
ponents-good.. Nine times did they in
tercept his curvolas and fracture thz
atmosphere. All of them were clean
cut and easily labeled and they gave
Wichita the victory. The Jobbers
worked his delivery when necessary
and worried but little over the contest
Bemls gave the Sox but six hits, and
Two OF these were of the Alphonse and
Castor 0rder-Out6elders and infieIders
permitting the sphere to drop between
them for fear of humping each other.
instances.
Topeka had two good chances to
score, IN the third and ninth innings.
IN round No. 3, Quigley got to first on
pop-up which Bevis and MacLear
each asked the other to catch. Crum
sacrificed the sorreltop on a notch.
Dunn got his base on balls. but Abbott
killed him on a fielder's choice. Then
Henry got on first by compliment. The
sacks were full and two out The best
Cole offered was a grOunder to Cope.
The last spin Of the wheel sent icy
autos chasing up and down the medul-
la oblongatas of the Jobbers. Persch,
the first man up grounded out to short
HOwey hit safely over second. Quigley
walked. Crum got to first on Maryott' s
smear of a grounder. Sacks full and
but one out, and big Bert Dunn at the
bat! The situation took on an indigo
tinge- Gehring commenced to warm up
on the side lines But Bemis buekled
down to business. Three times did he
fool big Dunn and sent him to the
bench trike-out-anOther Casey. Alb
bolt up next tried to win the day, but
the best he could offer was a high fly
to Bevis, and the game was over and
the shutout complete.
Wichita commenced making runs in
the first inning. Green, the very first
man to the bat, got a complimentary.
Bevis' grounder sent him to second and
Milton's screaming single to right hur-
ried him over the rubber
In the third inning Green again
walked. MacI1ear singled him to third
Cole dropped Millions high fly after a
long sprint and Green ran over the fry
ing pan. tetf
In the fourth inning Wichita got its
only earned run Cope singled and was
sacFiheeds to second by Murray. Green
and MacLear singled in@SueCesSfon and
drove him home. In the sixth Murray
got a safe one and the initial station.
He tried to steal second and Henry
threw wild. Murray hurried to third.
Dutch Persch tried to catch him at that
turning point but whizzed the ball
clear to the bleachers, and the curly
headed center fielder left his spike
marks in the corrugated rubber.
The game was slow and lifeless,
without features. The two teams acted
as if they were simply trying to finish
out nine innings and get through as
quickly as possible. Reagan's ragged
umpiring aroused little protest.
The features of the contest were the
catching of Persch's long drive to cen
ter by Murray, and MacLear's batting
For a spectacular piece of work the
joint catch of a foul fly by Henry and
Abbott takes the cake. It occurred in
the first round. MacLear tried to bunt
and lifted a little pop-up. Abbott ran
in under it. but it struck his knee.
Henry rushed up at the same time, and
as the ball caromed off his captain
leg. he caught it in his init.
The score.