The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-22
EASY FOR THE S0x
Guthrie Fell Before Topeka by
Score of 10 to 2.
Playing Of the Locals Is Much
Improved.
FIND A NEW PITCHER.
Young Mr.. Smith Kept the Sena-
tors Guessing.
Locals Seem to Have Regained
Batting Eyes.
FIND A NEW PITCHER.

"s'Death." sang the trusty willows
Of the White Sox on Wednesday af-
ternoon. JJp turned the toes Of Harry
Womack's little floats. The obse-
quies in brief: Topeka, 10; Guthrie 2
And on the other hand. Smith
made good. His benderinos split the
pan with the accuracy with which a
dusly son of the south can ind his
mouth when his hand carries chunk
Of "vatermiIlion." True, he didn't
have much, but what was there went
where it was called for. Control is
everything to a pitcher. and Young
Mr.. Smith had it. He is cool as Bur
netts mound when the Thermometer
Is Is below, and apparently has as
much nerve as Charley Schmidt. Since
President Shiveley announces that
Schmidt has more confidence in HIM
self than Brick Owens. this Ger
tatnly is a complimentary comparison.
But four times in eight innings did
the Senators connect with his tWlstefs-
In the last round. he let UP some
what and they collected three OF ms
sIants He walked five men, but none
of them at critical times or when they
cost anything.
But where did Mr.. Womack get Oft
Thirteen times did the White Legs hit
would have been fourteen had not
Crum cut the initial sack after get
ting a safe one incidentally "tFoggle
certainly did his share The score
book shows three hits out of t1ve times
up. 1t would have been four had ms
foot scraped over the sawdust bag
in the ninth round as he went over II
in an endeaVOr to make his lick Il
double. Cole got three of them But
this does not cause much wonder for
Al Ii mir
Johnson, the new center fielder broke
into the hit column good and hard. He
also managed to get three safe ones.
Oh. 1t was d hittin' day.
Up to the seventh the race was per-
feet as a new born rose. Then Wo-
mack's star went up. Stewart sin
gled, Smith went to first on Bennett's
error. Womack made q Wild pitch. Cole
and Johnson singled in succession and
Crum brought up the rear with Il
double. 1t all meant four dents IL
the warming pan.
Round s. Brown walked. stew
art went to the initial station on
Downs error. Smith sacrificed them
on a notch. Cole and Johnson lam
basted the ball for another double and
I'll all meant five runs.
In their half of the ninth. the Sen
ators touched uD Smith for three safe
ones, but sharp fielding between them
allowed but one run.
Abbott was not in the Topeka line
UP. He is suffering from intestinal
trouble and on the advice of the doc
tors did not play. Henry took care
of the first station. Stewart catching.
and both did wen.
President Shive1ey watched the con
test from the grand stand. He Won
dered with some others why the White
Sox have not been winning more
games.
The team as whole showed UP in
than they have for some time past
Things broke better. but then they
seemed to play with more ginger and
heart
The fielding of the Senators was
very poor. especially at critical times
They have a tendency to go all into
the air, after one man makes bau-
bic. Nevertheless, Wednesdays game
is the second which they have dropped
out of the last twelve
The score.