The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-05
LOST IN THE Ninth
Home Run in Last Inning Beats
Topeka.
Rathburn Of the Wichita Jobbers
Did 1t.
SENT OVER THE FENCE
Crowd Vent Wild and Tossed
Player Hatful Of Money.
Game Was First Glass From
Start to Finish.
ENT OVER THE FENCE

Wichita. Kas., May Sc. NJ. Rath-
burn. third baseman. did it. Moreover.
he did it twice. and that was what
gave yesterdays game to Wichita by
the narrow margin of to 2.
When the 2,500 enthusiastic fans
who had journeyed to Association
park were ready to give up. Rathburn
came to bat in the seventh inning,
connected with one of McInnis' twist
ers. and sent it soaring over the left
field fence, relieving for the first time
the monotonous procession of goose
eggs that was being marked up on
the Wichita end of the score board
But the hope that the score, which up
to that time had been 2 to in To-
peka's favor, would at least be evened.
was soon blighted. With one out
Johnson sent a fly to Murray and
WtIet dropped the curtain on the
scene by sending an easy grounder to
the visitors twirler-
Topeka was unable to do anything
in the eighth, and the champions went
out in one. two, three order. The Sox
did likewise in the first half of the
NINTH and when the locals went to
bat few enthusiastic fans began to
root in the hope that one Of those
sensational finishes that made Wich-
tia famous last year would be pulled
off. That is exactly what happened,
and to Rathburn, third baseman, be-
longs the credit.
O'Leary was the frst man I'D. He
lined out a long one that looked good
for a hit, but Murray pulled it down.
much to the disgust of the fans. Bank
head followed, and to the delight Of
everyone conn ected for a safe one. He
camped on the initial sack while
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pointed towards the left field fence
where he hit the other time.
McInnis laughed and sent a sizzler
across the plate. Rathburn struck at
and sent another. This time it was
exactly to the liking Of the heavy
hitter and he swung on it with all his
might.
Right into the teeth of the wind
it went on and on until It dropped
out of sight behind the fence. Bank
head, who was off from first base the
minute the ball was hit, tFotted home
at his leisure, while Rathburn came
around the circuit cheered by the
grandstand and bleachers. If Heine
Gehring himself had been there and
would not have received a greater
ovation. AS Rathburn started for the
bench the enthusiastic fans threw
money to him from all sides, and for
ten minutes ne was kept busy rec6fV-
ing the donations from the thankful
fans. who were overjoyed to know
that in this case history did not re-
peat itself and wichita did not lose
the opening game of the season to
Topeka.
Topeka's runs were unearned. In
the third Reagan was allowed to walk.
He stole second, went to third on a
hit by Graves, and scored on Howie's
fly to Green. In the sixth Downs got
a hit. Isbell relieved him at tha
initial sack. and made the remainder
Of the circuit in his place. He went
to second on Hollands error. was
sacrificed to third. and scored on an
error by Rathburn.
In the first inning it looked as though
Wichita would walkaway with the visi-
tors With none out and the bases full
Holland famed the atmosphere. O'Leary
sent a long one to Graves, that looked
good for a hit and Milton got caught
off of first. completing the double.
It was a good game, and one that
will long be talked about by the fans.
Mcnamara officiated at the Indicator
and his work was entirely to every
body's satisfaction.
Prior to the game the ceremony at
tendant with the first raising Of the
pennant was carried out. President
Shivezey made a speech presenting the
pennant TO the Wichita team. He was
responded to by Judge Dale.
The pennant, which win fly at every