The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-21
Topeka LOST IT.
Springfield Ably Assisted By
Umpire Dunn.
Took Thirteen Innings to De-
eide the Contest.
GAME is SENSATIONAL.
Hair Raising Fielding by Both
Teams.
White SOx Unable to Solve
Olmstead's Puzzle.
GAME is SENSATIONAL

IN one of the most exciting games ever
witnessed on the local grounds Topeka
went down to defeat yesterday after
noon before the Springfield Nfidgets at
ter thirteen innings OF the most sensa-
tional order of playing. The Topeka
populace had not seen a game for over
two weeks and a good crowd witnessed
the opening contest on the home grounds.
The fans were baseball hungry but their
appetites for the national game were
overburdened before the game was over.
The game lasted long after sunset and
1t was getting dark when the contest
had ended.
1t was not until after two men had
been put out in the thirteenth inning
that the winning runs crossed the plate.
Reed, the first man up for Springfield,
famed. Seabaugh singled and Hetling
hit the vacant spot in the atmosphere
three times. Then business picked up
for the visitors and with the aid Of I'm
pre- Dunn two men crossed the
plate. Welter singled and Persch walk
ed and Murray followed with hit
through Forester. Downs gathered it
in and threw to Raganzwho covered sec
ond, catching Ferseh.s But Mr.. Dunn
failed to see it 4iaats way and Seabaugh
tailed. It is thought that the umpire
did not see this play and consequently
called him safe although those who
were close enough to see the play say
that the Dutchman was caught by a
foot and a half Dunn usually does well
at umpiring and this error of his was a
costly one. Olmstead bit safe, counting
Hetliug and Sits ended the scoring for
the day by hitting to Ragan who caught
Oiustead on second.
BfcInnis started cut to do the pitching
for Topeka and frcm the first failed TO
round to his usual good form. He start
ed cut in the usual manner of walking
the first man up. In the eight innings
which ne pitched he allowed six safe
ones, q double and two-singles, coming in
the fourth and sending two men across
the rubber. He was also rather wild,
walking a man in the second inning
with the bases full and presenting
Springfield with her first run. He gave
way to Forester in the ninth but Jack
did not do much better, although he
did some wonderful work with men on
bases. In the tenth. eleventh and
twelfth innings with the bases full he
got away without allowing the Missouri
ans to score.
Olmstead who was on the rubber
fer Springfield. pitched a good game.
The heavy sluggers of the White Sox
solved his delivery for only four safe
ones and two of these We're of the
very soratchiest order. He was rather
wild. allowing seven men to reach first
through his generosity but he atoned
for this fault by striking out six of the
Cooleycrows.
Topeka started her part Of the run
getting in the first inning Cole went
to first on a comp from Oimstead
Cooley rolled a. little grounder to SITS,
who threw to Weiter on second for a
double. but the big shortstop allowed
the ball to pass TO the Outfield and Cole
went to third on the play, scoring a
moment later on Hurlburt's fly to
center.
In the fourth Cole negotiated an
other pass to first and scored by Sits
failure to cover first when Olmstead
threw to catch Cooley. In the seventh
with one down Cooley lined out a
three sacker and scored on WeIter's
error
springfe1d's first came in the second
inning on q gift by McInnis when the
bases We're full In the fourth Persch's
double followed by two singles by
Murray and Olmstead and a base on
balls netted two scores for the Mid
gets.
Tire game was replete with sensa-
iional plays, Murray being the star in
making the stunts of this kinS by nail
ing two drives that looked like safe
ones. In the eleventh Hetling made a.
grand stand catch of foul from
Ragan's bat. Andrews stopped one IN
the seventh that seemed almost i'm
possible and spoiled a hit for Goes.
Persch's score in the fourth by the