The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
AGONY IS ENDED.
LeayenwOrth Leaves Topeka
After the Fifth Defeat.
Forester Held Soldiers Safe
After the First.
SLOW, ONESIDED GAME.
Rowan Pitched After Long
Absence From Illness.
Gives Six Bases on Balls But Is
Not Hit Freely.
SLOW, ONESIDED GAME

IN. a slow. one-sided game yesterday
afternoon the LeaHenworth team suf-
fered its nth consecutive defeat at
the hands of the local squad. The
score was to 4. but could have been
much more one-sided If Cooley-s men
had cared to work very mucn.
A young blonde who was not good
enough to play with Leavenworth d
year ago was the cause of this par
ticular defeat Of the Convicts. His
name Is Forester, and he bids fair
to become one OF the stars in the
shiveiey Organization before the sea-
son has passed by. All that the un-
Terminates needed yesterday to win
were hits, but Forester certainly had
it on them when they were needed.
only one Of the convicts' runs was
earned
One OF the surest signs that For.
roster Is going to win his game is for
him to throw the sphere away in the
first inning and allow everyone on
bases to GROSS the platter. This IS
Just what he did yesterday. Wooley
was the first man to face him. and
he sent the bali about fifteen feet
from the end OF his bat. Forester
Cooley he sent it away beyond the
bleachers. This gave Wooley chance
to score The next TWO were easy
outs. Then link singled and Kahl
sent q pop-up to Cole. Contrary to
custom Cole allowed the ball to fall
out Of his hands and link paced home.
This Is all the interesting news that
transpired In this half.
In the third the minority portion of
the score board was augmented BY
-1.l-r z.-5T
with Forester and got 70 nrst- on IT,
QueisSer flew out and Harrington
popped up a little indeld fly which
the wind carried ont beyond the
reach OF Henry's big NIT. Harrington
attempted to go to second, and while
trying to tag him Wooley crossed the
plate.
An the work that Leavenworth goe
ia during the rest of the game came
by Harrington and Rohn sent Aar-
rington across. link missed a chance
to score. Kahl went out 10 Cooley by
Andrews assist, and Vaughn per
ambuiated. Vaughn got a happy
thought in his head and tried to get
link home. He ran up and down be-
tween first and second and was finally
nabbed by Downs. In the meantime
link he'd started for home, but did
not get away soon enough as Henry
got AAIns ana the SluH Was ali OIL
Topeka started her END of the
scoring business in the first inning.
Cole walked and CooIey new out to
Harrington. Hur1burt famed, and
visions OF a goose egg were beginning
TO present themselves. But the ball
tossers from the prison town got ex-
cited and a brace of errors and a. base
on balls sent two men over the rubber
Forester got to first in the second
on hit and Cole sacrificed him on
8 station Then Cooley came in with
his daily three Dagger and one run
Yves added to the locals score. HurI-
burt walked and Downs went out
through Winds assist to link. After
a Dombardment OF singles by Davis,
andrews and Henry had ceased To-
peka had increased her taliies by i've.
After the fourth not a Cooleycr0w
svas able to complete the circuit. In
this round Hurlburt got transporra-
ton to first and went to second On
Downs helder's choice. Davis hit into
q double. but Spec went to third on
the play. Then Jay Andrews picked
cut a choice one and sent it into the
lot for three sacks. He scored a mo-
meat later when Corbin threw to sec
ond IA an attempt to catch Henry
who had walked and was stealing
second.
Rowan was wild and issued SIX
comps to first. He has been under the
cars Of a physician for some time, and
this WAS his first game for severai
days The best play of the day was a
double play by Henry and Raglan.
Vaughn had walked to first and Wind
popped UP q high~fouI to Henry As
soon as the ball had been caught
Vaughn tried to reach second, but
Henry's throw beat him there.
wind started out by fumbling every
thing that came along, and before the
second inning was over he and Kahl
exchanged positions, which made a
little improvement.
Tne score.