The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
Consequently a Poor Exhibition
of Baseball Was Given.
Tribe of Jimmy Burke Won
From Topeka 5 to 4.
ERRORS PLENTIFUL.
McInnfs and Moore Did the
Tuirling for White SOx.
Too Many Left on Bases-The
Attendance Very Light.

When the time for the game be-
tween Kansas City and Topeka arrived
yesterday afternoon there was wind
which was coming from the northeast
at rate of thirty miles an hour and
which was as cold as winter itself.
This was not enough to deter the two
teams from little warming up ana
on the struggle which followed, KAN
sas City came off first best, with the
score of to 4. The groundkeeper
had sprinkled a few drops of moisture
over the diamond before the game
commenced, but it was not long until
the dust was three inches thick in the
grandstand.
The game was not nearly as cold an
affair as the weather and although the
playing was not of the midsummer
variety, the game was close enough
to arouse the interest of the few fans
who were faithful enough to the local
team to grace the grandstand by their
attendance.
McInnis and Moore both worked for
Topeka Neither one of the two was
responsible for the loss of the game
and both pitched great ball consid-
ering the weather. McInnlS had good
control but he was hit a little oftener
than Moore. Moore had a streak of
wiIdness and at times could not shove
them over the plate.
Topeka scored in the very first inn
ing. Abbott was responsible for this.
He led off with single which cut a
trench into the ground clear past sec
ond base. Abbott stole second base
and when the Duke came to bat pass
ed the counting station on the VEN
cradle Dukes hit This was all for
this round.
Kansas City was the next to score.
This event transpired in the third inn
ing with two men out. Hughie Hill
came to bat and laid down a little sin
gle. He started for second and Jack
Henry threw to catch him but the
wind carried the ball past second base
and when it went out into center field,
It took bad bound past Hurlburt and
Hill scored.
In the fourth inning Kansas City
took the lead. Huelsman landed on
one of Macs inshoots for double and
went to third on Henry's poor throw
to stop him. Jimmy Burke came to
bat and singled which caused the big
outhelder to run home with a score.
This hit of Burke's was one which
caused Jack Forester to sit up and
take notice Jack was doing the UNI
anatomy in a very fierce manner.
In the fifth inning the Blue Legs
scored two runs. All this was done
by means of free transportation, an
error and a scratchy hit. Tommy
Leahy the first man up, walked and
went out on Crutcher's fieIder's choice
Hill got a sticky looking single and
Cassidy got base on balls which
an infield fly, but Crutcher was allow
ed by Umpire Forester to score on
the play. Huelsman sent a hot one to
Raglan which was booted out into left
field and Hill scored. Cassidy at
tempted to score but was thrown out
at the plate by Olson who recovered
the ball.
Topeka came in strong in the fifth
inning when they added two scores to
their total. With one man gone Raglan
worked a pass to first and Moore sin
gled. Raglan going to third. Abbott was
safe at first on Lindsey's error and
Raglan scored. Abbott attempted to
get caught between first and second so
that Moore would run in home from
third with the result that he was
caught While Moore stood on third in a
pose which somewhat resembled the
Statue Of Liberty ard he was almost
as iinmovable. However, Moore scored
a little later when Mcbride made a
bobble of Davis fast grounder.
The score YVES tied by the Cham
pions in The sixth inning. RuEkel was
the first man to walk up to the plate
and he slammed out a single which hit
Crutcher in the shins and then bound
ed safe where il could not be fielded
The next two men flew out and things
were looking pretty bad when SteVie
Raglan, the 400 hitter of the team sent
the Spaulding cut to the right Held
fence for three bags. OF course Run
KEEL scored on this hit.
The Burke tribe put the final cinch
on the game in the eighth inning,
Hueisman was given base on balls
and went 10 second when another free
ticket was given to Jimmie Burke
Bueisman stole third while Mcbride
was batting and then made a bold run
to the plate while Moore was winding
up. 1t was very close decision but
the umpire called him safe 1t looked
very much as though he was out or at
least Kelsey says he tagged him.
The locals looked dangerous in the
eighth iuning. Raglan started off with
a hit and got around as far as third
but no one could negotiate the means
of his salvation so the game was lost.
The attendance at the game was very