The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
four IN A row.
Topeka Takes the Final Game
FrOm Wichita.
Halla's Mastery Pitching Too
Much for JObbers.'
ONLY ONE SCORE MADE
This theWhite SOx Garnered by
Bunching Hits.
Brilliant Fielding by Olson and
RuRkle.
ONLY ONE SCORE MADE

big Jack Halla pitching for Topeka
Tuesday afternoon was entirely too big
a burden for the Wichita fans to sustain
and they went down to defeat for the
fourth time in the present series and
paid their respects for the second time
fr-three days to the delivery of Jack
HalIa. Everything one could desire in
the way of pitching was pulled of by
HaiIa. His game was almost no hit
one, as both of his hits were OF an ex-
ceedingly scratchy order. One from
gpeer landed just outside of the reach
of Colonel Runkel and the other came
In the ninth inning after two men were
OUT. Milan hit one at Halla in the ninth
after two strikes had been called ana
another had been called ball which
was yerv close Milan's hit went to
Hal1a and bounded off his nit. Halla
was as steady as a twenty-three jeweled
Elgfn movement, not one single piece OF
TRANSPORTATION being issued to the Wis
ftors II was the best game that the
big Dutchman has ever pltcned on inc
local diamond and IS probably MS great
est performance
Outside of the two scratchy connec-
lions with Halla's delivery but one man
reached first This was in the seventh
inning whene Steve Raglan made wide
fhrnv TO first to catch Hetling. This
was the only error of the game ana olo
not cost anything as Hetling was exc
cuted in futile effort to get TO second;
wichita has not had a man on second
base since Sunday which is now ancient
history.
For the invading cohorts or the Seog-
wick county seat Speer. the little curly
headed southpaw, worked IN the cenleI
of the diamond before the Ladies' Day
crowd and pitched an ordinarily gooa
game Had it not been for the fact tndt
his team mates were helpless before the
deceptive offerings of Hala. ms pltcn-
ing would probably have won he only
allowed five connections to be MADE
with his sidewheel revolutions and In
addition famed eight men. But luck
was against him in one inning and To-
peka sneaked a run over whlcn oecioeo
the game
wichita team. They have lost their
batting eye and their daubers have
been suhdued to position rs De
Erees below zero, centigrade- II they
would be up against Topeka all the
time their dreams of winning the pen
nant would fade away in halo OF
faebuIous nothing and they woulo DC
occupying a position in close proxls
paity to Leavenworth-
In only one inning were there any
EFFORTS towards crossing the pan
which are worthye.of being recorded
In these pages. ALI this transpired IN
the fourth inning With Topeka at the
bat Little Ole Olson was the leading
gentleman in breaking the ice. Being
the first man up IN this round he utl-
HEED the occasion to advantage by lac-
ing out a pretty double to left held
Spencerino Abbott very cOurteously
fanned out. but the third strike grace
fr,Ily elided through the slender foun-
dafion pillars of Buck Weaver without
an iota of resistance and Mr.. Abbott
reached first, Olson going to third
Ragan was up to play the role OF
pfuch hitter, but grounder to HetAng
caught Olson at the plate and allowed
Abbott to go to second, Raglan reach
ing first. Colonel Louis Runkel OF
rF5lwaukee. proved his adeptness at
hitting in a pinch by singing to CEN
ter field bringing Spencerino home
with the winning count of the game.
Raran reached third on the single and
soon thereafter Runkel assumed life
on second base by an unopposed steal.
T,awIer was at the bat with instruc-
lions for the squeeze play which To-
peka fans see very frequently AFTER
two strikes had been called Raglan
darted for the home plate LAWYER
struck at the ball and Raglan was
csurht at the plate. 1t was all over.
HaIla was backed up by brilliant
fielding and pulled off several rich stunts
himself. Olson and Runkel covered lots
of territory and pulled off repeated and
eeemingly impossible plays. For the
Visitors Kelly's running catch of Run
kel,s fly over second base was the
bright particular piece of fielding. Milan
also PLAYED a great game
The story of the fourth admfnistra-
ton to Wichita as shown by the official
ag1res: