The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-20
1T is, ALL OFF. NOW
Topeka Ends the Local Baseball
Season With Victory.
Had an Easy Time Trimming
the Joplin Miners.
EVERYBODY HIT BALL
Arnold Had the Miners Down
and Out From Start.
Joplin Used Two Pitchers
Without Helping Much.

Topeka closed the season yesterday
afternoon by hitting the Joplin pitchers
4 he I'd and to all corners of the lot Both
WEIGH and Beorge were hit hard and
often with the result that the game
was never in doubt from start to finish.
The game was never close enough to be
exciting The only excitement was
caused by a man in the grandstand
who bet that Topeka would score in
every inning and when he lost he de-
manded his money ba ok, claiming that
the locals were laying down.
Yesterdays game goes to the credit
of Roy Arnold. Arnold pitched great
game notwithstanding the fact that he
worked yesterday in nearly a whole
game In the early stages of the game
he was at his best and did not let down
a bit until the game was settled beyond
the shadow of a doubt.
Topeka started out right at the very
beginning of the game when Red Davis
who some still claim is a poor batter
planted three sacl<er right up against
the right field fence Olson fouled out
and Boles went out on an inf1eld hit.
But Captain Abbott delivered the goods
and the first run came across.
In the second the locals performed the
funeral obsequies on Pitcher Charles
WEIGH Siekmeyer famed to start with
only to be caught at second on Arnold's
fielder's choice. Then with two men
gone trouble commenced. Davis hit one
to Fleming which was pretty hard for
the latter to handle. Olson doubled and
Arnold scored, Davis being held on
third. Then Sir Walter Boles was call
ed into action in the role of pinch hit
Ter and after working out several fouls
placed a liner to left field and both
Davis and Olson scored.
In the third Pitcher George was
placed on the rubber by Manager Arm
strong and the locals started in for an
other hot time. Before George could
locate the plate Runkel was passed to
first Ragan followed with a single over
short. Siekmeyer sacrificed and the
men moved on a station Halla I'M
oorked triple which stayed inside the
first base line and then bounded to foul
territory Both Runkel and Raglan
scored A double by Davis brought
Halla home and the inning ended with
another trio of runs. ,ss.s
In the fourth with the first two men
out Runkel singled and stole second;
The Colonel went down to second
just like a kid. Raglan secured an
other single and Runkel scored. Then
Siekmeyer tripled to left center and
another run came across. Is.
In the next inning after two men
had been retired Olson singled and
stole second in time to be scored on
Boles' single. -
In the sixth inning Joplin started in
to work little bit and two runs were
made. George hit one just outside
Arnold's reach and Fillman singled
Rohn singled and George came home
Armstrong lifted a long fly to Sick
meyer and FilIman scored
The locals broke through the ice
again in the seventh although it was
without a hit. Olson, with one down, |
hit one to Fillman and the latter made |
a low throw through Rohn's under
pinning and Olson stopped at third. |
He tailed on Boles' infield out, Fill |
man to Rohn.
Joplin scored in the eighth after
Fillman beat out a nice bunt and |
went to second on Harrington's hit.
Rohn flew out to Halla and Fillman
reached third. Harrington started for
second and Boles threw to Raglan.
While Raglan was chasing Harring-
ton down the line Fillman came
home. After Fillman scored Raglan
threw Peck out on a toss to Abbott.
Ragan was the star with the local
biffstick, getting three in five times
up Runkel had busy day at third
and performed like a youngster. Fill
man hit one single and gets credit for
two others by beating out hunts.
The season as far as Topeka is con-
cerned is over. The locals left last
night for Wichita, where they will
battle with the leaders and try to re-
tain fourth place, which ought to be
an easy matter.
The score of yesterdays game: