The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
WON, Then LOST.
Sundays Ball Game of Nerve
Wracking Order.
is Given Away i'm the Ninth
Inning.
WIND WAS ANNOYING.
1t Made Errors in the Field
Numerous.
Both Pitchers We're Hit Often
and Hard.
WIND WAS ANNOYING

The less said the better. After hav-
Ing yesterdays game won with wide
margin of three runs in the ninth IN
ming the Topeka Champions allowed
batting rally to take place after two
men were out and the game finally went
TO Springfield in the eleventh inning by
two runs. The game was a hard one
for the locals to lose and the fans were
disappointed but everything seemed to
work against Topeka. The wind was
blowing about 40 miles an hour and
was so deceptive that the alternating
currents of the atmosphere made it al
most impossible to Judge fly ball cor
rectly, which in a large measure ac-
counted for the large number of hits
which Springfield secured in the last
three innings, though Forester was
bumped hard and cOnsecutively.
The game from start to finish was one
devoid of features and a very slow game
but it was supposed to be sewed up
tight for Topeka. Jack Forester was
working in the box for Topeka and had
the goods with him and was delivering
them in good shape until the fateful
ninth inning Kaufman was pitching
for the Midgets and the locals were
taking a kindly liking for his Ozark
twisters. But everything was not TO De
so lovely. In the ninth Murray and
Goes laid down easy inffeId outs. Like
a drowning man grasping- for a straw
the Springfield bunch sent Fred OIn-
stead in to bat for Kaufman. OII1y
singled and before the Champs coulo
regain consciousness, Cole, Smith, Cutn-
bert and Stiff had followed suit and
three runs had crossed the plate, tlelng
the score. Several of the hits were hlgh
pov up flies to the inf1eld which the
wind would carry and twist around SO
that 1t was impossible to gauge them
much less to catch them, and they IN
variably dropped safe. In the TENN TENN
inning both sides scored. Springfield
secured one on a hit by Murray which
coupled with Landreth's error in hand
ling 1t carried him to second and an
other hit by Goes. Topeka secured 1I one
on a hit by Raglan, Il sacrifice by FOR
roster, and a clean bingle by Abbott-
Irr the eleventh Cole started with
single and then with two out Stlft,
Reed. Welter and Murray bingled and
pop uped in succession with the eonse-
ouence of three tallies following 10
peka tried hard to catch up but couldn
do it. Henry doubled but was caught
on third on Olson's fielder's choice AT
ter Runkel had walked Raglan went TO
first on Welter's error, Runkel scoring.
Then lust to end grewsome contest
Forester and Abbott famed in success
sion.
Up until the ninth inning Springfield
had not earned a run off Forester
Their first run came in the first inning
on a walk to Cole, a sacrifice and
cured another on a walk to Goes,
hit by Cole and a throw by Runkel
which glanced off Goes shoulder into
the grandstand as the big catcher was
In the first Topeka secured the first |
tally on the local side of the score |
sheet Davis went to second on Reeds
error on first and scored when Murray |
dropped Henry's long fly to center. An |
other came in the fourth when Hunt |
dropped RunkeFs fly allowing the |
White Sox captain to reach first. Olson !
sacrificed and Runkel scored on Abb |
bolts hit. In the sixth two more came |
over on a hit by Raglan, a helders |
choice by Forester in which no one
was put out and hits by Abbott and |
Davis. In the eighth Olson walked, |
went to second on Ragan's sacrifice
and scored on Hurlburt's second hit.
And then the fateful ninth
The Springfield hoodoo has passed
away at last-at least for the time be-
ing. They will not meet again for sew
eral days. and in the meantime while |
Doc Andrews Hutchinson Salties are |
here it is hoped that the Champs will
once again strike their winning gait.
Here's hoping.
9 The score.