The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-06
STILL AT The TOP
Topeka Wins Sundays Game
From LeayenwOrth.
Visitors at the Mercy of Pitcher
Jones.
GROUND IN BAD SHAPE
Game. Was Nevertheless Good
Fast One.
Go do VS., EAnkoS% Of tho &n0R.
Saturdays Contest of the Spec
tacular Order.

Utterly unable to do anything with
the delivery of Pitcher Bert Jones, the
Leavenworth Convicts went off the
field yesterday afternoon defeated by
a score of to 2. Jones had the game
completely in his own hand at all
stages of the game and at no time did
the Leavcnworth bunch look danger
Gus. With errorless support Jones
would have scored a shutout but on
the muddy grounds such support was
almost impossible. Jones had splendid
control and did not issue a single pass
to first and only hit one batter. He al
so had seven strikeouts to his credit.
The Leavenworth hits for the most
part came when nothing serious could
happen, but in the eighth inning the
Convicts sneaked in couple hits
which followed Immediately upon the
heels of Ragan's two errors.
The game was not called until half
past three owing to the fact that Man
ager Herman Crow was busily engaged
in getting the diamond into shape for
playing. Gasoline by the thankful was
burned in the hopes that the ground
could be put into better shape, and fin
ally their efforts were in a measure re-
warded.
During the first five innings only
fifteen men faced Pitcher Jones and
although one man reached first on a
hit he was caught a moment later in a
double play. On the other hand the
local Champs started the run getting
OuSlIeSS III the very IrSL inning. AD-
bolt walked and was sent to second on
Henry's sacrifice. Davis hit safe and
Abbott trotted home. Hurlburt went
out but RunkePs single followed by a
double from the bat of Landreth scor-
ed Davis and Runkel. In the third
three more were added. With one
down, Hurlburt and Runkel got in
the road of the ball and Landreth dou-
bled again scoring both of them. OIL
son hit a fielder's choice which caught
a - hi
ond from which station he scored on
Ragan's single. In the fourth hits by
Henry, Hurlburt and Runkel sent
Henry across the registration station.
1elder's choice and scored on Wooley's
mun Of Ragan's long fly. In the
eighth the last run of the locals was
secured. Abbott went to first by get
ting hit in the ribs. Henry walked
and went to second on Davis hit Alb
bott going to third. This filled the
bases with nobody out. Hurlburt hit
felder's choice. Abbott being caught
at the plate. Runkel flew out to
Wooley who held Henry at third Big
Landreth, however, came to the rescue
with liner over second and Henry
trotted home. The scoring was end
ed by Olson flying out to Shaumeyer.
The only business in the scoring de-
partment transacted by the Convicts
was in the eighth inning Fisher and
Seebach the first two men up got on
through Ragan's errors. Taylor fam
ned out while he was looking at the
ball, Wooley's single scoring Fisher
and Seebach scored on McGill's dou-
BILE.
Outside of Jones pitching the game
was featureless although a fast dou-
bic was pulled off in the fifth in which
Jones, Olson and Abbott participated.
Henry's steal of second in the fourth
attracted attention, the ball being in
the pitchers hands at the time.
The attention of Councilman Holli-
day Is called to the fact that two dogs
got on the diamond in the fifth inning
and had to be chased off.