The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-12
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Pitcher Case of the Kansas City
Team Was Quite Easy.
TOpeka's Nine Shows the Stuff
They Are Made Of.
THEY. SECURE Is HITS.
Jimmy Burke's Gang Couldn't
Locate Pitcher Halla.
White SOx InfieId Does Good
Work, 0utfieId No Chance.
THEY SECURE Is HITS.

| yesterday afternoon in front of q
very small but apprecIative audience
the Topeka White Sox under the lead
ership of Captain Runkel, took Jimmy
Burke's American association pennant
asplrants into camp by the score of s
10 8. 1t was great day for the White
Sox with the stick thirteen hits being
secured from Pitcher Charlie Case and
four of these were good for extended
| transportation.
10 Jack Halla must go the credit of
the game. After he had replaced For
roster in the second, only one score
was made off his delivery. A few hits
were secured off him, but they were
Few and far between and never came
when hits meant runs
JACK Forester started out in the
pox but he was wild and hits seemed
to come pretty easy. And things were
not breaking right for him. one in
held hit would have been out had OIL
son covered first and Abbott's error let
a man get to first
Kansas City was the first team to
score. Hughie Hill who came to bat
nrst let one of Forrester's curves spot
him in the ribs. Cassidy hit safe Then
Lindsey laid down a bunt to Runkel
and Olson was not covering first on
the bunt and the bases were full. Then
Huelsman got life on a fielder's choice.
hill scoring and Cassidy being cut off
at third. Kruger went to first when
Abbott dropped Olson's throw and
Lindsey scored. Burke and Mcbride
flew out. r.
In the second inning Kansas City
found themselves up against a new
kind of a proposition. Halla was pitch
ing and the first two men swung wide
on three of them and retired to the
bench: Then Hugh Hill got a single
and Cassidy got his second hit which
was three Dagger to right center.
Hill couldn't help scoring on the hit.
At this point the scoring for Kansas
City ceased and Topeka commenced.
Had it not been for the game ending
Topeka would probably be still scoring
as Pitcher Case grew easier the longer
he worked. In the second Hurlburt
started the inning by a walk to first
base. Landreth poked one in the
nozzle and sent it out into right field
for two sacks, Hurlburt scoring
In the third Halla played the I'M
expected and hunted beating it out.
Abbott also did an unexpected stunt
and secured a triple, Halla scoring. In
the third. it didn't look as though
there would be any scoring especially
with two men out and Olson and
Raglan at the bat. But Olson singled
and stole second just in time to score
on Ragan's single. This ended the
scoring temporarily but in the sixth
the locals got busy and it was
regular swatting fest for few min
utes. Davis, first up, flew out to
Huelsman. Hurlburt walked Then
everybody got to hitting. Runkel
singled and this feat was duplicated
by Landreth, Olson, and Raglan. Halla
went this quartette one better by lin
ing one out for two bases. BY the
time everything was over the White
Sox had increased their lead by five
runs.
Just for good measure Topeka added
one in the seventh. Runkel hit safe
and Landreth hit again for a double
on which Runkel trotted home.
The game was a great one for the
local team. The new infield with
Olson at second worked in fine shape,
and the hitting, showed that Topeka
has bunch of hitters.
Outside of the visitors inability to
hit they played a great game and did
not make bobble. An especially
pretty play came up in the fifth in
ming when after Halla walked Case
made a fine catch of Abbott's bunt
before it reached the ground and
caught Halla returning to first.
Swami is working for Kansas City
this afternoon; while Jones and Boles
were selected by Captain Runkel to
officiate on the rubber.
The score of yesterdays game.