The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-04
BASEBALL GAME.
Topeka Defeated by Tail Enders in
Morning Contest.

McInnis who has been trying to get
right was taken out for an airing and
| lasted one inning against Leaven-
worth. Two runs were made off Nc
first inning for a starter. Wooley, the
| first man up to bat, singled and
reached first safely. Fischer followed
with an attempted bunt which the
reaching first with Wooley resting on
second. Middleton hit down the first
| base line and Abbott crossed the sack
| in front of him. Vaughn, the next
man up brought Wooley in by a high
fly while Fischer was brought in by
hit by Quiesser. This finished the
| scoring for Leavenworth. Topeka was
retired in one, two, three order in
their half In the second neither side
managed to exc out run.
McInnies, who was showing evidence of
distress was yanked out and replaced
by Jones' The third inning was a re-
piica of the second. Quigley's men did
nothing in their half of the fourth but
Topeka stirred around some and man
aged to kick up the dust. When every
thing settled, the White Sox had man
aged to get one man across home plate.
The details of the scoring are as foi-
lows: Ragan hit safely, but was caught
on second after Runkle's attempt TO
sacrifice. Hurlburt picked out nice
one for two bases, right over into CEN
ter field territory. Runkle scored. Hurl-
burt dying on second with next man
out. In their half of the fifth Qulg-
ley's men fell on Mr.. Jones for three
runs With two out 1T looked as II
everything was safe but two errors on
the part of Raglan at short managed 70
boom the Leavenworth stock vaughn th
and Ouiesser on hits to shortstop, botn
of which Ragan failed to handle, gave
one man on second and another on
first. Shoemeyer hit safely, bringing IN
vaughn Turner followed him and hit
safely, bringing in Quiesser. and Shue-
never This ended the scoring for this
inning.
Leavenworth was BANKED in the
first half of the sixth. For Topeka'
HalIa singled. Raglan followed with
single. Halla being put out between
first and second Runkle went out on
a fly to centerfield. LAWYER slngleo
and advanced Raglan to tnlrq' hu a,l
burt again slammed the ball to cen
terfield and Ragan raced IN nome.
Jones made the third out
In fine first of the seventh after two
men were out Vaughn. the LeaVen-
worth third haseman. was struck on
the head by a pitched ball and carried
to the side lines. Hollingsworth going
to first base in his place. Parker foi-
lowed to bat. making the tni ,s h Tuo,
Vaughn though struck a terrific blow
by the pitched ball, revived ana mn
ished the game.
In the seventh inning Abbott struck
out, Olson knocked fly over lei.
fielder's head and went to second
fia1d and scored Olson. Halla follow
ed with a Texas Lacquer to left and
Erwin scored. Raglan and Runkle
flew out to Wooley-two scores.
In the eighth, first two men famed;
with a man on first base. Olson made
great one hand stop on Seloys hol
liner which was hugging the ground,
retiring the side. Olson received d al, an
ovation from the grandstand as he came
to the bench for his phenomenal eaten
In the second half of the eighth WIN
the score standing to IN faVor OF
Leavenworth. Lawler singled to rignt
Ter to second where a moment later ne
was caught mapping the ball being
thrown by the catcher. Tne decision
was a close one and Hurlburt was
benched for protesting. Bunton tooh
Hurlburt's place at first and stole sec
ond. Jones flew out to center and Abb
bolt struck out go ~.- - -
In the first half of the nineth Wooley
singled and Fischer beat out punt.
Wooley went out at third on fielder's
choice Middleton going to first Vaughn
hit safe. Bases full. Queisser struck
out. Schumeyer flew out to olson. NO
score.
Topeka failed to score in the
Topeka team. ran out on the field and
struck the umpire.s A free fight FOL
lowed. The score:
Score by innings: Hi. Z.
Topeka ..........0 o II o . o o. IL 4
An umpire new to Topeka faces Off |
ciated Kilduff, who handled the in |
dicator in today's game. gave fairly
good satisfaction. but seemed to be un- |
certain on strikes and balls.
The batteries for this mornings
game were; Topeka. McInnis. Jones
and Erwin; for Leavenworth, Selby |
and Quiesser.
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