The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-11


est and prettiest ever seen in Kansas.
I In=the last half of the ninth inning with
/ the game tie, 1 to 1. two men down.,
two strikes on red Davis and man
pitching splendidly for nine innings for
! Smith Center, forgot himself and put
| the ball just where RED" wanted It,
/ Far away into deep left the ball scared
/ over the head of the man on guard.
Amid the hoarse shouts and shrill yells
from 5000 threats, the man on second
raced home. Red" Davis could have
made 1t a homer If he had so desired
! but the game was already won. On Sat
J urday the closing day of the tourna.
ment, it was Red Davis who inspired
| the Norton boys to shut out the strong
| Selden team, IA to 0.
Captain Hurlburt is apt to be out of
| the game for several days as result
of his disabled arm. His arm is badly
swollen and 1t will probably take at
least a week to get back into shape so
that he can play at all. A much longer
rest than that would not hurt
Pearl Murray who was at one time an
outfielder on the local team isc now the
captain and manager of the Spr1ngHeld
team However it is now pretty nearly
an empty title. The Springfield team IS
on its last pegs and Murray has no solt
snap. 1t is his duty to furnish team
when it can not be supported in MS own
town and when it draws poorly on the
road. Murray has made many efforts TO
strengthen his team and the present
position of the Midgets in the pennant
race is hardly his fault II the owners
of the team would furnish him little
more money and If the newspapers OF
Springfield would boom the team little
bit more Springfield might be a better
proposition financially.
Seikmier. the outf1elder who is playing
right for the Midgets, Is an old fr1eno
of Lawler of the Topeka team. The two
played earlier in the season on the Fort
Smith with Dudley Risley, better known
as whining Dud."
Bunton's arm will keep him out of the
game for about week and Jones Will
probably not work within week.
Walter Boles is making good as cap
tain of the Fort Worth team in the
Texas league. When he took charge
of the team the fans of the Texas city
considered the Fort Worth team hope
lessly lodged in the cellar position OF
the race. The first game under mis-
management went to his opponents,
cry game since the first and so far
under his captaincy. the team has won
nine out of ten games played and are
now tied with Waco for seventh place,
after having gained nearly a hundred
points in the percentage column.
The Springfield team has many new
faces since their visit to Topeka ear
school lad of Springfield, is officiating
behind the bat and for a youngster,
does well. Mays, new man, plays
third while Seikmeir, another new
man in this league, plays in the out
field. Barngrover, Price and Porter
are new pitchers, while Ritter is a new
catcher with the team.
TO in,
recently and played with the SPRING
field team awhile but was unable to
stand the pace longer and dropped by
the wayside. Terrence, an old pitch
er, catcher and everything else, also
met with the same fate. na7
Mig Perrine is out of the game
temporarily with the Washington
team. He was severely injured Tues.
day, by being hit in the head by Pow
ell, in game at st. Louis.
Birmingham, the new outfielder of
the Cleveland American league team.
who distinguished himself by making
a wonderful throw in a game at St.
Louis a few days ago, is an old friend
of Captain Hurlburt's and at one time
In the game referred to, Bobby Wal
lace, the best base runner of the St.
Louis team, was on third with one out,
when a long fly was knocked to deep
ter long run backwards. He threw
the ball to the plate and caught Wal
lace, completing double. After the
game was over. the throw was meas
ured and found to be $40 feet from
the plate, which is the most wonderful
throw ever recorded in baseball
game The ball came as straight as a
fast one from the pitcher, and must
have been going at a rapid rate to beat
a man who was only running ninety
feet.
A new battery Joined the Midgets
used in one of the games here. Porter
a long, tall pitcher, and Ritter a
catcher, comprise the battery. Both
men come from Dallas in the Texas
league.
Dalrymple was stuck on his job with
the White Sox until yesterday. Up un-
til yesterdays game Dalrymple had
and was earning his salary by walking
to the plate four times day. Yester-
day he got four chances and of course
handled them all clean. Although he
great many others now playing, he
still holds his own among the top
notchers.
Abbott broke his hoodoo yesterday.
Since he appeared on the diamond
with his hair an absent quantity, luck
was against him in batting, but yes
terday he was able to connect. He was
beginning to wish he had not had his
hair cut.
Runkel seems TO be the only man on,
the team. who is really able to hit the
ball in the pinch. In nearly every IN
stance, so far this spring, when q hit
was really needed and Runkel came to
bat, he was the candy kid with the
stick 1t is also a noticeable coinci-
dence that in nearly every extra inning
game on the home grounds this season
that Runkel has figured In getting the
deciding run over the Mate The fana