The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-02
lisgraceful Assault at the Ball
Game.
Goes, Oklahoma Player, Assaults
Umpire Guthrie.
HALLA'SCLEVERWORK
He Holds the Nets Without {
Single Hit.
WOOley's Fielding and OlsOn's
Batting Also Features.

Pitcher Jack Halla of the Topeka
team concluded the home series with
the Nets yesterday afternoon in a
blaze of glory. Halla twirled what was
by far the best game ever pitched on
the local grounds and for nine inn
ings he held the pennant pursuers OF
the Oklahoma metropolis hitless, not
one safe crack being secured of MS
delivery. Halla had everything at his
command. His splitter was breaking
good and the efforts of the Oklahoma
City bunch to solve his delivery elicit
ed pity and compassion from the
small bunch of faithful fans in the
grand stand.
Halla was also as steady as pitch
er ever needs 20 be. Only three walks
are recorded against him and he hit
Johnny Pendry one in the Stats Thls
latter feat, however, should not be
held against him as it really takes
good craftsmanship to hit Pendry any
place Four Nets in this manner got
to first base. One of them Warren
Gill, D. d. s., was enabled to reach
second through the courtesy, of UNI
pire Guthrie. who gave the big dentist
the benefit of a close decision
What was by far the dirtiest and
most unprofessional piece >of work
ever committed by a ball player on
the Topeka grounds was pulled off in
the third inning of the game Edward
Goes the centerfielder of the Nets,
was the perpetrator and His jumps,
Mr.. Guthrie in a feeble condition
with one arm useless and unable to
defend himself. the victim Guthrie
had given Topeka the beneht or a
close decision on a pitchedd ball ana
Goes made some very sarcastic ana
unidentified remarks from the bench,
directed to Guthrie. Guthrie motlon-
ed for him to put a quietus upon ms
.Itterances But the rowdy player did
not heed it until Guthrie shouted to
him: Keep still or it will cost you a
five" At this point Goes deliberately
walked out onto the field and struck
Guthrie in the face. A couple more
sIuxs followed and then Abbott took
Goes off The Topeka players were
exceedingly slow about offering any
protection to the umpire and had 1t
not been for the intervention of Alb
boft. Guthrie might have met a fate
similar to the one at Webb City. Goes
was removed from the grounds I'M
der police escort. amid the Kisses of
the crowd
most unexcusable. piece of baseball
rowdyism ever pulled off in Topeka
Heretofore the Oklahoma city play
ers have deported themselves as gen.
tlemen. But after yesterdays per-
Torrance by Goes a stigma of dis
grace is attached to them by the local
fans which it will. take them some
time to remove. President Heyman of
the Nets recently told in an interview
what he would do in case of a rowdy
act on the part of his players. He
could do nothing more popular to the
Topeka fans than to deal with Goes as
he has intimated he would. DR..
Shively should investigate the case
also and a suspension for the rest of
the season would be but a mild sort
of punishment for the man who COM
mitted the disgraceful assault
Topeka started the winning of the
game in the third inning. Olson led
off with a three Dagger, Halla went
out but Davis, in attempting a squeeze,
pushed the ball over the infield and
reached first, scoring Olson. Wooley
followed with a hit but no more
scores were pushed across the rubber
until the ffth.
Davis was the chief instigator in a
batting fest in this round A sacrifice
by Wooley sent him to third. Abbott
hit safe and Davis had no difficulty in
scoring. Erwin hit into a f1elder's
choice which caught Abbott at Sec
ond. Hurlburt walked and Erwin was
forced on a station. Runkel hit
clean single through left field and
Erwin scored from second.
Olson again welded the big stick in
the sixth inning. He hit for a triple.
the second one of the afternoon for
him. A squeeze hit by Davis scored
t)tson Tor the nnal tally OF the AFTER
moons engagement.
A catch by Wooley in the sixth inning
was probably the most sensational catch
ever pulled off in Topeka. Lamonte Nc
Farland. the first man up in this round.
hit the ball a terrific blow to left field
and the ball looked very much as though
IL would land somewhere in the corn
field north of the park. Wooley was
playing in pretty close but darted back
TO the fence and with one hand reach
Ing out to protect him from falling into
the fence. he stretched out his gloved
hand and gathered the Spalding in
clean1y. This was the hest chance the
Nets had for 4 hit. Fast fielding, how
ever. by all the outfielders helped Halla
q great deal. Wooley's catch brought
repeated applause from the fans.
Emory Olson was the candy kid with
the big stick. Thrice did he solve the
delivery of Mr.. McClintock two of his
connections carving bin to third base |
Davis and Abbott also welded the Will |
low with telling effect.
No more games until August II |