The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15
HAD CLOSE CALL.
Topeka Wins From Hutchinson
Once More.
Take Game by Narrow Margin
of Two to Three.
HORTON STARTED OFF.
Dalquist Substituted fO- Him
Early in Contest.
Errors Responsible for White
SOX Runs.
HORTON STARTED OFF.

With the aid of a couple of wild
heaves by the Hutchinson team yes
terday afternoon, Topeka succeeded IN
making it two straight from Hutchln-
son. The game was played in cold
raw wind which made perfect playing
impossible and the errors of various
kinds were responsible for the runs
made, as not a single run was earned
The Hutchinson team outhit and out
heIded the Champs, but they made
two errors at a time when both count
ed for run, and their hits did not as
a rule figure very much in the scoring
old Skinny Horton with his raven
locks fast turning to silver gray
started in on the rubber for the locals
and pitched for three innings in great
shape. During this time but two hits
were secured from him and no scores
had been made by the locals. But for
some reason known only to hlmselr,
Jay took him out and substituted
Dahlquist, whose ancestors were from
the Scandinavian peninsula DahI'
pitched a fair game but gave six bases
on balls and hit a batter. With per
feet support he would have won his
game even then.
The slab work dished up for the
Hutchinson Salties to bite was done by
Hector McInnis. Mac was hit quite
freely but by tightening up in pinches
ne was able to get out of several tight
holes and got away with the game in
his pocket.
Jays Lads were the first to score. In
the second inning they made their first
move to escape a shutout. McInnis
started out by walking Lewis. NOyes
advanced the former Oklahoman with
q neat sacrifice and Croughn's hit to
left center sent Lewis across the plate.
In the very next round Atty Wilson
singled with nobody out and this time
Casey proved able to sacrifice him to
second. Johnson went out on a little
hit to Pitcher McInnis and McLuckie
hit a slow grass cutter down to Ra-
gan, the little shortstop getting it
wrong and making a bobble of the hit.
This allowed Wilson to score. An
drews hit safe but McInnis caused
Lewis to lay one down to Raglan for
an easy out.
Matters dragged along in an awk-
ward manner for the Champs until
the sixth inning. Henry was the first
man up in the round and after
couple of unsuccessful attempts he
was stung by one of Mr. Dahlquist's
inshoots. Captain Runkle came in
with pinch hit which was good for two
sacks and scored Henry. RunkeI tried
to stretch the hit into triple but was
caught by Andrews on a throw relayed
from Wilson by Casey. Olson walked
and went to third when Ragan secured
his second hit of the game. Ragan
started for second and Noyes threw the
ball to centerfield allowing Olson to
score. Ragan never stopped when he
got to second but started for third and
In an effort to head him off McLuckie
heaved the ball against the grand
stand, Raglan tallying. This was enough
TO win the game.
Hutchinson had several other
chances to score but by his stinginess
when in hole McInnis escaped. In
the sixth Jay himself hit one square
on the snout for a sack and Lewis got
life on Abbott's error. Moves sacri-
feed Jason to third. Croughn hit a
helder's choice, Raglan cutting Jay
out at the plate. In the eighth
Croughn and Noyes hit in succession.
but two men were already down and
McInnis got Dahlquist. It was in the
ninth inning that a hairbreadth es-
cape was secured by McInnis. The
inning was started with a pass to Will
son, who is a dangerous man on
base. Casey pulled off his second sac
rihce. johnson went out, Ragan to
McLuckie walked and then jay came
to bat. Jay is a man who can hit a
ball generally and things were looking
bad. McLuckie started for second and
Henry threw to Raglan. The kid, how
ever, was wise to the old trick and
was playing in for the play. When
Wilson started for home Raglan had
the ball and a quick and accurate
throw Iedoeu MIN OH at the plate.
Thus the game was saved and the
possibility of an extra session was
everted.
The feature of the game was pulled
Off in the eighth inning when Ian
dreth came in hundred feet and
picked a drive off the ground from
Lewis bat which under ordinary cir
cumstances was good for a hit The
big fellow with all the natural grace
of his playing caught the ball three
fourth of an inch from the ground
and then unable to regain his COM