The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-08
TAKE The FIRST.
CO0leys0x Win Ragged Game
From Webb City.
Topeka Team in q Badly Grip
pied Condition.
THREE REGULARS OUT
Pitchers and a Catcher Fill in
the Gaps.
THREE REGULARS OUT
Hagerman Again Gives Good
Account of Himself.

Webb City-or they at least tried to.
But Mr.. Lawrence Milton the guiding
star Of the Webb City team was too
polite and courtly to take it and he
insisted that it be handed back to the
locals with such persistent entreaties
that Mr.. Cooley was forced to accept
favor at the hands of his guest.
Neither team could be seriously ac-
cused of playing real baseball in the
opener of the series. Some excuse
could be offered for certain portions
of the Topeka team being a little OFF
color, Messrs. Kahl, Landreth and s.
Olson being out of the game. Kahl
was out by request of Shively,
Landreth because of his persistency
in jumping contracts and Olson be-
cause Of sickness. But then other por-
tions of the team were ragged and the
outfield with the exception of Selby,
who subbed for Landreth, made mis-
plays. Then Brennan who took KahPs $
place at third failed to field a bunt
and there were others who were not
strictly in the game, far too numerous
to waste newspaper space.
There is some brightness in the
result though for the Topeka fans to
gloat over. Dad Roach. who was
throwing spit balls half century be-
fore they were invented, was on the
firing line for the invading hosts. Dad
pitched two games in the opening
series of the season and won both Of
them so there is some satisfaction in
defeating him. But Dad was wild and
insisted on throwing the ball away
with the bases full. Besides he was
touched up for twelve hits and this
was enough to lose laurels in any
game.
There was one reason why Topeka
did not lose Hagerman, the tall lad,
worked fine and famed ten men. Be-
sides he was close with his hits and
pitched shutout ball, and it would
have been a shutout had he been
| backed up by perfect support
The game. ragged though it was,
looked pretty dark for the locals un-
til the sixth inning. The home talent
started out little to the good with
one run in the first. Boles drew a
pass. went to second on Davis fluke
hit, stole third and scored when Jutzi
threw to Cuthbert to catch Selby af-
ter dropping the third strike.
What made things look dark locally
transpired in the third inning. Roach
knocked one to Davis which the
golden rod dropped. Brennan FUN
bled one from Jutzi, White laid down
a bunt and while Eddie B. was look
ing at it the bases were filled. Then
Butch Pokorney poled out an outfield
sacrifice to Davis scoring Roach.
Dow'ney walked filling the bases again
and on Hurlburt's fly to Selby, Jutzi
trotted home. Wooley muffed an easy
one from Everhart and the third tally
was scored by White.
Boles started a little business in
the third inning when he singled and
attained second on an infield out and
scored on Cooley's single. Boles was
the candy run getter during the game
and produced another tally in the fifth
when he was given life with one
down. He promptly stole second and
scored on Davis single.
The rest of the game was of dis
tinct Topeka color. In the sixth a
hit by Cooley. Pokorney's error on
Brennans grounder and a passed
ball on Bartley's third strike filled
the bases. Roach threw a high one
| to Hagerman for strike No. and a
run crossed and Wooley scored an
other with a single. In the seventh
three more came across. Selby
| walked. Cooley. E. Olson and BARLEY
singled. Roach made a wild pitch, all
resulting in three tallies.
Maybe the old Webb City hoodoo
| has faded. We will see today. Mil
| ton is working Burnum, a star south
paw, while Cooley is probably giving
Jack Root a chance. Tomorrow will
| be the last game of the series.
The score: