The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-10
AND TAELAST,
Topeka Defeats Larry Milton's
Tripletts.
The Boss Himself Officiates in
the Box. u
GAME A GOOD ONE.
Close From the Start to the
Finish.
Selby Wins His Sixth Successive
Game for Topeka.
GAME A GOOD ONE.

Three straight games from Larry
Milton's Tripletts, Topeka's hoodoc
team this season, isn't SO worse, and
this is just what the locals succeeded
in doing. adding the final chapter OF
this page of baseball history yesterday
afternoon. The score was to in
in favor of the local bunch.
The game wasn't a bad one at all
1t was just one of those nice games
which the average fan enjoys. There
was not too much excitement and still
there was just enough doubt as to the
outcome to brush up the enthusiasm
of the fans. As has been the custom
in every game Of the series the locals
had hard. up hill route to travel but
they emerged successful. There is
something nice about the fighting spirit
with which the locals are wont to per-
form Of late. There is something that
doesn't cause discouragement to per-
wade the local camp should some team
perchance get into the lead. Yester-
day when the locals started to win the
game there was a handicap of three
runs. Larry Milton was pitching great
ball for the visitors and the locals
were laying down grounders to the in
field with monotonous regularity. But
there is always s-the unexpected. ele-
ment in the national game and it as
serted itself yesterday afternoon.
incidentally il might be recorded
that yesterdays battle marked the
sixth appearance of Pitcher Selby in
local ball suit. And 1t was also his
sixth successive' victory. Selby is a
good pitcher all right. He got a bad
start yesterday. It wasn't entirely his
fault as there was something of dumb
nature about his support which allow
ed a couple Of runs to be scored which
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cognizance of the situation and he
featured in the latter part of the game
with work of an alright variety. r
Selby started his own trouble by is
suing pass to Harry Cheek, the quiet,
retiring catcher of the Webb City
little biff to Selby, and reached third
when BARLEY and Selby, viewed
Pokorny,s falling pop fly. Downey sin
gled and Cheek dented the plate. Hurl-
burt hit into. a fieader's choice which
was bobbled up long enough for
Pokorny to tally.E aq
at In theR fifth another run was added
to the tabnlation Of the foreigners.
Lotion singled and scored on Whites
double. -uigas III ,s.l. iss 4s9i.---
At this period of-the game Selby
frightened and Milton loosened- The
locals held a swatfest and tied up the
score Selby. sstarted ethe downfall Of
followed with another one. Brennan
sacrificed both on a peg. On Bartley's
fielder's choice Selby attempted to score
but was nailed at the plate. I3Wooley
doubled scoring Olson and Beles hit
grass cutter to short. White booted
the ball and after a few juggling per-
formances looked Iup just as Wooley
was following Bartley across the plate
with the tieing run. A.
The game was won in the seventh
inning. Bartley doubled to left field
and scored when Boles lifted a Texas
Lacquer to center field. -'.-
There was little of the extraordinary
in the fielding line. A couple of double
plays in the part of Webb City kept
down the locals scores at times but
there was nothing fast about the play
ing.
Joplin today, tomorrow and Sunday.