The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-21
']0BbERS ARE EASY
TOpeka Takes First Game of
y Series With Ease.
Contest a Slow and Uninterest.
ing One.
HAVING A BAD SLUMP.
Wichita No Longer Plays With
Snap and Ginger.
Roach Badly: Hurt by Being Hit
Onsthe Head.


II was ABOUT the SloWeSt game OF the
season but the Topeka team came out
ahead and retained their hold on first
place, Wichita taking the small end
of the score of 8 to 2. The game was
we'll prolonged, EXACTLY two hours and
20 minutes being required for its COM
pletion.
One incident in connection with the
game which is worthy of note is the
trouncing which was accorded one
James Scott. the pride of the windy
village Of the west, whose phenomenal
pitching was touted as the salvation Of
the Jobbers in their campaign for the
rag. Scott wasatouched up in abund-
ance every time hit meant a run and
in addition@wa about as wild as they
ever get in this league. Scott walked
six men and hit two and at other times
the locals were chasing the bad ones IN
order to get an opportunity to hit.
Roach started the game for Topeka.
The veteran had the Jobbers on his
staff and in the second inning famed
three straight. But he was put eout OF
commission by Scott in the Topeka half
which struck him IN the head, right
above the temple. The ball was sent
with great speed and felled the veteran
to the ground. He was compelled to
quit the game and after medical at
tendance was sent to town. He will
likely be out of the game for few
days. The blow was enough to put a
much younger man out of business and
the hardness of the new southpaw was
applauded by the fans.
The Jobbers don't display the ginger
and alertness that was shown on their
former visit here. The team is In the
throes of bad slump and every one
seems affected. During the game the
Jobbers made couple of changes In
the lineup. Catcher Doran did not show
up well and was relieved by Armstrong,
while Pennell was replaced in left by
Pitcher Bolin. Pennell was loafing too
much to suit Holland.
Umpire Finney showed up well in this
his first appearance here this season.
In the eighth inning he banished Eol-
land for talking from the bench.
~ Jack Root .sut&sded Roach and held
the -JObbers safe at all stages OF the
game. Jack let down a little towards
the latter end of the game, but no one
could blame him. The game was al
ready won and Roach was credited with
the victory, and lJacks work1Was all
complimentary.
Topeka's run getting started in the
first inning. Cole walked, Davis TOOK
zone in the stats and both scored on
was a double Through. the courtesy of
Pennell. In the third another was adj
ded on a. single. by Cooley, an error by
Scott, another wild heave by Doran
and a. single by Olson, Cooley bringing
in the run. The local tabulation was
augmented in the sixth, four hits count
ing for three runs. Root singled and
Cole popped up .a-sTexas Lacquer Just
tod far for Ar1nis to- snatch. Davis and
Cooley singled in succession, Root, Cole
and Davis scoring. And then just for
good measure the locals swelled up in
the eighth and COPIED two more. Scott
opened his heart and gave Cole and
Cooley transportation and G. Cyrus,
the prodigal son, tripled to left field
sending two in.
!. For the Jobbers IA couple of. hits off
Roach in the first inning netted a run.
Pennell singled, stole second and scored
on Milsap's single. In the sixth a tri-
pie by Annis, with a single by Milsap
scored the final tafiy. p
The feature of the game was the
hitting of -CooleyesA double and two
singles was his record for the game,
each one assisting in the scoring de-
partment.
Brennan took a foul tip on one of his
sore fingers and was compelled to re-
tire in favor of BARLEY in the sixth.
Sylvester Olson warmed up in the prac-
tice but was not quite ready to get into
the game. This afternoon Olson will
be at short and Boles will don the pad
and cage.
The score: zS -s &