The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
LIKE A SIDE SHOW.
Sunday Ball Game Offered All
Sorts of Diversion.
Landreth Shows Ability as a
Prize Fighter.
GOES AFTERJACK ROOT
Stopped Before Any Harm Is
Done.
Both Games Somewhat on the
Order Of Farces.

For genuine variety the palm must
be handed to the numerous performers
appearing in baseball regalia at the
local park Sunday afternoon. The
events were more varied than the at
fractions at a metropolitan midway
or Ringing Bros circus. incidentally
Topeka took both games of a double
header, the first by a score of IL to s
and the second to l.
In the first place there was a one
round mill between one Cyrus Ian
dreth and Brig. Gen. Jack Root who
performed with Shafter at Santiago
and started to pitch the first game.
Root curved low one over on Cyrus
for the third strike and our premier
swatter did not think it was a strike
He started to humble something about
1t as he passed out along the sidelines
and Root turned to him and called
him liar, prehxing a Puritanic ad-
1ect1ve to his description of Mr.. Ian
dreth. The two mixed. Cy's southpaw
was doubled up into a fist looking as
Dig as a Rocky Ford cantaloupe. Cy
was mad as his fur had been stroked
the wrong way, and he meant busi-
ness. The two were separated by some
or the other players who were more
peacefully inclined. Cy sat on the
local bench for the remainder Of the
game and Root held down one end Of
the visiting players quarters. Brennan
went into left field and BARLEY sue
ceeded in, the rear Of the plate. George
took Roots place on the firing line.
When George went into the box some
more features were pulled off. Kahl
started with triple. Cooley doubled.
E. Olson reached first on Georges
error, Brennan walked, Selby hit safe
n LII
base. This was five runs and not
man down. and George was jerked.
Lou Woods took up the burden and two
singles by Roles and Davis and a dou-
BILE by Cooley swelled the total tabula-
ton for the inning to eight runs.
The locals had taken one in the first,
Wooley getting hit and scoring on
Davis double. In the fifth Cooley sin
gled and was sacrificed to second by E.
Olson, scoring on Risley's error. And
the eleventh run came in the sixth,
Boles doubled, took third on Davis
sacrifice and scored on Risleys bad
throw.
All of Springfeld's happened thus:
Tonneman doubled and Nichols and
George singled successfully in the Sec
ond. These with the aid Of Boles' err
ror netted three. Cole singled in the
seventh and trotted in ahead Of Wilson
on the latter's homer over the left field
after his feat.
The first game came to an abrupt
termination. Millsap had been trying
to eject himself in front Of Selby's slow
ones and in the seventh Setley called
him for it when he stood on the plate
and took one. This angered him and
after he had failed to get to first show
ed his teeth and wanted to masticate
Setley. His appetite for uncooked UNI
pires cost him five dollars and put him
out of the game. The Midgets had
but eight men in suits and this put
three on the bench. The game was &C
cordingly called at the end of the sew
enth, both teams being apparently will
ing to end game which contained but
little of real baseball in it. and plenty
of the old fashioned town ball or one
one old cat.
The second game was a much quieter
sort of an affair than the first. All the
players were peaceable and Cy came
back and played a very quiet game.
Hollingsworth pitched his first game
on the home grounds and made a pref
ty good showing. Holly" had lot Of
trouble in getting them over the plate
but when he did get them over they
were mighty hard to solve. There were
only three safe ones recorded and two
of these were very scratchy. Karsten.
the University Of Michigan twirler.
worked for Springfield and for. four
innings was a stiff proposition. In the
fourth and fifth he weakened, giving
Topeka the game.
After Boles had whitfield in the
fourth, Davis started the doings. He
singled and went to second on Kars-
tens error. Landreth flew out but
Kahl walked and Cooley came to the
rescue of the home talent with one of
his old time triples which went to
the right field fence. E. Olson cracked
out a double and three runs were
across.
Again in the fifth trouble for Mr..
Karsten presented itself. With one
down, Wooley, Boles and Davis
singled in succession and Landreth
poIed an outfield sacrifice. Kahl laid
down a bunt with two out, playing the
unexpected and completing the cir
cult when Wilson and Nichols We'd
with each other in throwing the ball
away, and making four runs for the
inning.
In the sixth the Midgets escaped a
shutout when Tonneman and Karsten
singled and Landreth and Cooley
erred.
The biggest crowd of the season at
tended yesterdays games.
The score: