The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
In the Ninth Inning Of T0peks
Wichita Game.
Jobbers Took the Good End o
a 4 to 0 Score.
BIG HITTERSO UTOF 1T
Neither Cooley Nor Landreth
Played With Topeka.
Only Two Singles Made From
Speer's Pitching.

There are a good many reasons why
II resulted the way it did, and all OF
them combined to swell the losing
column In the local standing. Wichita
taking the long end of a whitewash
score of 4 to 0.
The chief reason was the superb
pitching of Speer. The Jobber side
wheeler had all his repertoire going as
he desired in the game. and the local
batters were held helpless before his
delivery. It was one of Speer's good
days. When Speer has a good day
there Is no team in the world that
could beat him, but when he doesn't
he could not defeat a team from the
kindergarten. Only two hits were pull
ed Off and one of these was mighty
scratchy although the other was clean.
In addition Speer famed eight of the
local hitters.
This was one reason, and there were
some others. In the first place the
main fault of the locals yesterday was
the inability of Hagerman to field his
position. The trouble started when he
allowed ball to stop in front of him
until too late to catch his man at first.
Twice In the ninth inning he waited
for the ball to come to him when 1t
was laid down a short distance in
front of the plate. Each of these FALL
ures meant run to the Jobbers. An
other fatal mistake was pulled off in
the sixth inning when Wooley and Oh
son had a collision back of second
base. Hetling popped up little fly
and Wooley started for it. Olson did
not have as good a chance to field the
ball as did Wooley, but both collided
as the ball hit the ground and Wooley
was hurt enough to lay him out for a
few minutes. In the sixth inning Boles
missed two chances to retire the en-
envy, one a hard chance but the ogher
one easy. But Walter doesn't make fatal
mistakes very often so he isn't severe
ly criticised. In the ninth inning slow
fielding permitted Millsap to circle the
bases when he should have been held
at second. A passed ball by BARLEY
also helped the Jobbers. ga.
1t was a pretty game nevertheless,
or more properly speaking the first
portion of the game was pretty. For
five innings the game progressed with
out score and was as fast and excit-
ing as anyone could wish for. Even
after the Jobbers had added one in
the sixth the interest in the game did
not lag. It was not until the holo-
caust in the ninth inning that the in
terest waned. Hagerman, outside OF
his inability to field short hits. pitch
ed great ball and was whiting them
with regularity. The ascension which
was scheduled to take place at the
Chautauqua was transferred to the
local ball paddock in the ninth inning
for the benefit of the Topeka players.
The home talent had but one scant
chance to score. This was in the third
inning when Speer's delivery was
solved for the only two hits. BARLEY
led off with a single. Hagerman was
instructed TO bunt, and popped a little
one TO Hetling and the latter relayed
the ball to first before BARLEY could
propel himself back. There were two
down and Cole hit safe but the side
was retired when Abbott swished his
willow silently through the atmosphere
three times.
Wichita scored the first run in the
sixth inning. After Plank had been
retired on a brilliant stop by Boles,
Speer beat out a short one directed
towards Hagerman. Hetling popped up
a fly between Wooley and Olson, one
which caused the two Cooley warriors
TO run against each other and two
men were on bases. Annis missed three
strikes and Pencil hit to short. The
grounder was too far for Kahl to reach
but Boles made fine stop. 1t was a
throw from deep short but it pulled
Abbott OFF the bag and the bases were
full. Millsap laced a grass cutter to
Boles and a tumble resulted. enabling
Mr.. Speer to tally. Holland ended the
inning by a long fly to Cole.
The ninth inning was characterized
by some more scores for Wichita. The
first one was due to hit by Mi1lsap