The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-28
AND LAST ALSO.
Topeka Defeats Tail Enders
Once More.
Cooleysox Play Poorest Game
of Season.
EMORY OLSON, TOO.
Star Infielder Is Credited With
Two Bobbles.
Root Pitched Well, but Had
Poor Support.

In a weird graveyard contest the
Enid team dropped the last game OF
the series to the Topeka team, being
barely nosed out by a single run Both
teams Wed with each other in making
errors and bonehead plays. Seldom is
a game played when the inf1eld makes
as many errors as were pulled off at
the local park Thursday afternoon.
Andrews was the only one Of the local
infield to escape without an error.
Maybe it was the elaborate display Of
flags and other decorations that con-
fused the players.
The locals played about the dumbest
ball seen here this season. Not only
did they fall down on easy plays a;
critical times but the way they ran the
bases would have cost each player on
the team about a hundred dollars un-
der last seasons management.
Mr.. Bryan did not attend the game
as advertised.
Root and McGin opposed each other.
Root had by far the better Of the ar
gument as he kept the hits well sepa-
rated. In fact he pitched shut out
ball and such would have been the re-
suit with perfect support. On the other
hand McGill was touched up in
punches and had better Judgment been
used on the bases the score would have
been much higher.
Enid was presented with a run to
start the game. Brooks, the first man
up, walked on four wide ones. Runkefs
sacrifices sent him to second and the
Georgian went to third on Middleton's
infield out Jones hit a roller to S.
Olson which the latter allowed to slip
through him although 1t was an easy
chance.
The locals tied the score in the third.
Eddie Brennan went to first on Jones
low throw to Walter Frantz. Coles
sacrifice moved the little backstop to
the next station. Brennan took third
on Wooley's single and scored on a
wild pitch Wooiey reached third on
the play but was caught between bases
when Davis tried to steal second.
The locals continued the run getting
and in the fourth added another. TAX
ing the lead. Andrews and e. Olson
singled in succession. Brooks fumbled
Olson's hit and Andrews and Olson
were on second and third respectively.
S. Olson's sacrifice fly to Brooks scored
the doctor.
Enid forged to the front in the first
of the fifth. Isbell hit one to Root
which after booting the soldier threw
wide to first. 'Tssy" started for second
and Abbott threw high. McGill singled
advancing Issy to third from which
station he scored on a wild pitch. Nc
Gill went to second and took third on
Aliens out. A single by Runkel sent
in the run.
The locals came right back in the
last Of the fifth with the tying rum
Eddie Brennan again reached first on a
low throw by Jones and went to Sec
ond on Coles single. Wooley sacrificed
Davis hit into f1elder's choice but
Runkel made a poor throw to the plate
and Brennan scored.
After this inning both teams settled
down and the pitchers worked harder
For two innings both teams were
blanked but in the eighth the local
team cinched the game. Davis opened
with liner straight to the fence in
deep left field which was good for two
| bases. Abbott walked. Both men ad-
| vanced base on Andrews inf1eld sac
rifice and when E. Olson few out tc
Isbell, Davis beat the throw in with
the winning run.
There was but one spectacular feat
ure about the game and this was a
piece Of robbery on the part OF Emory
Olson which deprived Sheldon of wha!
was apparently a safe hit.
The Nets will be the attraction fol
| the remainder of the week. Two games
| Sunday, the first at two o'clock.
The score: