The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-11
z MORE FOR SOX.
Topeka Makes It Three Straight
From Miners.
Two of the Prettiest Games Of
the Season.
WORK.
Held Visitors to q Single Doubt
full Hit.
DR.. Pollard Pitches Both Games
for Miners.
HAGERMAN'S

header from the joplin Miners, the
Topeka team annexed the twelfth
straight victory. Thursday afternoon.
Both games were close ones, the first
being won by a score OF 2 TO 1 and
| being decided in the last of the ninth,
| while the second game went by a score
| of to 2, and the Miners threatened
to bat out a victory in their half of
| the ninth.
| DIR. Walter Pollard, who Joined the
| Miners pitching staff as a result of
| the OlSon-Ragan-Polla Farrell deal,
| attempted to win two games for the
| Miners. 1t was a pretty big task ror
| anyone to undertake and it is not sur
| prtsing to learn that he lost Dotn. In
| the first game, his team failed to bat
and no pitcher can win when his own
team is not hitting. In the second
| game he was little easier 10 find than
| in the first while his teammates
couldn't do much with Root. Pollard
should not have attempted to pitch
the second, but was forced to go In
| on account of the dilapidated condition
of the Miners staff.
Rip Hagerman worked for the pen
nant winners in the opener. Rip
| showed as good form as at any time
! this season and had the hostiles safe
at all stages of the game. But one hit
was secured of his delivery, this one
| by Cobb. 1t was line drive close to
second base. E. Olson knocked it
down with one hand but couldn't field
| 1t to first in time. This Incidentally
| blossomed into the only run the Miners
| secured. In addition Rip had splendid
| control and did not walk a man, but
soaked Tom Reed in the shoulder,
| forcing him to retire for the re-
mainder of the game.
In the opening game the foreigners
| scored first Cobb poled his single In
the second inning and Hagerman hic
Reed. Harrington's sacrifice was field
ed too slowly and the bases were filled.
Raglan hit to Davis. who threw to sec
ond to catch Queisser, who had taken
| there but AIberts didn't see the play
and called him safe. Murray flew out
| to Wooley. scoring Cobb.
The Topeka team scored in the fifth.
E. Olson led off with long triple to
right center and the rest of the Olson
family on the Topeka team scored
! Emory with sacrifice fly to center.
The winning tally came IN the ninth
| inning. Abbott got a walk after one
man had been retired, stole second
and scored when Jack Root, batting
| for Brennan, sent one to short right
field, which Warner lost in the sun.
In the second game Joplin again
started the scoring. Reed reached
quick throw, but was forced at second
| by Raglan. Allingham singled through
! Abbott, Stevie reaching third and scor-
ing on Murrays fielder's choice.
| topeka 0NeHeQ tIO last nan
of the same round. Abbott singled
and went to second on E. olson s in
| field out, scoring when Root hit inside
| the right field foul line. Another came
across in the third when Davis reached
| first on Ragan's poor throw and
scored on Abbott's double to left fleld.
/ The final run came in the sixth. With
| two out, S. Olson drew a walk and
reached second on Roots single. Bren-
| mans single to right field scored "Ole.'
| The Miners made a strong bid for
| the game in, the ninth. Cobb trfpled
| to right field. 1t wouldn't have been
| a safe hit had not Davis faIIen down
and allowed the ball to reach the
| fence. Cobb was squeezed home on
! Ragan's infield out but the Miners
couldn't transact any further business
| with Root and the game ended.
| The feature of the first game was
| the fielding of Red Davis. The au-
burn hued sun fielder pulled down
seven flies. and the sky was high, too.
| One was a hard chance from NoyeS'
| willow and Red had to leave his feet
| to get 1t, but he managed to spear 1t
/ Just above the ground and roll over
Il with 1t a few times. E. Olson did some
/ lofty work with the stick, getting a
| triple and a single. In the second
II game the feature was easily catch
by E. Olson. Pollard hit high one
Il over second base and the little Swede
/ pulled 1t down with his bare hand
after long run. 1t was one of the
finest stops ever seen here.
Joplin has left us and the only foe
vet to appear is the webb City con-
| tingent, which opens on the Cooleysox
| this afternoon.
| The acOres-