The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25
A Score of 8 to 4 in One-Sided
Contest.
ROOTS FINE PITCHING
Was Responsible For Victory
Over Slumping Packers.
Olson's Great Stop Was the Big
Feature.

In q one-stded game enacted at the
local ball, yard yesterday afternoon the
Hutchinson Salt Packers succumbed to
the locals In SCORE Of to 4. The
visitors never had q iooldn- In fact
It was about as much Of a hasco as has
been seen at the Topeka park this sea-
son. Only a let down In the ninth in
ming gave the visitors anything OF q
fair appearance In the run column
The Hutchinson team u In slump.
This has been ON for q couple OF weeks
and judging from the looks Of the
game yesterday the Salt Packers are
still slumping. Individually ana ool-
lectively Jason has as good bunch az
there is In thu circuit. The pitchers
are good, the players hit and field well,
but they are not doing 1t now. Still
there IL no use OF shedding tears over
our western enemies as they may come
strong at any time and are not so Tar
rag.
Yesterday 1t was the pitching Of
Jack Root more than anything else
that contributed to the local victory.
The ex-soldier held the hostiles hitless
until the fifth inning and from that
danger all the time Incidentally II
was the fourth straight one which
Jack has annexed to the big side OF
Cooley's ledger. Keep 1t up Jack, the
fans are for you.
On the other hand the locals had
little trouble in finding Happy West
colt. But no one could blame Happy
very much His downfall took place
in the fourth inning but three large
juicy errors behind him made 1t al
most impossible to win. But at that
Happy did not pitch up to his usual
standard and deserved the loss Of the
game.
The home talent was in little bet
ter shape yesterday. Sylvester Olson
was back at short and Boles went be-
hind the bat. Cooley was on the bench
showing the latest fashions in citizen
regalia, while Abbott performed like a
youngster on first. Cooley probably will
work Abbott there most Of the time
from now on.
It took the locals Just four innings
to start although on two previous oc-
casions they looked dangerous. What
the locals didn't earn in this round was
certainly handed to them anyhow by
the visiting hosts. Davis poied one
run play with Abbott producing the
necessary hit, Red perched on third
with Abbott on first. Kahl popped ur
a little one inside the plate which Haas
muffed. filling the bases. Davis held
third and Haas threw to second toe
late to catch Abbott. Davis started
home and when l. Olson hoisted the
ball to the clouds Davis tailed will
the first run of the game. E. Olsor
singled, scoring Abbott and Kahl trot.
ted home when Casey made a pool
throw to the plate. s. Olson hit into {
double and Root flew out Result, thre'
runs.
The rest Of the way was easy To-
Cooley's demons. In the sixth Davi
singled, stole second and scored oil
KahI's single Three more were gar
nered in the seventh. Root singled an
westcott pasted Cole in the hip. Roo
was caught at the plate on Wooley'
felder's choice, but Bole's double t
right field scored Cole and Wooley
Boles tailed on Abbott's single. Tn
eighth run was scored In the eight
inning Emory Olson reached secon
through the aid of Anderson's erro
attained third on a wild pitch and sec
ond on Coles single.
The Packers earned the first run 4
the fifth. Jay took out the youthful
Stoffer and substituted Anderson VIII