The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-01
LOST IN The NINTH
Topeka Goes Down to Defeat in
Opening Game.
Young DR.. Pollard Couldn't
Stand the Pace.
WEAKENED AT END.
Then Web Cityites Batted Out
. Victory.
Mayor Green Pitches First Ball
and Band Plays.

IN the western Association, but along
with 1t the historians are compelled to
chronicle the bitter pill Of defeat for
tue nopeIul Cooleysox who assocrding
the nopeful Cooleysox who according
nlDernating season should have gal
iopeo under the wire with the first
game seWed up in their scalpbelt
ana such came near being the case
as the locals had the edge on the visit
ing cohorts OF ball players from Webb
City all through the game ND until the
last inning when the Webb Cityans
commenced bombardment that could
not be stopped until victory had been
snatched from the locals, the FIRST time
IN the history OF the association that
. topeka has lost the opening game on
the home grounds
The fans are not disposed to attach
the blame for defeat 10 any one az the
season Is SO young the locals have not
hit their stride. Pollard pitched fne
game until the ninth inning and man
aged to keep his hits well scattered.
But in the ninth inning the visitors
got next to the Evansville doctor and
the stun was all of as far as Topeka
was concerned.
Larry Milton worked Roach, a vet
eran OF the Southern league. who has
played ball ever since the palmy days
before the war with Mexico. He did
not use anything in his repertoire of
curves cACcpI b SpitDdU WHICH was
mixed up with a straight one of medi-
UNI speed. But he had the locals where
they could not hit to advantage except
in two innings.
The game started OF auspiciously
before 1000 spectators Mayor Green
after having been introduced by UNI
pire Joe Burke. The band played
few soul stirring strains and then Doc
tor Pollard commenced his windup.
Pease, the first man up hit safe but
expired on the second sack.
The locals started off in the first
round Wooley cracked one over the
infield but was caught trying to at
tain second. Kennedy whitfield at three
spitters. Davis cracked his first bingle
Of the season and scored when Bobby
Kahl tripled to right field.
But the visitors tied the game in the
next act. Red Wright commenced the
programme with triple and scored
when Evernart flew out to Kennedy.
The Milton clan looked awfully dan
gerous in the seventh inning but al
though they secured double and three
singles they were unable to score,
very unusual proceeding. It happened
double but was tagged by Raglan when
he started for third on LowelPs
grounder to short. Wright hit safe and
advanced Lowell to second. Pollard
caught Lowell mapping on his throw to
ger was still lurking in the vicinity OF
the locals. Everhart bingled but the
Red leader of the Tripletts was held
at second. Wright tried to score on
Cuthbert's single but the ball although
1t passed Brennan was recovered by
Pollard who threw to the plate In time
to catch Wright.
Then In the last of the seventh the
locals made their last attempt to take
the game Cooley tripled and scored
when Wright fooled Ragan's ground
er.
Then for the fateful ninth. White
first up famed. Middleton laced out
second and gave way to keliermaE
Lowell was an easy out. Pollard was
instructed to walk Wright. But Ever
hart hit a hot one at Pollard which
tn, latter made a despera.s effort to
stop but the ball went safe and KEEL
lerman scored. Cuthbert hit saIe
When Ragan booted Lotions hit
Wright and Everhart scored anG the
game was lost
The Webb City team has a lot of
new faces this season. Only Milton,
Wright, Cuthbert and Lotion were seen
in this league last season. Harry
Cheek is still a member Of the team
poisoning in his foot. The team is a
formidable one and from the showing
yesterday bid fair to make things in
teresting all through the season.
Olson Joined the locals yesterday and
handles third base like a veteran. He
looks even better than he did last sea-
son. Three more games with the Webb
City team.
Burke and Pokorney handled the in
dicators and both gave satisfaction
The agony of defeat reproduced in
figures: