The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
S0x Get FIRST.
Win From. Springfield in the
Initial Game.
Selby, Favored by Sharp Field
ing, Scores a ShutOut.
FANS DISAPPOINTED.
Mr.. Umpire Shuster Was Not on
Duty.
FANS DISAPPOINTED,
Consequently There Was Little
Excitement.

II was easy money for the Topeka
team at the local ball lot yesterday at
ternoon. The score was only to but
no one ever doubted that the locals
would come out of 1t with the big end
of the score.
1t was Selby against Lou Woods and
the new addition to our twirling staff
added his fourth straight one since
joining the locals. Selby was workins
his first time before a. home audience
and he won his way into the favor OF
the fans. He was only touched for four
safe ones and kept them scattered out
at intervals. Woods kept his pretty
we'll scattered too but there were eleven
OF them and it would be pretty hard to
arrange that number so that a couple
of runs wouldn't come across the plate.
The crowds were disappointed, how
present and there would have been
something doing had he put in his ap-
pearance- But Shively had to send
Burke after Shuster backed down and
along with Burke was Setley, the new
addition to the staff who worked the
yesterday and only once was there
much Of dispute. This cut Topeka
out of run on a close decision but
the decision was SO close that 1t could
have been decided either way. The
W ork yesterday was satisfactory and
II the Topeka aggregation can always
get as good a break in the decisions
there will be no trouble. The Topeka
fans are fair and don't want more than
the CoOleysox deserve but they want
that much anyhow.
The Springfield team seemed to be
suffering from an overdose of languor
and lassitude yesterday afternoon.
There wasn't much life in the team.
but not much more could be expected
from a team that had been working for
day ever coming. They would boot the
ball and kick it around numerically.
There are some first-class players on
the team but most of the others are
dead ones.
AS for the scoring, it all happened
thusly. In the fifth round E. Olson
clouted out single. Brennan also
came through with another bingle of
similar valuation; Selby tried to pull off
a sacrifice but some sloppy fielding al
lowed the bases to be filled with none
out. Wooley hit one to Nichols and
Olson was caught at the plate. Cooley
popped up an insignificant looking foul
to Nichols and the hopes of the fans
went fleeing. But it was up to Red
Davis and the golden rod delivered the
goods. Brennan trotted home and Sell
by tried to score but Wooley was
thrown out at third and Burke ruled
that the putout was executed before
Selby's reaching home. And this little
margin was sweetened in the next in
ming Landreth singled, stole second
and scored on a lofty hit by Robert
Kahl which eluded Murray's skyward
reach.
Elijah Wooley certainly was the field
ing kid yesterday. He just kept the
fans applauding all the time. In the
third inning when Cole was on second
Wilson lifted one to deep left center
and Wooley after a long sprint took it
in. Again in the sixth inning he pulled
down one which was but an inch and a
half above the ground and after several
convolutions arose with the ball in his
paws. -s--
Springfield will sojourn in our midst
for an extensive period. This after
noon at 3 o'clock Hagerman will mount
the slab and there ought to be some
thing doing as Kaufman will oppose
him. Tomorrow at 2 o'clock there Will
be couple of games and again Nom
day a single event is booked between
the two aggregationS.