The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
Enid Shut Out I'm Final Game
Of Series.
Contest Brilliant One in Every
Respect.
PITCHERS WORK WELL
Hagerman as Usual Has Situa'
tion Well in Hand.
Sylvester Olson the Hero of the
Day.


tween the Enid infantile crew and the
Topeka pennant chasers at the loca
ball lot yesterday afternoon was divid-
ed between Hagerman and Sylvester
Olson. Hagerman did his customary
superb box work and Olson pulled of
a neat pinch hit that scored the only
runs OF the game. Besides Sylvester
made some wonderful stops in the
field. The little Swede certainly had
the grandstands expanding lungs for
him yesterday and should have an
nounced his candidacy for mayor while
he occupied such a prominent posi-
ton in the nmelights.
1t was a good game and the fans
could find no fault with the result.
Hagerman and Ashley who worked for
the Railroads were waging a pitcher
battle and 1t was nip and tuck in the
race for first honors all through the
game. Big John, alias Scissors, twirl-
Thursday when he worked in the OPEN
ing game of the series. Had II not
been for one bad inning the game
would have gone on indefinitely at
least until the chickens had gone to
roost and the cattle in the meadows
had lowed their last plaintive note.
In the matter of hits Hagerman was
not as stingy as is his usual wont. He
allowed six different wallops to be
made of his delivery but these were
well disseminated and did little dam
age. Hagerman is getting in such a
habit OF pitching winning ball that the
fans are expecting such things of him
and shut out game elicits no surprise
and is taken as a matter OF fact occur
renee.
The game was fast all the way
through: The first five innings were
played in Jig time and vanished like
Ice on a thin roof in August. Fast
plays. infinite in number. were execut-
ed and the game looked like an extra
inning affair. But in the sixth the
locals got to Big John ana although
but one hit came in this round the
Cooleysox dented the plate twice in
succession and the game was won.
It is chronicled as transpiring thus:
After e. Olson had been disposed Of
Davis hit a hot one to Runkel. That
genial gentleman made beautiful
stop back Of third base but heaved the
bah little wide of first. Wright fall
ed to stop the throw with one hand
and Davis went to second. Landreth's
infield out put the crimson browed one
on third. Kahl walked and stole Sec
ond. Cooley was UP. The big chief
had already poked out two Off Ashley
and after consultation with Mr..
Wright 1t was decided to pass Cooley.
This filled the bases and left S. Olson
to deliver the pinch hit. The little
Swede hasn't been hitting much dur
ing the present series but he clouted
the ball this time in a manner that
was very pleasing to the fans. A little
Texas Lacquer over second, Just too far
forward for the eager hands of Parson
Frantz, tells the story OF how Davis
and Kahl trotted home with the only
runs of the game. Brennan tried to
bring the remaining two men home
but failed. 1t didn't matter though
the game was won.
Umpire Alloway worked to better
satisfaction than at any previous time
during the. series. In the first inning
though he made one grand mistake.
Parson Frantz ran in and pulled one
Just of his shoe tops from the willow
In the hands of e. Olson. He rolled
over several times but rose with the
ball in his hands. Everyone thought
the ball was caught but Alloway. At
another time Alloway barked at the
grandstand and a merry blast of hot
vocal epithets were emitted from the
stand for his benefit.
No more baseball until July 3. The
Cooley hosts are invading Missouri
again. The last time In Missouri saw
the locals mount to first place. May
history repeat herself in this instance
The merry tidings in figures: