The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-24
Topeka-Wichita Double Header
a Stand-Off.
Hagerman Pitches Both Games
for Cooleys0x.
VISITORS GET ONE RUN
But That Proved Enough to
Win Last Game.
Record Crowd of Season Wit
nesses the Contests.

Rip Hagerman certainly did him-
self proud Sunday afternoon In the
double header against the Wlchltd
Jobbers For eighteen long innings
did Rip perform on the local SLAB ana
only once during that entire time do
the hostiles succeed in negotiating a
tally across the plate. AS fate would
have II the lone one decided the result
Of the second game. but this doesn't
detract one bit from the glory 10
which young Hagerman is entitled.
At the present time Rips stock IN
the mayoralty campaign Is ace hlgn'
ana he is leading the neld:
During the eighteen innings KIP
Aeiiverv was punctured twelve times
But It was only in the first inning OF
the second game that Rip gave way
to enough hits for the hostiles TO net
a run, three coming at this time. Al
other times Cooley's $4,000 prize
nackage was effective and most or the
time was invincible. During the at
ternoon nine Jobbers were retired ar
ter three gentle whiffs through tne
atmosphere and only two men walked.
This is pretty nearly record and IN
local annals Hagerman's feat Is only
rivalled by that of one William Howey
who three years ago let the Seuana
team down without a run In TWO
games of a double header.
There was somewhat of a crowd
present to witness the double header.
There were a few from Emporia and
neighboring towns, while a paker
dozen or some such a number reg
istered as inhabitants Of the windy
borough. The crowd numbered four
thousand fans. Way out on the SIDE
lines the crowd surged and had to be
repeatedly called In order to push the
crowd back on foul territory. 1t was
IL and
the occasions have been few II any
when such a crowd has been present
at the local park.
The first game moved along in Jig
time, but the second was muchly
protracted affair. 1t was protracted
of the Jobbers. Time after time when
pitcher Scott was threatened with
danger Milsap and others would start
to the umpire with some imaginery
tale of woe, and Immediately there
could be seen rushing in from far
away rightfield the massive form of
Speck Hurlburt the chief debater OF
the Jobbers. Speck couldn't let a
baseball argument pass without his
spiel. 1t looked as though Milsap and
Hurlburt were trying to see which
could run the team the most
Umpire Setley had his hands full.
Hurlburt and Milsap had to argufy
about most everything. But Setley
ran the game according to Hoyle and
Spalding and his work was as near
perfect as mortal being could make it.
But on the whole the games were
pulled off about as we'll as any double
header ever is. 1t is a pretty rare
occasion when two games of double
header are as hard fought as was the
case Sunday.
And now for the first game. Hager-
man was opposed by Frank Dick who
fs fNUfrlar nf No ability a md
who wins the majority of his games.
1t was a pitchers battle. Hagerman
held up a little better than Dick. But
for one bad inning it would have taken
extra innings for Rip to bring home
the palm of victory.
The damage was all pulled off in the
fourth inning and in the work of win
ming. Emory Olson played no small
part with slashing double. Abbott
lifted one just too far back for Pen
nell to reach, Andrews hit to Dick who
threw to Annis to catch Spencer in
at second. The throw wasn't all that
could have been desired but Annig let
1t get away from him and both men
were safe. Eddie Brennan fouled out
to Armstrong, but f. Olson hit through
Middleton for two sacks and both Alb
bolt and Andrews scored the only runs
of the game.
But one Jobber reached second base.
Middleton in the second inning knock
ed one TOT TWO bases AFTER TWO men
were out and persisted there.
The Olson family pulled off a sharp
double play In the fifth that created
rounds of applause but it remained for
'Iige" Wooley to pull off the stellar
play. In the eighth inning Annis hit
one to deep left center that bore many
attributes of triple but after a sprint
at full speed Wooley grabbed it with
his gloved hand extended at full length.
The crowd coughed up about IS worth
OF small change for the feat
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