The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-14
WON AT LAST.
Topeka Snatches Victory From
Defeat Sunday.
Takes Game From Webfeet in
Tenth Inning.
CONTEST is EXCITING.
Burnum Effective Until the
Final Stages.
Saturdays Contest a Slaughter
For COOleysOx.
CONTEST is EXCITING

Sundays combat between the base
ball cohorts of Topeka and Webb City
was another one of those frequent
cases when the game after having
been seemingly lost was snatched from
the flames and eventually won. 1t
only took ten innings to win this one.
which is a little briefer period of time
than usual.
Chubby" Brown, the Triplett
pitcher who has been pitching great
games of recent date, was placed on
the firing line for the Milton tribe and
at the start pitched his usual game. In
fact the locals were off color with their
hitting and 1t looked like another of
those few hit games. But towards the
end he weakened and the Webb City
team went to pieces again, a critical
error tieing up the score.
Hagerman was pounded hard in the
early stages. He was found compare
lively easy when the bases were oc-
cupied, while Burnum on the other
hand, was particularly effective in the
pinches. Both pitchers had good con-
troll.
The Webb City aggregation started
on like winners in the first inning. Ris-
ley drew a walk and went to second
on Whites sacrifice. Pokorny doubled
and Risley came home. link hit but
Poke was held at third and the side
retired without further damage.
With one down in the sixth inning
the Tripletts swelled their tabulation.
"Chimmy' Cuthbert started with a
single after William link had been re-
tired. Jimmy stole second and went
to third when Eddie Brennan made a
poor peg to second. Lotion singled
and Cuthbert tailed.
he 1t Al. 1,
that the home talent tabulated. With
one down Wooley doubled to left CEN
ter and scored when Jason Andrews
hit for one base. Abbott followed with
hit. but f. Olson failed to deliver
at this point, owing to a nice catch of
a liner by White.
The run that tied the game came
without a hit. E. Olson was safe
when Burnum fumbled his easy
grounder. S. Olson sacrificed. Kahl
went in for Brennan and a grounder
to Risley put Emory on third SeIby
took Hagerman's turn and sent a hard
grounder to White. White had played
a brilliant game all during the contest
but fell down here and allowed the
ball to get through him.
With one down Davis started the
fireworks with a single 1t was an
easy hit one to Kellerman but the ball
took a peculier bounce. Andrews pop
ped up to KeTIerman Abbott took
one Of Burnum's twisters in his fifth
rib and Davis was forced on to sec
ond. r. Olson came to the rescue with
a timely liner to left field which would
have been good for three sacks had it
been needed, but the hit Will be re-
corded as a two sacker.
There were some nice fielding stunts
pulled off during the afternoon. Z.
Olson and Abbott figured in two nifty
double plays. In the fourth inning af
ter LORon had singled. Kellerman
hunted down first base line. Abbott
scOoped the ball up before touching
the ground and threw to L. Olson
catching Lotion off the base. IN the
sixth when Lotion was on first f. OIL
son caught fly and relayed the
horsehide to Abbott with the same
telling effect. And the rest of the OIL
son family did good work. Sylvester
stopped a grounder with his bare hand
after long run and caught Burnum
at second in the second inning.
No game today. but a double header
is billed for tomorrow with the Webb
City team, and it will be the last Ia
dies day of the season.
The sCOTe-