The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-30
MIOSEASON FORM
Topeka and Denver Have In
terestfng Contest.
Final Score of the Game Is
2 to 1.
POLLARD DID WELL.
Grizzlies Got But One Hit il
Five Innings.
Hagerman Also Kept Situation
Well i'm Hand.

Playing in almost midseason form
Mr. Charles Irwin and his band of
sturdy mountaineers yesterday won a
close and exciting game from the To-
peka White Sox by a score of 2 to 1,
wrestling their victory by a slight bat
ing rally In the eighth inning. The
ians could not have desired a much
better exhibition of the national game
than that which was displayed yester-
Gay afternoon for their delectation.
botn teams were seemingly evenly
matched and both fielded in superb
FASHION But the Topeka boys are a
llttie lacking yet in their hitting and
seemingly have not had their batting
lamps trimmed in the proper fashion
TOT the season. But two connections
were made from the Denver pitchers
Yesterday and this more than anything
else can be chalked up as the reason
for the loss of the game
Merz and Adams were the pitchers
VINO were placed on the pitching mound
Tor the locals to face. Merz pitched
seven innings and really pitched a re-
markable game as only two hits were
made off his slants in this time
OF the mountaineeers and he is left
hander, the first for the locals to face
this season. Adams vas invincible but
he did not have long to work or the
locals might have got next to him
The pitching of the Topeka twirlers
was but little behind that of the Teddy
Bears Pollard started the game for
the locals and worked on the local slab
for five innings. But one hit was made
Off him during that time and it was
somewhat of the scratchy order Pol
lard at the present time is showing up
in better form than any of the Topeka
pitchers and he bids fair to help the
Sox considerably during the coming
season in their assimilation of the
Shively rag.
Hagerman replaced Pollard and
worked well during the remaining
three innings. Four hits were made off
him during this time
Tebeau'S understudies took the lead
by running one man across the rubber
in the first act. Harry Cassidy was
the first man up and drew pass
from Pollard. Waldron laid down a
neat sacrifice, putting Cassidy On sec
ond. Downey hit one to Kahl, but the
ball happened to be splitter and
Kahls hand caught the saliva Just in
time tc cause wide heave to first and
Cassidy scored on the heave.
1t was a close fight for the rest of
the game. Pollard was tighter with
his delivery than the late Mr.. Russell
Sage and he was not outdone in his
generosity by Merz. Both teams fire.
duCully gu IIlSIl Oil Lie OdSGS DuL Iuty
invariably stayed there and the hit
necessary for the score was not forth
coming. It was a peculiar game in
view of the fact that the locals would
smack the ball on the nose quite fire.
quently only to see the Spalding soar
in the air and fall into the waiting re-
ceptacle of some outfelder.
In the seventh inning, however, the
locals managed to tie the score Lam
dreth was walked and KahPs fielder's
choice caught the big westerner at Sec
ond. Kahl stole second and Cooley
saved the locals from another coat of
whitewash by scoring Kahl on hit
over second and reaching second him
self on the THROWN to the plate 1t
was a beautiful chance to win the
game. Raglan however popped up to
Irwin and Brennan hit an easy one to
Lauterborne.
The next inning however settled the
contest. With one down Waldron hit
safe and went to second on Bartley's
passed ball. A hit by Downey added
the game to the Denver list ofvictories.
The score: