The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-16
FenIon Tried Hard But Couldn't Hit.

This Wright person certainly
pitched one grand game. His curve
ball never had a quicker nor better
defined break on it than it did yes
terday. And Rasty's control was al
most perfect enabling him to place
the Victor with the best effect. Rasty
won't have to pitch very many games
of this character to lead the West
ern league pitchers. In fact he is
mighty close to the top right now.
For five innings not a visitor secured
a hit In the sixth inning Armstrong
scratched one to right field. 1t was
hot and the game was won, so the tall
person let I'D in the seventh and the
Izzies scored a few runs. But the
fans didn't care the game was so one
sided.
Twenty-eight hundred people at
tended the game. 1t was the best
natured crowd of the season. A base
ball crowd is pretty nearly always
good uatured when the home team is
ahead. And the home talent forged
ahead in the first inning. and swelled
the lead in the next round SO that
there never was the slightest danger
Another element that made the
game popular with the fans was the
rapidity of execution which made the
game fast. After the game Umpire
Glenalvin announced the time as one
hour and twenty eight minutes, which
he says is the record for the season in
the Western league. When the eli
mate of the day is taken into con-
sideration, this is certainly a credit
able exhibition.
There is one thing of which Jack
Hollands mind is probably dlsabused
by this time. And that is that left
handlers can take the measure of the
local team. Four times in succession
has he tried this and each time with
disastrous results. Both southpaws
which were used against the Topecks
are good ones and among the best in
the Western league, but their elusive
deceivers possessed no terrors for the
home hitters. Aitchison was yanked
in the fifth round, ''Bushy" Shackle-
ford taking up the burden.
Wichita deserved to lose the game.
Manager Holland wasn't on the bench
and the players loafed. Four runs
We're presented to the locals on
finsy excuses. chiefly through the
Holland pay roll.
Topeka won the game right off the
reel. Geier started it by choking the
ball under the right field fence for
three sacks. Kunkel lifted a long fly
to center field and the doughty little
captain pranced home with the win
ming run.
In the second Kahl got on
through the agency of Burdette's
boot. Kerns placed a sacrifice down
towards third base. Westerzil
snatched the ball and threw it over
Hughes head. Hughes was sup
posed to cover first on the play,
PennelI being drawn In by the bunt-
Hughes loafed and refused to chase
the ball. Pennen didn't know where
it went and when told started for it,
but he was too late as Kerns had
completed the circuit on a sacrifice
hit, Kahl scoring ahead of him.
In the fourth with one down Kahl
hit safe Aitchison threw to catch |
him mapping, making a poor peg and
Bob went to second. Pettigrew
dropped Kerns' long fly and Kahl
hoofed it to third, Butch making sec
ond. Abbott doubled to left field |
and two runs scored. Reilly singled, |
Spencerino going to third. Reilly |
stole Aitchison DETECTED a return |
throw from Army, the ball going be- !
tween first and second. both runners |
scoring. This is the first time in the |
history OF game in Topeka that |