The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-08
Chicago Southpaw Proved Too
Much for Cooleyites.
White S0x Yannigans W on Game
Score Is to 8.
LOCAL PITCHERS WILD
Comiskey's Youngsters Secured
Total of Eleven Hits.
Three Triples and Five Runs
Came in One Inning.

1
is a caption that could appropriately
be used in connection with vivid
| account of yesterdays events at the
| Topeka baseball village. And fore
most among the characters which
would be contained in narrative Of
| this kind, would be one Nicholas Alt
rock, of Chicago, Ill, who was the
| glistening star of the little fracas at
| Cooley's enclosure.
These young innocents who are
working for Mr.. Cooley were shame
fully treated by the Hon. Mr.. Altrock.
For two seasons this stellar south
paw has known that he has been slip
ping, and the doDesters have filled
many columns of valuable space in
sending Nick back to the minors.
These little space filters have naturally
ranked within the German breast of
ComIskey's special contract man, and
he feels that it is up to him to de-
liver the merchandise. And he did,
Nick demonstrated the fact that he
is a pitcher and vaudeville performer
as we'll. The finger with the German
ancestry, worked to queens taste.
He had everything that was needed,
his curves were breaking good. ana
above all he had that rare asset OF a
left hander-almost absolute control
In the early stages OF the game.
Nick DltChGQ as IIOuSA ilC "OAO w
pended upon to win the final round OF
the worlds championship series ior
Comiskey. Then when he had the
local contingent safely parr1caoeo
from all hopes of victory he eased up
a bit and allowed few runs to cross
tbe plate. And along with all of 1t,
Nick interpolated some Fancy meth
DDS of juggling the ball. and some
rare specialties which are peculiarly
his own
Locals Show Poor Form.
The local slabsters showed their
poorest form of the year De ,'1
Started for the locals and was as wild
as he could possibly have been ana
still be retained within the walls or
civilization. In the two innings that
he worked he allowed three Waiks
and knocked two men over oeLoie
Rurnum succeeded and allowed but
two walks, but before he had gone
very far he had located Flanagan ;
right Jaw bone with ms spleIuiaa
Workmanship. Afterward he steao1eo
down more and was allowed TO go
Sonr innings. Hendrix then took up
the thankless task and did fairly wen.
once he issued a pass, but only once,
which was noteworthy considering the
work of his predecessors
Be1tz started the game by waking
.,,a Trst two men. This of course
nIaced him in a bad hole and ne es-
caDed with one run. Weiday, nrst up
walked. and was advanced 10 secon9
bv the generous Mr.. Betz VINO issued
pass to Davis s.or seai P,,r tlnu hit a
long sacrifice fly to Long, and Weloay
scored the first run.
The real frolic for Comiskey's past
timers took place in the second IN
ming. Dalton opened the session by mt
ting to left field for three bases. Bader
hit to right center for three more,
scoring Dalton. Then Beltz grew gen.
erous towards Shaw, and Handsome
Nick Altrock was placed in contact
with one of Beltz's mysterious BEN
ders. This loaded the bases Wel-
dav wished to surprise his old Kansas
friends by cleaning up, but little fly
to Geier was the extent of his transact
lions at this time. Davis hit into an
infield out. but Bader scored. This
left only two men on bases SO Betz
one against Beall. Purtell drove in
three runs with a triple in Danny
Green's territory.
Burnum on Deck.
Two runs came during Burnum's
first scene on the firing line. With
one down he walked both Bader and
Shaw in succession and Bader scored
on Altrock's single to left center.
Shaw going to third. Welday counted
Shaw with a long fly to Long.
In the fourth another run came
across for the Comiskeyites. Cooley
dropped throw at first and Beall was
Flanagan was hit in the head. and
Manuel ran for him. Manuel was cut
out at second on Dalton's fielder's
choice. Dalton started for second and
Beall scored on the exchange of
| throws.
Then in the fourth inning the To-
peka team took a run. Geier opened
with a single. Danny Green dropped
one back of first while Bea1l and
| Bader were disputing over territory
| Green was out at second on fielder's
| Cooley's single to right field scored
| Geier.
In the fifth a single by Shaw fol-
| lowed by Altrock's triple and Beall's
was the only one in which the Chi
cagoans refused" to score. In the
seventh an error by Geier on Welday's
grounder and hits by Davis and Beall
scored the Leavenworth lad.
piece of work with two down Shaw
| doubled and stole third and home in
| succession.
| The game closed after Topeka had
made a couple of runs in the ninth.
for two bases. Fenlon was out on an
infield grounder while Green was
reaching third. Schissel who had
| taken Cooley's place at first tripled to
right center and D. Green scored.
Funk's single scored Schissel. Maxey
ended the agony by flying out to
/ Flanagan.
The day was a cold one for base
ball, but three hundred loyal fans,
| who wanted to get chance to see a
few of the White Sox in action braved
| the elements. There were a few
| snappy catches pulled off, by Long
| and Dalton, and Shaw's steal home
was a thriller, or it would have been
| in mid-season.