The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-30
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Now Have a Lead of Three and
One Half Games i'm American.
Drove Tive Of BOstOn's Best
Pitchers From Box.
ATHLETICS WIN ONE.
First Game to ChicagO-Battle
Between Plank and Walsh.
Bender InVincible i'm Second
White Knocked Out.
ATHLETICS WIN ONE.

Boston, Sept. 30.-DetrOit, by winning
both games of a double header from
Boston yesterday, the first to and
the second to 8, while Philadelphia
was breaking even with Chicago, now
has a lead of three and a half games
over the nearest contenders for the
remnant, and the Champions have but
&c win their two remaining games here
to make sure of the title for the sea-
son. The visitors looked as if they We're
capable of doing this, as two of Bos-
tons most effective pitchers were driven
from the box and Detroit, outside of
one inning in the first game. used but
one pitcher. Killian. His masterful
work was the brilliant feature of the
two games. In the opening contest the
locals got but two hits, their first one
coming in the eighth inning. Both on
the offensive and defensive, the Cham
pionS outplayed the home team. In
the initial inning of the first game
Crawford hit the ball over the right
field fence for a home run with two
men on bases, giving his team enough
runs to win. Karger took Arellanes
place in the second inning and did fair
work Three passes and a single in
the fourth inning gave Detroit its other
two runs.
The home players never looked dan
R6TQuS- SLan1 was nit on the mead by
q swift inshoot in the fifth. inning and,
although not badly hurt, had to leave
the game.
After resting one inning, KiIlian
started the second game for the WISH
tors. being opposed by Cicotte. Boston
scored a run in the first inning, three
singles coming in a row. With two out
and man on second in the fifth,
passed bali by Donohue that let in
run. seemed to unnerve Cicotte, and
two bases on balls and four singles fol-
lowed, giving Detroit four runs.
Two more runs came in the seventh
on fast base running and another hit.
Three baggers in the eighth and ninth
added two more to the visitors total.
Boston scored once in the sixth on
two hits and a stolen base and again
1E the eighth the locals scored one run
on punched hits.
First game-score: R.HE.
Detroit .-........3 90 2 90 00-5 Z 1
Boston ....-....O o 0 0 0 0 O 0 90 1
BatteIies-Killian Speer and Schmidt
Arellanes, Karger and Donohue, Carri-
gan Home runs-Crawford. Bases on
balls-Of Arellanes 3. off Karger 4.
Struck out-By Arellanes 2, by Killian
l. by Karger 3. Umpires-Connelly and
Dineeen-
Second game-Score: RH.E.
Detroit ..-.......O 0 40 2 Is II T.
Boston -.........1 o 1 % II o.
Batteries-Killian and Schmidt: CT
cote, Pape and Donohue. Three base
hits-Delehanuy. Cobb. Bases on balls
off Cicotte Z, off Killian 3. Struck out
BY Cicotte 4, by KiIlian 5, by Pape 1.
Umpires-Dineen and Connolly.
Chicago FL, Philadelphia ITO.
Philadelphia, Sept. 30.-Chicago broke
even with Philadelphia in a double
header here yesterday. The first game
was a pitchers battle between Plank
and Walsh and was won by Chicago in
the tenth On Payne's single, a base on
balls to Atz and Altizer's single. Phil
Rdelphia won the second. 10 to 1, White
being driven off the rubber in the third
aiming, when six hits. a pass, an error
and three stolen bases Melted runs
First game-Score: RH.E.
Philadelphia 20 100000 OIL 4
Chicago -....-..o 0 o 0 1 o IL 8 4
Batteries-Plank and Lapp; Walsh
end Payne. Struck out-By Plank 4, by
walsh 6. Bases on balls-Off Plank 8,
off Walsh /. MISREPRESENTATION and
KERN.
Second game-Score: RHE
Philadelphia IL OF 90 2 90 10 10 81
Chicago .--...-.o o o 0 o 0 l OIL 6 81
Batteries-Bender and Lapp; White.
Eutor and Sullivan, Owens. Two base
hit-Oldring. Struck out-By Bender 5. |
by White l, by Sutor 5. Bases on balls