The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-30
Kaufman Held Omaha Helpless
i'm TIVE Games Sunday.
Went Entire Eighteen Innings
and " on Both Contests.
MISREPRESENTATION
Did Not Issue q Base on Balls
Nor Hit Batter.
And Secured Thirteen Strike
outs During the Afternoon.

Bolivar Kaufman can have most any
thing he wants in Topeka today Boil
var was the one great hero In the
double baseball matinee at the Cooley
baIlvard Yesterday afternoon. twirlins
the Toueka team to victory in both
1ares of the double header. This frs
Gan7e would have been shutouts hao
II not been for Cyrus Landretn ms
Judging a fly ball in the ninth inning
The second was close a. n1sl ed The
DT1aahogs were held at a safe o1SLance'
IN the first game Bolivar held the
Omahogs to four hits. one OF rRem y
decided scratch. In the second gan .0-d ne
Fl well disseminated throughout the
nine innings. Kaufman had eiSht
strfkeouts in the first and nve IN tne
second This wasn't all that BolNar
1sd He didn't allow a single walk dur
ing the entire exhibition and 1urtner
demonstrated his perfect control oy nos
hitting a base runner. And ne cracker
out two safe hits during the aiternooh'
the one in the first game driving nome
two runs and one in the second game
sending home another run
And while Bolivar was WHITING INN
self into the Joe RIcGinnlty ana LOUIS
9urham class. the Topeka batters were
1olal-inrr havoc with Bill Rourke's TWO
star southpawS, the pitchers Who nave
been keeping the team up IN the raco
all season. In the first game buAe
HoIlenbeck took the count, whlle IN eIe
second game game War Sanders wac
forced TO retire. Kaufman IS tine irou
man of the Topeka squad He pltcheG
five innings Saturday and IL YESTERDAY,
making % in succession WITHOUT o1A%e
raising the white nag
The First Contest.
For two innings the first game IooK-
ed like it might be anybody's. IopSha
had a faint chance to score put oIuu
while the Omahogs had no cndhce- ~; ~
the third the TopekaS managed to sup
one over the platter. Kerns singled
through shortstop and took second on
Kaufman's sacrifice. Reilly singled 10
right field and Kerns scored.
In the fifth inning with one down
EeiI1v mt the match to some gorgeous
fireworks with a corking single TO lett
field Geier hit to the left center renee
for three bases and Reilly scored kun-
KEEL was hit on the arm and took nrst'
T.andreth cracked a beautiful Slngte
through shortstop and Geler scored;
KahPs single after Abbott was ret1feo
scored Kunkel- Hollenbeck VINO started
the game was jerked at this stage and
Keeiey took his place. Kelley Wouldnt
take a chance on Kerns and issued four
wide ones. kaufman hit through PottS
and Landreth and Kahl reached nome
Kerns being retired at thlrd on ttF fto1
by King, making the third out. AFTER
this inning Kelley didn't allow hit,
but the game was gone from the
Omahogs anyhow .
For a long time it looked as though
Kaufman would have credit for no
hit game. For five innings but three
batters faced him in each inning an6
not a runner got within halling dis
lance of first base After one man was
down in the sixth Johnny Gonding
beat out an infield grounder which
Kaufman couldn't get quite In time.
Tn the seventh inning with two out
n0e F1n1 ri
grounder-an excusable error at that
and WEIGH followed it up with a drive
through the box over second base to
ceuterfieId But Bolivar famed the
diminutive Pendry and the inning was
over The only other time runner
reached first was In the last inning.
Fisher led off with single to right
King hit a high one to left field which
for three bases. showing Fisher to third.
A long fly to Geier permitted the only
run of the game and with King on
third. Kaufman famed Dr. WEIGH. last
years leader Of the western league
hitters.
Young Potts pulled off fielding SEN
sstion in this game. making one hand
stab of Geier's liner over short. Equal
" good was one which Tommy Reilly
pulled off at Potts expense IN the
eighth inning. Welch figured in fast
double play in the second inning. Abb
bolt being caught at the plate on
INdnl TO
The Second Game.
There is a belief current in certain
Western league cities that Topeka's
team is helpless before southpaw.
But on the present home series much
has been done to disprove this popular
fallacy. Far instance Wichita dropped
four games here when trying OUT
southpaws, and yesterday both HolleI.-
beck and Sanders We're. driven out.
Sanders got his in the second game. 1t
Is noteworthy, however. that this is the
first time this season that Sanders tass
not held the Indian sign on the locals.
The fans were much surprised when
Kaufman was announced as the pitch
err for the second game and many pre-
dicted that he couldn't go the rou.e.
But he did. Although allowing two hits
in the first inning he pulled out and
BANKED the Nebraska visitors for three
innings.
Topeka got to Sanders for two hits
I'm the first inning which netted a run.
Wooley beat out a bunt down the third