The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23
Local Battars Found Young
McGrath a Hard Proposition.
REILLY'S HOME RUN.
Drove in Three Scores When
Game Seemed HOpelessly Gone.
Contest Went Ten Innings, the
Locals Winning by Hitting.


known varieties of baseball, and some
heretofore unknown varieties. the To-
peka baseball team succeeded in even
Ing up with the Links in the double
header of yesterday, after having
made a dismal failure of winning the
nrst contest. The first game was won
by the visitors by score of 5 to 2,
during which time the locals were al
ways behind. The second game was
q victory for the locals by a score of
II to 10 in a ten-inning struggle. This
was probably the most eccentric game
OF the season. The Links piled up
enough runs to win an ordinary game
in the first inning. Then Topeka in
one inning took the lead. Again they
were headed and then they tied it up.
and again dropped behind only to bat
out victory in the final stages.
To one Thomas Reilly, the greater
portion of the praise for winning the
second game is due. When the affair
looked gone forever in the eighth
this st. Louis boy pasted the ball over
the left field fence driving in two runs
ahead of him. tying the score and
putting the locals in the running
again 1t was Wooley's pinch hit that
won the second game.
The reason Topeka didn't win the
first game was McGrath of Carbon
dale. Kan. This youngster was pick
ed UP by Jimmy Sullivan who saw
him work in the Kansas State league
a few weeks ago. He didn't use much.
but fast ball. but the -Topecks just
couldn't solve the delivery at the rsy-
Geological times. With men on bases
it seemed to be the invariable Iule Of
the batters to pop up. In all eleven
batters died on flies, enough to put
any team out of the running.
Topeka managed to slip one over
in the third inning. Reilly beat out
on Kaufman's sacrifice, Kaufman be-
ing safe when Hogriever failed to
cover first. Wooley hit a long fly to
left and while Jude threw to first to
complete double play on Bolivar.
Reilly scored. The only other run
came in the eighth inning. Wooley
doubled and stole third, scoring on
Kunkel's long fly to Davidson
Bolivar Kaufman was on the rub
Der for the locals in the first game,
and pitched pretty consistent ball.
But it took him an inning to get start
ed, and in another inning was put to
the bad temporarily, while he weak
ened in the eighth inning. In the first
inning he made the fatal mistake of
hitting Monsieur de Gagnier, and this
followed by singles on the part of
Jude and Thomas pushed the
Frenchman over the plate.
In the sixth with one down, this
same Frenchman who is really a first
class player beat out a hit to Reilly,
who was playing deep. Then just to
be smart Jude laced out a twosacker
to rightf1eld, scoring the F'renchman.
But it was in the eighth that most
of the bloodshed fell to his lot. After
McGrath had popped up an easy one
TO Henry, the venerable Mr.. Waldron
walked and took third on Gagnier's
single, scoring when Jude hit safe
for the third time. Two runners
were on when Jack Thomas hit TO
center for three bases driving in two
runs.
1t was a great day for the young
Mr.. McGrath. The lad is well known
among the mining inhabitants of
Usage county and his supporters from
his home community were we'll in
evidence. about five hundred of them
and noon trains.
The Second Game.
Cooley had to trot out four pitchers
TO work in the second game, and an
other was sent in to bat, making five
in all. All the baseball talent on the
local payroll was exposed to the fans
in the two games with the exception
of Anderson, and this versatile utility
player was kept busy during the sec
ond game keeping fresh pitchers
warmed up, so that he really had no
time to play.
Rasty Wright started the first game
and in the very first inning sought to
rival the feats of Wilbur and Orville
and possess the same cognomen.
waidron got his goat right at the
start with a single to left field. Gag
nier pushed one between Kahl and
Abbott. Jude famed, put Rasty was
mt right yet Thomas laid down an
easy grounder and double play was
made to order for Wright But Rasty
didn't see it. In fact he didn't see
anything. but just shot the ball to
Kerns after several moments of hest
tation during which time the bases
became loaded. With affairs in this
condition Davidson hit over Wooley's
head for three bases. Rasty hit Ho-
griever in the head, and Thomson
went in. An infield out pushed David
son over the plate
With the handicap of four runs, no
one really expected to see much base
ball during the afternoon. But young
Farthing who started the game for
the Links was really an easier nut to
crack than Sir Rasty had proven to
be. With Wooley out of the way.
Geier sir eIed and likewise Kunkel.
Cy attempted thrice to bunt but
failed and Kahl and Kerns doubled
scoring three runs. Abbotts single
put Butch in the run column and
Farthing was relieved by Mr.. Michael
McCafferty. Hoffman's error and a
double steal scored another run. MAX
ing five for the inning.
With the narrow margin of one
run, Thomson worked until the
singled. The Callow Master Hoffman
essayed to sacrifice and laid down a
nice bunt Kerns threw it away and
Mason scored ''Toots'' going to third
but he was out through his failure
to tramp on the second bag.
Burnum succeeded Thomson, al
though the latter pitched good ball.
During his career the locals again
took the lead. In the fifth Captain
Phil Geier led off with a single and
took third when Mason erred on
Kunkel. A long fly by Landreth sent