The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-05
WAS APOOR CAME
Topeka Team Lost on Errors at
Critical Times.
SIannicka Was Hit Hard in the
Seventh Inning.
USED THREE PITCHERS
But Locals Could Not Stop the
Packers Scores.
Batting Rally Could Have Been
Averted by Perfect Play.

The Sioux City Packers batted out an
undfsputed victory over the locals IN
the seventh inning of yesterdays game
And all this happened to Pitcher Slap
nicka after his team mates had passed
up two excellent opportunities to score
putouts. With two men down and two
men on bases as result of misplays,
Slapnicka weakened and allowed flve
singles all in a row. The result was six
runs. a lead which the locals were I'M
able to overcome.
1t started out to be a great game.
SIapnicka was found for two runs in
the first. one the result of Jay Andrews
butting into the mistake column, and
the other due to real sound hitting. But
after this SLAP settled down and for
four innings only one man saw first
base In the fifth an error let in run
for him, and he was working nicely UNI
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seventh. And it was Ladies' day, too.
In the meantime ''Tessie" Alderman,
the famous southpaw who first broke
into the professional game in Topeka,
was on the rubber and was having his
troubles delivering the goods. with the
handicap of two runs staring them In
tie face the locals went one better In
three innings, and apparently with
cry on the visitors, the game was
sewed up beyond the redemption of the
visitors.
The locals started out in the second
inning. Andrews walked and went TO
third when Olson hit for two bases.
Cruikshank dropped Kerns' long ny
and Andrews scored. ole reached
third but was caught at the plate on
Slapnicka's fielder's choice.
In the third inning Geier walked
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a hit too hot for Alderman to stop.
Cieier stole third and scored when Shea
threw the ball away. Cooley ombled
home when Andrews clouted Il safe one
to center field.
The locals scored again in the seventh
with Wooley leading off VITA safe hit.
Lige advanced to third on successive
infield outs by Geier and Kunkel. who
had taken Cooley's place. and scored
when Fenlon hit to center field
The last two came in the eighth when
Olson and Kahl singled. Both ADVANCED
a notch on a wild pitch and scored
when WEIGH threw Thomason's
grounder away. Tommy going to sec
ond.
The visiting athletes started off
strong. Campbell getting a safe one.
Cruikshank delivered sacrifice and
Campbell scored when Jay Andrews
threw the ball past Cooley in an effort
to throw Hunter out on his grounder.
WEIGH tripled to right center and
Hunter scored.
Not again until the sixth did the
visitors score. Cruikshank led off with
a walk and stole second. going to third
on Kerns' overthrow to center field.
Hunter singled and Cruikshank scored
the tying run.
Then came the awful seventh. Smith
took one in the side. and In an attempt
&c steal second was cornered by the en-
tire infleld but when Kahl dropped the
ball on second he was safe. Andreas
sacrificed Smith to third. Smith scored
when Cooley allowed TONNES grounder
to get away from him. Alderman
famed, and then it looked as though
only one run would come over. But
Campbell. Cruikshank, Hunter, WEIGH
and Stovan singled in rapid succession,
and the agony only ended when Stovall
was thrown out starting to steal Sec
ond.
Beltz went in in the eighth and after
walking a man was safe, easily retiring
the next three. He gave way to Thorn
ason who went in to bat in the eighth
In the eighth Campbell led of with g
single, and was followed by Cruik-
shank, WEIGH and Stovall. Result one
run.
Des Moines opens today and with 6
little more confidence, the players viii
soon get a winning combination. The
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