The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-02
Bolivar Kaufman Takes His
Third Game From Omaha.
Errors in His Support Cause
Him Lots of Trouble.
'LANDRETH'S HITTING.
Was Responsible for Tying Score
and Melted Winning Run.
Umpire Clark's Wrong Decision
Gave Omaha Fifth Run.

topeka made it four out five with the
Omahogs by taking the closing game of
the struggle yesterday afternoon, after
one of the bitterest fights of the ceason.
Topeka got away in the lead, but
couldn't keep 1t. Errors allowed the
visitors to forge to the front. Then it
was tied up. Then a mistake Of the
umpire put the home talent to the bad
again, but two batting rallies secured "a
like nu-1ber of runs in the last two in
nings and the game was won.
The honors of the Afternoon can't be
distributed very 1avishly, as is appar-
emit from the error column, but there
were two Of the local performer who
contributed more than their share to
the victory. Foremost among these Is
Richard Bolivar Kaufman. who allow
ed but six hits, and whose great worfs
alone took three of the five games oil
the series. Bolivar wasn't responsible
for the runs that were secured by the
visiting crew. In every inning where
the Omahogs scored there was a gener-
GUS sprinkling of errors, all of which
helped the visitors to make the game
interesting. But one man walked on
this classy twirler, and four famed.
Closely following Bolivar is one
George Cyrus Landreth who seems TO
be coming into his own as a hitter. The
big outfielder got three hits out OF four
times at bat and the game could never
have been tied up and won had 1t not
been for his clout1ng. In the eighth IN
ming when the locals were one to the
bad Cy started run with long triple
TO center field. Then in the ninth when
a hit was needed to score the winning
run Cyrus delivered. He got another
also during the afternoon.
Three pitchers were called into SER
vice by Omaha In the second inning
a finished
btton of how not to throw the ball over
the plate that he was yanked. Kelley
went in and pitched awhile and oil
some real pitching for awhile; Towar9s
the end he weakened, and Patton, the
youngster from the Kansas shortgrass
region, went inland gets the loss of the
game.
In the second Hollenbeck started with
eight balls evenly divided between
I4andreth and Abbott. Kahl. bunted
and the ball was fielded by HollenbecB-
The Duke tried to throw kahls out az
first but the ball caromed off his shou'-
der into right field and Landreth scored
on the play. This was enough for Hol-
lenbeck Kelley went in and got the
next two batters. Then Wooley singled
and two runs scored.
Kaufman had the Omahogs blanked
until the fourth. King famed, put
Kane hit through second base. Geler
dropped Welch's long fly, Kane going TO
"
walked and Potts long fly to Wooley
scored Kane. and Welch ambled home
on Claimants hit. In the sixth Reillys
error on Kings grounder and hits Dy
Kane and Pendry scored two more
topeka tied 1t up in the seventh,
however With one down, Kaufman,
wooley and Reilly hit in succession
scoring Kaufman.
This lead lasted nearly two minutes.
In the next inning Kane laid. a. little
one down to Kaufman and Bolivar
heaved 1t away, Kane going to third.
WeIch hit to Kahl who threw to the
plate to catch WEIGH. Kane was stop
ned and chased up and down the lin
until he left the line completely, goin6
about eight feet in the diamond. This
is enough to put a base runner out &C
cording to Spa1dfng, Reach or Hoyle.
Boles thinking of course that the run
r1er was out threw to second to catch
Welch. and Umpire Clark permitted
Kane TO score. The decision was a
punk one. In fact 1t was so punk that
CIV Iandreth came in from left field
and explained It to Clark. Clark had an
Off day. but he has been so uniformly
fair that it isn't fair to criticise too
much.
IIandreth came back at Omaha with
a triple past King in center field. Kahl
delivered pinch single and Cyrus
scored the tying run.
In the ninth Geier drew four wide
ones Boles beat out an infield hit, adj
vancing Geier Bandreth poled hard
one between third and short and the
game was over.
No more baseball until Sunday. Tho
links then.
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