The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-06
Topeka Took Sundays Contest
From Lincoln With Two Hits.
The Batting of Wooley Was Re-
sponsible for All of the Runs.
WASPITCHERS'BATTLE
Ashley Made His Bow to the
Topeka Fans With Six Hits.
Ryan's Debut With Lincoln a
Defeat Because of Wildness.

1t isn't often that a pitcher holds
an opposing team to two hits and then
loses the game, but such was the
dose which Fate melted out to one
Jimmie Ryan yesterday, when he
made his initial appearance in the box
in a Lincoln uniform. Wooley got both
hits, and they were responsible for
three runs. Topeka took the game,
which was a pitchers battle, by a
score of to 2.
This Ryan person isn't bad pitch
er. and looks to be one of the best
additions which the new management
of the Links has secured. He comes
from Boston via the st. Paul route
having figured in the Karger trade
a few weeks ago. He has one of the
niftiest curve balls seen in the
Western League this season, and will
win for the Links. His only trouble
yesterday was wildness, and this cost
him two runs. In the third inning he
hit two runners in succession and
this spelled defeat.
And the Topeka fans had the op-
portunity of watching a new per-
former-not a new one to the fans
but a new one in a Topeka uniform
jim the person of John Scissors Ash
ley, formerly of LeaVenworth and
Enid. Ashley allowed six hits, but
he pitched a great game just the
same. He was at his best and his
coolest in the pinches, and twirled
himself out of two deep dark holes,
by his splendid box work. Twice with
runners on second and third and only
one hit needed to bring the Links to
the wire first, he pitched some great
ball and pulled out He showed some
good fielding and when called upon
to lay down a sacrifice performed the
task to a queens taste.
The Links were the first to score.
In the second inning Ashley exuded a
pass to Jack Thomas, who went to
second on a passed ball and took
third while Kerns was sleeping at
the switch. The next two hitters fell
victims to his cunning, but the Veter-
an Hogriever who has been in the
harness for a score of years and who
is still playing great ball, whacked
in the first run with single to
right
Topeka forged one run ahead in
the third. Ryan was wild and hit
Kahl. Robert stole second and Ryan
plastered Kerns on the right shoulder,
putting two men on bases. Ashley
laid down a pretty sacrifice and
Wcoley poled a line drive over the
right side of the infield and two runs
were in.
This score prevailed until the eighth
inning. Nunnemaker, Lincoln'S new
catcher. who looks pretty classy, led
off with single to left Ryan walked,
forcing Nunnemaker to second. Gag
nier delivered his second double of
the afternoon, this one hit to left
field. Ryan was held-~on- third and
was caught at the plate moment
later on Houses grounder to Kunke1.
Thomas walked filling the bags but
sheh best Davidson could do was to
pop a foul to Kerns.
Wooley whose hitting saved the
day, led off with a three-sacker to
right field. Ryan tried slow one
with disastrous results. Geier hit one
down to Hogriever on which that
ancient one made a splendid play, but
he had no chance to head Wooley
at the plate, and the winning run
scored while Geier was nailed at first.
Ashley pulled out of a bad hole
in the third. With one man down
Waldron singled and Gagnier doubled
but Wooley's fast fielding prevented
Waldron from scoring.
Both teams played a fast fielding
game, not an error being chalked up
to either side. No more baseball in
Topeka until September IA, when
Wichita will be here. Two games on
that date.
Tho official ap0re.