The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-03
Kahl Came in on the Hit With
Winning Run.
A PITCHERS BATTLE
Starr Allowed Fewer Hits, But
They We're OppOrtune.
Four Thousand Fans Watched
Sioux City's Defeat.


nant winners of last season in the
Western league and the Western asso-
citation was celebrated by a hard
fought contest, being decided only by
Dick Kaufmann's sharp three Dagger
to right fiend in the seventh inning.
Fairy books and baseball stories TEEN
with pitchers winning their own games
in the final stages OF a contest, but
very few are seen in real life. 1t has
been many a moon since a game was
won on the Topeka battlefield by such
an effort on che part of a pitcher, but
yesterdays was the exception. And a
brilliant exception it was. For six in
nings the score had been uncomfort-
ably close between the two teams and
it was anybody's game, the score being
tied in hard knot,
Kahl had reached first as a result of
a bad tumble by Tony Smith at short
Bobby annexed second and went to
third when McManus hit a long fly to
deep right center. Two men were out,
and with a pitcher up it sure looked
like fruit for Starr. Richard picked
out the first one that came over. He
hit a hard grass scorcher to right field.
1t eluded the fierce pursuit of Stovall
and rolled clear to the fence. When it
was returned to the diamond, Kauf-
mann was on third.
1t was a great day for the fans.
Nearly four thousand were on hand to
celebrate the arrival of Ducky Holmes
Western league pennant winners, and
naturally the outcome of the game. was
the kind that just suited the taste of
the Topeka populace. There were not
quite as many there as on the opening
day, but it was a great crowd never
theless and would put to shame any
Sunday crowds of past seasons.
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fans like to see. 1t was naybody's game
until a little popup from CampbelPs bat
in the ninth inning settled the result.
In the early stages of the game, Pitch
er Starr, late of Blue Rapids, Kansas,
was a complete puzzle to the locals.
For three innings not a hit was in
serted to jar his equilibrium. He only
allowed five during the game, but all of
them save one came at the psychology
cal moment, and figured decidedly in
the final reckoning.
Kaufmann is not only entitled to
honorable mention for his great clout,
but his pitching was sufficient to in
sure that end anyhow. The tall ex-
collegian worked like a twenty-one
jeweled Elgin, with curve and speed
and everything else IN his repertoire at
his ready command. Eight hits were
disseminated throughout the game at
wide intervals.
The Packers, were the first to score
In the third inning Starr got life on
a fielder's choice and went to third on
Campbell's double, sharp fielding pre-
vented his scoring. Holmes produced a
long fly to Wooley which allowed him
to tally.
The intruders maintained the lead
for the brief space OF one inning, fol
in the fourth, the local run makers put
tickets. With one down, Kunke
singled to the right of second base
Trenlon hit over second, advancing
Kunkel one base. Cooley singled ano
Kunkel reached third. A bad heave
by Ducky Holmes, the chief nabob OF
er to score. Fenlon came gallopins
home when Andrews lifted high fl.
to Campbell
This put the local contingent one run
TO the good, but in the sixth the Pack
ers tied II up In hard knot. Witt
one down Hunter singled, just aftel
putting it foul over the left field fenc,
and reached third on Welch's hit, scor
ing on KahPs poor throw to third.
Kaufmann's triple in the seventh de-
pretty dark for the locals in the eighth
Holmes led of with single and tool
second on Welch's sacrifice. Stovall hi
to Kahl. but the ball was booted ant
with two men on bases Kaufman
walked StovalI loading the bags. Will
but Andreas proved himself bewilderet
by Kaufmann's delivery and after let
ting three curve over on him, the in
ming was over.
Wooley delighted the fans in the frs
Aiming by pulling down a hard one
Kahl made a great stop on Stovall'
grounder. and KunRel while h
was in the game ate up the short
stop Job. He allowed himself to get il
an intrigue with the umpire however
and met with the customary result.
new lineup and batting order wa
tried during the game Long was lef
on the bench and Fenlon worked Il
left. Fenlon proved his ability as
hitter, and will probably get some NOR
chances In this garden. The new bat
ting order worked well. Geier hit
long one to right center in the eighrl