The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
Topeka Won Each Contest by
Margin CT One Run.
First Game Was a WalkaWay
Until Ashley "Blew Up"
USED THREEPITCHERs
Kaufman Pitched Great Ball in
the Second Game.
BuRching Hits Won It Only
Played Five Innings.

The season closed auspiciously for
the native elan yesterday when the
Denver Grizzlies dropped the final two
of the season before a crowd of fans
and fannettes which numbere well
up towards the 1900 mark. The first
game was Il shutout affair for six
innings, until the seventh when the
contest rapidly assumed all the char
acteristics of q burlesque until the
close, when Topeka managed to ooze
out one lap ahead, after three pitch
ers had been hurting their offerings
to the mountaineers. But mutual
agreement of the fans. spectators,
players, and the entire city, the sec
ond affair was limited to five innings,
and while it lasted was a spicy affair,
a combination of hits in a skillful
manner bringing the money to To-
pel1a-
John Ashley was elected by General
Cooley to lead the attack against
Denver. Scissors was Sizing them
through for a few minutes until the
seventh inning was reached. Charlie
Jones, the leader of the illfated outfit
started off with a hit, and Christopher
Lindsay cracked one so hard that only
the small boys playing in the cornfield
north of the park knew where the ball
lit. 1t unnerved the big twirler and
before he realized where he was, sew
en- hits had been accumulated. Thorn
ason was sent in with none out and
five runs across the plate and two men
on bases. Tommy walked one young
ster but retired the side without the
further blasting of local hopes.
Topeka started her gyrations in the
first inning. Wooley walked, Reilly
singled, Geier sacrificed, Kunkel dou-
bled. Landreth singled. Abbott forced
Landreth, and started for second.
stealing the base. going to third on
Haass bum heave, and stealing home
with the fourth run of the inning. In
the fourth KernS singled. Ashley sac
rificed and Wooley scored Butch with
q single.
Kerns and Woo1ey walked in the
sixth and both scored on Reilly's
triple. Reilly scored on Geier's sin
gle. The last run was due to Kern's
single, Thomason's walk and Wooley's
single. Wooley was the hitting kid
of the afternoon and closed the season
in blaze of glory.
With the help of Kahl's error
worked in between some hits by
Standard. Mag and Belden, Denver
scored two in the eighth. Another
came in the ninth ON Jones,s double
and Standards single.
Topeka was worried towards the
close of the game and Kaufman was
brought in out of the ticket window to
finish it.
The Second Game.
ball affair of the day. for there was
some good playing on both sides.
KnollS, new one in these parts, a
youngster with the form of Goliath
and who looked the part of a pretty
good pitcher was on the mound. for
the visitors, while Bolivar Kaufman
worked clear through from the other
affair.
This game was tried before Judge
Butcherino Kerns, Clark having left
IN a fra n h nj
home in Omaha. Butch made a great
hit with the crowd, because of his
fairness, and also because of the De-
mosthenic eloquence with which he
voiced his decisions.
Topeka got a good start when
Wooley, the hitting kid, led off with
4 two Sacl1er and scored on like one
by Geier.
Denver came back in the third and
an error by Kahl gave Knobs a life.
Mag hit safe and when Geier, who
succeeded Kahl at second. threw high
to Abbott, Knolls crossed the plate
with the tying run.
The run that won the game was
due to the hitting effects staged by
Spencerino Abbott and Arthur Thorn
ason. Abbott biffed the sphere to the
right field corner pocket for three
sacks and scored when Tommy laced
2 scorcher to center field.
Kaufman was anxious to wind it UP
in the fifth and three fast ones to
Haas. three more to Knolls. but he
couldn't get the third. Mag hit a
little popup which Geier caught and
the season was over
Reilly furnished the fielding stunt
of the second Spasm with a long run
ming stop and throw to first base
which robbed Hartman of a hit. Geier,
kunkel and Cassidy were the fielding
satellites in the first fracas.
The official figures:
FIRST GAME.
TOPEKA.
Players Az r Il. Pc. A. E
M92S93ley' ef-.-.--.-...-$ : Q O.