The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

WAS GREAT GAME.
Denver Shut Out i'm n Nine I'm.
ming Pitchers Battle.
OImstead and Wright Tangled
in Tight Argument.
TWO HITS FOR LOCALS
Rasty's Pitching Was Steady in
Close Places.
Kunkel Settled Contest With a
Long Triple.
TWO HITS FOR LOCALS


season with a thriller at Association
park yesterday afternoon. The game
was a pitchers battle and 1t was not
decided until the final half of the ninth
inning, when Honus Wagner Kunkel
demonstrated his ability as a master
performer in a pinch. by cracking out
a three base hit past Cassidy in right
field. allowing Phil Geier to score from
first which place he had reached
through Olmstead's generosity, with
the only run of the game.
1t was a great day for Hank Ohm
stead and it was also a great day for
Rasty Wright. Both left for their re-
spective homes last night as soon as
they could get out OF football uniforms.
Hank Olmstead, who is known as the
Escanaba fiddler, hied himself away to
the town of that name in northern
Michigan. where he will put in his time
during the long season of Information,
shoveling the coal off the front walk
and entertaining the copper diggers
with strains of the "Traumerei' and
Down in Jungle Town." from his an
tiQuated StradivariuS. His last effort
of the season was a grand one. Only
two of the Topeka celebrities connected
with safety, Jack Henry and Honus
Kunkel, being the favored parties He
famed seven, many of these featS be-
ing accomplished at psychological and
near-psychological moments. He only
walked two, Geier twice receiving the
favor.
Wright is now crossing Missouri on
his way to Ceredo. West Virginia,
where he will spend the winter around
the domestic hearth, enjoying home
and getting in shape for next season.
Rasty is confident that with proper
growth this winter. His farewell was
a pleasing one to the Topeka fans. He
didn't cut his opposition down to as
few hits as Mr.. Olmstead-who is
o1aoT he Iaac rifotar-h1It
he did fully as well. as he kept them
from hitting when hits would have
meant humiliation to the hopes of the
locals. He caused. six batters to die in |
their tracks at the plate and in the |
pinches he was worse than the original |
Russell Sage. Paetv is also credited |
with one noble sacrifice in the game. |
Had he made two hits in the game he |
would have won the famous hat bet |
from Kaufman. The second time up |
hit would have put the hat in an un-
comfortable position for Kaufman But |
Rasty followed instructions, and gave |
up all hope of winning, by sacrificing |
Henry to second base. He lost the hat |
but he set a noble precedent.
Until the last inning the locals had |
but one real good chance to win. This |
was in the sixth Jack Henry led off |
with a terrific drive just too high for |
Jones to handle. 1t was a single. |
Wright produced his sacrifice, AMI
Wooley got on when Jones mussed his
I1SLTy TO 0Sl6T
walked. filling the bases. 1t was up to |
Kunkel, but the little third sacker de- |
cided to postpone his headline stunt |
until a more dramatic moment in the |
ninth. and a long fly to Standard ended |
the session.
Denver had two men on the bases in |
three different innings. In the third |
with one out Haas and Olmstead |
singled but Mag skied out to Kahl
and Belden rolled an easy one to |
Wright. In the fourth Cassidy led off |
with single, Jones sacrificed and |
Standard walked, but with two outs, |
Hartman lifted a high one to Kunkel. |
In the ninth the fans twisted around /
on the spacious benches in nervous |
style. With two out Lindsay laced a /
hard one to left field for one base and
Standard walked, but Landreth COPIED |
Hartman's long fly.
The snappy fielding is worthy of spe- |
cial mention Wright made a great |
stop of a grounder at a psychological
moment, reaching out his lanky right /
and freezing on to the Victor in man
ner much the same as a squirrel hold |
Ing a nut in a hickory tree. Cassidy |
handled five difficult chances. Mag /
stopped a terrific line drive from |
Henry's warpole, and the trio of To- |
pelza outgardeners distinguished them |
selves.
The season winds uD this afternoon
Tomorrow it will be history.
The official score: