The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25
Pueblo Indians Conquered in
Opening Game OF Series.
Contest Locked Dark at the
Start With Hendrix Pitching.
WRIGHT SAVED DAY.
Natives of Lower Colorado Town
Couldn't Score On Wrasty.
WooIey's Throw and Landreth's
Hitting the Features.


eIadsome start down the home stretch,
in the opening game of the series yes
terday afternoon when the Pueblo
team after getting a commanding lead
off Rhoddy Hendrix, were checked in
hectic style by the elongated Wrasty
Wright, and held helpless while the
home talent emerged and copied the
money. The final count stood to 5.
1t was only a seven inning affair,
darkness intervening. Neither side put
up very great exhibition of the
game as both had ridden clear from
Pueblo together in the same private
caboose. The teams dressed on the
train and dropped off near the ball
park, in time to get the afternoon af-
fair started by four thirty.
Rhoddy Hendrix who has returned
to the fold, after committing great
deeds of valor in the Central Asso-
citation jungles. started the game but
his wildness and the hits which the
Indians managed to sandwich in be-
tween, were too much and before the
second inning was over, Cooley beck
oned him to the bench to cool off and
sent Wright in to work.
The Puebs got to Hendrix right off
the reel. Curtis the first Pueblo NOR
tai to bat, laced on over second base
for one bag. Corhan did the sacrifice
act, and an infield out by Clark sent
the leftfieIder to third from which
point he galloped home on one of
Hendrix's untamed pitches. In the
next round Hendrix after tanning E.
Locke walked Foultz and Williams.
Then a fusilade of safe ones sent four
tallies over the plate. ]. Locke per-
colated single over second and Cur
tbs, who hit some yesterday, two-bag-
ger and this was followed by a
screaming single on the part of AL
buquerque Corhan. After Corhan's
blow, Wright assembled the mound, OBJ
securing the pennant pole, and the
side was retired when Corhan made a
futile attempt to take second.
In the meantime Topeka had ac-
cumulated two tallies. In the first
inning Wooley walked and took third
on Geier's single which was in the
neighborhood of second base. An at
tempt was made to get Wooley at
third and Geier took second. Both
scored when Landreth hit a grass cut
ter through Corhan's legs which
eluded his lunch hooks.
But after the Pueblo tragedy in
the second inning, the fans were say
ing goodbye to the local hopes. Cooley
injected some gingerly counsel into
his employees. and with a little spirit
ing on the offense, managed to work
down the Pueblo margin, sending in
two in the third. Reilly and Geier
started the inning by walking. but
Kunkel hit into a double which eX-
GcuIeQ reilly at Cn1rQ. with G6Ier on
second and two out. Landreth, some
hitter, stunS the Victor to the right
field stockade for three sacks. Geier
had no trouble in scoring and Land
reth soon followed his footsteps when
Locke and Clark unused up Abbott
grounder.
This left but one run to be worked
off before the score was tied. In the
fifth Kunkel started the fireworks
with four wide ones and a steal of
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and Kunkel pranced to the counting
station with the tying run. Abbott
going to second on Foult's feeble
throw to the plate. Kerns banged the
ball to the left field fence and Alb
bolt scored.
The last run came in the sixth in
ming. Wooley. first up beat out a per-
feet bunt. E. Locke maze weird at
tempt to cut him off at first but the
ball went at an elevation of some
hundred feet over CIark's head, and
Wooley after sliding n1mpiy regained
his feet and took third, scoring on
Reilly's long fly to McChesney.
The feature of the game was
Wooley's great throw to first base in
the fifth inning. Curtis led off with a
single and was still on first with one
out when Clark hit long one to Lii
iah. Wooley made a neat catch and
with perfect English heaved the bali
to Abbott the throw beating Clark
back to the bag. The hitting of Land
reth and Curtis is worthy of special
mention. Landreth has been singing
the ball hard on the trip, and is in
flating his batting average in grand
shape. Cy was responsible for four
runs yesterday.
The Pueblo team has changed its
makeup considerably since the last
appearance here. The reins of gov
eminent have been turned over to
Fred Clark, the Pueblo first sacker.
not the Pirate leader. walters has
left the team and Jessica Pritchett is
iaboring at second. Spencer's berth in
the outfield has been filled with Nc
Chesney, while Foutz has supplanted
the heavy hitting Doc Miller in right
Tomorrow there will be double