The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-11
Topeka SHUT OUT
Players Run Bases Like Bunch
of School Boys.
Wichita Gets Three of Four
Scores by Men Passed.
REAGAN PLUNKS SIGN.
Obstacle in Center Field FOils
Home Shot in Eighth.
Izzy and His Followers Depart
for Denver.

Wichita Kan, July 11.-If there is
any one thing to which can be at
trtbuted Topeka's shutout by the job
bers yesterday, aside from the fact
that Jimmie Durham had them regu-
larly on his lists, it is that they ran
bases like a bunch of school boys on a
back lot, five of the seven men who got
on before the ninth being retired, in
every instance unnecessarily.
This was especially true Of WEIGH and
Reilly in the first. they having been
caught OFF second and first respectively
efter they had both landed on a pass
and q single. WEIGH again ran into a
double when he tried to make third on
Reilly's out at first in the fourth, and
Reagan was caught at the same cor
ner trying to stretch the benefit Of
weIch's blow to right. WEIGH made
the other out Of that sort trying to steal
In the second.
Wichita had things breaking right
for them in the scoring line, and three
of their four runs were made by men
who had been passed Wright started
out a line winner, forcing Belden to
hit to him for an easy out at first and
striking out Middleton and Claire In
the second inning, however, he handed
Hughes q pass to start on and that
ing on to third when Kerns passed the
ball with which he intended throwing
him out. With two gone. Koerner sent
a two Dagger to the right field fence
just inside the foul line and Hughes
scored. Jockerst few out to center.
With Durham down Belden drew a
pass in the third and scored on Middle
tons two sacker to left. Jockerst got
on through the only error of the game
in the fifth, but was caught off first
when Durham missed an attempted sac
rif1ce. Middleton and Hughes hit In
the sixth but the former was caught
between third and home when a double
steal was attempted just as Wooley
threw in Izzv's long fly.
Koerner drew a pass with one gone
in the seventh and went to third on
Jockerst's infield hit. Durham, who is
still batting with one hand, dropped
play, which was successful and koer-
ner registered. Belden brought Jock
erst home with a liner to center.
Topeka never looked dangerous until
two were gone in the ninth, when Dur
ham slowed up and WEIGH, Reilly and
Thomson hit in order, the last blow
an infield drive at Claire which let no
one score. IzZy had a conference with
the Douglass druggist right them but
Jimmie only laughed and pushed the
Big Chief away, and showed that he
was still master of the situation by
forcing Reagan to send slow roller
to first, finishing the game.
Reagan came near starting something
in the eighth when he was first up and
hit a long one to center field that would
have gone over for homer had it not
been for a large sign that sticks up
some ten feet above the rest of the
fence near the club house. 1t is worth
$40 to plunk that sign, feat that has
been accomplished only once before
this year, but Middleton made a quick
return of the ball and instead of
homer Reagan had to be satisfied with
a single.
The wichita team departed at sos
last night for Denver.