The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-14
Season Opened in the American
Association.
Kansas City Defeats Minneapolis
at Millertown.
LARGE CROWD is OUT
Estimated at Eight
Thousand People.
Western Association Also Opens
the Season.

minneapolis, Mimi, April 14.-The
Kansas City Blues opened the season
very auspiciousIy here Wednesday af.
| ternoon when they took the Millers int
camp 10 to 5. The consistent and time
ly hitting of the Blues meant nothing
but victory in spite OF the occasional
rallies Of the locals.
F'iene for the Millers started out vel
and looked good for the whole route
His benders seemed easier as the game
progressed, however, and before the
final putout the Blues had amassed six
teen hits.
The Millers were the first to- score. In
the fourth Pickering flied out to Co
cash. williams was retired at first on
an easy grounder to Love. Gill then hit
for three bases, Downie losing the ball
in the sun. Smith then reached first on
an error by Love. Gill scoring on the
play, Smith was forced at second on
Fiene'S easy grounder to ELAN.
The Blues made their first tallies in
the first half of the fifth. ELAN who
led off in this inning was an easy out,
Fiene to Gill. Campbell hit for two
bases to left field. shannon followed
with a two-bagger, scoring Campbell.
Downie then beat out slow roller to
first, advancing Shannon to third.
Downie then attempted to steal second
and the Millers tried to short throw TO
hold Shannon on third. The throw from
and Pickering, who backed up second.
Downie and Shannon both scored. Co
cash struck out.
In their half the Millers tied up the
score. Clymer flied out to Yohe, but
AltiZer singled to right. Cravath was
out on an easy grounder to Yohe. Hobe
Ferris then made home run over the
right field fence, scoring himself and
Altizer. Pickering hit a slow grounder
to Campbell, retiring the side.
The Rl10Q wera unwilling fn call If a
tie and annexted two more in the sixth.
Yohe started the inning by striking
out. Hunter hit for three bases, but
the best Love could do was an easy
grounder to F'iene, who retired him ct
first. ELAN was hit by a pitched ball,
Sullivan then singled to right, scoring
Hunter and advancing ELAN to third.
Campbell singled cleanly to right, scor-
ing ELAN. Shannon flew out to Clyn-
er, retiring the side. There was moth
ing doing from this time until the
ninth, then there were doings aplenty.
Shannon was retired on an easy
grounder to Ffene. Downie looked at
four wide ones and was passed The
hit and run game was successfully
pulled off here, Cocash hitting through
short when Altizer started for second
on Downie's steal. Yohe then hit for
two bases, scoring Downie and Cocash.
through short, scoring Yohe, and stole
second a moment later. Love was
walked and ELAN was hit by pitched
ball, filling the bases. Hunter scored
on Sullivan's slow grounder to Ferris,
who retired the catcher at first. Shan
non retired the side by hitting a line
drive at Ferris.
Clymer opened the Millers' half by fly
ing out to Cocash. Altizer followed with
a single to right. Cravath then hoisted
the next one over the left field fence,
thus scoring himself and Altizer. Ferris
struck out and Pickering flew out to
Shannon, ending the game.
Campbell pitched effectively although
the Millers got to him for ten hits, two Of
them homers, he never allowed them to
start anything dangerous. Downie was
the star with the bat for the Blues, getting
four hits out of as many times at bat.
The weather was ideal. About 5000 fans
attended the game.
Score by innings: RH.E
Kansas City. o 8 o SO 16 4
Minneapolis .........0 OIL 900 p 10 3
The other games in the American As
ISOLATION resulted as follows:
At Columbus-Columbus O: Louisville, 6.
At Minneapolis-Min S; Kansas
City, 10.
At ST Paul-St. Paul. /; Milwaukee, 2.
At Toledo-Toledo, s; Indianapolis, o.