The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-23
IT WAS AWFUL.
Western League Season Opens
Under Poor Conditions.
Dust Storm Makes Topeka Game
Far From Enjoyable.
BEATEN BY ALDERMAN
Ex-TOpeka TWirler Held Cooley.
sOX Safe.
Home Teams Lose in the Other
cities, Too.
BEATEN BY ALDERMAN

Where They Play Tomorrow.
Sioux City at Topeka.
Des Moines ar St. Joseuh.
Omaha at Wichita.
Lincoln at Denver.
The first game OF the season was
staged during one of the worst ex-
hibitions of the weatherman. The
wind whistled and howled and drove
clouds of dust into the bIeachers and
grandstand. Had Jim Grow street
cars been in use in Topeka few people
would have ridden in the white Sec
tion on their way in from the park
last night. And the weather was en-
fitely too cold for the comfort of the
fans. However. 2,S00 people, accord
ing to the official estimate, braved
the weather and all but couple OF
hundred stayed it out. The crowd ex-
tended into the field on the. north of
the west bleachers, but kept out OF
the way of hot ones back of third so
that ground rules were not necessary.
1t was the worst opening day in years
in Topeka and the loyal ones who fac
ed the weather deserve good ball
team for their bravery. And despite
the opening performance, Cooley has
one
Until the last stages of the game
the locals yesterday played the poor
this spring. Whether it be stage
fright, or something else, the result
was the same and the game looked
like one between some state league
team and the Pirates. There was
plenty of baseball in our medicine
chest, but the combination of the
chest could not be worked. The SIOUX
played ball all the time and thus won
easily.
was the injuring of Andreas. when
Kerns made a Tyrus Cobb dive into
the middle sack. 1t is, of course, TO
be regretted but could hardly be help
ed. Just how serious are the injur-
les OF the sorreI topped warrior re-
mains to be seen, but every fan hopes
the classy infielder will soon be back
at his station. s-..s-r
The game in detail:
First Inning.
Sioux. City-QuiIlena first man put up,
was hit by a pitched BAH Andreas
doubled, scoring CULLEN. Collins new
out to Thomson .Neighbors slng1eo,
scoring Andreas and was thrown out
irving TO steal second. Simmons flied
out to Kunkle. Two runs.
Topeka-Wooley strue.- out. Reilly
s..se on error by CULLEN and was
hit PenneIl walked. kunkie flies out
to Andreas- No runs.
Second Inning.
Sioux City-Stem struck out. WEIGH
singled to right field. Miller walked.
Alderman struck out. WEIGH and Miller
scoring Miller ar.1 WEIGH AndreaS out
on a high fly to Wolley. Two runs.
Topelza-Abbott grounded to hFst.
a<ahl struck out. kerns sent hlgh
one to right field. No runs
Third Inning.
Sioux City--Collins sent up infield
fy, Kerns grabbed it Neighbors sim
gled to right field. Tenlon hit to pitch
er, forcing Neighbors at second. Stem
hit to shortstCp. who threw to second;
KahI dropped ball. Both safe. BY a
similar play both men against adj
vanced. Welch singled to center, scor-
ing two runs. Miller hi: to third and
was thrown out by Kunkle. Two runs
Observation-Disclosures hit to third safe
at first Wooley hit to short, forcing
Kaufman at second. Reilly hit to sec
ond. scoring WooIey. Thomason hit
to short and was thrown out at first.
Reilly scores. Pennell out to center.
Two runs.
Fourth Inning.
Sioux City-<aufman is taken from
the box. Wright on firing line. Walked
Alderman, first man up. CULLEN hunt
ed and was safe at first; Alderman
went to second. Andreas hit to third
and was out at first. Collins hit to
second; Kahl booted the ball; two men
out stealing second. Neighbors hit to
second; thrown out at first Two runs.
Topeka-Kunkle hit to third and
was thrown out at first. Abbott struck
out. Kahl walked. Kerns grounded
to second. forcing Kahl. No runs.
Fifth Inning.
Sioux City-Fenlon struck out. Stem
walked and stole second, Kahl dropped
the throw. WEIGH walked. Crowd
called for opening battery. Billiard and
Stubs. Cooley is UP in the air. Mil
Ter hit To second and forced WEIGH.
stem was thrown out at home plate
on fast play. Kerns in linnelight. Gets
high one to him on the jump. No
runs.
Topeka-Wright hit to pitcher,
thrown out at first. WcoIey struck out
Reilly walked Thomson hit through
pitcher and was safe at first. PenneIl
singled to left, scoring Reilly. Thoma-
@on went to third and Pennell to sec
end. Kunkie flew out to center. One
run.
Sixth Inning.
Sioux City-Alderman struck out
CULLEN hit for three bases. Andreas