The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-29
SOX DROP LAST z
Wichita Cleans Slate 5 to 4 and
IL to 2.
Sluggish and Erratic Playing
Mars Games.
CITIZEN HANDLES BALL
In the First Contest Yelling
tOnian Shows Possibilities.
Hughes of Wichita Gets a
Three Bag Hit.
GIFFEN HANDLES BALI

In an afternoon, marred by sluggish
and cratic playing, Wichita cleaned
the slate Of a double bill and the
wanderers exhibited in Topeka for the
last time. The first game was pull
ing teeth and the Sox gave it up only
at the end of the ninth, the score
standing to 4. The second contest
was not a contest but a cat and
mouse affair and dragged through the
seven innings agreed upon to a u to
2 close.
Bull Durham appeared on the hill
for the Witches and young Giffen, late
of the wellington brushes went out
to meet him. The youngster all but
came off victorious, worked hard ana
showed possibilities. When the Wtch-
ita. visitors scored three in the first in
ming on three singles, a sacrifice and
an error by Peoples, Giffen looked like
a ''gone sausage but when the Tope-
JSa visitors came back with couplet
on three hits of their own, things look
ed about even.
In the next inning the Sox tied it on
a walk and two cratic throws. The
game then went three rounds without
a scratch of the chalk and the SoX
hung I'D a leader on Riley'S walk ana
Doc Stoffer's double. There the EX-
lies broke step and couldn't organize.
Wichita's winning streak came in the
eighth. Westerzil and Davis both dou-
bled and moment later Hughes poked
out a single and the Sox were nosed
out.
The second game was bewilderlng
exhibition Of what wouldn't be termed
classy ball. There have been worse
perhaps. but it would take a harder
word than awful to express them
Aitchison and Easley did the slab work
Topeka led off at the bat and a double
play FASTENED the session without
run. Wichita did no better: Then the
Sox came to life when Riley reeted
Aitchison for q triple and scored on
ripping single by Peoples.
That was just an incentive for the
Jobbers and the way they went after
Mr.. Ensley, formerly Of JobberVllle,
was terrifying. Davis hit, Koerner
sacrificed and Hughes hit. 1t was Peo-
pies turn for another error and he
staged a good act. Schmidt then drew
a walk and Ensley hit Aitchison- Mid
dleton drew another walk and Petit
grew doubled, cleaning the bases OF
what was left. There were five in all
told and Stoffer added an error with
safety. They had hit around to Davis
but he graciously flew out and ended
the agony.
True, Beckley did look around for
some relief for Ensley but failed to see
Et4lNs NT4lGn uoO just BAICAASA c.
and Fugate pitched the last one the
day before. Clyde held them off the
next inning but in the fourth they be-
gan eating in again. A walk, sacrifice
error, three Dagger and single, with
the trimmings, had crowded three more
across. Then Beckley did find a change
ct any rate. Catcher Agnew was sent
20 the mound and Maxey brought In
60 catch Hughes welcomed Agnew
with a three-bagger, scoring another
and then scored on a putout. Five
more were rung up.
In the fifth Wichita added two more
on a walk and three straight singles,
The Sox braced a little in the sixth,
beat out three successive singles and
scored one. The game was called fol
seven innings by agreement. Franz
a nephew of the famous Parson and q
student in Washburn, played the left
garden for a term to relieve Abbott
who had relieved Thomson. Further
relief was needed. Score:
The scores.