The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-15
Beat st. Joseph in Last Contest
by 4 to 2 Score.
Fugate'sSweIl Pitching and Fine
Support Win Game.
PINCH HITS ARRIVE.
CrOmptOn's Beautiful Triple to
Center Puts Game Away.
Great Qualification at Ball Park
Began Saturday Afternoon.


It was a great day for Topeka and
the Kaws, Sunday was. The Kaws dou-
bled on st. joseph 4 to 2 in beautiful
game of ball and $500 fans. enthused
by the Saturday winning, saw the team
strike that promised stride. Not for
some time will the maltreated Kaws
have to stay under cover. Now for a
time they will be permitted to walk
down Kansas avenue and forsake the
byways.
The confidence gained by the Satur-
day turn of luck showed everywhere in
the exhibition Sunday. They felt like
a regular ball team in a regular sche-
dule of the Western League. The
stands shared in the surety and there
was Joy unbounded. Topeka really
wants to be a good ball town.
Fugate and Bolivar Battle.
Jack Fugate and Bolivar Kaufman,
former teammates, the one south paw
and the other a right winged winner
the hits off Kaufman were of the
scratch variety but his support can
hardly be held responsible. Three hits
through the infield were tagged but
were worthy bingles. The Kaws con-
tinued to hit in the pinches and so
won. Fugate was saved in holes by
superior support, the Kaws fielding like
mad men. Crompton'S three base hit
. in the eighth scored two and won the
game. Roth pitchers whitfield three.
Boliver walked two and Fugate one.
For four innings there was nothing
serious happening for either team
Kelly had a two-bagger in the first but
Fugate struck out two and the danger
passed. Jones opened the second ses-
sion with a single and Meinke sacri-
feed him but he died at second. Powell
opened the third with a double and
Reilly sacrificed him to third but Jones
flew out to close center and Thomson
pegged to the plate on a line holding
Powell at third and winning rounds of
applause. The last chance was Meinke
and for moment it looked like he had
started the scoring. He hit liner to
right which made hearts sink but
Crompton dashed in catching it off his
knees. Then it was the Topeka fans
scratched their names from the knock
er's roster.
Locals Make Two.
Warned by that lucky escape in the
fourth the Kaws went in to bat in
the fifth with load of pepper Cromp
ton, to further establish his quality,
pumped out a double to left. Moore
went down Reilly to Jones but Cromp
ton slipped on to third. Hawkins
struck out. There was two gone, a man
on third, and Jack Fugate. mere pitch
er, at the bat. Here is where Kauf-
mans nemesis caught up with him.
He passed Fugate Rickert, who was
leading the list, slashed one through
second and CromptOn scored. Hafford
followed with a double to the left fence
and Fugate completed the journey but
Rickert, trying to leg it in from first
was caught at the plate on a pretty
throw by Powell to Hamilton to Coop
er. Topeka had two runs for a lead.
McChesney led off for st. Joseph in
the sixth with a single over second but
there was no one to touch Fugate for
the necessary transportation home. The
Kaws with two down got fresh start
in the same round when Hopke hit to
left for two and Crompton singled,
showing him to third. Crompton then
stole down to second. With these two
awaiting the call Moore went out on
a ground ball TO Hamilton.
Fielding Saves Fugate.
Exceptional fielding rescued Fugate
in the seventh after he allowed Jones
to walk. Meinke burned one past Flu
gate which grazed the second sack but
Hopke flew into it, kicked the sack and
pegged to Whitney with a yard to
spare Then Hamilton hit safe and the
value of the double play was apparent.
ball. 1t was one, two, three for the
Kaws.
Then came the eighth wherein Mr..
Fugate fell into another hole, let two
get across, and finally had to save him
self with his best brand of curved
out easy enough but McChesney chose
to single. Kelly felt stronger and sent
a screamer down the third base line
good for two bases. McChesney was
held at third. That was a mighty
threatening cloud over the Kaw lead.
II blackened when Powell was safe
on a bad throw by Hafford. 1t rained
two runs when Reilly poked one out
to left center, good for one base but
scoring both McChesney and Kelly. The
two left ON remained stationary while
Fugate did some special pitching and
caused both Jones and Meinke to pop
out to Hopke.
Then came also the eighth for the
Kaws. Boliver looked safe for a while.
Hafford flew out. Thomson, however,
connected safely, driving one through
second. Whitney was safe but Tommy
out Reilly to Meinke on a pretty piece
Of work. Then Hopke walked. That was
where Crompton did things to mis- bat
ting average and clouted out a triple
which bounded against the center right
fence. Whitney and Hopke had rang up.
Moore few out and Crompton died but
the count was proven to be a plenty.
st. Joseph made a last try in the
ninth and got going when Fugate hit