The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-07
TOO MUCH RHODES
"Dusty" Person Again Allows
Kaws Only Four Hits.
ROurke's Sterlings Take Shut
out Series Opener.
FUGATE FIGHTS HARD
Loss Due to Failure OF Team to
Hit.
Beecher Makes Good Showing
as an OutfieldeF.
FUGATE FIGHTS HARD

Dusty Rhodes, the second OF the
same, was an enigma to the kaws
series goes to the visitors in a shutout
of to 0. 1t was his second OFFENCE,
having won from the Kaws on his 9TH
err visit, though not by shutout. In
both instances he gave only -FOUR hlts.
game. too, and had his team mates
been able to hit Rhodes might have
gotten away with a win. In only one
inning did they get more than a SIN
gle hit. That was in the fifth when
they punched three bingles and rung
UP their two counters.
All the way it was one, two,
three sort of a game, well played but
lacking in hits at opportune moments.
The pitchers really fought it out IN
spite of the preponderance Of hits
against Fugate.
First Danger Comes Early.
The first show of danger for either
side was in the second round. In
their half the Hogs opened with a
hit by Neihoff and King sacrificed
him. Schoonover and KneaTes flew
out, however, and the danger passed.
Whitney led off for Topeka with a
hit in the last half of the same round.
He was forced by Hopke. Breiten-
stein went out on a ground ball and
Crompton, who has been hitting in the
pinches, was given a pass by Rhodes.
Hawkins, who has been doing the
same, got his and Hopke tried to reach
home. The ball came light to Schoon-
over and by a quick throw he cut
Hopke off with a yard to spare.
The fifth was really all there was
TO the game in the way of anything
doing and the Hogs did all OF it there.
Kneaves opened with a safe one
through short. Agnew followed up
took a high bound and Hafford tried
to spear 1t but it caromed off his
init on over his head and went good
for two bases. Rhodes struck out
and Pack came to the post with the
men on second and third. He deliv-
cred the goods. touching F'ugate for a
safe crack through the first and sec
ond neutral zone. The two runs came
in. Kane and Williams were easy outs
but the damage had been done an,
served to win the game.
KawS Threaten in Ninth.
The Kaws threatened to stage an
other of their famous brand Of last-of-
ninth finishes and got as far as hav-
ing two men on the sacks. Beecher
hit through Kneaves to give the thing
a start. Whitney flew out to VIII
Jams. Hopke looked savage so he
was given a free ticket out Of the way.
Breitenstein got as far as three balls
and two strikes but was forced to hit
the next and flew out to Kneaves. An
other chance to get into the race
was left to Crompton. But he failed
to get the drift of Dusty's teasers
and whitfield the air.
A good crowd again was present and
Topeka really is on the ball map fig
ured either from the tinkling of the
coin or the playing OF the team. Shot
up as badly as it is, the club played a
good steady game of ball and a sort
that is good enough to win many
western games. To play as well con-
sistently would assure many victories
in fact, for the. Kaws can hit most
-
dusty person.
Beecher, the big Rochester boy
handled himself creditabIy as an out
fielder In Thomason's place. He
cleaned up on shin catch which
many good fielders would have
dropped, and procured one of the foul
bingles from Rhodes.
The score; a