The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
MOORE DREAMS IT
Wins First Two Games of Sea-
son at Wichita.
McGrath, in Some Mysterious
Way, Pitches Both.
CROMPTON WINS GAME
Flattens Ball Against Fence and
1ROMPTON WINS GAME
Flattens Ball Against Fence and
Two Come In.
Izzy Sore Because Left Handler
Hit Burnam.

Manager Fred Moore has had a
| dream. 1t was baseball dream con-
corning the opening series at Wichita
and that shows what's on his mind.
| This was a regular dream and not
frame-up-it could have been improV-
| ed upon in frame-up dream.
All Moore did was to win the first
and second games of the opening SER
| les Che might have won all three) and
! the funny thing in it was that Barney
McGrath pitched both games Che ought
to have had a southpaw win the second
onel.
The opening day was a glorious one
for the national game. the sun was
shining bright and warm, the sodded
field was green and smooth as a bill
lard table, the leafing trees furnished
q background of velyety softness pleas
ant to the eye Che forgot the birds sing
ing and the pickninnies shouting in the
trees and the advertising on the fence)
and seven million fans, mostly ladies'
gorgeously gowned, oVerf1oWed the
stands-a manager must see to the at
tendance.
Isben, the old war horse, was playing
third just like the dope runs, and he
was wearing his touted rubber shirt
in the game, although it was covered
by his uniform Ito be spectacular TINS
shirt should have been worn outside).
Big left handed Burnam was singing
the potato for the Witches and he had
the Kaws beaten up to the seventh IN
ming with one run to the good
Just then Outfelder Crompton, who
is the hospital and will be out of the
opening game, ran into the ball yard.
He had broken away from the doctors
and made the trip to Wichita on the
should have blown in on his mono
plane). The Topeka team had man
on third and man on second Moore
sent Crompton in to hit. The GONZALES
1irrlzA VT
wallop and it fiattened out on the left
field fence while the two runs came
in Ought to had a home run).
At this point old man Isbell rared up
off third and jumped onto Burnam with
both feet cursing him for allowing a
left handed hitter to connect with his
south side delivery. Moore forgot the
score but it was enough and they kept
the lead until the finish.
After all this excitement, the train
load of Topeka fans who had gone
down to see the opener decided to re-
main over for the Saturday game. At
the hotel a jubilee was held. The next
day McGrath won again but who hit
from Moore's memory. The third game
was lost and all the fans were gone
but how it happened is mystery.
Billie Breitenstein will fill the field
ing vacancy made by Outfelder Cromp-
toms visit to the hospital and the util-
ity player is apt to cinch the place in
spite of MooreS dream that Crompton
jumped out Of bed to win the opening
game.
Buchanan is the pitcher sent against
the Santa Fe boys today. Here Is a
fellow, little enough known in the past
pair of seasons, who knows how to
pitch and whose arm apparently has
come back to him. The fans who have
seen him work all praise him
and the manager believes he will JUS
tify their confidence.
1t is almost impossible to believe
that Addie Joss, Cleveland's premier
pitcher and one of the best in the
business, is dead. The hopes of the
Cleveland team have been centered in
Joss pitching arm, He has held them
up with it before and, with a strength
UP into the first division at least. But
it was more than an injured arm
which allied him and the game has
lost one of it's brightest lights and tru-
est gentlemen.
Fire is playing an unusual part In
the affairs of the major leagues. just
when Washington is getting IT'S grano-
stands in shape. following their recent
destruction by fire, the New York
Polo grounds burn and the National
league suffers a loss of quarter OF a
million dollars. The successive fires,
one in each league, is unprecedented
and is a new kind of trouble in the
baseball business.
Spring football practice started at
Washburn this afternoon with score
of men on the field. Coach w, L.