The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
WikidaPs Yannigans Bea
Regulars at Kaw Field.
Good Crowd Sees Players in
Action First Time.
LOCAL RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Extra Base SwatS Swamp Play
ers in Initial Showing.
Wild Brand of Baseball Played
in Wind.


The local record for extra base hits
was broken at Kaw field Sunday art
ernoon when a perfect shower OF
three baggers, two base hlts anu nome
runs entertained 1,1O4 1ans VINO as
.aynhled in spite of the Wlno anu
-.c1-ir,ey narticIes of mother earth.
THE storm of hits was accompahleo d
hy a few strikenuts and a couple Oh
masses incidentally the HannlSdns
came from behind and beat Gear ;
~a.11Iars nv a score of to s. The
Yannfgans fell hard on the reguIar
,1i+cheTs although the batting would
have resulted in far fewer saIe mus
mad If not been fer the gentle hhl-
sas zephyr which waIteu 49, 49, s5 70
hall park at the rate OF from 90 70
Ak miles an hour. Pop fouls became
Infield hits and easy outs were con
O-erted by the moving atmosphere INTO
singles, two baggers' trlPlSs az IN a.
runs. The crowd pulled hard Tor the
l 80 and their work was not in
vain.
Rr+ the principal feature OF the
event was the opportunity the I IoSrll
cons were given to look over the kaW-
lots Nearly every man on the squad
vas given a chance to uncork ms
share Ct crazy quilt baseoall anu
nearly every kind of baseball WIS
-,1u ~ad
sto1s. wild. weird errors, dltflcult
catches. wild pitches, fast work on
the bases and some slumberlng on
mart Of both base runners anu pray
ers in the field 1t was a circus Gus a.
times and a ball game at olneIs-
Ja1dsnrings and somersaults were
MI on in the outfield and Joe RICK
Err made a bunch of pretty shoe-
string catches. The players pounded
the pitchers hard and the next min
IN
The wind prevented a good show
ing at the bank by any OF the play
ers But from out OF the mass VI
work put on Sunday there arises IIli9
,,roDoSition: Either the manager mas
a bard hitting team or the pitchers
are in mighty bad shape Some OF the
pitchers were going Sood yeSteI eaS
C,ocreham worked well and the rams
here doped him a rather weak mem
-. of the staff. He had a mixture OF
snaed fair control and curve that
wasn't bad to gaze on Cy. Young uls-
,oIaved more stuff than he ever showed
here despite the fact that he was MT
hard later Alderman WORKED IhSelS
and lack F'ugate showed how ne nau
LOST some weight. Wainwright didn
fare SO poorly and Kusel performed
very nicely All the pitchers got away
fairly good considering the way the
Wind caused the balls to be misJudged
and carried II away AAOAAA NAAN
rrbare isn't any apparent weakness
~ the housekeeping department TINS
season. according to yesterdays work
Gear seems to have thr se catchers, any
of whom can perform as credltaply as
anyone ever attached to the local team
Cbanroan and Schmidt, the Chief of the
Kavs. were the favorites with the
crowd and they worked nicely. smith
showed up we'll. Tho catchers nave
learned to keep the runners fairly close
10 irst and peg nicely They seem TO
hove nrettv good judgment in hand
ling pitchers and these are a portion at
least of the work in the box behind the
plate
It is hardly likely that any of the
Kaw infieid will ever be sent to the
I,-orl,hOuse for being inclined not to
toll. The bunch seem to be as in
dustrious as any placed on exhibition
here since the advent of the team into
the O'Neil circuit. All the way around
there is a lot of pepper, fairly lively
wings and a disposition to meet 'em
half way instead of waiting for them.
The players shove their hands into the
dirt like they meant to get what they
go after. They seem to know what to
do with the ball and lose no time in
carrying out their good intentions. On
both sides yesterday there was will
ingness to do and a knowledge of how
to accomplish it that was pleasing. The
players worked to some disadvantage
on account of the soft condition of the
infield but this will be overcome by
the first hard rain. Perhaps the new
heavy roller which will be put into ac-
tion today may help it some. Gardner,
the southern first sacker. is a portside
finger. He seems to know fairly we'll
about how 10 cavOrt in section of the
initial back. Gardner looks like he can
do whatever work will De necessary at
that station.
The new entrance viii robably ne
cessitate the building of a wall of some
kind around the press box if the scor-
ers are to be given immunity from the
worry of being crowded up against the
netting.
This department will give A life sized
portrait of the perpetra tor to the ball
player who writes the best comparison
of Kansas breezes and Texas Winds
The job of playing right field hasn't
been made any easier by the improve
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