The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
La Flambois Anshted ON His Neck.


sisted Of a number of deadheads and
| a very few live ones. An issue of rain
checks to the whole bunch would
| make little difference in the returns
| OF the day. and as no one wanted a
rain check. anyway, it Is not necessary
to secure legal advice on the subject.
Four times around q standard dia-
mond, stretched out in a straight
track, would carry the runner well on
his way to Kansas City, and three Of
Dick will have to get a complete set
of new tires for Steamboat Bill Rapps,
and Koerner will need a couple Of in
ner tubes. Everybody hit, everybody
to scale the walls of Fort Cooleyvich-
skoff. The score was q score. with q
score Of hits.
1t is said by the official scorer that
the Wichita buEch got six hits. That
is counting the scratch hit when Mr.
La F1ambois, who stood in his little
pasture wondering what time it was
by his new clock, caught his spikes in
the sod, alighted on his ear and miss
ed the catch. Some others were real
hits with the bark on, but 1t was not
the proper day for fattening averages
at the expense of Kaiser Buggsigl. It
was a Slaughter, and looked like q
bucket of Kalsomine for the visitors
tired out from much local and long
distance running, loosened up and al
lowed two rrns. Meanwhile the
Cooley Cossacks had scored In five out
Of eight innings. and never less than
three In any string. Twenty hits and
twenty circuits Of the quadrangle. The
only unf0rtunates in the hitting were
baltimore, who knocked the tar out
Of it. but always found some geek
awaiting at the other end, and Herr
the luck coming to him.
Mr.. Clemens. who donated to the
Topeka average on behalf OF Wich-
tia, has, in the past, trimmed Cooley's
time he must have left his trimmer
in the pocket Of his other trousers.
Imagine the surprise-glad surprise,
of local fans when the homers began
FASTING hi mall over the lot. It was
q torn leaf in Mr.. Clemons' calendar.
Maybe he had 4 Chas. Horse, and may
be the Topeka porchclimbers were just
anxious to trade places, and had seen
the moon over their left shoulders
while coming home from Emporia-
1t is said, by survivors of the EN-
poria campaign, that Emporians take
their baseball like a Kentucky colonel
takes q drink of ENTHUSIASTICALLY:
that they KNOW they have the be-
darnedest ball club in the brush. and
should be in the Western instead Of
the state league. When Cooley's pref
zels dropped in Thursday afternoon.
the natives Of Waltmasonville just
knew they were going to show up the
tailenders Of the Western. And, you
have to give 1t to them, they did offer
a fair-to- middling article Of national
pastime. and besides. they gave our
little Mr.. LAF1amb0is not only q
choice cluster of dollhouse words, but
a golden clock, which will be Of great
benefit to him. BY its reliable dial he
may locate the dinner hour to q gnat's
eyebrow. When ne prizes 1t open to
see what makes 1t tick, he will again
scan the Inscription OF good will writ
ten by the serious-minded denizens of
a town he elped Walt Mason and
Nit White 10 put on the baseball
map.
The Topeka gang voted it a pleas
ant trip. They got home late. and
acquired but little slumber before the
hour arrive Cor walloping the Sand
.hillers, but the manner in which they
cleaned house with their fellow cellar
jewellers would indicate that they were
but little the worse for wear.
Let US hope there will be no more
such games as the Friday game. 1t Is
hard on shoe leather. and shoes cost
/ money. Furthermore. the fans get
/. chesty. and demand that the homers
! play ring-around-a-rosye every day in
| the week. And still furthermore, 1t Is
! liable to peeve the opposing pitcher to
| a point where he will fan the dust out
| Of the Cooleybirds just to get even.