The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-10

SMALL CROWD. BRAVED COLD
Gears Recruits Come Up to Ad-
vance Notices.
Pittsburgers Again To-day
Minneapolis Saturday.

Minneapolis Saturday.
Six hundred shivering fans saw the |
KAws make their initial appearances
on the local diamond with the Pitts |
burg Pirates as opponents THURSDAY
afternoon. The pirates pounded the
aided by q number of tickets for free
transportation they scored SIX runs
and held the Kaws to one.
The atmosphere was not conducive
to baseball, from a players or spec
tator's standpoint The fans. In the
keeper shivered from the first inning
until Fullerton ended the game in the
ninth by flaming Hans Wagner, the
flying Dutchman. OF course the rams
did not expect to see real contest
but were willing to spend the money
for a chance to zee the celebrated
Fred Clarke and his Pirates in ac-
ton.
The Kaws also drew their share of
attention. This was the boys first
chance to look them over and they
took advantage of the occasion.
There are many strange faces on the
team and of course the fans were
anxious to learn the first and last
name of each individual. They had
learned the names by reading the
various line of radiator and training
trip dope that has been printed from
time to time and they waited to see
the man and connect him with the
right name. OF course they were In
terested in the old players and want
ed to look them over so as to satisfy
first division club for Topeka this
summer.
Pittsburg Scored Three in First.
Pepper Clarke started the game
for the locals by walking Max Carey.
Joe Kelly, with St. Joe last year, went
to first on a Texas Lacquer to center.
Mike Mowry singled to right and the
shouldered the b1udgeon and walk
ed toward the plate. The fans ap-
plauded and Hans drew free trans
portation, allowing Carey to score.
Konetchy, formerly of st. Louis, was
out on a sacrifice fly to Riggs in CEN
was thrown out from MCGEE to
Koerner and Mowry scored. Total,
three runs, two hits
Cochran led off with a single to
right center. Dowd drew pass.
Forsythe was hit by a pitched ball
drew pass and Cochran scored.
Riggs famed. and Tallion flew out to
Mitchell. Scores one run, one hit.
That was all the counting for the
Kaws. Dowd beat out an infield hit
to deep short field. The hit was far
back and Hans Wagner did not have
time to straighten so he made a bad
throw to first. Rapps hit to right
center for two bases in the ninth in
ming and that was the total of bingles
for the KawS.
Mitchell Hit Home Run.
The Pirates ,I4turned in the fourth
inning for another run when Mitchell
! h hn q f0nnQ
He was the first man at bat in this in
ming. The visitors showed another
across in the sixth inning when with
one out, Gibson singled, Jas. Kelly, bat
ting for Kanthler, forced Gibson at
second, stole second and scored when
Carey drove the ball through Dowd's
legs. They annexed the last run in
the ninth inning when Joe Kelly drew
a pass. stole second and scored on
Mowry's double to right center.
The Kaws performed to the satisfac-
ton of the crowd and did as we'll as
we expected. Information from the
training camp has been sufficient to
give one an opportunity to form an
opinion of the speed and ability of the
various players and every one of them
fulfilled these advance LOtices, in our
opinion.
George Cochran was the only man on
| the club who ventured to attempt a
Of Dowd at second and MCGEE at short
appeared to please everybody. Even
| the correspondents of the Pittsburg
papers, who are travelling with the Pr
| rates commented on this performance
| of this pair of newcomers. In the out
! field, the Kaws appeared slow in get
ting fly balls.
Lou McAllister performed as usual
| and so did BNl9Rapps.
Rapps made his debut on the To-
peka gorunds as member of the
Topeka club and worked like an old
timer. Rapps caught his first game in
and with what little experience he has
| had, this year he did well.
The pitchers, Clarke, Higginbotham
and Fullerton, worked as we'll as ex-
pected. Neither hurried and showed
| the ball with much speed. They would
not run the risk Of injuring their
| arms. Fullerton appears to have i'm
| proved the style of his delivery which
/ might make him a more effective
| pitcher and nothing but time and acid
| test will reveal facts. In defense the
| club showed well but in offensive it
| was weak. The Pirate recruit pitcher
was as wild as the winds but the Kaws
$50 hitters in the Appalachian league
could not even make sacrifice hit.
Cochran alone landed squarely on the
bali and Cochran alone showed any
| life on the bases.
i The Pirates play again today and
Minneapolis Saturday and Sunday.
PITTsBURG.
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