The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-12
won DOUBLE BILL
Another S0uthpaw Pitcher
Beaten by the COOleyites.
Des MOines Sent Three at 10.
peka in Succession.
BOOSTERS BADLY beaten
Score Of First Game, 4 to 3
Second Was z to 0.
Ridgeway and Weidaman
Pitch Good Games.

Three left handlers in as many days
was too much of a good thing SO two
were beaten when the Cooleyites won
first and third games Of the series To-
peka won both ends OF the double
header Friday afternoon. The score OF
the first game was to and the last
2 to 0. Slattery, recruit. was the
third southpaw and Jack RidSeway OPP
posed him.
Frank Isbell. owner of the Des Moines
club. after having good luck with
Thomas, his second left handler. VINO
pitched Thursdays game, did not have
enough nerve to confront the topeka
fans with another. SO ducked for nome
and left Red Andreas to face the on
elaught. Andreas was game to the core
and his club lost the contest.
Jack Ridgeway was on the mound 1or
the Cooleyites in the first game. He
had just returned from his home in
Philadelphia, where he was called a
month ago. but one might nave thought
he was primed for this event. Ridge
way went after the Boosters with
vengeance and did not allow safe hit
until in the seventh inning. Hahn led
off in this round with a two base clout
but the rest of his teammates went
out in order. With one out in the
eighth. Ewoldt singled but the Cooley
ties stopped the fun by pulling over
double play.
Tope' took the first game Of
afternoon by a 4 to score.
Ridgeway held the visitors down to
the seventh to no hits and allowed
three walks during the whole game.
He gave five hits. one in the seventh,
one in the eighth. and gave three in
the ninth.
Topeka took a one run lead in the
game today in the first inning when
Forsythe beat out an fnfield fly hit
and scored on double to center by
koerner.
In the fifth stanza Rapps lifted the
ball over the fence for a home run.
Topeka annexed two more runs in the
sixth Singles were made by Forsythe,
Koerner and Tallion.
In the nirt-- Ne--fdge. ''-g for
F'lattery grounded out, baltimore to
Koerner, Breen singled, Hahn singled
to right Jones doubled. scoring Breen
and Hahn, Hunter walked, Haley hit
into double play, Haley out at first,
Cochran to Koerner. Hunter out at
second. Koerner to baltimore, runs.
Weidaman Wins Second Game.
Andreas had no more southpaw pitch
TOpekans in the second game. Hogan
was effective when he could locate the
rubber but was mighty wild and was
frequently forced to groove the ball
then somebody killed it. Cooley select
ed his youngster, Weidaman, to go
In against the Boosters and made
good pick. 1t was the first game he had
pitched on the home grounds but he
worked with lots of confidence, had
very good control and steam.
Weidaman did not allow a man to
reach first base until in the fourth in
ming and then Tex Jones got on by
grace of single to right field. That
was all for him. With one out in the
fifth, Andreas doubled and the next
two went out in order. In the sixth,
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at first on a close decision which was
doubtful. Hahn hit a grounder to
Tallion but he booted the ball and
both runners were safe. Jones forced
Hahn at second and Breen went to
third. He was the only man that
ing the contest.
Hogan did not get away as lucky as
Weidaman and the Cooleyites got one
run off his delivery. in the first in
ming. Rapps led off and walled and
scored on hits by FOrsythe and Koer-
ner. With two out in the third. La
F1ambois drew pass and went to
third on Forsythe's SINCE to center
Hartford muffed the ball when it was
returned to the infield and the In
dian scored.
Hogan was wild throughout the
contest but was pulled in the seventh
when Mogridse went in as a pinch
hitter. Duffy went in and finished the
game but made a botch OF the job
He got by in the seventh withou
much trouble but he had lot of i
in the eighth. Forsythe led off with &
pass. Koerner sacrificed, Tailor
walked and Gleason singled in sue
ccssion. With the infield drawn up
Cochran hit a grounder to Hartford
who played for baltimore. who wa
sliding in ..ome. baltimore was safe
Rapps singled to right and Gleason
and Cochran scored. The game wa.
called at the end OF this inning, OIL
account of darkness.
Score-first game:
DIES MONIES.