The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-11
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SOME DUCK SOUP!
League Leaders Were Easy for
Savages Thursday Afternoon.
Jimmy Jackson Starred as a
Great Lake Fielder.

Bill Rapps called it duck soup"
Thursday afternoon when the Saw
ages made Isbelrs League Leaders
look like 80 cents in Mexican money
by defeating them to 1. But, if Bill
had wanted to be more exact, he prob
ably would have labeled it ducks de-
light.
1t was water and mud baseball. The
outfield was legitimate lake, and
the diamond was as muddy as cat
tie pen at a slaughter house in winter
time. But the fact that the Savages
rose to the occasion in spite or the
handicaps is only added proof that
they have a more versatile and more
perfectly organized team than the
Boosters.
The comparison was noticeable,
both at close range and at distance
On the infield Sammy Mayer and Mr..
Bostick pulled big league plays while
Breen and Hartford allowed the mud
to make them err And in the out
field in water over his shoe tops,
Jimmy Jackson played the star game
of the afternoon, accepting SIX
chances without an error and scoop
ing one up out of the water at MS
shoestringS in the sixth inning, there
by preventing a score. On the other
hand, Hunter proved to be a poor
duck, and Bills took nasty spill in
a wet hole when attempting to get
under one.
Hits We're Even.
The hits were even on both sides,
and both C1unn and Musser pitched
creditable bail. The only difference
was that Clunn never allowed the
Boosters to accumulate more than two
in ona session. while the SavageS made
eight out of their ten in two innings
and made them good for the eight
runs.
Des Moines scored her bachelor run
in her second time at bat. Bills led
off with a single along the third base
line. Sawyer sacrificed him to second
and was himself thrown out by Mayer
who made a thrilling backhanded peg
to baltimore at first. Hartford flew
out to Biddie Trainer and Stanley
sent three Dagger so far into the
deep water of centerfield lake that
Jackson couldn't have gotten it if he
had been equipped with water wings,
web feet and cork belt Bills plowed
home on the play, and Des Moines'
scoreboard was closed for the after
noon.
The Savages came right back and
inning. Jackson led off with a single
over third base. baltimore followed,
and with a brand new bat drove out a
twoba gger. scoring his boss. Monroe
got to first on fielder's choice when
Latte was cut down at third. "Mony"
stole second in the mud, and went to
third when Cochran grounded out to
short Clunn followed with another
one to short and Hartford gobbled it
in such a way that Monroe made
home and Clunn was safe at first.
hOcne singled, out BOSIlck IOuleQ out.
The Big Sixth.
The only other scoring was done in
the sixth session when MusSer got all
nnussed up and allowed a walk, five
hits and six runs. Sammy Mayer
led off with single and placed him
self in a position to score by heady
base running. First, he stole second.
Jackson flew out to Sawyer and when
baltimore dropped long fly into
Hunters glove, Mayer went to third on
throw
ing him. Cochran was awarded
first on four balls and again Clunn
was safe on an error. Roche sin
gled to left scoring Monroe and
Cochran Bostick doubled to the same
waters scoring Clunn and Roche and
Trainer singled, bringing in Bostick.
But Trainer had too much ambition,
and when he tried to stretch his sin
gle into a double was thrown out at
second
There was a moderately good
gloomy day crowd out to see the
sweet victory. Just before the game
started it rained with the sun shin
ing and Grover intimated that the
Bad Man was having trouble in his
family All during the contest.
threatening clouds hung yer the field
in a menacing manner. Towards the
last Of the game it became so dark
that the players could hardly see the
ball.
Sayages Coming.
Most of the fans who saw the game
are now predicting that the Savages
are coming while the Boosters are
going. And it looks like tomorrow
game will be a fierce battle. How
ever, if it is possible to judge from
looks, the downcast Boosters might be
said to indicate that they know their
masters have been met. Towards the
last of Thursday afternoon, their old
confidence was gone. They fought
desperately, but not we'll; and their
weakness was more in the team as a
whole than in their pitcher.
The line up, score and summary of
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