The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-10
LOSE To SAINTS
Savages Drop Game Friday by
4 to 3 Score.
Both Teams Played Good Ball
Despite the Rain.

Although they played errOrleSS Dali
through nine innings of a drizzling
rain on a wet diamond, the Savages
were unable to defeat Mike Kelly s 81
Paul Saints Friday afternoon and losl
the first of their three game series py
the score of to 3.
The slick mud and the Shiny sphere
put both teams to a disadvantage ana
several safe hits were made anu
missed that probably would not nave
been on a clear prohibition day, ana
one of the remarkable things apout
the game was the fact that st. Paul
made only 4 errors and the SaVageS
none.
Every time the pill was punched II
squirted water and every time player
lifted a hoof he raised part of the d1a-
mond. Pants were dirtied by almost
every player and all uniforms were
we'll saturated with sky juice pe1ore
the game had gone four innings.
However. both teams kept their ginger
throughout and gave the spectators a
show that it was worth taking a wet
ting to see.
The fact that most, of the players
from the suburbs of Minneapolis nave
had more than a months training was
shown by the superior form or their
batters and pitchers. In fleldlng the
Savages eXcelled, but they were not
able to connect with as many hits as
the visitors and consequently enoeo
up run shy.
Dashner and Grover both pitched
good ball for the locals, but the breaks
were a wee bit against them. Dash
ner famed three men and allowed five
hits and two runs. In his first inning,
the beginning of the sixth, Grover al
lowed Cruise to score on a wild pitch.
but he only allowed three hits and
famed the last four men who faced
him.
Start With right Ball.
Neither team got man past second
base in the first three innings, but in
the first of the fourth the kellys
broke the ice for two runs Riggert,
the first man up, made first on a sin
gle. Dashner dashed a wild pitch into
Paddock's ribs and gave him free
base. Cruise hit one deep out into
Jimmy Jackson's reserve and R1ggert
made it home while Paddock was TAX
ing second base. Then old Hick john
son came up and pushed out a three
Dagger that brought Paddock home.
Dyer walked to first and when DreS-
sen hit one to left field Cy Sloakum
caught it and cut down Johnson as he
tried to go home.
In the fifth the Savages scored all
three of their runs. BOrdman walked
baltimore, the first man up, and al
lowed him to take second on a wild
pitch. Roche hit a foul fly out to the
right field fence and Miller caught it
on sensational run and stab. Tonne
man hit a safe single to right and
scored baltimore. Then Frankenhoff,
batting for Dashner,' lined hot one
out over second base. Zeke Eye Tai
lion hit one to centerfield, but Riggert
dropped it and TOnneman scored.
Cochran followed and drove a liner
squarely into DreSSen'S NIT but the
first baseman dropped it and Frank
enhoff crossed the plate for the third
run.
In the sixth session Paddock got to
first on an infield hit, but died at Sec
ond when Cruise tried to sacrifice.
Cruise stole second and was advanced
to third when Grover walked two men.
Then Grover let wiIc one loose with
out the bride on and Cruise scored.
In the eighth Paddock led off for
the visitors with a single to center,
was sacrificed to second by Cruise and
scored the last tally of the game when
Marshall drove out a one Dagger. The
lineup, score and summary were as
follows: