The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
SPLIT The BILL
SavageS Took One and Lost
One Sunday Afternoon.
Higgins Made Des MOineS Look
Easy in the First.

Sundays doubIeheader went the
way of most twin bills The Savages
took the first by the score of TO 1
and Des MOincs the second 9 to 4.
The difference that good and rot
ten pitching makes in the appearance
of a ball club is rarely demonstrated
so plainly as it was yesterday IN
the first game with Higgins pitching
big league bail Jackson's team looked
good enough to lead any league and
1sbelFs veterans looked their part in
spite of the fact that Gilligan permit
ted himself to be touched for only SIX
biugles.
on the other hand. when Sanders
went wild and Grover was hit hard IN
the second contest the SaVaSes let
the rough places stick out consider.
ably and were defeated at the end OF
the seventh inning
To say that Squire Higgins pitched
the best game that has been seen here
this season is probably stretching the
Quilt 4 little but no one can deny that
he pitched a sweet, swell game Tor
youngster and showed better class
than any Topeka pitcher since the
team came home
In all Hug famed eight bats
men. among them Bills and Tex
Jones' two of Isbell's most dangerous
and most consistent swatters- He
walked only two men. heaved not
single wild one and pulled out of three
n les that were deep enough to have
engulfed men of more experience.
Three Runs in First.
The team gave Hug a nice lead
in the first inning when three of the
four runs were made After Coch-
ran had grounded out Tallion drew a.
walk Dell placed a single over sec
ond base. Fisher fOuIed out. but
Brown hit a single to left, Bills made
an error and TalliOn and Dell scored
baltimore followed with a single and
scored Brown who had gone to third
while Tallion and Dell were scoring /
Higgins dug his first hole in the
= r. fNearI
fully out of it Jones and Hartford. I
the first two up. hit him for singles, I
but Sawyer forced Jones at third, I
Higgins to Cochran and the next two
batters were made TO ground out
The second hole came in the first of 1
the fourth when the 1zzies gathered {
two more singles. Bills famed, Jones I
drove one to right and Hartford I
walked. Sawyer singled to left. filling /
the bases. and il looked dangerous I
but Tannehiu grounded to Tallion and |
the first double play of the afternoon !
was uncorked.
In the last of the seventh the saw
ages made their fourth run when Lat |
timore singled through short. was sac
rifiCed to second by Trainer. went to |
third on a wild pitch and scored when /
Breen dropped the ball at the plate /
after Monroe had hit fly to Hahn /
and the throw-in had been quick /
enough TO cut off the run.
The last hole Higgins was in came .
in the ninth when his own error of +
Judgment cost him a shutout. Bills
led off with a single to center. Jones +
struck out and Hartford and Sawyer (
singled. filling the bases Tannehi1
hit a grounder to the pitchers box and
Higgins had ample time to force Bills (
at the plate. but he either thought
there were two out or lost his head for
an instant and threw the ball to first ,
TannehiH was out and Bills scored. /
However, Rreen put another grOunder
to Higgins and was neatly thrown out, /
ending the game.
Second Game.
The second game began very much /
like the first The Savages gave San /
derS a twO-rur lead in the first frame. /
Cochran was safe on HartfOrd's err
ror. but was forced at second by Tai /
lion Dell was hit with a pitched ball
Brown flew out to right and Fisher {
doubled to left, driving in Tallion and
Dell baltimore singled and a double /
steal was tried unsuccessfully.
Sanders was wild from the start and
third innings. but escaped miraculous
y and lasted until the middle of the
fourth when he was replaced by Gro
yer after passing two men and allow
ing an fnfield hit that he failed to
field Grover looked like he was
right when he took the mound with
the bases full and Thomas was forced
at second while Tannehill was scor-
ing Bills grounded out, scoring
Graham and Jones flew out, retiring
the side.
The Savages scored another run in
the last of the sixth when Brown hit
a three-bagger almost to the center
field flag pole and crossed the plate
on Fishers sacrifice fly,
The final explosion started in the
first of the seventh and extended
the eighth inning. Bills. first
up in the seventh. walked and Jones
was safe at first when Tallion made
an error trying for double play.
Hartford famed, but Sawyer tripIed.
sweeping the bases clean Tannehill
then followed with 4 single that
scored Sawyer and all Grover did was
TO smile. ~
IZzies Run Wild
In the first of the eighth the Is
bells piled on four more for good
count. Hahn led off with a single and
Grover hit Hunter with a pitched ball
Bills pushed one into Trainers gar
Hahn and Hunter Rapps threw wild
to second trying. TIC catch Il runner 5
and Bills crossed the home rubber.
Hartford then tripled 20 center scor-
ing Jones and the next two batters I
were out. retiring the side.
Des Moines didn't get man to first
in the ninth, and in the last time at |
bat the Savages punched three hits
1ut were able to manufacture only one
nm from them. baltimore led off
With a single, his sixth hit of the day ,
md Trainer drove one to center, but / I
Ramps hit into a double play. forcing
Trainer at second and dying himself =
before reaching first Monroe. bat I
ing for Grover, hit to left scoring =
a fillmore but Cochran grounded out c
md the afternoons program was over.
rhe scores:
First Game {
DIES MONIES
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