The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-27
les 49, Up to the Minute ~
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LAKAFF LICKED' EN-
Aided by Umpire, Des MOines
Couldn't Win Monday.
MOgridge's Wildness in TIT
Pinches Was Disastrous.

In spite of the fact that they had
to play against the Des Moines team
plus Umpire Cusack, the Savages took
the third game of the series from IS
bells League Leaders Monday by the
score of to 3.
Cusack's umpiring was so rotten
that Jimmy Jackson would have been
justified in refusing to tlnlsh the
game. The decisions were so disgust
ing that a we'll known fan who had
purchased a ticket to uoday's booster
game stated he would not go in the
park again as long as Mr.. Cusack
holds the indicator.
Ever since he has been here Gu
sacks rankness has been such as to
disgust the most loyal fans and To-
pekans now know why almost every
town in the league has made bitter
complaint about him. OF course, ne
has been working under personal
disadvantage here, but it is an IN
justice to the game to allow him to OF
ficiate when well, much less when
physically unfit
But to forget the evil we have with
us and to get back to the sweet vic
tory and the neat trimming Nick LAX
aft gave the far famed Mogridge
Lakaff Looked Good.
Lakaff looked better than he has
at any time since he became Savage
and held the opposing Battlers to five
scattering hits. On the other hand
Mogridge didn't look like he would be
worth a million dollars to the New
Workers next season by quite few
cents and between two and three base
hits and walks he was in more or less
trouble every inning except two. HIS
wildnesS, however, seemed to be his
greatest trouble and in all he walked
six batters and hit two, one of whom
-Trainer-waS not allowed to take a
base by @. CuSack-
The Savages hung the first run on
the score board in the last of the sec
ond inning when Bill Fisher in his
first time at bat drove 3-bagger into
deep center and was scored on Train
er's single to left
1t was in the first of the fifth that
Cusack tried to give IsbeI the game
and succeeded to the extent of pre-
senting him with a two-run lead. LAX
aft walked Jones, the first man up,
and then struck out Hartford. Sawyer
also drew a walk and Tannehill hit
a clean single to left. Jones made a
dash for home and Brown made a
quick peg to the plate. Lakaff got
in Monroe's way and the ball rolled
to the back stop but was returned
in time to make close play. Then
Sawyer attempted to steal home and
Lakaff touched the runner in ample
time but had the ball knocked out of
his hand after the put out was made.
Breen, next up, hit a fly to Brown,
who threw to Monroe at the plate to
get Tannehill. Monroe was standing
on the plate when he received the
ball and touched Tannehill as the lat
ter jumped into his shinguards, but
CuSack said the score counted.
Savages Fought On.
However, the Savages decided that
they could beat the umpire and Des
Moines together if necessary and pro-
ceeded to make three scores and tosk
one run lead again in the last half
Of the same frame.
Monroe led in the attack and 10
aggressive manner in which he man
ipulated third probably had more to do
with the tide of battle than a surface
view would indicate. He looked over
four bad ones and walked to first
Lakaff tried three times to sacrifice
him and was out on a third attempt
bunt. Monroe then decided that the
best way to get to second was to de-
pend upon his own twin navigators
which carried him safely on steal
Taking advantage of a wild pitch, he
went to third. and with only one out
Mogridge realized he was in somewhat
of a hole.
Cochran walked and Tallion hit a
line drive that buried itself in Mo-
gridge's glove. Monroe was off third
and Mogridge made quick peg to
Tannehill that the latter missed and
Monroe counted.
Two More Runs.
Jackson followed with a single to
left and Brown drove one into center
that scored Cochran and tied the
count. Then it was that Mogridge
went up into the atmosphere and
whitfield away the game. Fisher was
hit by a pitched ball and filled the
bases. baltimore waited 'em out and
drew walk, forcing in Jackson.
Trainer grounded out and retired the
side.
The last score of the game was
manufactured by Cochran single
handed in the sixth. With two down |
George planted a three Dagger near
the fence in centerfieid and then stole |
home before Tallion popped out to
Jones.
In the last of the eighth Trainer |
was hit by a pitched ball, but Cusack |
pulled a similar stunt to the one that 1
was pulled at Lincoln on a similar oc- |
casion and refused to let him take |
first. The crowd yelled for Jackson |
to refuse to stand the unfair treat /
ment, but Trainer meakly came back /
to the plate and proceeded to slam /
out two Dagger that fattened his |