The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
SPLIT Twin BILL
The Savages Divided HOnOrs
With Sioux City Sunday.
LeJeune'S Home Run Won First
for the Indians.

Topeka fans saw one of the most
variegated baseball entertainments IL
is possible for two teams to offer when
the Savages and Sioux City Indians
split their double bill openers Sunday
afternoon. The score of the first
game was to IL in favor OF the
visitors. The SavageS took the second
which was called in the seventh on
account of dampness.
As was stated above, it was an at
ternoon of many marvels. The first
the Savages who lost after gaining an
eight run lead. The second contest
was featured by Interruptions ana
near fights between the Sioux players
and Cusack and the fans.
First Pitchers Battle?
The first was a pitchers battle
the pitchers of both teams struggling
to out do each other in allowing hits
and runs-and when. scores couldn't
be donated any other way Dashner
walked 'em home and Clark permit
ted 'em to get there by heaving Wlld.
The Savages used only four of their
twirIers in the first. Bugs Grover was
the first and the manner in which ne
dug a hole and crawled out of 1t IN
the initial inning presaged an AFTER
noon extraordinary. Three mus ana
two walks were presented to the In
dams in the first frame, and then the
side was retired scoreless. In the next
session Bugs famed three IN row.
Neither side drew blood until the
last of the fourth when Moose Brown
led off with a double to left field
fence and was driven home by Iyde,
mans single. baltimore sacrlflceo
and the Savages awoke to the fact
that Clark's pepper was not as strong
as they had imagined.
jackson Doubled.
Manager Jackson walloped out
double to right, Fisher placed two
Dagger in left, scoring his manager,
and was then thrown out trying TO
make third. Rapps singled and Gro
yer hit a triple that proved ms uItl-
mate undoing. In all, three douples'
two singles a sacrifice and a three
Dagger were collected during the IN
ming for a total of four scores.
When Grover went into the boX IN
tbe first of the fifth he was wlnded
from the running his three-bagger
necessitated and Crosby, first up, mt
a home run over LETT fleId renee.
clark ana Cooney singled, and Grover
was relieved by Hall who lasted just
one inning.
In the last of the fifth the Savages
added five on doubles by Brown, Tyde-
man. Fisher and Rapps, double steai
by jackson and Tydeman and wild
pitch Going into the sixth inning the
Savages had an eight run lead ana u
looked like the remainder OF the game
would be tame. But things soon be-
gan to happen.
Indians Made Nine.
Nine scores were made by the In
dams in the sixth, which placed Gas
par's freaks one in the lead Kane
Heosling and Richards singled in or
der and Kane crossed the plate eros
by famed and Donnelly, hitting for
Clark, drove one to center, scoring
Hensling. Cooney walked. filling the
bases chock full. and Hall was re-
heved by Dashner.
forcing in Richards. Then he walked
Callahan. forcing in Donnelly- Le
Jeune. king of SluggerS, ana chleI
crab of swell heads, was next up ana
he r6PIiup with their load.
And the only thing LeJeune could 90
was to hit a homer over LETT field
fence that scored four runs and tied
the count Kane broke the monot-
ony bv grounding out but Hensli1g
tripled to the flag pole and scored
the lading run which Richards SIN
gled Crosby forced Richards at sec
ond for the third out and the big
nightmare was over.
had succeeded Clark in the box, Tyde-
In the last of the same inning
Cochran was walked by White, VINO
had succeeded Clark in the box. Tyde-
man doubled, scoring him, and Jack
son singled, scoring Tydeman- This
gave the Savages a one run lead
again. but in their final time at bat
the Gasparites made three runs ana
the thing ended with the score Is
to II in favor of the Reds.
Tho Second Game.
Sailor Carroll, the new Topeka
pitcher worked in the second game
and looked like an old head at the
business, but didn't show any phenom
stuff worth while. gentleman"
Doyle did the box turn for the Sioux
Citians-
The Savages took the scoring lead
in the second inning when they put
two across. Tydeman singled, went
to second when baltimore beat out
an infield hit and was travelling to-
wards third on a hit and run play
when Jackson struck out, Donnelly
threw the ball away and permitted
him to score. Fisher famed and
Monroe busted 2-sacl>er that count
er baltimore.
In the last of the third the skies
began to weep and in an endeavor to
the came called hfnre the half