The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
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WIN BY A NOSE
Savages Defeat Lincoln & to )
Sunday Afternoon.
Four Runs in Last Two Innings
Almost Disastrous.

Swede W1deman, allaS the BlliikeH
Boy, and Jimmy Jackson's Savages de-
feated the Lincoln Tigers Sunday aft
ernoon 6 to 5. But there was little
honor in the victory. and if Manager
Mcintyre had not slept on his rights
and third base in the ninth inning
there might have been a different
story to tell.
The grandstand and bleachers were
well filled. The afternoon was to
spring poets liking, and the weather
man had taken especial pains 10 put
the grounds in order IL snouIo nave
been a great game, and 1t was 1alr
exhibition, but for some reason IL IeII
a taste resembling the aftermath OF an
onion or a prohibited beverage that
has been uncorked and allowed TO
grow stale.
Both Wideman and Dawson, the OPP
posing pitchers, were erratic and as
unsteady as a doomed stock on bull
ish market The Savage SWede start
ed off in excellent style and up to the
eighth inning had allowed only three
hits and four walks But in the eighth
and ninth he almost looked like a can
of gasoline with a lighted match
thrown in it. Eight men faced him in
the eighth. Three got hits, two
walked and one of the base runners
was allowed to walk home 1t is true.
one of the hits was due to needless
panic between first and second base
when Schrieber hit a pop up that any
one could have caught with one hand.
Lincoln's Chance.
In the last session one walk and two
singles filled the bases and when Nor
ris connected with a three Dagger two
runs were scored by the Tigers And,
had it not been for a bone head on
the part of Manager Mcintyre and his
third base coacher the score would
have been tied. Mcintyre was on first
and Williams was on second when
l-s% nd md
Intyre went to third. But, with the
ball still out in left center, the third
base coacher signaled Mcintyre to
stop. Harris, however, did not have
time to look for signals. and he made
third with time to spare; but McIn-
tyre held the bag under the rights of
a squatter and Morris was tagged out
by Bill Rapps, who had made a spe-
cial trip from first to straighten
things out. 1t is probable that Nc
Intyre should be exempted from
blame and it should all be heaped
upon the shoulders of the coach. But
blame whom you will, it was an ivory
top that smelled like limberger and
looked like you know what.
Stonehead Dawson, the Tiger Twill
er, made a poor showing in the first
three innings and the Savages took
nine hits and five runs from him with
Roche had hit him on the head with
the ball in attempting to make a dou-
BILE play, Dawson woke up, frightened
up and pitched no-hit ball for three
straight innings.
NarveSOn Finishes.
Then, in the last of the seventh, the
stimulant began to die and after he
had allowed three hits and a run. Nc
Intyre elected to let Narveson finish
the game, which he did 1873.
Cochran, Roche, Mayer, Jackson,
Williams and Morris proved the cham
pion swatters of the afternoon. Each
fattened his batting average by getting
two hits, and Mayer and Williams
made two scores each. Cochran stole
the only base that was swtped. Rapps
got the only two Dagger made, Morris
the only three Dagger, and the only
double play was completed by Roche,
baltimore and Rapps. The lineup,
score and summary were as follows: