The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17
WICHITA so EASY!
SavageS Took Four Straight
From the Wolves.
Sundays Game Was Regular
Slaughter Fest for Them.

John Savage and Jimmy Jackson
have a wonderful ball team.
If it were not a wonderful team all
the players would have died from over
exertion in the second inning OF sun
days game against the Wichita Coy
otes Evolves that are not ferocious)
when eight hits, one walk and two err
rors netted ten runs.
Hitting like Herculean sons of Jup-
tier they drove two pitchers from the
box and piled up runs so fast that lhS
fans actually felt sorry for the VlSltorS-
1t was nothing short OF first degree
murder, and it killed what might otn-
erwiSe have been f1rSt class pdii
game. But when it once broke loose
the Savages felt that they ought 10
fatten their batting averages Whlle tne
feeding was good, and that they dld Is
shown by the fact that every player
except Trainer got hit before the IN
ming was over.
The final score of the game was 16
to 3, and the final climax of the after
moons entertainment came after the
last out when Umpire Van Sycle
climbed into the grandstand ana darec
to tell an excited mob a few things
about the rules of the game. In the
Sayages' last time at bat, Grover made
a hit that scored Rapps. but Grover
was called out by Van Sycle for max
ing an illegal hit by stepping out OF the
batter's box.
Fans Couldn't See 1t.
The fans could not understand 1t
because they were rusty on their rules
and they kept hurting unkind epithetS
at Old Amsterdam until the game was
over. Then the Old HOss proceeded
to climb in among them to tell EN- a
few things. Immediately there was
Cries of kill him. mob him." and
other warlike demonstrations were
made but His Jumps continued to tell
them what was what and after he was
through proceeded to his dressing
room in the tool house without having
lost a hair.
But to leave the side show and get
back to the main performance: In
the first inning the Wolves made their
first score. Manager Wares, the first
man up, connected with q two Dagger
and was scored by Rapps single over
second base. In the second the visi-
tors counted two more, and then they
had no further use for a counter.
Henry, first up, flew out to Jackson,
Griffith singled through short and
Geist singled to center. Grover put
some extra juice on one of his fast
ones and Griffith scored on passed
ball. Wares flew out to Tallion, but
Nicholson singled, scoring Geist.
Nicholson then went out trying to
make second on the play.
The Big Second.
Then came the last half of the Sec
ond and the terrible slaughter. Lat
timore led the attack with a single to
right, jackson doubled to the same
point of the compass and Roche was
given a free walk to first, filling the
bases. Rapps initiated the second
spasm of the splurge by hitting n
grounder to Wares which the latter
couldn't locate. baltimore scored.
Monroe. the next man up. pushed out
a single that scored Jackson and
Roche, and Pitcher Geist was sent
from the mound in disgrace, his place
being taken by Suthern.
However, Suthern was doomed to
go the same ignominiouS route a few
minutes later. Grover hit a one bag
ger to right, scoring Rapps, and Tai
lion put one in the antipodeS that
brought Monroe home. Trainer got
to first on Wares error and Grover
crossed the pan when Griffith threw
the ball away trying to get him at
third.
At this juncture, Suthern was re-
Geved by Baker and the monotony
was soon broken. baltimore grounded
out, scoring Trainer, Jackson went
out, Hosp to Henry, Roche singled,
scoring Mayer, Rapps two bagged.
out
No more scores were made until
the fifth session when a double by
Rapps and Monroe's three timer add
ed the eleventh run. In the last half
: of the fourth Manager Wares switch
ed his outfielders, sending Nicholson
to center, Charles to left and Tyde-
man to right, but nary a one of them
made put out or an assist from that
time on.
In the last of the sixth Baker was
taken from the box in spite of the
fact that he had been pitching excel
lent ball and Little Limbed Cochran
took up the mound task. Also, Catch
ed Griffith was relieved and Gray
donned the mask for the rest of the
game.
The Last Scoring.
Inc last scoring done in the
last of the eighth when a walk, two
singles, triple and an error gave
the Savages five runs. They would
have drawn six instead of five IN this
last deal had Roche not neglected the
important point of touching first base
cnroute around the bags. Also, it was
in the last Of this session that Grover
made an illegal hit and caused the
row between the umpire and fans.
Two thousand six hundred and
twenty-three fans paid to see the af-
fair, and if the afternoon had been
warmer it is probable that the 5000
mark would have been exceeded.
With the exception of the big second
and the fracas between the fans and
umpire the feature of the game was
a one-handed catch made by Manager
Jackson in the third INNING. Also,
after there was no chance for the
score to keep the audience and Gus
toners interested, General Bill Rapps
put on his usual vaudeville comedy
with much success.
At 1880 last night the Savages left
for Sioux City where they open a
four game series today They will
not be home again until June the
first. The score, summary and details
of Sundays battle follow:
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