The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-09
ANOTHER FAILURE
Tough Luck Keeps Dashner
From Staging "COmebaek."
Savages Drop Last Two Games
to LOwly Drummers.

There is destiny that shapes our
lends, rough hew them as we may
animal Dashner.
Dashner was not the first mortal to
juggle words into this immortal SEN
fence, but he is one of the living ex-
tGmples proving that they are as true
@as anything that was ever observed by
a wise gazabo, and now he probably
realizes that trying to overcome this
destiny is one of the hardest, most
hopeless tasks a man ever undertook.
= In the first of the final double bill
with the Drummers in Topeka, Dash
Aner attempted to stage a come back"
and to demonstrate that he is just as
good a pitcher today as he ever vas.
LOADED with the confidence that
comes from knowing you are physical
sIy fit and are primed in every sense
of the word, Dashner went to the test
with a stout heart and a grim deterrni-
nation.
And He Had Stuff, Too.
And it is only fair to him to say
that he was justified in having conf
-dence in his ability to come back"
His crossfire, his curve and his fast
ball looked better than ever before,
and he pitched some great ball, but, in
spite of all this-in spite of the fact
that he famed seven men and allowed
sbut one walk, he was touched for nine
safe hits and lost his game by the
score of 3 to 1.
Pitted against Hovlik, the best
pitcher the Drummers have, and one
of the best in the league-Dashner
have won, but time after time
the Drummers connected with fluke
hits, and these, coupled with
costly errors, sent him down to defeat
.4or0o
etrate that he is a pitcher of Western
league caliber.
:, Four men in a row were famed by
1Dashner, and at no time did the OPP
position get. more than two hits an
Inning, but luck was against the West
Virginia southpaw at every turn.
Game Lost in Eighth.
sEngle along with single, a sacrifice
and a sacrifice fly permitted the
aDrummers to count their first run.
The Savages tied the score in the
fourth and Dashner held his own until
the eighth. Then, in the first of the
eighth a triple that never should have
been and a sacrifice fly gave the Hol-
1anders victory.
Hovlik was luckier than the Savage
animal and altho he was so wild that
he walked five men, he had only four
hits charged against him and only
once, on a walk and a triple by De-
wore. was he scored on. Several other
times the Topeka players were in
position to score, but that same old
destiny camped constantly on the job
eand aided Hovlik to win while keep
ing the Topeka twirler from the vic
tory that he worked so hard for.
The result and the final outcome
might have been different had it not
been for the fact that Josh Devore
was injured trying to score in the
fourth inning and had to quit the
game after which the whole lineup
aswas changed and made weaker. After
EDeVore was taken out, Agler went to
the outfie1d, Engle went to first and
Monroe to third, and with such line
up it is wonder that Dashrer got as
good support as he did.
The Second Game
After winning the first game the
~Drummers came to life perceptibly
and sufficiently to take the following
Manage Engle started Feli;. Cooper.
"a recruit in the second game, and the
.youngster allowed his goat to get away
from him before he really got warm.
THE opposition players went after him
hard and in the second inning they
loaded the bases with the first three
men up and forced his retirement.
Sanders took up the task but three
hits and a costly error by Monroe net
ted six runs. and with Sommers going
just as good as Hovlik mad gone in the
first game, these were enough to win
and then some. However, Sanders
was in trouble most of the way to the
end. and three more runs were made
in the fourth. fifth and sixth innings
* The only score the Savages made in
.the second game was put across in the
opening inning. Lathrop, first up,
doubled to right Agler and Goodwin
grounded out and Engle walked. Then
Monroe singled to center, scoring
Lathrop. Never thereafter did the To-