The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-13

Tho value of a fighting spirit and
az curse of a lack of it was plainly
demonstrated Monday afternoon Wheh
Che ,punchiess'' Savages lost to the
Scr,fppy Omahogs in Il ten-lnnlng con-
test by the score of to l.
The Krua clan OF battlers came
from behind in the eighth inning ana
tied the score. Then in the tenth tney
took the lead when their p1Jcher poleu
out a 3-basger and scored on sac
rifice fly with one out. Inc sou u
games then did everything pul ~
sent the Savages with victory, pue
fhcv were unable to take advantage
Of the proffered opportunity
The Big Chance.
baltimore, Trainer and Monroe all
hit safely. filing the bases with no
outs. Anything from hlGh lily "
scratch single would have meant We
tory, but the next two patte.s 81 - ~
ont and the best Agler could DO was
to hit a grounder to Krug that END
ed the agony. Snow as pinch mt
ter for Hall was the first to snow the
white feather. He was as helpless as
an armless man would have peeh-
Cochran also again whitfield, Tor the
second time during the game
It is not the policy of this column
10 knock. Alibis have been manu-
featured when manufacturing ma
terial was very scarce article, put
there is no getting around the fact
thai 'Iattimore's team will have to
develop more fight and show more
pep or else get out of the running per-
l1lansntly.
= OWNER Savage and Manager Latti-
more themselves know this, and they
probably are worrying about it more
than any. one else, trying to seek a
remedy. They realize that there is
too much indifferent playing, too
many inexcusable failures-and the
probabilities are that some drastic &C
ton will be taken at once if differ
ent front is not shown by the boys
in the trenches.
Look for Changes.
80 Savage has done everything within
his power to put out winning team.
Tho material he brought on in the
spring appeared TO be all that could
be asked. But the men are not de-
1ivering. and those VINO are not I'M
doubtedly will be cast adrift as soon
as substitutes can be found to take
their places.
Failure to win the thirteen inning
contest sunday might have been over
looked and excused, but when the
same men do the same thing two days
running, Incompetence is the only
thing that can explain it. And the
only remedy is to prune out the in
Competent.
I'D, There was no pitcher to lay the
blame on Monday Hall pitched a
brand of ball that should win forty
nine games out of every fifty, but as
the game stretched into extra innings
his support weakened and seemed to
shrink away, while the men that
ftourke pays to play for him only bat
tied all the harder behind Merz and
when ne made opportunity for
them to salt away the contest they
saw to 1t that the thing was done.
No Cause to Worry.
Topeka fans are greatly worried
over the outlook. Some of them are
saying unkind things. But there is
10 need for either. From statements
made by him this morning, Savage
showed that he realizes Topekans. ex
pect IA team that will at least fight fol
its own and he intends to have thai
kind of team. II is a business PROPOSE
ton with him. as well as a matter OF
pride, and az many Shakeups as are
necessary undoubtedly will be made
Savage himself is a fighter He ha:
demonstrated that more than once
and as long as he is at the Helm To
peka is assured the best that baseball
brains can do to put a good club il
D.. Topeka uniforms. But just now i
seems that he is up against a rea
proposition-thato of getting rid of thu
disappointments and supplanting then
with men who have the kind of grit
fight and determination it takes t.
excel in the game that was mean
only for manly hearted men who scral
because they love it and succeed be
thew ScraD.