The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-12

Then the big blowoff came. Kruger,
Lattimer's other Teutonic outfielder.
drove a zizzler through ''OklahomA
Pete" Kilduffs shortstop territory and
Schweitzer crossed the home plate
rubber for the tying run. Smith
made a desperate effort to cut
.Schweitzer off al the plate. but made
a wild throw, and the pepless crowd
came to life with a rush. Cushions
and pop bottles were hurled into the
infield by hundreds, Republican
convention cheer went up from the
grandstand and bleachers and such
crowd rushed to the infield that play
had to ne called.
Record Demonstration.
It wa the first chance the anxious
crowd had had to show its enthusi-
asm. and old timers sand it was the
greatest demonstration ever seen at
the park When the field was finally
cleared for action the walls of the
grandstand were piled high with cush-
ions and from then on until the game
was finally called on account of dark
ness the crowd remained along the
foul lines, refusing to obey the UNI
pire's order to get back
1t was a great finale for a mediocre
afternoon, and, although the Savages
quit the fray without any visible
booty trophies, they CONVINCED the
spectators that they have the fighting
stuff in them, and the great majority
were pleased that the casualties were
not greater than they were.
49, The Krug clan of Omahogs beyond
a doubt looked stronger than any
team that has appeared here this sea-
son, and although Topeka played rag
ged ball, they got all they deserved
i 81, 706 oil
North Beat West.
In the first game West faced North,
but Hi Hiram proved no match for
the guiding star of Rourke's pitching
staff. and the gentleman with the chilly
name certainly froze the batting arms
of Lattimore's battlers- In all, ne al
lowed eight hits, but they were kept
well scattered, and he struck out a
total of ten men. He had such mix
ture of stuff that time after time the
Topeka players took the count with
out removing their bats from their
shoulders and in the latter part of the
game he famed five in row
West was not in form and he gave
way TO Henning in the sixth inning
but the X. C. twirler was not much
better and in the last inning he per-
Initted three runs to go on the Wis
itor's score board.
Lambeth Off Too.
Lambeth got a bad start in the sec
end game. and the three runs his OPP
ponents made in the first inning kept
him from winning. But he had no
one to blame but himself all three
of the runs were the result of his own
bobbling. Two hits, two errors and
a wild pitch did it. From the first
inning to the eighth he pitched
great ball. In the eighth he allowed
five infield hits that counted three
scores, and from then until the end
of the thirteenth he was stronger than
ever.
The Savages made their first two
runs of the second game in the sixth,
they added three more in the eighth
and then permanently knotted the
count in the ninth has been re-
lated above.
X. S. and \. Big Trio.
Kruger, Schweitzer and Agler were
the only members of the local squad
who showed anything like their best
form in either of the games, and some
of the fringes that stuck out promi-
nently will have to be clipped off if
Topeka is going to be able to hold its
own with machine like Krug's to the
finish.
The utter helplessness of most of
the men at bat in the first game made
them look like they were afraid they
would injure their bats if they swung
at the ball Even those who wanted
to alibi for them could find no excuse
because they were not even trying &c
hit the battling offerings of Mr.. North
In the second game. however, they
looked better. They swung more
often and baltimore, Kruger, Schweit-
ger and Goodwin actually did some
effective hitting. Monroe was the
only player who displayed his fighting
feathers from start to finish and Ed.
die was not at his best by a bloomine
sight.
Western Association Results.
Tulsa, s; Fort Smith, g.