The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

No one can blame John Savage for
the state of affairs as they now exist
because he undoubtedly has done
everything a man could do to give To-
nala 4 good team He is still doing 1t,
and every loyal fan should offer up a
praver To- the god of baseball that his
latest effort-the signing or Clyde
Engle-.o manage the team-Wlh
produce the desired result. But. asioe
from the fact that Savage has done his
level pest. there is no consolation ana
no alibi 70 get behind
Ono Trouble.
~, +,ouble with the team undoubt-
edlI- is that it is paying too much az
,enfion to VIVA; the public THINKS .! Il
and not enough to what IL Set.i.,S
naid TO do. Some of the players ma
,,o.t vet learned that they are peihs
Ia - entertain the public and that
rs nIblic actors they must expect
. ,,-,+Iic manning when they do not oe-
ii1-s,- and that the public has no time
To listen to their alibls What tle
nuhic demands and what II must nav
- II - 10 continue to pay the price Is
a se,.vaoncp Victories are the only
ibinrs that satisfy; alibis only make
matters worse 49,
Another trouble with some OF the
pIavers who are going good Is tlal
fbev have an inflated opinion OF tneli
E -, i-nuortance This is most notlce-
.,hle II. pitcher Hall. and while he is
The hest pitcher on the staff just now
unless he gets down to earth again
MS bearing is going to make ms ser
vices less valuable to the CLUB JUST as
sure as eating strychnine produces
death.
The story of Fridays game is TOO
sad a tale to relate. After having
PLAYED first class ball up to the ninth
inning. and then to go into the last
frame with a four-run lead and lose
Il a disaster that should be buried ana
forgotten as soon as possible
With a pitcher who had alloWeu
only seven scattered hits in eight IN
nings, such a disaster seems lmpos-
sible But Jimmy Jackson, the MIRA
Gle man of the league and the gamest
little fighter whoever wore uniform
proved conclusively that it was not
out of the range of possibilities.
Jimmy's "never-say-die" of fighting
soirit was the biggest factor in the
turning of the trick. Although four
pitchers had failed to hold the Saw
ages. Jimmy never gave up ana II
Wichita fans could have seen him
battling against the great odds that he
had to face. they would have decided
him their city hall and first national
bank as a reward.
Griffith Delivered.
Next TO Jimmy. Dave Griffith, sec
ond string catcher who was called
upon to perform in the role of pinch
hitter, was the big cheese in the win
ming rally. Hitting for Davis in the
ninth. he led off with a triple to the
right field fence. Jackson followed
with "A single, scoring him and Hetling
also singled. Fox drove one into left,
scoring Jackson and Lambeth was
then relieved by Henning
But Pete was no more effective
than Lambeth had been and after
Gray had forced Hetling at the plate
and Britton had walked, Abstein sin
gled into center, scoring Fox and Gray
and tying the count. Litchi then sin
gled Rapps forced Britton and Crit
fifth. again batting, singled, driving in
the winning runs.
In the last of the ninth, Koestner.
Wichita's fifth pitcher and Topeka S
big jinx. went into the box and retired
the side in order.
This afternoon the st. Joe Drum
mers come to start a new series. and
tomorrow it is expected that the new
Manageable man who Is to assume
the responsibility of whipping together
a real teams expected to be here.