The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-03
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SCORE WAS A TIE
First Yannigan- Regular Game
Good Exhibition.
Several Hundred Fans Out to
Look Over FASTENERS.
From Everywhere.

.H That Manager baltimore will have
to release team better than the one
that landed Topeka in third place last
season was the opinion of the majority
of the several hundred fans WHO saw
the first and second squads play each
other to n 5 to 3 tie at Western league
park Sunday afternoon.
The day was distantly removed
from an ideal baseball standpoint. A
chilled wind whipped across the park
through the afternoon and the sun
played hide and seek behind the clouds
throughout the contest. but despite
this the first section of the bleachers
was well filled and there was a re-
spectacle sprinkling in the grandstand.
There were number of fannetts
among the first astronomers. and of
the familiar faces of the thirtythird
deGreers in their accustomed place
might be mentioned Hiram Dillon, Bill
ly Anderson. NJ. J. Drury, Ed Sher-
man and Doc Hollinger.
Game Was Fast.
The diamond was fast and the game
was a great deal more interesting than
many championship contests that have
been played at the same park in the
past. Before the call of play ball, ~
Umpire Abbott introduced the new
players to the crowd by calling the
name and position of each man on the
two teams.
timore would have to release a better
team than Topeka had last season may
seem absurd to those who missed the
opening contest. But to those who
were present it does not.
The two teams were supposed to be
picked. with one or two exceptions, in
conformity with their titles-regulars
and would-be-regulars. But. despite
the good showing made by the regu-
lars. the other team played equally as
would-be's out hit and out ran the reg
ulars on the bases and played top
notch ball from start to finish.
Swcitzcr Great Hitter.
The work of the two outfields was
particularly interesting. Sweitzcr. the
former St Louis Brown outfielder, lei
everything i'm batting, getting four hits
out of four times up. He and First
Baseman Mundy, both Of the Yanni-
gans. pulled the only double play of
the afternoon. Trainer. In the out
field for the YanniganS, uncOrked 4
circus stunt when he caught ball in
right field with one hand while he
hurdled a fence with the other. Krue-
ger. in center field for the regulars,
went back almost to the flag pole and
speared one that might have meant i
home run, and Hanson moose-trOtted
around in left for the regulars just
like he taken lessons from Brown be-
fore the latter quit the club.
Next to Sweitzer's 1 900 batting av-
erage for the afternoon. First Base
man Agler pulled the polling sensa-
~'tion Of the game by getting a clean
o Dagger in the sixth inning Both
Agler and Mundy made a hit with the
spectators by their work around first
base, and it was freely predicted after
the game that they will stage an in
teresting battle against each other in
their efforts TO land the place per-
manentlV.
Dc Fate Looks Good.
--- At short Cochran, Daringer and De
Fate were all in action. DaringeT
handled every chance that came his
way with ease, but De Fate proba bly
made the best impression on account
of his apparent ability to hit. Good
win at third looked very good. but a
sore arm kept him from showing his
best.
OF the pitchers who displayed their
wares, Sanders probably showed the
most. He looked better than he ever
has on the local diamond. and his
control seemed much improved He