The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

From the barrier to the finish the
Enzle men led ~ a nose, and the
scoring was all over at the close OF
The sixth inning. But the fans. re-
membering the Alamo of Wednesday
stuck to their seats until the last out
in the ninth and then heaved sigh
of relief.
Tho victory should stock up the
team, with a fresh supply of confidence
and should give the men a better
chance to cope with the league lead
ing Omahogs in the series that begins
this afternoon. 1t also should snoot
a little much needed confidence INTO
the fans. thereby causing rev more
of them to bestir themselves anu go
out today and tomorrow.
Twin Bill Tomorrow.
Tomorrow a doubleheader viii be
played. The first game will begin at
o'clock and will be the regularly
scheduled game. The second viii be
a continuation of the one that was
called on account of. darkness on
June II with the score tied 6 and 6
at the end of the thirteenth inning.
lambeth who started this game is no
longer with us, and it is not possible
to bring him back to finish it, but Bill
Lathrop is slated to do the work Tor
him if he gets here in time
But to get back to Fridays activities
that brought the Savages up for air
and that put them ahead of Denver, In
undisputed possession of fifth place
Engle's men took the lead in the
first inning when one hit was cashed
in for a score. Devore was hit on the
hip pocket with a pitched ball and
went to first rubbing the pocket.
Cochran forced him at second and
then when Goodwin singled to right,
Cochran scored all the way from first
base. Goodwin tried to make his sin
gle good for two vases and was cut
down at second. alter which Engle
famed, ending the round.
Boths Scored in Sixth.
There was no more scoring until the
sixth. Then both sides got busy. With
two down, Hunter was four ballcd to
first and Morse, who had already got
ten two singles. drove a triple 20 right
center field scoring his manager pro-
tenn. Rohrer doubled, scoring Morse.
and when Gregory kissed single to
center the horizon looked gloomy and
dark: but Carlisle chopped three
strokes and was out.
The Savages did not permit the Old
Curl Tails to hold the lead very lorg
Devorc, first up, was again hit with
q pitched ball-on the pace where he
wears his wrist watch and not where
he carries his handkerchief, no Vever-
Cochran grounded out and then Pep
Nat. Goodwin, the leading swatter OF
the afternoon. poled a double that
scored Joshua Engle grounded out
and "Deutschland' Kruger planted a
single in front of Thomson that
brought Goodwin home for the win
ming run.
In the eighth the Savages got the
bases loaded without a hit and with
no outs, but Kruger hit a fly to Ty
Iober on which the latter got dou-
BILE play, throwing out Cochran at the
plate by inches and Agler flew to
Thomason, ending the last chance
Double Play Feature.
The Savages played errorless ball.
Engle handled three hard chances,
Kruger took care of four and Good
win had three put outs and six assists
while DEBATE had three and five. The
double play that Lober made from
right field was the feature of the
game His peg to the plate was per-
feet, and it was made from quite a
ways out Fast team work by Good
win and DEBATE cut off a possible run
in the seventh inning when the Duck
Iings almost squeezed man to second
base on two occasions