The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18

vy-,ap RaIph Lathrop made costly
hobhle in the second inning of the first
engagement the crowd did not get sore
at him. but when he MADE COUPE
of easy catches shortly thereafter ne
was given the most rousing round Oh
sarcastic applause ever given u
player on the local lot
Allen other Goat
Allen was. the other goat of the Saw
age lineup Trying to pull morse
play stuff he got into an arguinelt
with the grandstanders along the t1rse
base line and then made the fataI ms
take of Dragging on himself after
making a rather difficult catch:
GO get a first baseman now, Alien
yelled at the grandstand
ssWell, We need one, all right,
fan replied and thereafter Allen at
tended to his knitting more closely:
Captain Hunter was given consid-
cradle consideration ana umpire hane
was called everything from thief TO
an imitation of 20 caliber rifle ram
rod.
Had the patrons of the games taken
them seriously they would have been
broken hearted by the time things
were all over. The first was lost thru
a tragedy of errors and the second was
Just one continual procession of TRACE
dies from the first inning to the last,
the climax coming at the end OF the
Seventh when with the bases loaded
and two out and one run needed to tie
the score Manager Engle. pinch hit
ting for the pitcher, popped out, end
ing the agony.
Bad Day for Pitchers.
1t was not a propitious afternoon
for pitchers. Animal Dashner at
tempted twice to show that he has
come back" but both times he failed.
Hall was as ineffective as he was when
IF LOT .,ff1
having allowed six runs in the second
inning. Burwell was hit hard, and
"Sapho" Saffel, the pride of Topeka s
amateur ranks, was sent to the club
house after the second inning of the
second game with his feathers droop-
ing and his phenomenal record badly
besmirched.
Dashner had hard luck in his frs
effort of the afternoon. After get
ting by the first inning, he was hit fol
three safe blows in the second and the
team gave him such poor support tha
the Ducks batted all the way AROUND
and made five runs from these tire,
hits and one walk. Dashner wa
jerked and Hall sent to the mount
over the protest of the fans and Lin
coin continued to pile up runs tina
were not needed with old Jack Hall:
pitching his usual steady. heady game
The second performance was fit
ting climax for an afternoon of orgies
Young Satfel went to the mound witt
an air of confidence amid a heav
shower of cheers from the bleachers
He got thru the first inning without
hit and with the opposition maxim
only one score. and his team mate
gave him 5-run lead in their frs
round at bat. But in the second inn
Ing walks and extra base hits soon pu
the visitors within one run of a til
and in an effort to save the eontes
Saffel was jerked with three in, tn
bases full and two out.
Dashner Failed Again.
Dashner again was summoned an
he retired the side by tanning T
Lober. but Dash imm ediately got in
to trouble in the third inning and CAV
way to Burwell. The score was tie
in the third and in the fourth TIL
DuckIings stepped to the front with
2-run lead. The affair then rookie
along scoreless until the seventh
which was to be the end by agree
ment when Lincoln made another rul
- Then came the mournful last half {
the last act. East showed signs
Weakening at the opening Agler bes
out an infield hit and Goodwin walked
De Fate singled. scoring Agler an