The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-05
POOR CAME
Biggest Sunday Crowd OF Sea-
son Saw Savages Lose.
Bernie Doyle Started Disasters
in Second Inning.

Bernie Doyle may once upon a time
have been worth $4,000. But if he
ever was it must have been in the pre-
historic iron age of youth. Certainly
he did not look like it Sunday when he
threw the switch that started the Saw
ages on the road to disaster, and that
caused them to suffer an to defeat
with the best Sunday crowd of the
season, 2,100 spectators. looking on.
Or. the other hand, however, Bugs
Grover, Topeka's cast off, showed
that he is not yet willing to go to the
scrap heap, and with good support
behind him lasted the full game and
had pretty easy sailing during the last
few innings.
The contest was of the kind that
makes you feel like you have been to
q funeral. 1t was poorly played from
the standpoint of a home town fan,
yet the shortcomings and failures were
of such a nature that the blame could
not be heaped upon anyone's Shout
ders.
First Disaster.
The first disaster fell in the second
inning walk and a single had put
two on the paths and Metz was at bat.
He hit a slow grOunder to the pitch
er's box by the direction of third base
Both Doyle and Cochran started for it.
Cochran saw that Doyle was gofg to
get the ball and he made a dash to
cover his bag, but before ne could get
there, Doyle had thrown the ball away
and two runs came in. Another run
was made in the same frame when
Livingston singled. bringing in Metz.
Doyle was removed from the firing
line in the last half of the second in
ming when, with two scores in and
Monroe on, Snow was sent in to pinch
hit and retired the side by driving into
a double play
From tho caao1.1
timore battlers never had a chance
Hall took the mound and heaved cred
liable ball but the breaks went against
him and everything that was done
turned out for the worst
second Disaster.
The second disaster happened in the
fifth frame. With men on second and
third and two out, LeJeune was at bat
Hall had the big monster 3 and when
he heaved a wild one that Monroe
could not stop. The hall hit the back
stop and bounced back near the catch
er's box and Hall covered the plate in
Tune to prevent a score. but Eddie
could not get the ball and the first
counter off of Hall was hung up. Time
" hitting in the seventh and eighth
gave the Indians four more and then
they apparently abandoned the attack
when LeJeune and Watson both
struck out
= L L
ter the second inning came as the re-
suit of a wild pitch and an error bv
Livingston and was made nv Good
win. Ioe Agler. Monroe. baltimore
and Hall all did some feature field
ing. but aside from their work alos.s
this line there was little done by the
Savages that was worth Watching
Agler pulled the afternoons sensa
ton in the seventh inning when he
made one handed stab of Cooney's
grounder which vas on the off side
and going at 100 mile an hour clip.
Although he was only few feet he
bind his hat. the rlay was 50 close
th7t he could not neeotiate tho mt
out single handed and Hall got Cooney
by a matter of inches
Livingston injured
livingston. the 500 first string
catcher. started tho oar-,a -nI work O =
eight innings hut after driving the Ia :,
to tho left field fenre on n hit that
should have been good for a trip1e. he
re-hnrt old charIev hose and was
barely able to get to first Casner
fook his Mace on tho Maths md Crosby
finished the paroe behind the bat.
Coonev pIaved n s0~~tn oiil-r- r--11e
Of second fn~ tho ,-i~ftors. ha-A,tns
four har1 chnrc~s withort a Robbie.
Saturdays Sensation.
The fans who saw Saturdav's ron.
rest were CONVINCED Th9t ~fhV-eltZel
was not far off when he r-7ade tie p s.
ser+ion that Otis Laulheth looise like
he Is worth every nennv of &c mo He
csc.%ned like he might he worth all OF
mt and his salt on the side.
Tn to the ninth inning he had 81
lowed O-1'- three scat+erod bits. had
not walked a man and had ~3own
world Of sreed and control He ~sei
evervthing from FL 81 hall ard a hool
tn \ f1oat~r an1 got l-ig round o. an
plause when he struck out LeJeune