The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
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LONG TRIP OVER
Savages Lost Last Game in st.
Joe in Ninth Inning.
Schweitzer Only Member of the
Team Who Could Hit.
MUTT & JEFF

ST. Joseph. Mo. June IA ninth
inning rally ended Wednesday after
Moons ball game in favor of the
Drummers after Hollands clique had
-battled uphill most of the game and
succeeded in tying the count in the
seventh. The figures are to 3.
The game was a nip and tuck one
and it only took a little break to decide
it either way. The Drummers outhit
the Savages two to one and had almost
twice as many men left on bases, but
this was due to the good work of Doyle
in the pinches and OF the men sup
porting him.
Sommers pitched beautiful game
outside of the third inning when the
Savages made all their tallies. The
scoring all happened after two were
down. when it seemed that the Drum
mer slab artist was safely through
that frame Agler walked. Then Lat
timore was hit by a pitched ball and
single by Cochran scored the first
baseman. Schweitzer's two-b aser
drove home baltimore and Cochran.
No More Runs.
At no other time after that did the
Savages have more than one man on
base an inning or even got to second.
except in the ninth. Then their
chances looked good to break the tie.
Goodwin led off with a single Kru-
ger sacrificed. Monroe walked. But
Doyle famed and the side was retired
when McCabe made pretty catch of
Agler's fly to left.
The Drummers came through with
their first in the third, it resulting
from two bases on balls and two sin
giles. In the fourth Keating's single
and Sommers' double melted them an
other score. The home lads tied the
count in the seventh when McCabe
led off with a single. williams sacri-
feed and Jourdan's double sent Nc
Cabe across the pan The Drummers
got the bases full in the eighth but
nice fielding saved the bacon for a
spell.
81 The game ended rather abruptly in
the ninth. Jourdan, first up, walked
= Fusner sacrificed, and Sullivan was
walked purposely. A single by Butler
past third was sufficient to score
Jourdan and end the struggle.
Notes of the Game
The Topeka players raised consid-
. cradle contention with the jumps when
Anderson called a balk on Doyle in
the second. Butler was on first by
virtue of walk, with two down He
started for second and Doyle tossed
the sphere to first and McCabe was
run down between the bags Ander-
son refused to allow the out, placine
McCabe on the keystone. No damage
was done, however.
The Drummers outhit the Savage:
in every game of the series. In this
only game the Savages won-Tuesday
l to O-St. Joseph got six hits to foul
by the visitors
Tydeman robbed Fusner of a hit il
the fifth. He ran in nearly to second
base and fell down as he speared tn,
lily ball. but retained his hold on the
pellet.
.l.;s The Savages looked good in thei1
ENGAGEMENTS here and they battled til,
Drummers hard every inch of the way
Their aggressiveness was just what tn,
fans like to see.
Schweitzer was star hitter durin,
the series. Wednesday he was tn
only Topekan who could hit Sommer
to any extent. Out of four times III
he got single and a double.
500 Get Two New Pitchers.
Sioux City, Ia, June 1.-The Siou,
City Western league team has signe,
two pitchers, Jack Pfeister. formerI
of the Chicago Cubs, and Wilbu
Schardt. who. last year. played witt
the indianapolis club of the America
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