The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
BALL SEASON ON
Funston Beats Cardinals in
Opening Game of Season.
Cardinals Win Second Game by
13 to 10 Score.
ON ARMY CITY DIAMOND
Large Crowd in Attendance at
Both Games.
S9th Division Team Makes
Good Showing in Games.
ON ARMY CITY DIAMOND
BY H. E. FISHER.


1t took ten innings to oeclde tne
hans between the St. Louis Cardin-
ais and the seth division OF uhsloh
in the first baseball game or the sea
con on the Army City diamond Satur-
day when the Funston team ,petealeu
the Cardinals by score OF 70
Major; Andrus who covered 1lrst Lol
the funston team was proclaimed the
hero of the day when with TWO GOV" fI
and two on, he connected with s"lit
one which was the deciding score Oh
the game.
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Ra+terfes. st. Louis Cardinals
Brock. Tuero. Howard q Il,,a
Waite. Lewis, Donacue ana house
Tmpires-Quigley. Lee Attendance
5000.
In the second game of the season
the 81. Louis Card mails defeateu liie
Sqth division Sunday afternoon pet Iil
a large crowd on the Army lily uid
mond by a. score of 10 to 10. EaGh
i a ~ forced to use three slab
men. RH.E.
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batteries St. Louis Cardinals
Brock. Horst man. Tuero and Ho"aru ara
E'uStOn--N mite, HUGE
Play by Innings.
1-.r-+ Jnnine-St Louis: Smyth up.
fon1 .trilxe !. foul strike 2, called bail
/. b;ll ,. WITH and 2. singles to center
r. Rrannigan up. out, SaerlIlces'
Smvth taking second; balr~ strU 0etsess
high fly which was easy for Wetzei;
Gonzales up: on the first pltcheu pan
e.nvth makes a pretty steal. landlne
sa fe on third. Gonzales fans. NO runs
one hit. no errors.
Funston: Clark shoots a hct double
60 loft. Lawrence up, out, sacrifice,
CLARK gong. to third; Wetzel shoots
I,ot rroundel to Baird but throws WIG
70 first Clark coming across Win the
first run on he play Wallace Iuiiloles
Browns easy one; LINDSEY was an
eoS7- ont. Leach drives home run,
scorjne Wetzel and Brown. Williams
fans. Four runs. two hits. two errors
second Inning-St. Louis: Wallace
I'M. cut. Hodge to Leach; Meme up
singles to center; Brook up out brown
to Leach; koltznlck up ldiis- NJ iuh0'
ono hit no error
Funston: Waite flies oui to D.
Rraningan; Hodge up, out. Horstman
10 Gonzales; Clark up. singles to lett-
lawrence was hit by pitched ball:
+oI,inp first on the throw Wetzel
doI,bles scoring Clark and Lawrence;
brown also was sent to first on wild
mitch by Horstman; Lindsey forces
brown out at second. Wallace TO
Smvth. Two runs. two hits 10 errors
Third Inning-St- Louis Horstman
flies to Wetzel: Smyth was easy for
Hodge to Leach: Braningan up VIII
Iiarns picks mis- high one out. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
Funston: Leach up, called out on
three fast ones across the plate; Smyth
makes a pretty stop of Williams's liner
and throws him out at first Smyth 10
Gonzales: Waite singles; Hodge up,
Waite taking second on wild pitch by
Horstrnan, double scoring Walte'
Clark also doubles to left. Hodge going
TO third Lawrence singles TO right
scoring Hodge and Clark; Wetzel up.
ont Three runs. four hits. no errors.
Fourth inning-St. Louis: Baird
doubles to left on the first one pitched
Gonzales up. out Wetzel to Leach-
wallace up, pops out to Waite, making
a pretty catch. Baird was caught
stealing third. Waite making a fast
throw to williams. beating the runner.
No runs one hit, no errors.
Funston: Tuero now pitching for
the Cardinals. Brown up. fans. Lind
eey secures a walk on four wide ones.
Leach was given a warm reception as
ne stepped to the plate. Lindsey
tries to steal second but was nipped
nv Tuero to Gonzales. Leach out No
runs. no hits, no errors.
Fifth inning-St. Louis: Meme
Leach drops the ball. Brock up.
triples to right center. scoring Meme.
Koltznick sacrifices. Brock coming
home Lindsey fumbles Tuero's
grounder. Smyth flies out to Brown.
Brannigan flies to Brown. Baird
waited for four wide once. Gonzales
up, also securing a walk, forcing the
runner across the plate. Wallace was
called out on strikes. Three runs, one
hit. two errors.
Funston: williams fans at three
fast ones. Waite up, out. Donaeue.
now batting for Hodge. out. No runs,
no hits. no errors.
Sixth inning-St. Louis: Meme up.
Bonno now pitching for Funston.
With two and two, swings at a fast
one out. Brock up. also joining
Meme. Koltznick singles. Tuero. up.
out to Leach unassisted. No runs, one
hit. no errors.
Funston: Clark singles. this being
his fourth hit of the game. Lawrence
up, out. Tuero to Gonzales, Clark
stealing second. WetzeI up, Clark 60
ing to third. Wetzel walks Brown up,
out on strikes. Clark coming home on
Wallaces error. Wetzel also going to
third on wild pitch by Tuero. Lind
sey flies out to Koltznick. One run.
one hit, one error.
Sew 7nth inning-St Louis: Smyth