The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-13
The Lineup.
Topeka
FUNSTON.

Rrown Never .1b I
Claybrook 18th Cleveland ......sb !
Lindsey ,.,,2b Trainer ri /
Lee 3b Command ........ If |
Waite ...c Mossman &C |
Hodge .....p Mannion -.......-.c !
Hartman p |
The soldiers brought squad of |
about twenty-five men to Topeka with |
them for the games today and to-
! morrow. Pitcher Noyes. who will |
pitch for the soldiers tomor- |
row afternoon at league park !
promptly at o'clock was formerly I
member of the Philadelphia Athletics. !
Center Fielder Wetzel formerly played |
, in the Central association with Spen-
Ger Arthur Abbott. Pitcher Leach
played with "Oid Alb in the Kansas
state league. Catcher Waite was for
merly in the Sioux City club of the
Western league. and first baseman
/; Claybrook is an old 4 league player.
Just before the start of the game
! Abbott announced that Pitcher Koz-
telnich, who was bought from the ST.
Louis Browns, arrived today. Mana
ger Nee announced that he and Haines
would share the box in tomorrow
game with the o. DIS. Mrs. Nee, wife
of the manager, and Mrs. Haines ar
! rived today and were spectators at the
game this afternoon.
In charge of Captain Paul Withing
! ton, athletic director for Camp Fun
ston, the baseball team from the camp
j invaded Topeka this afternoon to stage
I a battle with Johnny Nee's Kaws. The
struggle started promptly at o'clock
! before a good crowd. The soldiers
looked like they had fast team in the
I warming up period before the umpire
took his place. The 20. D.'s' were a
husky. clean looking bunch of fight
! ing men.
! First Inning.
Higgins got away good for the
fr1 ho ffrcf inv Cyl,v IL a
Lawrence both flew to Roche. Wet
eel was out, Cleveland to Meyer.
j Topeka also was retired in order in
the Kaws half of the first. Wulffli
was out, Lee to Claybrook. Nee SIN
gled to right center, but Roche hit
into double play. Nee was out
, Brown to Lindsay; Roche was out,
Lindsey to Claybrook. 4,
Funston: No runs no hits, no err
rors., Topeka: No runs. one hit, no
errors.
Second Inning.
The soldiers found Higgins in the
second, and reached him for 5 hits
that netted three runs. Brown singled
to center and stole second. Claybrook
was out to Meyer unassisted. Lindsay
hit a hot one that Meyer failed to
handle. scoring Brown. LIE singled to
left field. Waite followed suit, scor-
ing Lindsey. Hodge singled, scoring
Lee. Waite was cut down at the plate.
Clark popped out to Cleveland. Three
runs. five hits. no errors.
In the last of the second Topeka
broke thru for their first run. Meyer
pass to first. Trainer singled to CEN
ter advancing Cleveland to third.
Command was out at first, Hodge to
Claybrook. but Cleveland scored on
the play. Mossman fouled out to Lee
Manion went in to catch for Mossma n
at the first of the third One run. one
hit; no errors
Third Inning
Lawrence got a scratch hit thru sec
ond. WetZe1 sacrificed and was out.
Meyer to Nee. Lawrence was caught
OFF second and was out to Huggins to
Wuliih 10 Cleveland. Funston, 0. No
runs. one hit. no errors
Hugslns was out. to Brown. Wuff1it
fowled to Waite. Nee was out. Lind
say to Claybrook. Topeka. o. No
runs, no hits. errors
Fourth Inning
Funston got nothing in the first OF
this inning. Claybrook was out. Hug
gins to Meyer. Lindsey popped to
Hugglns. Lee pounded out, Wulffli to
Meyer. No runs. no hits. no errors.
Topeka Jared no better. Roche was
out Lee to Ciaybrook. Meyer was
out. hodge to Ciaybrook. Cleveland
singled and stole second. Trainer wa.
out, Brown to Claybrook No runs
| one hit. no errors.
Fifth Inning.
Funston failed to gain in the fifth
waite was out to Higgins Hodge
flew to Roche. and Clark flew to Com
mand. No runs. no hits. no errors.
Topeka got nothing in the last o.
the fifth Command flew to WetzeI
Manion singled to left Higgins flew
to Lawrence Wulffli popped out t.
Brown. No runs. one hit, no errors.
Sixth Inning
Funston got nothing in this inning
Lawrence flew to Wulffli Wetzel wa
out, Nee to Meyer. C1aybrook singled
but was out stealing second. Manior
to WulffH. No runs, one hit no er
rors.
Topeka cut Funston's lead in hal
in the last of the sixth. Nee flew +,
Lawrence who made a spectacuIa
I catch Roche was safe on Lees error
stole second, and went to third q,
Lindsey's error. Never hit a sacrific
fly. scoring Roche. Cleveland was o,1t
Lindsey to Claybrook. One run. nj
hits, two errors.
Seventh Inning.
Funston retrieved her loss in tffi
session. Claybrook singled thru tn
pitcher. Lindsey doubled to left. scer
ing Claybrook, and went to third on /.
wild pitch. Lee flew to Roche VIII
pulled the spectacular play of tn
afternoon. cutting down Lindsey at tn
plate with perfect peg from dee
center. Waite was safe on Wulffli'
bad throw to first Hodge singled Du
Clark flew out to Wuiffli One rur
three hits. one error.
Topeka loaded the bases but faile
to count Trainer fIeU IN TaUrano<