The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
The Lineup.

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Hartman .........p
The soldiers brought a 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 a
member of the Philadelphia Athletics.
Center Fielder Wetzel formerly played
in the Central association with Spen-
Ger Arthur Abbott. Pitcher Leach
played with "Old Abb 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 81 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's
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
| invaded topeka tllS AFTERNOON stage
a battle with Johnny Nee's Kaws. The
struggle started promptly at O'Clock
| before a good crowd The soldiers
looked like they had a fast team in the
warming up period before the umpire
| took his place. The 20. D.'s'' were
| husky, clean looking bunch of fight
! ing men.
| First Inning.
Higgins got away good for the
Kaws in the first inning. Clark and
Lawrence both flew to Roche. Wet
| eel was out, Cleveland to Meyer
| 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 a double play. Nee was out
Brown to Lindsay; Roche was out
Lindsey to Claybrook.
| 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 hits
that netted three runs. Brown singled
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
Hodge went to third a wild pitch.
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
flew to Lindsey. Cleveland was given
a 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 Mossman
| at the first of the third. One run, one
| HIT no errors.
Third Inning.
Lawrence got a scratch hit thru sec
ond. WetZel sacrificed and was out
| Meyer to Nee. Lawrence was caught
off second and was out to Higgins to
| Wulff1i to Cleveland. Funston, 0. No
runs one hit, no errors
| Higgins was out to Brown. Wufflit
| fowled to Waite. Nee was out, Lind
say to Claybrook Topeka, o. No
| runs, no hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning
Funston got nothing in the first of
this inning. Claybrook was out Hug
gins to Meyer. Lindsey popped to
Higgins. Lee pounded out, Wulffli to
Meyer. No runs, no hits, no errors
Topeka Jared no better Roche was
out, Lee to Claybrook Meyer was
out. Hodge to Claybrook Cleveland
! singled and stole second. Trainer was
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 of
the fifth Command flew to Wetzel
| Manion singled to left Higgins flew
to Lawrence Wulffli popped out to
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Sixth Inning.
Funston got nothing in this inning.
Lawrence flew to Wulffli. Wetzel was
out, Nee to Meyer. C1aybrook singled
but was out stealing second. Manion
to Wulffli- No runs, one hit, 20 err
rors.
Topeka cut Funston's lead in half
in the last of the sixth. Nee flew to
Lawrence who made a spectacular
: catch. Roche was safe on Lees error.
stole second. and went to third on
: Lindsey's error Meyer hit a sacrifice
fly, scoring Roche. Cleveland was ont
Lindsey to Claybrook- One run. no
hits, two errors.
Seventh Inning
Funston retrieved her loss in this
session. Claybrook singled thru the
, pitcher. Lindsey doubled to left scor-
ing Claybrook. and went to third on a
| wild pitch. Lee flew to Roche who
F pulled the spectacular play of the
! afternoon. cutting down Lindsey at the
plate with a perfect peg from deep
: | center. Waite was safe on Wulfflis
bad throw to first Hodge singled but
Clark flew out to Wu1ffli. One run,
: | three hits, one error.
Topeka loaded the bases but failed
to count. Trainer flew to Lawrence
Manion walked and the soldiers took
Hodge from the firing line and sent
. in Novac. Hartman drew a walk fill
ing the bases. but Wulffli forced Com
! mand at the plate Brown to Waite
Nee grounded out to Lindsey to Clay
brook No runs, one hit, no errors
Eighth Inning.
Funston got nothing in the eighth