The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-04

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NOTES OF THE GAME.
The two teams will be out there
l fighting it all over again this after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock. Smith having
won his game yesterday. Cooley prob
J ably will decide to shoot Pierce, an
other southpaw, against the Nets this
! afternoon
Before the game started yesterday
the two teams lined up in front Of the
Rrandstsnd and Charlie Crews intro
| duced each player to the crowd. First
came the introduction of Governor AL
len and Wilbur Stanfield. water and
electric light commissioner, who
/ worked as the opening battery. Then
/ the players did a right about face for
the benefit OF the camera man.
stanfield. who was representing
Mayor Corwine. being an old ball
player. consented to don the big init
while the governor went to the pitch
er's mound. After nifty Windup the
governor cut loose with a sweeping
curve. as he called it afterwards, and
Stanfield actually caught It. The ball
didn't come over the plate by a long
shot but the governor insisted that it
wasn't proper in the modern, scien-
tific game to put the first one in the
grove
The result of the game yesterday
pulled Muskogee out of first place.
since Coffeyville won again at Salina
and maintained her perfect percent
age in the standing column. It was
the first game the Nets have lost this
season, while Coffeyville mas won ten
straight The result also left Topeka
at the top of the second division with
nifty margin over Independence,
which was idle again yesterday on &C
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as if the same rain might mar the
game here but the storm didn't come
this far north.
Little Chief wiskeno won a malice INF
the hearts of the Topeka fans by his
hitting and all around good work. The
chief completed the day with a per-
feet batting average. He hit three
singles and a double. and in the sixth
he dumped out a neat sacrifice which
sent Smith, who had singled, down to
second. The chief also scored two
runs, stole a base and handled five
chances perfectly. But Topeka fans
didn't get all of the pleasure watching
Wiskeno perform. A lot of his May
eta brethren were on hand to see the
game.
Altho touched for nine hits. four
healthy ones coming in the third in
ming, Smith gave a fine exhibition of
left handed cross firing and with the |
exception of the third. had the Nets
eating out of his glove. He kept the |
rest of the hits scattered. only two
more coming in a single inning, and
besides he had wonderful control. He !
issued only two passes and had six
strikeouts to his credit. And it was |
Smith who cleaned the sacks with a
double in the fourth for the first To- |
peka runs.
The way the Nets damned the pill |
in the third inning shows that they |
are capable of busting up many ball |
game. Three corking doubles fol- !
lowed by home run is rough way
to treat a home crowd.
Jumps Shuster made lbs first ap-
pearance behind the plate in Topeka |
since 1907. Shuster is getting old |
and walks something like a rheumatic |
but he knows how to run a bail game, |
His work yesterday was highly salts I
factory. One thing sure. he doesn't |
engage in much conversation after |
making decision.
While attempting to dodge a fast |
one in the third inning, Rose got his
bat in front OF the ball and was sur |
prised to see it drop in short right |
the eighth inning, and with two down, |
drew the play in his direction while |
WeslSino was scoring from third. Both |
Rose and Hahn performed in a bril- |
liant manner in the outfield.
Altho he made one error, a wild /
heave to first on close play, Strohm /
handled seven other chances perfectly. |
hit single and a double, scored twice |
and brought Bockskopf. who had /
tripled to start the seventh. home on /
sacrifice play. Strohm had no chance |
to get his man at first when he made |
the wild heaye and the runner was \
given hit The shortstop was given |
an error. however, when the player /
was allowed to advance to second.
Seven doubles, a triple and a home |
run marked the heavy hitting. But it
was all right since the Solons got four I
of the doubles and the triple.
East Eighth avenue has the base
ball fever Crane & Co, the Santa Fe
barbershop and Rigby's smoke house \
smut up shop for the games yesterday.
Muskogee series The Sapulpa Yanks
come tomorrow for a series of three
games The game postponed Tuesday
VIII be part of a doubleheader the
next time the Nets come to town.
OTHER S. ". LEAGUE GAMES
Salina and Hutchinson Unable 10
Break Into Win Column.
Salina Kan, Nav 4-The Coffey-