The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-08
WON IN eleventh
Topeka Snatches Victory From
Defeat at Wichita.
Downs Tied Score With Home
Run in Ninth.
HOWE in THE BOX.
He Lasted Until the Fifth
Inning
McInnis Was Next and Forces
ter Finished 1t.
IOWIE IN THE BOX.

Wichita, Kan, May s.-After knock
ing two of Topeka's pitchers out of
the box and having the third one up
in the air, the Champions took a
swifter balloon and permitted the visi-
tors to run in two scores in the eleventh,
winning the game The game was full
of features and was equally supplied
with errors and dumb plays. The fea-
lures of the game were home runs by
Rathburn, the third baseman who is a
fitting successor to Heine Gehring,
Wichita's home run hitter of last year,
and Downs, who connected with one of
Farmer Willett's tWisters in such a way
as to send it over the right field.
Murray also came in for piece OF
sensational work, pulling down q long
drive from Rathburn that looked good
for three bases. In connection with
Rathburn's home run which fell just
inside the center field fence and then
bounced over it, is interesting to note
that it was secured off of McInnis,
who was touched up twice by the third
basenan in the opening game of the
season
1t was anybody's game from the
start. Topeka secured three runs in
the first inning. Quiesser and HOWE
were the opposing twirlers and the for
mer was without control. He started
in to pitch the second inning but was
relieved by Willett who pitched out the
game. HOWE stuck until the fifth
when McInnis went in. He lasted
little more than one round and was
relieved by Forester.
Wichita got one run in the fifth but
Topeka maintained her lead by get
ting another in the fifth. The Cham
pions sent two more men over in the
same inning and Rathburn tied the
score with his home run in the sixth.
In the seventh Topeka got q lead of one
but the locals sent three men across
the rubber and gained a lead At the
end of the eighth inning 1t looked like
a victory for Wichita and the fans pre-
pared to depart for home, happy. But
their joy was shOrtlived
In the ninth Cooley, the first man up
went out on a grOunder to Holland.
Andrews was given transportation to
first and Downs brought him home as
well as giving himself q score by lift
ing the ball over the right field fence.
This tied the score and the LOCALS came
half of the ninth. There was nothing
doing in that inning though, and in the
first of the tenth the CooleycroWs went
down in one two three order.
In the eleventh Cole got a. two-ba gger,
his first and only hit, Cooley singled and
Cole gaIloped home. An error permit
ted the ex-American Lacquer to come
around the stretch to third base and a
passed ball permitted him to score. In
their half of the eleventh the Champs
were unable to connect successfully and
promptly at 6:15 the game ended, the
score being. Topeka 9, Wichita 7.
Topeka plays at Oklahoma City to-
day. Joplin, which has been playing
at the Territory town viii contest with
the Champs. The dust and wind, yes
terday. fnterfered with the game and
was partly responsible for the poor ex-
hibition. If the weather is good today
the fans may be prepared to expect an
exciting contest.
The score in detail supplies the acces-
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