The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-31
Six Safe Ones and as Many Runs
Secured i'm Second Inning.
Game Which Seemed Hopeless
Won by Locals, 2 to 6.
USEDTHREE PITCHERS
Cooley Tried Young Grindell
But He Was Wild.
Darrah Showed Well But B0les
Went in and Saved 1t.

After the first inning of yesterday S
game was over. it looked like about a
100 to shot for the locals. but for once
a long shot won. Topeka pulled down
the prize stakes, nosing out the Oma-
hog by a single run in the third neat
of the series. Cooley tried a youngster'
GrindeIl late of MarySville, Kan, on
the rubber in the first inning. rms
youugster showed everything but con-
troll He got the first man but the
next one walked, and then a double
with two more walks as a sequel was
n ore than the genial Richard couid
stand and Darrah went IN After II
looked hopeful Walter Boles was sent
i'm to save the game. Darrah might
have done it but Cooley wasn't taking
any chances.
The Omahog scored three times in
the first round Fox walked and scored
on Kings double. Kane and WEIGH
both fourballed and the bases We're
loaded when Cooley sent the G. =. ID;
sign to Darrah The HaWkeye lad
walked one man, forclngs IN run oe
fore he got the plate located. Ana
stiIl another came in when Potts MT
ed a long fly to left field, but the IN
ming was closed with but three runs;
senator Keeley was the victim OF the
yropecks yesterday. 1t seems to be the
custom of putting an Omaha pltcner
out of the game III every game and TINS
custom was strictly adhered 70 IN enS
second inning of yesterdays game. DIX
n
bIes were CLEANED in this one chapter
and the game was virtually settled
With Landreth ou@ of the running Ap5
bolt bounded one over heeIey hea9
and stole second. Kah1 hit safe and
Kerns walked. filling the bases. kee-
lev got two strikes on Darrah but the
Iowa youth proved equal TO the occa-
sion and hit to right field, scoring Ap
bott and Kalll. Wooley doubled, ana
Terns scored With two runners on
Reilly hit to left center for three sacks
and two runs chased over the pIdIe'
Then Geier's long fly scored RelIiy,
swelling the total to six runs Tor the
snning. Kunkel hit safe and after Pat
ton relieved Kelley was caught going
Roles took charge of the game in the
third inning and held the I On1anG iS, the
meantime got to Patton for another
run. Landreth hit to lett neid LOT wv
bases in the fourth. took third on an
-' There was a little anxiety in the
stands in the seventh inning. Boles
showed some symptoms OF MIiou IIs 81 So
73assed both Patton and Fisher = Pat-
fon stole third and scored on COX
single and Fisher cas1ed IN ~tler "a lie
hit to center field.
The anxiety was still further inereas
cd in the ninth inning when Boles retir,
ed the Omahogs, with two men on ana
hut one run needed to tie it up. with
one down, Fisher, Fox and King sin
SNoolev scored one man but the best
DIR. John Harry WEIGH could do was
to lift a high one to Kahl and the
game was all over.
Two fast double plays by the locals
1ie-,,red in the feature department. Reilly
started one in the sixth inning after
Pendry had hit. In the seventh with
two runners on and the Omahogs hit
ting hard and only one down Gelel
,,ni1s1 down a hard one and threw to
the plate, catching Fox bysa wide mar
gin. ..
Omaha plays again this afternoon.
Wrasty Right will probably work WINE
I over or HoIlenbeck are the probable
selections of Pa Rourke. The team
closes the long home stretch tomorrow
and Omaha will again be the victim or
victor.
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