The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-26
Unable to Hit Drummers, Scor,
Standing 4 to 8.
Pitchers Harris and johnson
Play Real Ball.
TOPEKA SCORES FIRST
Reilly Goes Home on Wild ThrOV
by COrhan.
In the Eighth st. Joseph Plucks
the Grapes.

Inability to hit when hits would nave
counted, together with putrtd luck Iost
the fourth of the series to st. Joseph
4 to 8. At that the Cooleysox outhlt
the Drunnmers by two safe ones ana
always were dangerous. -Four costly
errors also figured, but these were
n,,relv hard luck errors If such a classi-
dcation be permitted.
Pitchers Harris and Johnson played
real ball Kid Harris pitched as good
n game as he ever did, holding them
10 six hits. Three Of these they bunch
ea IN the fourth for three runs and put
furo together in the eighth for two more
runs. 4,,ar
The CooIeysox got wet first when they
gcored one in the third. Kelly WalAeu
and Tnomason snapped one peI"ee II
third and short. Corran gave the run
when he threw wild with IanoreLn 3
-rounder. Reilly came across. WIN
Tommv and Cy on the sacks We4ch
faiied to deliver the punch.
THE Dr11rnmers came back at EN- IN
s,,e fourth when two singles a double
and an error gave them two. Jones MT
auf McfheSuey was out on GROUND
hall while Jones advanced anu s.oio
third Then Johnnie Kunkle Dooteo d
hot one for Corhan ana Jones scOreu'
BARNEY Reilly doubled, scoring Corhan.
There was nothing doing until the sixth
-,hs, the Cooleys threatened. Land
rein do-ibled by bouncing one on the
score board and the Winnebago In
Gian lift WEIGH. Kunkle got lire Wnen
TVeIch went on his fielder's choice, ana
Atboft came ul-and planted one in
Jones hands. 10
In the eighth, the Drummers made
away with the grapes. Perhaps II was
Kunkle's fault that Jones got Oh an ~
Htarted the agony. The third sacKer
made a fast stop OF a wide one anu
1,eayed wide. drawing Abbott from the
sack. The throw was in time Dut ADD
couldn't reach the runner. McCnesney
struck out and Corhan flew out Inc
eDathv should nave passed there but
Jones was still on and Reilly ana bauSr
singled in confusing succession "hlle
Jones trotted home.
In the Sox half they showed signs OF
teing a real live ball team. They all
got after the melon with salt In their
eyes. Reilly slammed one down to Cor
han who refused to let it pass but
Tommy did better with a clean single
through the third station:
Right there big Cy with determination
IN his husky frame clouted one to the
tall grass by the right center fence.
For a second the German ana the
Irish mixed around in the grass and
CIV had enough lead to get across be-
hind Thomson for home run. Welca
followed with single and the big cnleI
in the box began to get nervous, while
Schmidt warmed up. Then Kunkle dou-
bled and everything was lovely Tor tne
home boys Abbott was the hope of
the town-and the town fell with Abb
bolt No, he didn't strike out but he
handed it out to the Indian chief and
was a woefully easy out. Wooley got
on in the ninth with two out but Reilly
could not get one through the inheld.
Landreth and Bauer were the bump
ing kids. Cy got walk, double and
a homer in four up while Bauer sacked
three singles in four times at the rub
Der.
Score: