The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
ONE BAD INNING.
But for That Wright Would
Have Beaten Wichita.
Harris and KunkIe Both Make
Home Runs.
GAME WAS A GOOD ONE
Sensational Fielding Made 1t
Thrilling Contest.
Last of the Series to Be Played
Today.

Wichita Kan, June 9.-It's over, and
the score read wichita 4, Topeka 3.
But don't you other fellows get sore
or Jealous about it. You are all good
boys and we like you, and If you will
always play ball like you did yester-
dav we're for you all the while. For
if YOU do that there's not many gangs
in this little old Western league that
are going to walk off with more than
four straight with any great regularity,
and we'll wager a few simoleons ON
that.
For what with eating up everything
in sight, like a bunch of trampS in
bakery, and hitting the ball at about
the same clip that father beats the
carpet.-with the supposition that moth
er Is looking out of the door. along
about the sixth inning,-we sure did
get back at those Cooleysox, though
we didn't have any big lot to spare.
For although Jarnagin seemed to have
lust as much smoke and control as ever
that bunch from the Kansas capital
fell on him for eight blows, two Of
them homers at that, and our only sal
walton lay in the fact that they failed
TO bunch their blows.
The visitors got first blood in the bat-
tie when Harris, first up in the third,
sent one over the left field fence. The
other two came in during the seventh
act when with two down, KernS singled
to center, and Kunkle fenced another.
That left things a tie for The moment,
as the Jobbers had collected three in
the sixth, and when Kahl got his third
straight single it looked rather bad
But Hughes made a pretty play out of
Harris slow bounder and it was over,
as the Iowa Kid never let man see
first in the next two rounds.
The Jobbers started in very gently in
the hitting line, a single by WesterZil
being the only blow collected in the
first time through the batting list
Danny Claire poked a double to left in
the fourth but Hughes failed to con-
meet, Isbeu got his long liner an inch
too close to Boles and Westerzil like
wise whitfield. Pettigrew hit to center
to open the fifth, but Shaw hunted a
popup which caused a double and
Jarnagin flew out to Kunkle.
Then in the sixth something happen
ed. Koarner led off with a blow to
right and Middleton followed with an
exact duplicate. Claire laid down d
perfect bunt and the bases were full
with none gone. Hughes came through
with the needed hit and Koerner and
Middleton registered. Izzy moved
everybody up a peg by laying down d
sacrifice, and before Westerzil had
time to strike out and Pettigrew to
foul out to Kunkle, Claire and Hughes
had worked a double steal which
brought the little short gardener
across the pan. The last run, which
won the game, came III the SEVENTH, CuS
only bobble Of the afternoon starting
It when Shaw was safe at first on
KahPs poor peg. Koerner followed
Jarnagin's sacrifice with q long single
to right center which did the business.
Middleton few to left and Koerner
made the third out trying to reach
third on Claire's single to center.
Despite the fact that the Jobbers got
TO him in plenty in that sixth round,
Wright lacked a lot of pitching a bad
game. Both catchers had their whips
working well, Kerns getting one and
Shaw two ambitious base runners. Tbs
real features, however, were the two
catches pulled off by Claire, one to enc
the sixth when he made a jumping
one handed spear of a, liner off Boles
bat. and another to retire Reilly in thu
ninth when he took even a harder
chance with his bare hand. The amuse-
ment was furnished by Shoddy'' Shaw
who swept off the plate to show Muller
he thought he should have had 2
strikeout just before Kunkle connected
for his homer in the seventh. Thorn
ason also got the ha-ha from the fans
for trying to work His Jumps by hold
ing his wrist and limping toward frs
in the sixth but when YOU consider