The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09
TRIED HARD TO WIN
But Topeka Is NOsed Out in the
Ninth.
Butch" Kerns Put Ball Over
Fence in Ninth.
JACKSON FELL DOWN.
Couldn't Keep Up His Gait at
Finish.
Witches Insisted on Taking the
Game.
JACKSON FELL DOWN.


BILE that there never was a Wichita
crowd which had fully decided the
game was all over and had started for
the street cars. brought up standing
with greater suddenness than the crowd
yesterday when. with two down in the
ninth, Butch" Kerns. official
baekstop of the Cooleysox, met one Of
Jarnagin's slants with terrific force
and dropped it over the fence back of
left field, tying up the score and in
surfing a continuation of what had been
one Of the prettiest pitchers battles
seen here this season. For at the clip
the battle had been going there was
every probability of several innings
more before either side could register
the winning run, so the crowd halted
al one man and resumed their seats
to see it out.
But Wichita was not to be denied,
and the crowd did not have to wait.
Earnagin was first up ana nned one
ever second for a. single. Belden drop
ped a sacrifice toward first and Middle
ton put one Just too high for Boles TO
reach for a single. Claire was next
up and started one for the LETT neld
fence. but 1t came down so Thomason
knocked it down in the corner nut
dropped IT, and the collegian raced
nome Win the run that WA $500
game.
Fhe game started off like battle.
both pitchers being almost unhltta-
bic from the outset. Reagan opened the
eeeond for Topeka with two Saekef
hut was out at third on Welehs SLOW
one to Jarnagin, while Boles grounded
to Westerzil and Wright failed to con
nect, Kerns opened the thlro IN the
Same way for the Sox. but was ike
wise left stranded when the next three
20 a.
and a liner to short. In the fourtn
Jarnagin loosened up to the extent OF
two passes before anyone was GOWN
lint no one could hit and nothing hap
pened in the scoring line.
Another pass. TINS one 10 Aer us
started something in the fourth for
jackson contributed sacrifice ana
Reilly singled to left and brought the
big backstop home. Wichita was not
Intending to be left at the pole, how
epsr 81 when "Shoddy'' Shaw opened
IN with a double Jarnag1n helped MN
along by a sacrifice and the Wlchlta
backstop raced home with one TO tie
it up - 10y.
westerzil starting 1t with double to
center Shaw gave the needed assist
ance by shooting a hot one through
Boles on which the Texan came nome
II was all serene for the Cooleysox IN
the sixth and seventh, the only one TO
get on in those rounds being Reagan
who drew q. pass. Claire and 1zzy each
did nice work in diSposing or Wright
on bounder over second In the sl1th.
In the eighth each team was near
score, but each failed to register. Reilly
got on to start 1t for Topeka when
Jarnaein bobbled his bunt Reagan
gent him to third on long hit to lett
hut was himself caught at second when
Welch was up with two down and
Reilly waiting to come home from
third. but George Hughes made one
OF tho most remarkable stops OF MI
WEIGHS bounder ever seen on a wien
ita. field, and got the gentleman easily
al drst. TEX Westerzil was the one
that threatened for the Jobbers, ana
hut for missing third there would have
been no ninth inning to worry ABOUT
An error by Boles, who had an ex-
treuely bad day at the third corner,
LET the Texan on, and he proceeded to
pilfer the second bag. Shaw sent
hot single to center and Tex beat the
throw to the plate, but failed to plant
his spikes on the third bag ana was
locked to the extent of the run for the
oversight. Then came the ninth and
Wichita won anyhow
great form, the collegian having the
better of the argument: His support
was also steadier which helped i'm
rqensely. Middleton got circus catch
on a long one off Thomason's bat in
the nth, which prevented at least one
score coming in.
Richard Cooley was out in person
70 witness the battle yesterday and
announced last night that he will get
into the harness at short himself to-
day. He also promises to work ''Cy'
Young this afternoon, which will in
sure something doing if the Jobbers
take the third also. Izzy expects to
work the Missouri senator against
him. which likewise means that the
Cooieydtes will have to keep busy to
do any winning. This is the first ap-
peararlce of Shackelford on the home
field since he succeeded in chasing the
hoodoo that was making him it's indi-
viduaI victim all through the early part
of the season. but the fans may be
sure from his showing in the last few