The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-30
SOX SPLIT EVEN.
Win First Game 4 to. O, Losing
Second 8 to O.
Both Teams Play ErrOrless in
Winning Strokes.
CURTIS HITS TRIPLE.
Follows With Two Doubles and
Then Strikes Out.
Over the Awakening.
CURTIS HITS TRIPLE.

Topeka and DeS MoineS split dou-
BILE header of two Ehutout games. The
Cooleysox won the first to and the
Champions the second 9 to o. Rasty
Wright was the wheels in the first
game aud allowed the Champions only
three hits and three walks. The team
played errorIcss ball. Scheiberg gave
lime hits and two walks. His support
wabbled thrice.
In the second contest the tables were
reversed when Wright was sent out to
keep his good work up but failed. He
was relieved in the sixth with five
runs and eleven hits against him. Beirs-
dorfer had the game in his palm allow
ing only five hits and striking out
seven batsmen. F-ugate went in with
the game lost and struck out five men,
walking one. Four hits and that walk
of him scored four.
Fast hall marked the opening of the
first game. Neither team could score
until the fourth when Topeka broke in
for two. Thomson hit first up. and
I-andreth walked. Williams erred on
scored. The Champs staged a double
play with two on bases, cutting down
Welch and KunkIe who hit to ColIigan.
dandreth tailed when Abbott deliver
ed a single to LETT.
Wright flew safe in the next and
Wooley sacrificed. Reilly flew out, but
Thomson sent one to right in safe
territory, counting the run. Wcoley
end Reilly hung UP the last of the
four in the seventh. Lige doubled to
the right fence and Reilly plugged out
a safe one. While Thomson was en-
gaging che attention of the former
American Association husky, the two
negotiated successfully for home and
second, Wooley beating the throw down
and back. DeS MoineS had a look in
or two but could see nothing good.
When Wright was offered again in the
second, the Champs tied a tag on him
In the first session worth as much as
the whole of the previous game, secur-
ing three hits, one a three Dagger by
Curtis. Curtis followed his triple with
two doubles and a walk and only broke
down from the million mark when Flu
gate struck him out in the eighth.
The first run for Des Moines came
on that three Dagger after CoIligan had
singled and waited at first. Curtis was
only a few seconds behind him at the
plate for Kunkle let Wooley's throw
go to the grandstand and Curtis stop
ped only to catch his breath. The next
Fpasm came onto the tail pitcher in
the fi-ht, after he had apparently col
lected himself. Mattick, Neihoff and
Bader singled in rapid succession.
Clemmons sacrificed and Biersdorfer
singled and Kerns let one through for
a pass ball. When the attack was over
the visitors had scored three.
In both the sixth and seventh the
Champs scored once. RAIDER doubled on
Wright and Bcirsdorfer walked and
Welch dropped a throw from Kunkle in
the sixth, when Abbott decided Sam
was all in, and sent Fugate to the hill
top. The sodthpaw struck out Coli
gan and deliberately walked Curtis,
forcing one in rather than let him ply
his biffer for mere wallops. He pulled
out after than without mishap; and
went to the ninth safely.
Still IN the mood for extra long
and hot ones Dwyer damned q
double on the fence off larboard and
Mattick dropped a Texan over short,
scoring Dwyer. Fugate followed up with
a wild pitch to score Mattick. That
was all.
The Topekan fans were alive to the
fact that the team had come back to
a useful existence and got enthusiastic.
They consider that three out of four
Is good enough to start back the hill
on. Sioux City comes tomorrow and
will play a double header Sunday, can
ceiling the Tuesday game.
Score. First