The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-06
GAMES ARE SPLII
COOlOysox Defeat Omaha 5 to 4
and Lose 2 to i.
Topeka Touches Meter for IL
Safe Hits in First.
ROURKES GET EIGHT.
Locals Score Four Times in Sue.
cessiVe Innings.
ROURKES GET EIGHT.
Riley, Traded for Landreth, a
Home Run Hitter.

Two good games Of baseball attract
ed the largest weekday crowd Of the
home stay. The Cooleysox and the
Omaha athletes fought close contest
Topeka winning the first. to and
Omaha the second, 2 to 1. Riley, the
new husky from Galveston celebrated
his arrival by poking out a home run
in the second game. saving a shutout.
Heavy and scattered hitting enliven-
ed the first game. the Cooleys touching
Meter for Ii safe ones and the Oma-
hogs landing on Barber for eight in
eight and two-thirds innings. Beckley
had his pepper can along and proved a
joy to the fans.
Barber, who pitched all but one out
for the home club the first game has
made good. He can hit the ball and
covered the sack on first base plays IN
big league style. In truth Beckley and
Barber are two prizes and 1t is good
for Topeka that Bartlesville hit bot
tom.
Topeka took the lead from the visi-
tors in the third inning, when for four
successive innings they scored one eacn:
BARBER hit to start the first one and
Wooley hit straight to Corridor on the
keystone putting Barber out but set
ting Wooley on. Lige scored on Il clean
bingle by Reilly.
Thonason doubled in the fourth, was
sacrificed to second by Beckley, and
scored when Riley hit In the fifth
T<erns singled, was sacrificed by Bar
her and scored on Wooley's hit. In the
sixth Thomson singled, went to second
On the putout Of Beckley and stole
third in time to. score on sacrlnce
fly by Riley.
Omaha got busy in the sixth and
pushed up two. Davis walked and Cor
rigon hit, King sacrificed and Moriari-
~ sent a high fly into center, scoring
Davis. Flood pushed Corrigon across
with a timely single a minute later.
Again in the eighth Omahas athletes
negotiated a couple with that discord-
and a wild pitch. Corrigan again was
responsible for the first part. Moriart-
ty drew the error by Stoffer. The lit
tie snortstop scored on Welch's choice
oe Flood and Moriarity and was given
a free ticket home on a wild pitch by
Topeka tried in vain in the eighth
but kept it the same in the ninth by
jackson taking BARRIERS place and
striking out the third hitter with two
on bases. Then Stoffer in Topeka
half hit safe and Kerns doubled. Stof-
fer at third was dragged home Wher
jackson hit to Moriarity. Cadman whs
had replaced Gonding behind the ba'
dropped the ball and the K. c. you'll
was safe.
Second a Pitchers Battle.
The second was a pitched battle be
tween Wright and Kelley with thu
teams getting them all. Each pitchel
had only two strikeouts. Wright ha6
two walks chalked against him ant
Keeley two. They were pitching where
they could not be hit far or hard.
Two hits and an error by ThomasoI
gave the Omahogs their first run ii
the second session. Flood singled and
Welch walked. Then Thompson singled
with a hot one through short anC
T-homason catching it up heaved 8. mil,
high to the grandstand while Floot
scored and Thompson took second.
Riley blew one high and dry owe
the left field fence in Topeka's hal
Of the inning and that saved shutou
for the bunch never got close there
after. r.. ~
The visitors cinched the game il TIL
third with two hits and a stolen base
Corrigon Again was the principal II
the event. He singled and stole. KIM
coming up behind him slammed one on
to the center pasture and the red top
Jed one cantered across
Score: