The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19
BENZ GOES ROUTE
Speed Contest Lost by Locals on
First Lap.
John Browns Marching on
Stopped for Moment.
SCORE is TIED ONCE
Kaws Unable to Check Speed OF
Orphan Driver.
Mechanician Curtis'Timely Work
Keeps Bitten Going.
SCORE is TIED ONCE

senz hacked the Kaws in his Bitten
spit wagon, drove nine laps at the
tailend course without ever exhausung
his water supply, and turned in the
time of to 2. ~
The game rightfully belonged to
Bitten all the way but shpplhs
transmission allowed the nome taienC
70 tie it up at the two apiece line IL
WAS a hard game to lose bekawS they
had a chance to take it but it was not
particularly good to win for the winners
were pulling down no one up IN the
race.
Abbott's prize twirler from Lyons,
John Brown, journeyed out onto lhe
mound and looked over the rolling
7,rai1-ie about him. He seemed not
afraid and waded out of the tall grass
into class moving with almost per
feet adaptation. He was quite aoashSd
at some of the blunt ones handed out
TO him and did not seem to care 10 try
to field them. certain amount OF
misfortune also overlook his patrons 50
he lost with very good grace.
In the first inning it seemed that the
Kaws would do to Benz what they dld
on a former Occasion-blOW up ms
tires but they didn't. Rickert walked
Emory whitfield King flew out Then
Beccber singled and Whitney walked,
filling the bases. Edmiston by reason
of his place in the batting order had to
shoulder the responsibility of bringing
IN those runs. His shoulders gave way.
The Bitten Benz went splitting on.
Couldn't Run Him Down.
The Orphans rang in first by means
of single and a double in the third
lap. Benz himself counted the run by
beating a slow infield hit to first and
continuing his round on Curtis two
sacker.
Graham put up the second run in
the fifth when he ticlzled the left cen
ter boards with a long winded bounder
and made his way to third to coma Oh
home on another of the Curtis hits.
Twas the sixth wherein the Kaws
evened up the counting. With one
gone King got out of the Benz boat to
walk Graham messed up Beecher's
grounder, fixing the two on bases.
Whitney passed away on an infield ball
and once more Edmiston was left TO
shoulder the hopes Of the stands and
bleachers. This time he scored the
pair with a ground drive through Benz.
Colligan and Graham, none of whom
seemed to be able to place the thing
exactly. Edmiston was caught off first
thinking 1t over and the side retired
Curtis got his fourth safe hit in as
many times to bat in the eighth. slam
ming three base one to the lef, CEN
ter fence. Collgan delivered the bingIe
which scored him through the first To
second vacuum. 1t was always two hits
and one run for the Orphans.
In the eighth and in the ninth, the
I<aws had a hit and a walk bug could
find no enc to bring them in. The
best chance to even it or win vas in
the last half lap. Chapman was sub
stituted at the hitting post fer Edmis-
ton and clouted clean over second
Crisp drew free transportation to The
first station, showing Chap up within
counting distance. Pepper Clark was
Rickert's choice of pinch hitters and
replaced Brown. Pepper delayed the
cars quite a while but finally allowed
the third strike to pass unscathed.
Benz had It his way.
The score: