The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-31
KAWS BREAK EVEN
Take Last Game After Giving
Des Moines First One.
HaffOrd and Cook Throw First
Game Away.
BAT OUT A VICTORY
Second Contest Cinched Quickly
by Local Tribe.
Buchanan Stops Embryo Batting
Rally in Fourth.
BAT OUT A VICTORY

Des Moines, Ia, May a.-Topeka ana
Des Moines broke even on doupie
header here yesterday In two OF CnS
best games seen on the local diamond
this season. The first contest was a
battle royal with Des Moines tying
and then passing the score IN tne
fourth on four counts ana nosing OUT
q tally each in the fifth and seventh
innings.
Errors were in a large part respon-
sible for the Kaws losing the nrst en-
counter On the other hand superb
base stealing and well placed hits
caused Des Moines to win Its NTH VIC
tory of the season. Seven times did
9wver's men negotiate a stolen bag at
second, which Hawkins did his best 70
cut off His pegs were either snort
or wild and only twice We're they sue
cessful. The visitors also ato nltls
sgiping, purloining the second stopping
place four times, two of them, however
with men on third.
For the first time since their return
from the trip. Higgins men setueo
down to playing tight bail once N
the first and again in the second,
visitor was perched upon second, due
to a hit each inning, but the outs were
Forthcoming. In the third 1t looked IKE
an ascension for Mr.. Northup. HicKeft
was placed on first by four wild ones
and promptly advanced to second ua-
assisted. Hahord placed pretty one
lust over second base and followed II
up by stealing second, With these men ,,
on third and second, Manager "Blll
derrieked Northup and Benz was sent
to the rescue. Whitney's out az nrse
enabled Rickert to score. There Helny
braced up and Hepke and Breitenstein
were retired one, two three.
A small aviation meet was neld ~
the forepart of the fourth inning:
Crompton walked and was forced Out
AT second Cook singled through sec
ond and Rickert slapped the horsenlae
for a pretty double to left, scoring l"o.
A single by HAfford and another pZ
Thomason enabled Rickert to score ana
the bases were dangerous again. Here
Renz nuiIed himself together ana the
next two went when Mattlck sWAitoWeu
Zone and Curtis made the prettlesI eaten
of the day against the left field tence.
The remaining innings were OF the
n1idseason variety. In the seVehtn II
looked bad again when Singles py
TThomason and Whitney put Two men
out. Benz played his own game mere
Breitenstein's short ones and retlred
the other two rnners at the third PAN
Crompton went out to DWyr unhsslsl-
ed. .o,a
when Kores was hit, stole second, and
came in on Graham's single. Ine
fourth inning was bad one TOT tne
visitors. Kores went out and Granam
walked. Bachant hit slow one TO
Hafford. who missed second base
nile in irving to shut Kores off. The
latter sped to third and made 1t home
when Thomason made a bungle of try
ing to shut it off. Benz singled scoring
Bechant. The former scored when
Cool made a wild throw to first on
Anderson's grounder. The latter made
the last count of the inning on COL
ligan's single.
In the fifth, a walk, two stolen bases
and an error by Hepke gave Des
Moines a talIy and in the seventh an
other one was added without the aid
of a single hit, a walk, steal and long
fy being responsible.
McGrath, who succeeded Cook in the
fifth. pitched fairly good ball, the two
passes being his only outbreaks with
the exception of the ninth. Here two
men singled after he had famed as
many. They were held to their posi-
tions. however, and the third man re-
tired at first.
THE score: