The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
VISITORS GOT IT
Beecher's Muff in Sixth Gave
the Game Away.
Otherwise the Battle Was an
Even Contest.
SCORE: 3 TO 2.
AntelOpes Made First Score in
the Third Inning.
The Bloody Sixth Settled the
Day Against Topeka.
SCORE:

The Kaws also dropped the second
game to the AntelOpes but let 1t down
easy, to ..
Roy Beeeher. gardening in right af-
ter King retired on account of Illness
may be credited with handing the con-
test over to the visitors on silver
tray. He dropped u reasonably easy
fly ball from Cockmans bat after two
were out in the sixth Thomas scored
on the play and Dundon reached thlrd
from whence he paced home on see
saw steal with Cocknsan.
And vet there is one extenuating cir
cunstance involved in the case against
the utility man. He got the first mt
and the first ran for the KaWs. Untii
ne came to bat, first up, in the sixth
SPELL or Just after he made his error.
no one had been able to touch Apple
gate He landed safely, starting q
rally Applegate had the rest Of them
strung so perhaps if the new face
HAD not appeared to bother him. ne
might have gone unscathed.
HOnors About Even.
Red Donovan was sent against the
orchard product and proved to have
been a good choice. They engaged IN
a pitched battle from the bugle call of
Willie Mckee until the last decision
and each allowed five bingles. They
also were tied on strikeouts and walks
The turn OF battle rested elsewhere.
Lincoln came close first by getting
a man to third in the second inning
with one down. Mccormick hit --ad vas
forced by Thomas. The latter pulled
awav for a steal and Crisp heaved
snort on the cutoff The ball tore
through Krepps hooks to the outfield
and Thomas conf inued to third. Dun
don flew short TO Rickert and Cock
lnan beat upon the air
The 'Lopes drew the first run IN the
third Applegate hitting deep to Ed
aniston and beating the peg to first
Gagnier scored him after Cole new our
by clouting a screamer through the
short SIDE of the aren't.
The Kaws got within range in the
same stanza by means of an error by
Cockman Edmiston drew the en-
soUragement but was forced by krelaps;
The Salina recruit stole second ana
after Donovan flew foul to straton
Riclxert walked. King was the KID
with the stick but failed of safe one
hitting down to Cockman who closed
the spasm by kicking his sack ahead
of Krepps.
fourth when an error and two walks
were interpolated into the system or
nutouts but did not really threaten 10
score The visitors passed two resttul
innings and then without hit counted
two BY Beecher's bobble. Cobb struck
and Mccormick sHed. Thomas walk
ed and Sorrel hit Dunden. Cockman
hit to Reecher whose grab hooks did
not NEE. On it and Thomas rang in.
The seesaw scored Dundon and STRAIT
ton bounced one to Donovan and died
en- route to first.
The Kaws Tally.
In the second part OF this session
the Kaws marked up two and got three
hits from Applegate, the first they had
made Beecher got the first. Whitney
advanced him but was out at first via
Apologize Gardner flew to Thomas.
Emory whaled one into left and Beech
or scored. Crisp followed with sin
gle and Emory went to third Then
lust to show the crowd that the Visi-
tors were not alone on this seesaw
thing, Crisp pulled out for second, get
ting a throw by Stratton ard Emory
lived to safety at the plate. 1t wasn't
a clean getby, however, as Stratton
had tho throwback in waiting but ho
blocked the way and Esmory's slide
tore the ball from his grasp. That
ended the scoring for the day and the
result was ready. Edmiston few to
Mccormick.
In the seventh the Kaws had an
opportunity to tie it up but they can't
do the comeback on the Antelopes like
they do on other clubs. Krepps singled
and pi1fered second. Three had a
chance to help him in and failed. Dom
ovan whitfield. Rickert went out Cock