The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-22
GOES TO WICHITA
First Contest of Locals ON Road
Brings Defeat.
Pitcher Beecher Weakened To-
ward Close of Session.
KAWS' ERRORS COSTLY
Sabrie and Thomson Help Drop
Opening Game.
Jackson Tries to Blow Up,
But Fails.

Wichita, Kan, April 22.-Wichita out
played Topeka here Friday and won
easily to 2. Jackson, pitching for the
locals got into trouble several times
b1t always worked his way out. To-
peka's errors were costly and Beeoher
Weakened toward the closing hour.
Following is the game in detail:
First inring-Topeka: Hafford out to
right field. Sabre struck out: Thom-
ason walked and stole second. WHIT
new out to left field. No runs
wichita: Middleton out, secono 70
first. Berger out TO right f1eld. DAVIS
safe on error at second; steals second
Davis. Hughes doubled to center, scor-
ing Koerner. Pettigrew out to center
Two runs.
second inning-Topeka: Hopke struck
out. Brietenstein out, high fly to flrst'
Katz struck out. No runs.
Wichita: Schmidt, after Ioullus
awhile, flew out to center SHAW Out
third to first. jackson walked. MID
dleton out to right. No runs.
Third inning-Topeka: Kerns fouleu
out to third. Beecher out, pitcher I"
first Hafford struck out. NO runs:
Wichita: Bergen out, second 10 lic ISL
Davis doubled to center. koerner OUT
on fly to short. Hughes out to right
field. No runs.
Fourth inning-Topeka: Sabre walks.
Thomason fouls out to first. WhlCheS
Its to pitcher; safe at first on error
Hopke hits to left field, scoring Saprie.
On Brietenstein's infield hit HopKe
caught at second, and Whitney at third
on a pretty throw by Hughes. one run.
Wichita: Pettigrew fouls to first
Schmidt triples to center SHAW hitS
for two bases, scoring Schmidt. jack
son fouls to catcher. Middle OUT sec
ond to first. One run.
inT1i0Q-TOneka: KATE out,
short to first. Kerns pops out to hrst.
Beecher singles over second. Hopke
out on fly to left. No runs.
Wichita: Berger hits for two bases.
Davis singles. Koerner out, pitcher %
first. Hughes out on fly to right field.
tettigrew flew out to center. No runs
Sixth inning-Topeka: Sabre out,
third to first Thomson singles
through second. Whitney safe at first
on hot hit to pitcher, Thomson on
second. Thomson steals third. On
Hopke's infield hit Thomson caught ut
plate Hopke steals second. Breiten-
stein out, second to first. No runs.
Wichita: Schmidt walks. Shaw out
to left. jackson singles over second,
Schmidt going to second. Middleton
forced Jackson at second, and Schmidt
caught at plate. No runs.
Seventh inning-Topeka: Katz single
through short. Kerns flew out to left.
Beecher out to center. Hopke singles.
Sabre out, Jackson to first. No runs.
Wichita: Berger hits to right. Davis
beats out a bunt. Both men advance
on a wild throw by Kerns. Koerner
out, short to first. Hughes hits for
two bases, scoring Berger and Davis.
Pettigrew flew out to center. Schmidt
doubles to left, scoring Hughes. Shaw
out, second to first. Three runs.
Eighth inning-Topeka: Thomason
flied to center. Whitney singled to left
Hopke sEied to right. Breitenstein out,
short to first. No runs
Wichita: Jackson out to center. Mid
dieton walked. Berger doubled to CEN
ter, scoring Middleton. Davis took two
bases on errors by Whitney, Berger
scoring. Koerner doubled to left, scor-
ing Davis. Hughes fouled to third.
Pettigrew fouled to first. Three runs.
Ninth fnning-Topeka: Katz out.
short to first. Kerns out, third to first.
Beecher walks. Hafford doubled to left.
Beecher scores on a passed ball. Sa-
brie walks. Thomson flew out to CEN
ter. One run
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