The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-01
KAWS TAKE LAST
Beat IL Tribe in Nerve Racking
Contest by Close Score.
Reecher Wins Own Game by
Hit in the Ninth.
SCORE THRICE TIED
Generous Sprinkle of Errors
Keeps Contest in Doubt.
Breitenstein Starts Batting
Rally In Last Frame.

With the score tied in the first Of
the ninth, Beecher won his own game
In the last half with a hit which
brought in the winning run of to 8
victory for the Kaws. Three times
during the afternoon the score was tied
up and tribe Of Il all but got away
with the game in their ninth inning
batting rally.
II was a game Of chances. Beecher
pulling a little stronger than Jarnigan
and Ellis. A generous sprinkling Of err
rors kept the outcome in doubt during
the earlier part Of the game but with
a three run lead in the eighth it look
ed like the Kaws had the thing sailed
IN the won column. Then the staying
qualities of the mountaineers were ex-
hibited in rally which tied it up.
visitors score First.
The visitors were the first to break
into the counting business. In the sec
ond session, Davis singled and was
forced by Schmidt who went TO third
on ShaWs double and scored on Jarnl-
gan's long fly to center In the third,
Belden popped one over the lnf1eld
which whitney, Breitenstein and Kreps
allowed to drop safe in their midst,
Koerner sacrificed him and he scored
on a double by Hughes.
Kaws in their half of the third, Ha--
ford starting things with a double to
the left center garden. tlckert lolloW
ed. slapping one into Jarnigan, who
threw to second to catch Hafford on
HIanord turned toward third when he
saw the heave and after chasing up
and down the baseline, induced Hughes
TO throw the ball into the bleechers
while he counted ana Klckert ulVeu
snto third A double by Whitney sent
Rickert in but Whit died on the SACKS.
The Kaws broke this tie in the next
round when HanOrd singled with Two
down and scored when Belden let KICK
ert's high drive get to the renee 1nen
fn the fifth. Pueblo got on even ground
when MOore's wObble let Beiden on
and he scored on two singles. In the
sixth, Topeka was ahead again Win
one run. It looked like they Woulo
take a whole package at this juncture
but the bases were left full Frampe5
singled to begin with. Then Jarnlgal
lbobbled a bunt for Beecher and Hanord
sacrificed Rickert drew walk, hllaS
drew walk forcing in run. Win
the bases still loaded Moore whitfield Iof
the third out.
Ellis Replaces Jarnigan.
Ellis replaced Jarnigan at the open
ing of the next inning and went
through safe but Beecher started the
eighth with a single. koerner missed
King hit, scoring Beecher and Hafford
came in on a putout.
Everything seemed lovely for the
Kaws to get away with the last or a
four game series but the head OF the
visiting batting list turned in for some
pounding. Middleton singled over sec
ond. Berger drove one to Hafford who
negged bad to Kreps at second in an
attempt to cut down Roxy. Ira Belden
walked out then with his seasoned ASH
and clouted to the center fence Tor
three bases. herding the two across
Koerner pushed the score to tie with
another hit The next three we're easy
out but the game was in hot water
and the Kaws had to get their bats out
again.
Vinegar Bill Breitenstein stepped into
one. first up, driving through short
field. Kreps sacrificed him down to
second. F'rarnbes was out Berger to
Koerner but Brett advanced on the
throw. Beecher was up with two men
gone. It was the last chance to keep
out Of extra innings so he took it. He
drove q fast one just out of reach OF
Schmidt, Brett came home, and nobody
looked to see where the ball went.
The score.