The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-11
KAWS CAME CLOSE
Score Which Gave Lincoln the
Game Was Made in Tenth.
Beautiful Fielding Featured the
Entire Session.
HITS WERE ACCIDENTS
Durbin's Three Walks Each
Gave Lincoln a Run.
The Game Was Tied in Third
and Ninth Innings.
HITS WERE ACCIDENTS

Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 11--Lincoln de-
feated Topeka in a ten-innlng game,
to 3. The fracas was marked by nara
hitting, sharp fielding and close pltcn-
ing in the pinches. Ihe Iope i.-. t NN.1,l
er. Durbin, was able to get away with
out being bothered much by the hits.
but each of his three walks was re-
sponsible for a run
Topeka scored first With two gone IN
the second inning, Chapman drove the
ball to the center field fence, Miller )
throwing in holding him at LrsL'
Kreps was safe on a roller which Dun
don made a beautiful stop of behind
first and Chapman scored when Durbln
doubled to left. Miller threw to
Gagnier whose relay to the plate
caught Kreps by a narrow margin
Tied in the Third.
The first tie came in the third. Fox
walked with one gone. was sacrificed
to second and scored on Dundon's hit
which bounded foul off Bmory's body-
Dundon stole second. Cobb singled the
ball bouncing away from Durpln anu
being too slow for kreps to rleld- me
double steal was attempted but CHAP
man chucked to second, catchlng CoOD
standing up go
Topeka took two more in the fourth
inning. With one out Whitney, Ed
mission. Chapman and Kreps singled IN
turn two runs scoring. kreps was las
ged off first and Durbin famed.
Lincoln made one right back in the
same inning. Unglaub singled but two
successive forces followed. Goodman
then scored Miller with triple
The Iopes scored in the seventh
Cockman walking, being sacrificed TO
second by McGra-w and scoring when
Cole. batting for Fox, drove hot single
through Edmiston. Gagnier flew out
and Cole was easily out on an attempt
ed steal The Kaws went ahead lmfne-
Gil
and Durbin tripled, the run coming III.
The Lopes Immediately knotted II
Miller was safe on Texas Lacquer
which King could not reach, Cockman
walked and McGraw, in an effort to
sacrifice. hunted safely over D1rpln. 5
head. Thomas, batting for Knapp,
drove long fly to Gardner, Miller
scoring. Gagnier's single to right was
in the nature of a long fly which
Beecher was unable to quite get TO. OUT
the runners were held on bases. Dun
don famed and Cobb flew out to
Beecher.
Where the Kaws Died.
The Kaws, with fifteen minutes leLt
to play before the game was to be
called, failed to score. Beecher singled,
the ball getting away from Cobb
Beecher tried to make third, but was
out Miller to Dundon to Cockman.
Gardner and Whitney singled, but Ed
mission flew out to Cobb and Chapman
popped to Gagnier.
The Lopes put over the winning run
I'm their half. Unglaub and Mccormick
went down but Miller doubled to left,
the ball again striking Emory and
bounding wild. Cockman singled TO
center and the winning run came in.
Beautiful fielding featured the work
of both teams. A good proportion of
all the hits were scratches, the bail
e 4
and twisting around the diamond. To-
peka was especially unfortunate. three
hits being DETECTED by the fielders'
gloves for extra bases. Chapman
starred for the visitors and Gagnier
and Unglaub for the locals.
The scnra.