The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-05
Beat SOOs Saturday and Sunday
Scores IL to IL; 2 to 1.
Hit Out Sunday Victory in
Games Last Session.
FOUR HITS IN A ROW
Come From IL to l Score to
Victory Saturday.
TOwne Uses Many Pitchers in
Effort to Win.

THERE-at the ball yard-Sunday-
was a pitcher-a ball game-and a
crowd.
Pepper Clark held the terrible Sioux
to four safe hits and one rum batted
1000, and FEATURED one of the neatesr
fielding stunts of the season.
The Kaws assisted him beautifully
and at the last call, delivered as many
hits as were wanted, and just as they
were wanted. Waiting, it seemed until
the psychological moment they stepped
out and drew in the game.
The crowd was there in an oVer1lo"
as large as at the opener because the
Kaws had made a Western road record
for Topeka and had plugged up nil 10
a. victory over the Sioux on Saturday;
1t was a boosting, friendly crowd anu
thew were mighty glad they were there.
For a home club (of course) that sun
dsv game was an ideal one. 1t was
ideal because when apparently IosC
after a noble battle, it was won py
straight from the shoulder slusglng-
because in it was the element OF uhceI
tain bobbles which suddenly changeo
the aspect. brilliant fielding, timely MT
ting, the pitcher who never lost MS
grin and the pitcher who did, ana All
those nerve teasing things whlch MAKE
the national game the greatest game III
the world. ;. Lord
game to lose. Following an unWar-
ranted defeat of the day before, theS
battled to uphold their supremacy as
the league leaders. Their pitcher was
heavine his club to an apparent victory,
T0Idin1 his opponents to few scatter
ed bingles and pulling through tnc
crises. With the game seemingly won
by a single run, they fought TO make
that good. In the last tight place the
pitcher lost command ana tnere was NJ
time to save him. 1t was the second
loss Of the warlike tribe of Sitting Bull to
the meek and mild hammered camp of
Kaws. And the chagrin was obvious.
Double Play in First.
That there was something unusual
about to happen was evident In the
first round. Andreas led off with a sare
one but the Kaws flashed double play
and stopped the danger. Stem hit the
ball to Clark and there was the other
indication of something unusual going
on but not discernible at the time. AL
most invariably Clark made them hlt
to him in the tight places. More than
that he fielded everything in the shape
of a bunt. 1t has been some. days since
a pitcher had nine chances, made
seven assists, a putout, and got away
bad with only one.
Rickert, opening for the Kaws, walk
ed, stole second and went to third OH
the wild peg. Then still feeling luck in
his system, with two down, he tried to
beat the pitchers throw to the plate.
Whitney let the ball go to the catcher
and Rick was out a country block
Then Cy Neighbors inserted himself
into the memoirs of a certain pitcher by
clouting out three sacker to the right
side line. A little later Hope took Wag-
ner's grounder on his knee and the
score ran in. That was the Sioux's one
run.
Again in the seventh Cy duplicated
his stunt. first up, by batting the bail
to the center fence. This time, how
ever, Clark proved too much for him.
He made Miller hit to him for an easy
out. Wagner then bunted one down
th' third base line but Clark was al
ready there and stepping aside Of Cy
dashing home, tossed the ball over his
head to Hawkins with a yard to spare
1t was one of the neatest pieces of
fielding seen on the local lot and show
ed barrel of composure. With this
explanation we maye leave the Sioux.
From there on they were content to
barricade their camp and look to the
defense of their one run.
Defense Was Gilt Edged.
And. it may be said, that defense was
gilt edged until the ninth. Up to that
time Kiddo Wilson, who was leading
Ln6 IN q naQQ 10 ndQQ CONFLICT
with Clark, had allowed only six scat
tered hits and had whitfield five. To be-
gin this inning he struck down Thorn
ason by outguessing him-and then 1t
happened. Merit Whitney was the man
to start it. He hit through short. Rick
ert put Beecher on to run it out.
The great crowd was electrified,
whatever that means. They threw
cushions and pop bottles again as they
did Saturday and should have been
slapped on the wrist or shot in the
shoulder but they knew not what they
did. Hopke hit one in the very same
place opened by Whitney. Breiten-
stein came up next and Kiddo was
looking for his monoplane. He found it
and Brett gave him the shove-off with
a ripper into right. Beecher did it in
from second like 220 sprinter. Hopke
drew rein at third and Brett made Sec
ond on the throw at the plate.
There had been three hits in a row.
Only one was out. The score was tied.
No other pitcher was ready and prob
ably would not have been used. How
could poor Mister Crompton|be expected
to get the fourth successive hit or
Kiddo? Better ask Kiddo. And the
answer is, he did.
Cy Neighbors picked up the pill when
Crompton was through with 1t, and be-
cause Hopke had counted and numer-