The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
HIT CHICK HARD
Lincoln Grabs Fifth Straight
Contest From KaWS.
Chance to Win Game Lost for
Want of Swat.
SCHMIDT ROBBED OF HIT
ssBig BiII'' Mccormick Puts on
Star Fielding Stunt.
Soft Ground Made Fielding
SIow-Game Fast.

1incoln. Neb.. July 27.-Tearing
through four innings at breakneck
speed Friday afternoon the kaws anu
the Antelopes gave promise OF sIdS
ing an alright game, but Branool I
eased up too much in the n1th rouho
and the Antelopes amassed total OF
fo11r hits This combined with wv
sacrifice. Melted three runs for Dwyer
athletes and put the game on ice. Ut Ut
Antelopes collected one more run JUS
to make it sure. Tuckey in the mean
time after the Kaws had knocked nm
out in the first round OF the secoIu
game, came back at the VISITORS touaS
with blood in his eye and allowed tnelli
two lone bingles which netteo nay
score In concluding, the reglster
spelled to 0 and cleanup Oh III
series for the Antelopes.
Tnclxev was threatened only once
hut with the assistance OF ms team
mates he pulled out of the hole IN me-
shape. Although the saws posl n5ei,,o
man around to third in the oPehlns
frame, they looked real dangerous n
+be third, Tuckey breezed along anu
with the bags loaded retired GaroneI
and the side with. an easy gIouiiuei
and a putout, Lloyd to Mullen
Schmidt Beaten Out of Hit.
n1,;a 2i1l,, mccormick beat Schmidt
at Of a hit that was good for two
sacks if was the most sensalloldi
latch seen on the local field TINS sea
son. 1t came in the seventh WIZ
Gcbpoidt slammed a hard drive lnto
5a.l Left Mccormick raced for the
Fence and as the ball came over nls
chandler, leaped and speared II Will
his bare hand e.or walsh
In the first round AFTER &c
1ew out to Lloyd, King mt lot
SocLs Lee struck out. King stealins
So an Hanson who worked for tne
ct time for Lincoln With hlns W
4,ird Gardner popped a little ny u
Lloyd 49, ,oo,,od fine for
the Kaws when two errors an hif
SIIad the sacks, but the neeoeu ul "a
ill., lacking Schmidt first up grounu..
- o,1+ BRANDON was ticketeo 10 -
-, +be only walk of the game. W 81
M one to Barbour when ne ooo soIv
rushing Brandon to seconu- NI,,l
~ - cole. Lee was safe Wheh NJ
~ ~ +norled with his grounder ana rne
Ien I1tere full Gardner, however We
s"a111a TO grab the hit that would I'd S
sent at least two men deAO07'
Grounded out Lloyd to MulleIl' ,-le
VIII two down Walsh got a Slnse
y 80, was an easy out. Gear iahu
"a - +he ninth, after two were GOWN
~,1,eT1 cole dropped his drive 10 cei'o
T1rantz who took Cochrans pldce q
third grounded out and the game
over :. +ba fifth
x-ber Cole first up drove sllzilhg
erounder to center. barbour sac 49, ~
1,;,, 70 second Mullen singled, scoriuS
cole Hanson beat out an lhlelo M
oDd Mullen who had gone to second on
t,a throw to the plate to catcn' Coie
1-an+ TO third From that point ne
scored a moment later Wnen 1ucheS
sineIed TO left, Hanson going to second
Trondor,, hit Berghammer on the arm
aod the sacks were full. Lloyd flew our
- King. Hanson registering on the
sacrifice. With two men on Cooo
struck out - .,,,e
9, the eighth, when Lloyd reached hrst
On Pa.terson's bad peg to first, ana
went to second on the error. CooI
grounded out, pushing Lloyd to third
McCormick few out. With two down
Cole singled to center, scoring LLOYD
Rarbour and Mullen each beat out in
field hits, filing the sacks. With three
on Hanson skied one to King
Soft Ground Hurts Game.
heavy rain Thursday night made
+he ground soft, and fast play difh-
cult and was partially responsible for
the three errors by the Antelopes and
one perpetrated by the Kaws. Never
+heless the game was fast, being run
off in ! hour and SO minutes. Johnson
called the balls and strikes Friday and
pulIed off the best job of umpiring he
has presented for the inspection of
the fans at the local lot this year
O'Too1e looked over the bases.
st. Joseph appears here for four
eames commencing Saturday afternoon.
and the Lincoln fans are determined
that the locals shall keep up their win
ming streak. Besides there is an ardent
desire among the fans here to call the
Drummers for some of the treatment
received by the Antelopes during their
recent stay in JOetOWn.