The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03

! American League by defeating Wash
| ington twice. They punched hits well
in the first game. Plank was driven
out of the box after seven innings but
Bender held the game safe.
First game-Score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia 80 1 o 1 0 0 0 % 8 /
Washington 100 0 o 0 0 ? 0 o % 6 8
Batteries-Plank. Bender and Egan;
Hughes, Musser, EngIe and Henry.
Summary: Two-base, hits-Baker, La
porte, Mcbride. Hits-Off Plank, in
innings; off Bender 2 in 2 innings;
off Hughes, 6 in 5 innings; off Musser
3 in 2-3 innings. Struck out-Plank
2; Hughes, 8; Musser, L; Bender, 2.
Bases on balls-Plank 2, Hughes 2,
Musser 2, Engel 3. Umpires-Dineen
and O'Rrien.
Philadelphia followed with a second
victory in the afternoon in a desper-
ately contested 10-inning game. Walter
johnson was hit hard and timely.
Second game-Sccre: R.h.E.
Philadelphia ..O'2 0 OIL 1 % IA
Washington . i 90 1101O OF 10
Batteries Brown and Lapp;
Johnson and Ainsmith.
Summary: Two-base hits-Murphy,
Foster, Ainsmith, Laporte. Mcbride.
Two-base hit-Baker. Struck out-John-
son, T. Cmpires- Dineen and O'Brien
St Louis 5. 4; Cleveland A, 2.
Cleveland, Sept. BY punching hits
off Kahler with Cleveland's errors, st.
Louis scored enough runs in the first
two innings to win.
First game-Score: R.H.E
Cleveland .....2 2 0 0 o o. 1
St. Louis ........1 0 o 0 O-5 II ]
Batteries-Kahler, Mitchell and O'Neil;
Adams, Napier and Alexander.
Summary Two base hits-Lajoie,
Chapman, Birmingham, Williams. Three
base hit-Williams. Bases on balls
Ill "a hi I H.
ell 8, Adams 1, Napier 3. Umpires-
and Westervelt.
Second game-Score: RH-E.
Cleveland ...-...0 0 2 o 0 o p
st. Louis 100 o u 10
Batteries-Gregg and Carisch; Poyell |
and Krichell.
Summary: Two base hit-Jackson. |
Three base hit-Shotten. Bases on balls |
Gregg 8, Powell 2. Struck out-Gregg |
:. Umpires-O'Loughlin and Westervelt. |
Detroit ~; Chicago 4.
Chicago. Sept. 3.-Detroit batted Chi
Cages pitchers all over the field and |
stole bases at will.
Score: R.H. e. |
Chicago .......2 o o o PA 10 4
Detroit .......-.o 0 22 O-12 IS
Kuhn Dubuc and Stanage.
Summary: Two base hft-Cra wford.
Three base hits-Mattick, Crawford
Bases on balls-DubuC ?, Benz 8, Scott
}, Struck out-Dubuc 2, Scott 1. UNI
oires-Evans and Igan.
Afternoon game postponed; rain.
Boston 2, I; New York, 4, 0.
New York, Sept. 3.-Boston took a
from New York Boston
Won the first in the eighth when
Cerkes scored Hooper with a triple
md Ford let him home with a balk.
The second was u pitchers battle, in
which Joe Wood won the decision over
Mcconnell.
First game-Score: RH.E.
Boston .....O o 90 2O-2
Jew York 80 1 o 0 0 o 0 o. C
Observation-Disclosures and Carrigan,
lady: Ford and Sweeney.
Summary: Three base hits-Yerkes 2.
Eases on balls-Ford 5, Bedient 2
truck out-Ford 3, Bedient 2. Umpires
Connolly and Hart
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
Boston ..1 0 0 o 0 0 o. z oil
lew York ...0 0 0 0 0 90 8 2 {
Batteries-Wood and Cady; McCon- {
ell and Sweeney.
Summary: Two base hit-Daniels. ]
Eases on balls-McConnel1 3, Wood 8. !
truck out-McConnelI. 2 Wood 8. Time
80. Umpires-ConnoI1y and Hart.
London, Sept. 3.-Ernest Barry, of
England, the worlds cham pion sculler, !
nd Edward Hanlan Durham, of To-
championship of the world to take
,Taoo on he 7sT1 mos in OofObar IL