The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-13
.KAWS BREAK JINx
Win First Game Since Leaving
Home at Wichita.
Young Has Best of Pitchers
Battle With Ellis.
NEITHER TEAM HITS HARD
Ellis Wild Throw Helps Him
Lose Contest.
Walsh, Weak Hitter, Smashes
Out Triple.

Wichita, May 13.-Young got the
| best of Ellis in pitchers battle which
marked the close of the series here.
Neither team did much smuggling. The
score was to I. The game in detail:
First Inning.
Topeka-King out Ellis to Koerner
on a pretty play by Ellis. Rickert out
to Craig. Middleton retired Lee on a
nice catch.
Wichita-Craig singled to center.
Middleton sacrifices, Frantz to Gard
ner. Davis lined out to F'rantz. Koern-
| er flew out to Gear.
Second Inning.
Topeka-Gardner out Nee to Koern-
er. Frantz struck out. Gear out short
to first.
Wichita-Hughes flew out to Gear
Callahan grounded out to Gardner at
first Nee singled over second. He
stole second. Took third on a passed
ball. Stark flew out to King.
Third Inning.
Topeka-Walsh scratched a hit on
slow one to Callahan. Schmidt sac
rificed. Koerner to Hughes. Young
flew out to Middleton. King singled
walked. Lee struck out. One run,
two hits.
Wichita-Ellis struck out. Craig
walked. He stole second. Middleton
out Walsh to Gardner, Craig taking
third. Davis walked. Topeka claims
a str1keout, Gear coming in to pro-
test: Davis steals second. Koerner
strikes out.
Fourth Inning.
Topeka-Davis made a great bare
Frantz safe on CalIahan's error. Gear
fans. Frantz out Ellis to Callahan
Walsh struck out
Wichita-Chapman catching for To-
peka. Hughes out at first on a pretty
throw by Frantz. Callahan grounds
out to Gardner. Nee out, Frantz to
Gardner.
Fifth Inning.
Topeka-Chapman hit to short.
Young hunts to Ellis, who tuggled
and threw wild, Chapman scoring and
Young taking third. King singled to
right, Young scoring. Rickert sacri- |
need, Ellis to Hughes. Lee out Hughes |
to Koerner. Gardner walked. Frantz
out, Ellis to Koerner. Two runs, two |
hits, one error. |
Wfchita-Stark fouled out to Chap |
man. Ellis out, Young to Gardner. |
Craig struck out.
Sixth Inning.
Topeka = Gear out. Hughes to
koerner. Walsh out, Ellis to Koern-
er. Chapman struck out.
Wichita-Middleton out, Gardner to
Young on a close decision. Davis
walked. Koerner flew out to left.
Hughes out. Walsh to Gardner.
Seventh Inning.
Topeka-Young out. Ellis to Koern-
er. King out by same route. Rick
ert lined out to Hughes
Wichita-Callahan fouled out to
Frantz. Nee whitfield. Stark safe on
Lees error. Ellis popped out to
Walsh.
Eighth Inning.
Topeka-Lee out, Ellis to Koerner.
Gardner gets scratch hit at Callahan.
Frantz hit to Callahan and is doubled,
second to first.
Wichita-Craig ont Walsh to Card |
ner. Middleton popped out to Lee.
Davis out, Lee to Gardenr.
Ninth Inning,
Topeka-Gear out, Ellis to Koern-
er Walsh triples to left. Chapman
flew out to Davis, who held Walsh on
third by a pretty throw. Young out
Ellis to Koerner.
Wichita-Koerner singled to left
center. Hughes popped out to Walsh.
Callahan popped to Lee. Koerneri
look second on a wild pitch. Nee safe
1n Frantz's error. Pettigrew bats for
stark. Nee stole second. Pettigrew
singled to right, Koerner scoring.
5chmid bats for Ellis. Schmid struck
out. One run, two hits, one error
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