The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-15
OMAHA HELD LEAD
haWS Failed to Win Double
header and Fifth Place.
IOpeka Pitchers Witness and
Brenner's Pitching Lost Game.
ALLOWED THIRTEEN PASSES
COcreham Pitches Final Game
in Western League.
Worked in Old Time Form and
Held Opponents Helpless.

Goodby Cocreham. you did well.
Cocreham never pitched a better game
on the local grounds than the last
game during his Western league career.
OF course he always did have some
thing on the Omaha club, but he had
them hog tied in the first game of a
double-header Sunday afternoon. The
final count was Topeka IL, Omaha ].
Paul Brown and Mccullough We're as
wild untamed bronchos in the sec
ond game, while Bremen was in first
class condition. AS a result the Omaha
team broke even in the double header
and won the last game by the score OF
4 to 0. This is the second time the
kaws have been shut out this season.
The Omaha club drew 13 walks and one
batter was hit by pitched ball.
In making his last appearance III a
Kaw uniform before leaving to make
his debut as a major Lacquer, Cocre-
ham upset the dope basket by pitching
a good game of baseball. He allowed
the visitors six hits. one run, famed
three and walked two. Stunts of this
character usually wind up with Il farce
but the big Texan went in the game to
win if he could and did win.
The only run scored off his delivery
was in the fourth inning. With one
out, Thomason singled, stole second
and scored on a single to right by
Kane. This and the seventh were the
than one man on the bases or got more
than one hit in any one inning.
The Kaws started the game by get
ting a pair in the first. Singleton led
off with a single, Cochran was hit by
pitched ball. Forsythe walked and filled
the bases, McLarry forced Forsythe ut
second and Singleton scored. koerner
forced McLarry at second and Cochran
scored.
McLarry started the fourth inning
and was safe on an error by Justice.
Forsythe forced him at second, Rapps
singled and went to second on another
error by Justice, McAllister scored
Koerner and Rapps with three-base
hit, McAlIister scored on Smiths sin
gle and Smith scored on a two-base hit
by Cocreham- Cocreham scored on a |
single by Cochran. Total, five runs off |
five hits and two errors.
Forsythe started the seventh with a +
single McLarry was hit by a pitched
ball, Koerner forced McLarry at sec (
md, RappS went out to Kane and For
sythe scored, McAllister was hit by a .
pitched ball, and with the bases full, |
yocreham drew pass which allowed
to score. Two more denied
he rubber in the eighth when Cochran /
ed off with a single and stole second, ,
E'orsythe beat out an infield hit. Coch- .
AN went to third and Forsythe to sec
md on a passed ball, Cochran scored .
IN a sacrifice fly by McLarry and
Torsythe scored on a sacrifice fly by /
< oerner.
Second Game.
Everything was so different in the !
second contest. Brown and McCol- I
ough were wild, and with Bremen
pitching shutout ball. the Kaws didn't
ave chance. The Omahas scored two
uns in the first round with only one
nan. the last one up, to be charged
Inc ny nd
walked, Thomason was nat by a pitch
d ball and the bases were filled, JUS
ice and Coyle scored on sacrifice flies. /
Hickory johnson ended the inning
when he flew out to Bill Rapps- Grubo ,
ed off in the second and drew a pass. !
lie stole second, Shipke fouled out to !
dcAllister and Bremen drew pass +
1rubb stole third and scored on
Browns wild heave to Cochran, Jus
ice was next with a call of three and
wo. when Mccullough relieved Brown
first delivery was wide =
me and Justice walked. Bremen scor-
d on a single by Coyle.
Shipke led off in the third and flew
nut, Bremen drew pass and went to
econd on wild pitch, Justice flew out,
'oyle singled, scoring Thorn
son walked. Congalton was safe at
rst on McColloughs error, Kane walk
d scoring Coyle, johnson walked, scor-
ng Thomasc Fullerton relieved McCol-
ough and Grub flew out to Singleton.
This was the end of the scoring.
Fullerton pitched an excellent game
f ball during the remainder of the
ontest. He was wild and men fire.
uently got on bases but his pitching
ras effective. and with the aid of his
the Rourkes failed to dent
he pan. The Kaws will be idle today
nd go to Leavenworth to play a club
n the Inter-City League Tuesday, then
o Omaha.
First Game.
TOPEKA.
Players ABB. R. IT. p A z =