The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-16
KAWS LOST BOTH
Suffered With Fielding and
Batting Slump.
Nick Maddox Pitched First
Game in Western League.

Wichita, Kan, June -WlcnlJa WoI
both games of the double header from
Topeka by scores of Il to and to l
The Kaws were in a fielding and bat
ting slump and did not come close &c
playing their real game Both Rusten-
haven and Taylor were ineffective II
the first game. Rope Perry pitched his
first game since he Sprained his ankle
about six weeks ago and he was in nc
danger at any stage.
Cochran attempted to bunt to open
the first CLme but popped to Perry
rorsythe doubled but Lee and Gear
popped to short and first. Smith famed
in the third but Taylor, who replaced
Rustenhaven in the second inning, sim
gled to left. Cochran singled For
sythe flew to Middleton Lee walked,
filling the bases and Gear got free
ticket, forcing in a run. Raps forced
Gear at second
With one down in the seventh For
svthe drew a base on balls. Lee dou-
bled. putting runners on second and
third. Gear scored Forsythe on his
sacrifice fly to right. Rapps new 10
Middleton.
A rally was started in the ninth;
TayIor was out at first. Cochran ana
E-orsvthe singled Lee was robbed OF
a hit when Pettigrew picked up MS
Texas Lacquer and forced Cochran at
third. Gear flew to Middleton.
cochran dropped Babb's foul IN the
first for Wichita and French threw
Wild TO first when Babb hit to short
9n1s vas hit. Middleton sacrificed the
runners TO second and third koerner
doubled to center, scoring two runs
Hughes doubled, scoring koerner: Pee-
tigrew was out at first put Goluie :
Rapps singled, scoring Hughes- "aco0
flew to smith. -, ~ for
The first inning cinched the game tor
wichita but two more runs were SCOT,
ed off Taylor in each OF the secoIu
and third sessions. A base on oalis'
a stolen base and a single scored one
Another stolen base followed Dy an aa
ror by Forsythe when ne oroppeO
aTerner,s 1v. scored one more.
smith threw wild to first on Pettl-
.er,v,s hit to short in the third anu
Ned reached second. Wacoos slns!e
scored Pettigrew. Perry's single pue
Wacob on third and he scored oH
Babb's out at first TO-
svthe. followed by Hughes douDIe,
scored two in the sixth. A single anu
a hit batter filed the bases foIo"lns
Hughes hit but Wacob popped "
cochran and Perry famed
Two singles, a sacrifice ana uou
HE scored two more in the seventh
The Second Game.
pitcher Nick Maddox, formerly with
the Pi+tsburg Pirates, held the kaWs
safe in the second game Cochran OPP
ened fire on the former big leaguel
1,-;+L hit that went past Burke at
+bird like a bullet. Forsythe hit INTO
a fast double, Koerner to Rapp TO
xoerner Lee walked and stole but no
one helped him along. Not another hit
was secured until the fifth When Crist
singled. There was nothing more 40
ing in that session.
The visitors counted in the seventh
on doubles by McLarry and Smith In
the ninth the Kaws collected TOUR slo-
len bases. McLarry singled and stole
second. Rapps walked and double
steal was pulled off. Gear famed
Crist hit to third and McLarry was
tagged out at home. Crist stole sec
ond. Smith flew to Middleton.
Richardson started the second game
for the visitors and lasted but three
innings He got past the first inning
with no damage but three doubles,
single and a base on balls were mike,
in the second round for four runs. A
single, a triple and another one base
swat counted two in the third.
Rustenhaven was sent back in the
second game in the fourth inning and
he pitched good ball. A walk, a sacri-
flee and a single scored one run in the
fifth. A double and two singles in the
seventh failed to score a run. Koerner
led off with double but was caught oft
second by Smith when the latter caught
Hughes liner. Pettigrew and Rapp
singled but Huston famed.
Another double play was pulled off in
the eighth when Cochran caught Bills
liner and doubled Burke off first.