The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
KAWS BEAT ROGCE
Boosters Tied Game in Seventh
but Couldn't Stop Locals.
Paul Brown Made Initial
Showing With Topeka.
CATCHER SWEET HIT HOME RUN
State League Catcher Hit First
BaII-Gear on Base.
Both Teams Fielding Was
Ragged.
CATCHER SWEET HIT HOME RUN


the series from Des Moines by the
score of to 4. Paul Brown made his
initial appearance with the Kaws on
the local lot and held the Boosters
while the Kaws got a big lead and
then they kicked it away and forced
him to pitch his best during the re-
mainder of the game.
Rogge, the best that Frank Isbell
had to offer, was on the mound for
the Boosters and was given a good
sound thrashing. The kaws were
successful in punching hits, when hits
meant runs, and they forced his team
mates to work overtime. The Des
Moines team kicked the ball around
on several occasions and every one of
them helped the Kaws get one or
more runs.
Paul Brown is some pitcher He
had something on the Boosters and
caused eight of them to take three
healthy swings and retire. In addi-
ton to that he kept them batting to
the infield and the outfielders had but
five chanceS-one of these resulted III
an error which allowed two runs to
cross the pan.
The Boosters made the first score.
Hahn led off in the first inning and
drew a pass. Fox flew out TO Lee,
Hunter and Leonard hit, scoring
famed. The visitors held the kaws
without a run in the last half of the
same inning and the Kaws held them
one, two, three in the first of the
second.
Gear led off in the second inning
and was safe when Fox dropped fly
Gear went to second on the play
Rapps went out. Royce to sheldon:
Sweet, the young catcher VINO piayeo
the season in the Kansas state
league. made his initial appearance by
hitting the first ball pitched. for
home run over the left field fence
Gear scored ahead of him
With Cochran out in the third, Lee
dOu bled, Forsythe was safe when Tex
Jones muffed his grounder and Lee
scored on McLarry's double. For
sythe scored on Rapps' scratch hit
the infield. Sweet ended the
inning when he flew out to Tex Jones.
After allowing one run in the first
inning, Brown closed up like trip
and held the visitors without a run
until the sixth inning Leonard ana
Tex Jones led off and each beat out
scratch hits which McLarry couldn't
handle, Reilly was safe when french
dropped his grounder and the passes
were filled SIeight hit a roller just
put of Browns reach and French
threw him out at first Brown /
pulled out of the hole when he struck
put Sheldon and Rogge went out, /
French to Rapps- !
Hahn started the seventh with a !
single. Fox followed with another to
light, Hunter sacrificed and was safe
IN Cochran's wild peg to first with
he bases filled, Leonard flew out to
IIcLarry and the latter caught Fox
IF the second base bag, thus COM {
yIeting double play unassisted- Lee
made a long run and dropped Jones
inc drive to short center and Hahn :
cored. Reilly ended the inning by !
striking out.
with the score a tie. the Kaws
tarted the doings in the last Of the '
anne inning when Cochran was hit
With a pitched ball, Lee sacrificed ana I
he former scored on Forsythe's hit
,ver second to center field. The Wis
tors went out in order in the eighth
,ut the KaWs added another to their
hort lead of one run when Bill Rapps
ed off and hit for three bases Sweet 9
vent out, Rogge to Sheldon, French 1
lit a grounder to Tom Reilly ana '
2apps started home Tom made a f
ow throw, the ball striking Sleight
n the shin and Rapps was safe
With Hahn out in the first of the Z
linth. Fox singled to right center,
toIe second and went to third when :
french failed to cover second to catch c
he peg. The score: s
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