The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-04
KAWS BREAK Even
Defeat st. Joseph in First Game
Score to 2.
Drummers Won Second Contest
Score to 4.
OPENER A PITCHERS BATTLE
GWin Muddled Last Contest and
Fullerton Lost 1t.
Topeka Team Bunched Hits Off
BOehler.
OPENER A PITCHERS BATTLE

The Kaws and Drummers split
even in a double header Sunday after
noon. Doc Reynolds beat Boehler in
8 pitchers battle by the score of to
2 in the first game and the kaw
pitchers lost the second game by an
ineffective delivery.
Boehler and Reynolds were both
pitching major league ball in the first
game but the Kaws were more sue
cessful in punching hits off Boehler
than were the Drummers with Reyn-
ODDS
The Drummers started off in front
and for a time in appeared that
Boehler would win with ease, but he
lost control during the latter part OF
the contest and consequently the
game. Westerzil led off in the sec
ond and singled, Reynolds overthrow
first in trying to catch him off the
base and Tex went to third. He
scored on single by Ochs.
Both teams threatened to score on
different occasions from that time on
but there was no damage done until
in the sixth inning. George Cochran
led off and hit to deep center for a
home run. He was safe on a close
decision at the rubber. Carlo Smith
went out, Forsythe singled and scored
on McLarry's three base hit. Rapps
drew a pass and with the assistance
of Lee they pulled off double steal
The DrummerS got their other run
in the eighth inning, when Dawson,
Zwilling and Westerztl filled up the
bases with free transportation.
Kelly flew out to Smith, after Daw-
son walked. Dawson scored on a sac
rifice fly by Gygli and Ochs ended
the inning the inning by going out
from Reynolds to Rapps. The visi-
tors used three pinch hitters in the
ninth inning and had a man on sec
Il ended
game and decided the result by strik
ing out.
Gwin for the Kaws and Buscher for
the Drummers started the second
game. Neither was effective and
there was promise of an overwhelm
ing score. The Kaws got off in the
lead in the second inning when Nc
Larry doubled, Lee went out from
Meinke to Gygli and the former
scored on a sacrifice fly by Bill
Rapps.
The Drummers got their first run
in the third, when Griffith walked,
stole second, went to third when
Meinke sacrificed and scored on a !
wild pitch.
With two out in the third inning.
Cochran singled, stole second and
scored when Joe Kelly dropped Carlo
smiths long fly to left field. Smith
went to second on the error and
scored on Forsythe's single to right
field. The Kaws added another in
he fourth, when Lee led off with q
single, Rapps sacrificed and the for
ner scored on McAllister's single to
,enter.
The game appeared to be safe, but
Iwin lost control in the first Of the
fifth and passed Ochs and Griffith
who were the first two at bat. Stur-
ger, who batted for Buscher, hit to
,enter. Lee made a bad play on the
BALL and it went for a home run,
thereby scoring three runs and tying
he score.
Crutcher went on the mound in the
place of Buscher and allowed the
<aws but one hit during the remain
Ter of the game.
Fullerton relieved Gwin at the be-
of the sixth inning. Wester-
Ill was the first man up and hit for
-hree bases. He scored when Ochs
vas thrown out, French to Rapps
The Drummers never bothered Fuller
on much after this inning, but they
rad scored what proved to be the
winning run.
McInnis, an umpire, who was in the
Central Kansas league in 1912 re-
ported for duty but made a miserable
with everybody in sight
The