The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-18
KAWS LOST -FOUR
Wichita Won Last in Ninth
With Batting Rally.
Gears Men Couldn't Bunch
HitS-ScOre, 4 to 3.

Wichita. Kan, June 1S.-The fina
game of the Wichita-Topeka series was
a seesaw battle and it was by far the
prettiest exhibition of the series. Both
teams played tight ball in the pinches
and both had several chances to win
the game. The final count was 4 to
in favor of Wichita.
McLarry was walked Intentionally
three times to take chance at Bill
Rapps and three times Rapps failed to
deliver the hit. In the ninth inning
Rapps was up again with the bases
full and two down but the last time he
whacked a double to right. scoring two
men and put the Kaws in the lead.
wichita had several chances to win
the game but the pinch blow did not
come until the ninth inning when a
single, double and single won the
game.
The Kaws threatened in the first.
Cochran was out but French was safe
on Rapps' error. Forsythe singled. Lee
was out at first. McLarry was walked
to take chance at RapDs. Rapps hit
to pitcher and was out at first.
In the third Cochran singled. French
sacrificed. Forsythe singled to second
too hot to handle Lee hit to Hughes
and Forsythe was forced at second and a
try was made at first for double play
Cochran lost track of the play and
slid back into third when he could have
scored McLarry was walked and
Rapps hit about two feet in front of
the plate forcing Cochran at home.
Crisis single and Smiths sacrifice
put man on second in the fourth.
Cocreham famed. Cochran popped
to Babb.
With two down in the fifth Lee walk
ed and stole second. McLarry was
walked again. RappS hit to short, fore
ing McLarry at second
Crist popped to short to start the
sixth. Smith doubled to center. Cocre-
ham was out at first, Smith taking
third. Cochran hit to first and was
safe when Kocrncr booted the ball.
Smith scored. French flew to left
In the eighth Rapps walked and
Crist sacrificed but Smith famed and
Cocreham flew to left.
Cochran flew to right to open the
ninth. French singled to left and For
sythe singled to center Scott was re-
placed by Regan. Lee was hit, filling
the bases. McLarry hit a hot ground
ed to short and French was forced at
home. Rapps was up again zen
hit was needed. The count Was three
and two on Bill and he fouled four
balls over the grandstand and then
Nvhacked a dandy double to right. For
sythe and Lee scored but McLarry was
caught at home. Bills to Koerner to
WacOb.
Cocreham pitched a great game up
TO the last two innings when five hits
Bills and Koerner scored one run.
In the third Babb walked, Bills sin
gled and Middleton sacrificed the run
ners- to second and third. Koerner
famed. Hughes was walked, filling the
bases but Riggs hit to Cocreham and |
was out at first.
In the fourth, d single and a sacri- !
fee put a runner on second but there
was nothing more doing.
Not a hit was made in the next three
rounds but McLarry's error and d walk
put two on in the seventh. An out at
first put runners on second and third.
Middleton hit to French ana runner
was nabbed at home. Koerner flew
to center.
In the eighth Riggs doubled. Petit
grew ran for him. Rapps' out at first
put Pettigrew on third. Cocreham = =
tempted to walk Wacob to get at Scott
but he got one too close to the plate
and Wacob doubled to right. Scott !
walked but Babb fouled to Cochran.
1t looked like the visitors had the |
game won in the ninth when Bills, the |
first man up popped to Smith. Middle |
ton singled to center. Roerner doubled |
to center, putting runners on second |
and third. Hughes shot hot liner to |
deep center and Middleton and Koerner |
scored the winning runs.