The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-23
LINKS DROP GAME
Their First Defeat Credited to
Gears Players.
Locals Scored Is Runs, Visitors
S-Wind Responsible.
TOPEKANS HIT FOR 20 BASES
Thirteen Men Batted in Third
and Got 10 Runs.
Gear and Mccormick Hit Ball
Over Left Field Fence.

The AnteIOpes met their hrSt deIedt
of the eason at the hands. or bats. OF
the Kaws Tuesday afternoon Inc
final score was Is to and was all that
the score indicates. Tom Tuckey, a
southpaw and one of thu old pitchers
of the team-and good one-was the
goat" and the way the locals batteu
him can hardly be explained. Cocre-
ham was on the mound for the locals;
He was unsteady at the beginning ana
appeared to be due for an awful drub-
bling The locals landed on Tuckey in
the third inning and Sot ten runs off
eight hits
Neither team felded up to the jamb.
They appeared to have plenty OF ire
and never shirked but the batters were
hitting them too hard. French had a
bad day at short and the rest of the
team got away in fairly good shape.
Mullen at first for the visitors had an
off day and the only thing that pre-
vented larger score was the work OF
the outfielders.
The visitors started after Cochre-
ham in the second inning. Mccormick
led off and hit over the left field fence
for a home run. Cole followed and
drew transportation. Barbour was out
on an infield play and Cole scored on
Dowling's single to center. Lloyd led
off in the third and hit for three bases
and scored on Mullens single.
The locals did the work that eventu-
allv landed the game in the last half
of this inning. Cocreham led off and
singled Cochran followed suit. Gear
forced the latter at second, Forsythe
singled. McLarry hit for two bases,
Rapps hit for two bases. French was
safe on MulIen's error Dulin singled
to right Crist beat out an infield
hit. Cocreham came up for the sec
und time and struck out. Cochran
came up for the second time and was
safe on Barbour's error Gear came
up for the second time and hit home
run over the left field fence. Forsythe
ended the inning by going out from
Barbour to Mullen. \ wild pitch,
with French and Dulin on bases added
to the misery of the inning and the To-
Gals pulled up in the ten hole. This
IS probably the league record.
The visitors attempted to overtake
the Kaws in the fifth inning. A bad
decision by Umpire Sigler allowed four
runs Lloyd led off and hit to French.
The latter picked the ball off his
shoe laces but the umpire thought 1t
hit the ground and called the runner
safe. Mullen followed with a single to
left Cobb flew out Mccormick walked,
Cole flew out to French and Barbour
hit for three bases. He scored three
MEN. Bowling hit to the corner of
The center field. Barbour scored and
Bowling was out on close decision at
home.
The locals got their next run in the !
Seventh inning. Rapps led off with a
single but was forced at second by
French. The latter stole, Snapp flew
out and French scored on CRISIS drive
to left.
Bowling led off in the eighth with |
single, Carney went out on an infield |
play and the former scored on Tuck !
ey's drive to center. The bases Were !
fun when the side retired.
Cochran led off in the last half of |
this inning and was safe on MuIlen's !
error Gear forced him, Forsythe |
forced Gear. and McLarry singled, |
Rapps doubled and scored Forsythe
French hit for three bases and scored |
McLarry and Rapps. French scored |
on Snaps single. The visitors went
out at the rate of one. two, three in
the first of the ninth.
The score: