The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-30
Bears Were Unable to Solve
His Mysterious Delivery.
Had No Trouble Excepting
With COntrOl-Gave Z Hits.
BUTCHER HITS LONG HOMER
KaUs Batted Bonnie Harris for
Twelve Safe Knocks.
Grizzlies Fielding Was Rotten
Made Six Misplays.

The Bears were easy for the Kaws
il the opening game of the contest and
lost the game by the score of . to (.
Denver started the game by getting
one run II the first inning and the
Kavs got five. They scored three
more in the second, which gave them
"a seven run lead and plenty TO win
t,1r game with. Mccullough. recently
recalled from the Nebraska State
league. was on the mound for the kaws
and pitched a good game. He wob-
bI-i some during the early innings. but
settled down and held the Bears at
his mercy until the ninth inning. when
IL let down and allowed them two runs.
0IcCoIlough's delivery appeared to be
excellent and nothing but wildness
bothered him.
Bonnie Harris was on the mound for
the visitors and allowed twelve hits,
bIt errors were partially responsible
Tor the large number Of scores made by
the kaws. The Denverites made a half
dozen errors and every one figured in
the scoring They did not take the
game seriously after the first inning.
and the kaVs SIaCkened their pace
This made it a good contest from a
Spectators standpoint \ number OF
sensational fielding stunts resulted.
Denver started the game when Lee
CULLEN led off and hit safe 10 left field
Cassidy was thrown out at first and
CHANNEL drew a pass. Butcher famed
and CULLEN scored on COchrans wild
throw after fielding ElStOn's grOUnder-
Butcher hit the ball over the left field
fence for a home run in the fourth in
ming ElstOn followed and beat out
scratch hit but was caught in double
play. Jack Coffey hit for two bases in
the seventh but never had Il chance
to score
Tho E2aarS COT ~, r,,or. ", tho ninth
inning. when Mccullough sIackened his
pace and gave pinch hitters a chance.
Butcher led of with single. stole sec
ond. Elston went out TO Koerner. Gil
bert. batting for Spahr. got a hit. Wolf
gang. batting for COffey. hit for two
bases, scoring Butcher and Gilbert
Schneider. batting for Fisher, flew out
and ended the game. The Bears had
but four hits off Mccullough in the first
eight innings
Cochran led off in the first inning
and was safe on Cofey's error. For
sythe singled. McLarry walked. Koer-
her sacrificed Gear singled. Rapps was
safe on CasSidy's error. Sweet singled.
Smith was safe on another error by
Foffey and Mccullough ended the in
ming when he was thrown out from
CULLEN II Fisher on tho play that he
Gould have beaten with an effort This
resulted in five runs. three hits and
three errors
Cochran opened the second inning
again, and flew out. Forsythe singled
AcLarry walked. Koerner flew out
Gear and Rapps singled in succession,
Sweet was hit by a pitched ball. Smith
was safe on Butchers error and Nc
Colough ended the inning again with
Il foul fly TO Spahr. This inning result
81 IN three runs. three hits and one err ,
Tor.
Harris settled down and pitched bet
ter oaIl Tor time and the Kaws
siackeIled up their pace and did not
SloVe another run across the pan llu-
Ill the eighth inning On this occasion ,
koerner led off with a single. went to !
second on Gears grounder and scored |
on Rapp's single TO left. More of the
same today and Sunday. Game called
sunday at o clock The score: