The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-20
Errors and Dumb Playing
Break Up Second Contest.
Pepper CLARK and Perry
Pitched Well.
PRESIDENT DWELL WAS THERE
Topeka Scored Two Runs in
Fifth Inning.
Last Game With Wichita To-
day-Denver Tuesday.

stupid playing and errors caused the
Kaws to lose the second game OF the
series to the Wichita Jobbers. Pepper
Clarke and Rope Perry were pitted
against each other and Clarke appear
ed to have the edge on the latter un-
til the Kaws deserted him in the eighth
inning. Even in the third inning. when
Wichita scored the first run. an error
was mixed in the play. Rapps batted
in the only round the KanSans could
get
Pepper Clarke was going so well that
he kept the visiting players hitting to
the infield and it will be noted that
Riggs Is the only man in the outfield
to get credit for putout. Tallion had
two good chances to retire runners but
made an error off one and lost the
ball in the sun on the other occasion.
Clarke was doing SO well that a num-
Der Of the batters could nothing more
than dump the ball in front of him and
the result was an easy putout. Clarke
is given credit for seven assists.
Rope Perry held the KAws to five
safe hits, but even at that the Wichita
club was not entitled to any more runs
than the Kaws.
Wichita Was First to Score.
The wichita club was the first to
score. With one out in the third in
ming, Graham hit through the fnfield
to center for a single. Perry sacrificed.
Clemens was safe on q scratch hit to
MCGEE and Graham went to third. Nc
Gee made a sensational stop on this hit
by falling on the ball as it advanced.
He made desperate run and was lucky
in stopping the ball on the inf1eld.
Clemens and Graham then attempted
a double steal and Koerner made a
wild heave to second base in passing
the ball. Graham scored.
The Kaws got both their runs in the
fifth inning. F'orsythc led Off with a
single to right. Koerner famed. Riggs
sythe went to third and Riggs stole
second. Rapps followed with a single
to left field and both men scored.
MCGEE was safe on a scratch hit in the
eighth and stole second, Cochran hit
to left but Tallion followed and forced
the latter at second, for the third out.
This was their last chance to score.
Scored Tied in Seventh Inning.
The Witchese tied up the score in
the seventh inning when Bossoloni led
off and hit to right center for three
bases. Rapp and Gourley followed with
singles and BOssOloni scored on the for
mer's hit. Stupid base running cost the
Wichita runners a score or more in this
inning. With Rapp on third and Gour-
ley on first. the latter was tricked of
first and thrown out. Graham follow
ed Gourley at bat and drew a pass and
Rapp was thrown out at the plate while
trying a double steal
With two out in the seventh, Nichol-
son singled to left, Ochs followed and
was safe on scratch to the inf1eld
when Clarke could not field it in time
to throw him out, Nicholson went to
second on the play. Henry followed
and was safe when Tallion dropped his
drive to right field and Nicholson
scored. Henry, stole second. Bossoloni
followed with a single to right which
scored Henry and Ochs.
Another run went across the pan in
the ninth inning when Gourley was safe
on McKee's error. and Tallion lost
Perry's drive in the sun. Perry went
Tor three bases and Gourley scored.
The last game Of the series will be
called at o'clock today and Denver
will come Tuesday for four. Edward
L. O'Neill. president of the Western
League. was a visitor Sunday. having
come to Topeka from st. Joseph where
he witnessed the st. Joseph-Sioux City
game Saturday.
The score: