The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-15
Reisigl and Lakaf Were in Su-
| perb Form.
FASTEST GAME THIS SEASON
Des MOines Twirler Was Inef.
fective in Last Game.
McGrath and Clarke Held the
Score IL to 5.

The Kaws and Des Moines split even
In double header Sunday afternoon.
The first wa3 a ten inning battle be-
tween Nick Lakaff and Reisigl and the
Kaws batted hard against ineffective
pitchers in the second game The
Boosters scored two runs in the first
part OF the tenth inning Of the first
game and held the Kaws to a shutout.
The score CT the second game was
IL to 5.
The first contest was Just abourt as
good baseball game as ever witnessed
on the local diamond Reisigl and La
KAN were in superb form. They were
supported by faultless fielding for nine
innings and Reisigl allowed two hits in
the tenth, his support crumbled and the
game fitted away. Reisigl famed ten
men and walked two and allowed six
hits and two runs while old Nick al
lowed four hits. one pass. famed four
and allowed no run.
Somebody spilled the beans in the
tenth inning. Tex Jones led off and hit
to right field for two bases and scored
on Haley's single. Andreas singled
| and Ewoldt was safe when Tallion
made a wild throw to first and pulled
Koerner OF the bag. Koerner got the
ball and took a swipe at the base run
| nei' but missed him. Lakaff hit another
| to short and Tallion made another wild
throw. Koarner tagged his man but the
ball was knocked out of his hand.
| Ewoldt scored from third on Hanlon's
single to left.
| The Second Game for Kaws.
| Things were different in the second
game. Collier was easy for the Kaws
and Barney McGrath was air tight I'M
! til the fourth inning. Even then he did
not weaken to any alarming extent but
| Cooley played safe and retired McGrath
In favor of Pepper Clarke.
he
showing two runs across the pan in the
first inning. Cochran led off with a pass
and stole second. Forsythe fouled out,
baltimore flew out and KoernOr
walked. Tallion singled to center, scor-
ing Cochran and Koerner scored when
he and Tallion worked a double steal
Collier tishtened up until in the fifth
inning and then he pulled off a real as
cension. Rapps led of and walked, Nc
Grath hunted and beat it out. Cochran
hunted and beat 1t out, Forsythe and
baltimore singled to the outfield in
succession. Koerner sacrificed, Tallfon
singled, Wakefield hit for three bases,
McAl1ister doubled and Rapps ended
the inning by flying out to Tex Jones.
Scvens runs counted in the fusi1lade of
l six safe hits.
Sam Lafferty relieved Collier in the
beginning of the sixth inning but was
no more effective. Cochran led of with
a pass, ana stole second, FOrsythe flew
out. baltimore doubled. Kocrner singled
Tallion was safe on ReilIy's error and
wakefield hit safe to the drawn up in
field. Cochran. Koerner, Tallfon and
| Wakefield each stole a base in this in
ming. Three runs counted or the three
hits and various other plays Forsythe
! doubled in the last of the seventh hut
died on the base.
McGrath was as tight in the begin
ming OF the game and did not allow a
nit the fourth inning. Forsythe over
| ran Hunters single to right and the
blow went for three bases. He scored
on wild pitch. Andreas slipped a
single to center in the fifth but did no
damage. With Hahn out in the sixth.
Hunter beat out an infield hit and
Reilly walked, Breen doubled and
Cooley relieved McGrath in favor OF
Clarke. Clarke passed Jones, Halev heat
out an infield hit and Ewodt walked
scoring total of three runs. In the
first OF the eighth, Breen singled and
stole second and third and scored when
baltimore threw out Haley at first
With the shades Of night falling fast,
Umpire Fyfe called the game
McAllister was benched in the third
inning Of the first game, for disputine
the umpire. The story in figures: