The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-03
PILLS DROP ONE
Braves Take First of Double
header From Moran Men.
Big Rally in Seventh Inning
Melted Five Runs.
.RIXEY KNOCKED FROM BOX
Quakers Held Lead During
Early Part of Game.
Errors at Critical Time Costly
to Phillies.

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-Boston de-
feated Philadelphia in the first game
of today's double header by the score
of 6 to 3. Bunched hits by the Braves.
coupled with ac luSter of errors by the
Phillies gave the visitors five runs in
the seventh inning, more than enough
TO win. Philadelphia put in pinch hit
ters but they were of no avail.
Outside OF the seventh inning the
game was well played and the crowd
was constantly on its feet as many
good plays were made. The defeat
was a great disappointment to the
home rooters who had banked on
Rixey, who started to pitch for Phil
adelphia, to win the game.
First Inning.
Boston O-Stock threw out Snodgrass.
Maranviile doubled to center and took
field; konetchy hit into double play,
Stock to Niehoff to LuderIs.
grass. Byrne struck out. Smith threw
out Stock.
Second Inning.
Boston O.--Smith walked. Magee flied to
Byrne. Egan famed. Gowdy forced Smith.
Philadelphia 0.-whitted flied to Fitz-
patrick Cravath fouled out to Gowdy.
Luderus singled to center, Niehoff flied to
Magee.
Third Inning.
Boston O.-Rudolph grounded out, Luder-
pitched ball. Afaranville hit into double
play Stock to Niehoff to Luderus.
Philadelphia 0.0Killifer famed. Maran-
Byrne forced Paskert, Maranville to Egan.
Fourth Inning.
Boston 0.-Fitzpatrick flied to Paskert.
Magee forced Smith. Byrne to Niehoff.
49, Philadelphia 1.-Maranyi1le threw out
stock Whitted singled to left an sRd C,..1 went
ted scored on Laderus' sacrifice fly to
Magee Cravath took SECOND on the throw
to the plate. Niehoff flied to Fitzpatrick
Fifth Inning.
Boston 0-Stock threw out Egan. Gowdy
singled to left. Rudolph singled to short,
on which Gowdy just managed to reach
second. Snodgrass flied to Niehoff. Maran-
/ vile singled to right and Gowdy was out
at the plate on Cravath,s perfect throw
Egan. Maranviiie threw Rixey out. Pas,
kert hit u home run into the left field
bleachers. Byrne reached second on a
wild throw by Maranville who fielded his
! grounders. Stock flied to Egan.
Sixth Inning.
Boston O.-Fitzpatrick singled to center.
Niehoff smith hit to Stock. whose throw
to Niehoff for force on konetchy was
muffed and the runner was safe. Magee
vancing. Egan famed.
PhisGephta Fidt fgFIed
Egan threw out Luderus
Seventh Inning.
/ Boston 5.-Gowdy walked. Rudolph
drove hot grounder to Byrne for a
single. GOwdy took second. Collins ran
for Gowdy. Snodgrass advanced both
runners by sacrifice, Byrue to Niehoff.
rifice fly to Whitted. Stock fumbled Fitz-
patrick's grounder and when Paskert also
fumbled the same ball Rudolph scored.
Fitzpatrick scored Kontechy's double
to center and the latter took third on the
throw to the plate. Konetchy scored on
Smiths grounder which Byrne threw wild
/ IN q
double to center Mayer here relieved
Rixey. Mayer threw out Egan.
fniladeiphla u-blackburn went IN to
patrick in right. MaranvilIe fumbled Me
/ hoff's grounder and the latter advanced
to second on Killifer's grounder and the
latter advanced to second on Killifer's out.
i Rudolph to Konetchy. Copper batted for
Mayer and famed. Paskert flied to
/ Eighth Inning
Boston 1.-Kantlehner replaced Mayer
and Cooper went to left field for Philadel-
| phia. Collins walked. Rudolph sacrificed,
/ Kantlehner to Niehoff. Snodgrass famed.
Maranville singled to left scoring Collins
and Maranville was thrown out, Cooper
a double.
Philadelphia 1-Byrne singled to left
and took third on Stocks single to right.
! GOOD batted for kantlehner. Good hit
into double play, Maranville to Konetchy.
Byrne scoring. Cravath grounded to
konetchy.
Boston 0.-Oeschger went in to pitch for
Philadelphia. Blackburn famed Konetchy
! doubled to right. Smith walked. Niehoff
threw out Mcgee, both runners advancing.
Egan famed.
Pniladelphia O.-Luderus singled to
right Dagey ran for Luderus. Niehoff
famed. Kiliifer singled to center sending
Dugey to second. Cooper forced EiIifer.
Maranville to Egan. Dugey took third.
Paskert famed.
Boston ::.......c... 900 COO 500 II 2