The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-09
PIERCE A WINNER
Held BartIesviIIe to Five Hits
and Topeka Won, 3 to 2.
The Series Opener the Best
Game So Far This Year.

The two or hree hundred bugs who
jouraeyed out to the ball lot on East
Fifteenth street yesterday afternoon
saw by far the best game the South
western League contenders have
pulled off in Topeka so far this sea
son Ned Pettigrew's BartIesville
busters furnished the opposition to the
Topeka Solons and at the end of an
hour and forty-eight minutes found
themselves on the wee end of a to
2 score.
The game was as good as the score
indicates. 1t was nifty pitchers bat
tie between Humphrey, who per-
formed on the mound for the visitors.
and Lefty Pierce. the latter having
the best of it but only at the start
Pierce had a world of stuff on the
ball and most of the afternoon had
the opposition completely helpless
Not a visitor reached first base until
the fourth round. and getting on at
all was almost hopeless task Pierce
allowed only five hits. which We're
scattered, struck out eight men and
walked only two.
Rose Spilled a Fly.
Given perfect support, Pierce might
have turned the visitors back without
a run For three innings he moved
EN- down as fast as they came up
but after one was down in the fourth
Rose dropped Zunigha's high fly to
left field. The error allowed the run
ner to reach second base Hauk then
uncorked the first Bartlesville blow
of the afternoon, the Indian scoring.
Cashion followed with another single
and Pierce followed with his only Of
Tense Of the day He cut loose wild
pitch, allowing Hauk to score. But
just for that the little fellow forced
the next two batters to hit the air and
the Bartlesville scoring party was over
with for the rest of the day.
The two runs which the visitors put
over in the fourth inning. however,
were not sufficient to overcome the
lead gained by the SoIons toward the
start of the contest. Wiskeno was sa fe
on an error in the first inning. and
went to third on Roses single. When
Bockskopf hit a high fly to left field,
the chief scored and Rose came in a
moment later on Strohm's corking
double to right. After Hahn had
singled and Rose had walked to start
the third. only to be thrown out at
that bag, Bockskopf singled, stole sec
ond and scored when Wiley dropped
the throw after Yendes had singled
The run originated after two were
down but Ryan ended the rally by
hitting bravely to the pitcher.
Then Humphrey frightened.
The Solons threatened in the fifth
when Strohm tripled. and again in
the eighth when Yendes doubled, but
failed to put over another run Their
inability to score after the third was
largely due to Humphreys work in
the box. He allowed only two hits
after that inning, and while they were
of the powerful kind. the Cooley help
failed to muster the needed punch in
the pinch.
Pierce was also in hole in the
eighth when Wiley led off with a
single. Humphrey bunted and both
runners were safe when Strohm :
spilled the throw which would have
nailed Wiley at second. Then it was
that Ryan manipulated some nifty
fielding He nailed Wiley at third |
after Himbury had hit a grounder to
Pierce. Zunigha walked. With only |
one down Hauk dumped one out
Ryan's way. The third sacker cap
tured it and by stepping on the bag
and throwing the ball to Benn, re-
tired the side. The score:
BARTLESVILLF