The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-27
WON A CLOSE ONE.
SOIOns Finished One Run Ahead
of SaIina Yesterday.
Poor Base Running Only MARI
ing Feature-ScOre 5 to 4.

Yesterdays encounter at the ball
farm between the SoIons and Salina
was tied most OF the time. Neither
team scored until the third inning,
when each punctured the rubber four
times Then the contest sailed alonG
in a knot until the Solons put one
across in the last half of the eighth
1t proved to be a good one as Topeka
won. to l. The game was the first
of three which will make up the pres
ent home series
shorty Pierce pitched a mighty
sweet game for the Cooley clan and il
his mates had shown half as much
ability on the sacks as they did with
their war clubs. the final result
wouldn't even have been close. From
the fourteen hits they hammered out
the SolOns should easily have doubled
the score but heavy laden feet and
desire to look for lodging places along
the paths kept Pierce on the anxious
seat turnout. despite the fact he held
the visitors to six hits \ large snare
of those tWenty-three assists credited
10 the Salina team were made in run
ming down Topeka players between
the sacks.
SoIons Hit the Ball Hard.
Pierce had one bad innings. the
third. but during the other eight he
had the AIillers eating out of his good
left hand like a flock OF squads. Four
in the third frame. when the visitors
scored their four runs The rest OF
the time there wasn't enough to go
round while the Solons pounded Hard
ing and Lundgren hard in nearly /
every inning. forcing Harding to re-
tire in the third when three short l
singles filled the bases with none out. !
But the Solons were inclined to want /
to pick daisies along the way and |
the game was a nip and tuck affair.
Poor work on the bases had its first I
distressing effect in the first inning /
when Topeka failed to score after 4
getting two men on bases with nobody /
out Hahn was run down between 1
third and home by an army of players |
when he attempted to score on Roses !
tap to the infield. BockskOpf was /
caught at the plate when Strohm also /
hit to the infield, after which Benn
was evident again in the third when
the Solons should have scored a flock
of runs instead of only tying the score
and enough in the fifth and eighth
hits, one a double, failed to produce n
Topeka run in the fifth. and only one
run was the result of three singles.
a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly in the
eighth.
Salinas rally in the third --as start
ID by Klevenaw who doubled and
scored on Harding's soaking triple to
eft center Lindsey was retired at
4
hen came thru with a single. scoring
Harding, and Matthews scored Fisher
With a neat hunt to Peterson. With
wO down it looked as il the visitors ]
we're done but McDougaI uncorked a ]
iouble. scoring Clevenger. Rentfroe
lew to Rose for the third out.
Topeka Tied 1t Up.
But four runs failed to prove a
andicap for the SoIons. Pierce start :
d the domestic half with a single, !
nd Hahn and Bockskopf followed =
nth similar punches With the
asses trimming over, McCloskey
srked Harding in favor of Lungren. :
HON Rose greeted with a hit, scor- n
lg Pierce and Hahn. Strohm at
ampted to sacrifice but Lungren FUN T
led the bunt. allowing Bockskopf to i
core with the bases still full and no A
uts- Lundgren then donated the a
Olon5 the tying run by walking Benn a
nd pushing Rose over the plate. But r
ne fireworks fizzled as quickly as it
arted. Nendes singled to center. 1t
ppeared as il Strohm had a world of e
me to score but fine throw by Nc S
ougaH nipped him at the plate o
enn was then run down off OF third n
ase and Bross went out, Lindsey IN s.
SISTED. L
Benn scored the winning run in the
ghth when he led off with a single.
lade it to second on a fielders' choice. n
ent to third on a single by Bross Il
nd rode home on Peterson's sacrifice 81
y Pierce followed with a single but d
hat followed is too painful to write "
bout To say that no more runs b.
ere scored and that SaliQa went out b.
one, two, three order in the ninth
sufficient. The score:
SALINA II