The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
TICERSDROP
SECOND
TOJAYHAWKS
Missouri Takes Lead in Fifth
Frame But Kansas Piles
up Four Runs in the
Sixth.
FINAL SCORE IS 7 TO 2
Fighting Spirit Wanes in Gold
and Black as Opponents
Increase Lead in
Ninth.

Whiie the Tiger lnneld was engaging
in a bit Of skull play" the Kansas base.
ball team pushed across the deciding
runs Saturday afternoon in the second
and final game Of the series at Rollins
Field. the score being to 2.
Missouri took the lead in the fifth
frame, making the first two scores Of the
game. In the sixth the Tigers ascended.
One man was gone when the scoring be-
gan, and when Freddie Taylor threw
Boyd out for the third demise four runs
had crossed the platter and the game was
lost for Missouri. Three singles and a
stolen base placed the Jayhavkers in a tie
with the Tigers with two runs.
Wenzel and Frazier were resting on
third and second when Captain Bloomer
drove to deep right field. starting the
play that made the Tigers look bad. Rob.
erts made a nice catch of the long fly
and started his throw to the plate, at.
tempting to flag Wenzel at the counting
station. The Kansas hurler. after his fly
had been caught, continued running the
sacks and Denny, seeing a chance to
make the third out Of the inning. inter.
cepted Roberts throw to the plate, and
pegged to Taylor. who was covering Sec
ond. Bloomer had just reached the mid
die sack and had stepped of few feet,
Taylor following him-and finally putting
the ball on him. Tiger in6elders and
outfelders tossed their gloves down and
started. in for their turn at bat, but the
Jayhawkers and Umpire Cahill ruled diff.
ferently. After about five minutes Of ar
gument the Tigers and the fans were
Of their mistake, and play was
resumed. However; two runs had been
scored while Bloomer was playing with
Taylor and Denny and the game was
placed on the wrong side Of Missouri's
ledger.
The play took the. fighting spirit out Of
the local tossers and they never threat
ened seriously during the remainder Of
the contest, but Kansas increased its
lead in the ninth by scoring three runs.
Ficklin was unsteady to start the game
and was in hot water many times but
scoring was prevented. Two Jayhawks
we're stranded in the first inning and the
bases were filled by the visitors in the
second but tight pitching and nice sup
port stopped short the rally. The Tigers
had several opportunities to score but
hits were an unknown quantity when
men were on the paths.
The Missourians opened hostilities in
he fifth frame, three hits and sacrifice
netting two counters. Roberts opened I
he inning with single through short,
Ficklin advanced him to second with his
punt, and Taylor scored him with dou-
,le over third. The Tiger keystone
Guardian took third while Wenzel was
hrowing out Williams, and scored on
Lowrance's single to right. This was
he extent of the Tiger scoring.
In the sixth a Tiger rally was cut
hort by fast double play by
Boyd and Farrell. O'Reilly drew a
rec ticket to start the inning |
md Denny followed with hit to Boyd !
Who touched the Tiger captain and threw
o first to complete the twin-killing. Two
afe hits followed this play but were
wasted. Bloomer retired the Tigers in
rider in the seventh and eighth, but hit |
iayes to open the ninth. Roberts fol- |
owed Hayes with fly to Wenzel, Great.
,ouse, hitting for Ficklin, and Taylor i
vhiffed.
Kansas scored three in the ninth on
wo singles and two doubles in success
ion by Lonborg, Pierce, Wenzel and Fra
ier.
; Wenzel again proved the star on the de-
ensivc. and also gathered three hits and
walk in five trips O the plate, to grab |