The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-23
LOST IN THE TENTH
SOlOns Couldn't Hold Lead and
COffeyviIIe Won.
A Perfectly Nice Game Ruined
by a Batting Rally.

The Iowly Solons had a ball game
almost within their grasp yesterday
afternoon, then slipped and lost 1t.
Coffeyville winning in the tenth in
ming 5 to 2 The Solons led for six
innings and should have won within
the necessity of going into an extra
session but the visitors were donated
4 run in the seventh and then went
after Smith in rough fashion until
the game was sailed away in a de-
cisive manner.
For nine innings Smith pitched in
fine style and even helped to put on
the brakes in the fatal tenth by whip
ping over pair of strike outs The
main trouble was that Middleton was
performing a shade the better, ana
once Smith weakened, the Solons
couldn't even up altho they made a
desperate effort. For nine innings the
contest was a real hurting battle,
Smith allowing four and Middleton
two hits. Then by the time the game
was over. as proof of what occurred in
the tenth, each team had doubled the
number of hits.
But whatever advantage the Solons
had in the early innings was dona-
ton, and the run obtained by corey
file in the seventh was in the way
of reciprocity. Which is all right in
some cases but the Cooley help
shouldn't be so generous when they
are trying to keep out OF the cellar.
Two were down in the first inning
when Strohm singled Rose then
dumped drive into right field. and
O'Connor. after setting himself Tor the
catch, just naturally dropped the ball.
Strohm scored and for six Snappy IN
nings that run was looming larger
every minute, as Smith allowed only
two hits during that time, doing the
almost impossible stunt in the fourth
Of striking out both McNulty and
Jeanes-
Gave the Run Back.
McNulty walked to start the sew
enth. and a wild pitch put him on
second. The wild pitch was a third
strike for Jeanes and the batter was
out by virtue of first base being oc-
cupied. Ennis flew to Rose but Wilt
grod dumped out a single and NC
NuIty crossed the plate with the tying
run Rose led off in the seventh with
a single but couldn't score and in the
eighth and ninth each side went out in
quick order.
Ennis startled the faithful few by
hitting a long triple to right to start
the extra round. WiiligrCd struck
drawn infieId and Bross let 1t slip by
him. Ennis scoring. OCOnner SIN
g,ed but when Middleton struck out
il appeared as if the worst was over
But il wasn't on hit and run sig
naL Kohdot doubled to left, scoring
MAYER. and Dorland ratified the right
field fence with triple, scoring
O'Conner and KOhdCr. McNulty,
knowing the lead was probably large
enough. very obligingly popped to Pc
terson for the third out.
L-hc Solons brought out a thrill or
two in their half of the tenth and put
over run but that was all. Hendes,
first up. doubled. Bross went out to
the infield and Horn struck out Benn,
however. singled. scoring YendeS-
Then came the widest moment of the
day Pierce, pinch hitting for Peter
son. drove a mammoth fly down the
right field rOul line. 1t appeared safe
At first but finally wavered and was in
foul territory when it sailed over the
fence. Had it been a few feet TO the
north the score would have been in n
knot but what Pierce actually did was
to hit TO Mayer for the third out. The
score