The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
ONE BIC INNING
SOIOns Scored Enough in the
First to Beat Sapulpa.
Yank Pitchers Were Wild and
Then the Soils Hit.

After a wild and woody opening
round in which the Solons scored eight
runs on four walks and four hits, the
game between Topeka and the Sapulpa
Yanks at the ball farm yesterday af-
ternOon, settled down to a corking
good exhibition of the national pas
time. Topeka added two more in the
sixth and won, 10 to 2. There was
eighth which resulted in Barney
! Cleveland, manager of the visiting
team. being banished from the park
but occasionally the bugs like to see
the jumps use his authority in that
manner.
The Yanks used three pitchers in
trying to stop the Soils in the first in
ming and they were so tagged out by
the time it was over with that fresh
hurler was brought on to take over
the burden in the second. Inability to
find the plate was the cause of most
| of the trouble in the opening frame
and after the bases were soused.
word now almost obsolete, the Cooley
clan damned everything in right and
put the game in the ice box.
Threw Twelve Straight Balls.
Clark, who started the fatal inning,
threw twelve straight balls around the
plate, walking Wiskeno. Hahn and
Rose in succession, before Wilson sue
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newcomer with a singing single to
right, scoring Wiskeno and Hahn, and
Strohm cracked out another single
which brough Rose across the plate.
All hands were safe when Hardy's
grounder resulted in an attempted
choice play. Ryan struck out but
Benn singled, scoring Becky and
Strohm.
When Luchen drew a pass, Cleve-
land went to the mound himself to
save his pitchers from exhaustion
But the YANKEES manager failed to stop
the scoring Wiskeno, up for the Sec
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choice which again failed to produce
an out, Hardy scoring. Hahn then
dashed one into right field for two
bases. scoring Benn and Luchen but
Wiskeno was caught between third
and home on Adair's return throw.
The chief could have scored had he
not attempted to return to third only
to find Hahn tearing up from second.
Then when Wiskeno tried to score he
! was an easy out. Ross brought the
marathon to a close by grounding to
the infield.
Luclen Kept Hits Scattered.
The Yanks scored in the first in
ming on SCOTS double and a single
by Miller and did it again in the sec
ond on hits by Kelley and Newasha,
but Luchen, using a splendid mixture
of speed and curves, fought them
away from the plate during the re-
mainder of the game. The Yanks
found Luchen for a total of eleven
hits, two more than were obtained by
the locals, but for the mostN part he
kept them so well scattered he never
faced a real damaging situation. His
control was excellent, walking only
one player, while he struck out eight.
Topeka's two runs in the sixth
were the result of Hahn's second dou-
Bile, singles by Rose and Strohm and
an error by Flippin. who failed to
field BockskOpfS grounder. allowing
the runners to advance. Both runs
were scored after two men were out.
Willis tripled for the visitors in the
ninth but two mates failed him in
pinch. Despite the program in the
first inning and C1eveland's little per-
Torrance with Shuster in the eighth
the game was played in one hour
and forty-one minutes. With Cleve-
land finally outside of the park, Will
lis took over the job at third base-and
jefferson was sent to left field.
Adair, who went to the mound in the
second. pitched excellent ball, the
Soils finding him for only five hits
in the seven innings he worked. The
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