The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-13
YANKED EN- AGAIN
COOIey's SOIOns Are Pulling
COffeyyilIe From First Place.
Topeka Won Another Thriller
Yesterday, to 8.

Timely hitting and Coffeyville err
rors enabled the Solons to make II
two straight from the chesty league
leaders. yesterday afternoon, Topeka
winning by a score Of to 3. The
feature OF the game was the home run
clout which Outfielder Rose parked
over the left field fence in the sixth
inning.
Incidentally. it was a great day for
seven. Victor. who failed to live up
to his name. held Topeka to seven
hits but his mates made seven errors
behind him and he issued seven
passes good for seven runs. Strange
TO say, however, there were no
elevens. The nearest to it were the
ten hits obtained by the visitors but
they were widely scattered. Smith
pitching his best game on the local
lot this season.
1t was Smiths wildness, however.
that gave the visitors lead in the
first inning. He walked both Kohdot
and McNulty, the first two up. and
while the first walk was coined into a
run on Willgrod's infield cut, McNulty
was nailed at second on a choice play.
Jeans. who had been given life on the
play. later scored on a double by
Ennis Ennis attempted to turn the
double into a triple but was nailed at
Strohm and Peterson A double and
a single gave the visitors another run
in the first half OF the ninth but
smith did not issue a pass after the
first inning.
Ono Big Inning Enough.
The Solons trailed behind the two
run lead until the fifth inning when
Chief Wiskeuo. the first at bat.
worked Victor for walk. It was
the third time the chief had been
first Hahn cracked out the second
hit of the day for the town boys by
poking a safe one into right field.
Rose came thru with first a4d in the
way of a sacrifice and with the two
and only one down. Victor pur-
Posely walked Bockskopf filling the
bases.
II the Coffeyviue hurler thought
Strohm was a weak sister he was bad
~ mistaken. for moment later. the
little shortstopper connected with one
of his slants for a clean single. Wis
keno and Hahn scored and Becky also
came bounding home when Ennis
failed to block the throw from the
field. By the time the ball was finally
corralled back OF the p1ate7 Strohm
was rOosting on third base and scored
easily on the Texas Lacquer which
Yendes dropped near the left foul
line
Hard TO Get Three Outs.
When Peterson was safe at first on
n fielder's choice. Yendes should have
been retired at second base. but Dor
runner was safe. Benn flew into right
field for the second out. Smith got
credit for a single when his short hit
almost got past the infield. but Will
CORD recovered the ball in time to
retire Yendes at the plate on aNclose
play That ended the big chapter but
the four runs were enough to sew up
the game.
Rose put the ball over the left field
wall after two were down in the sixth,
and two errors, hit, fielder's choice
and a sacrifice fly put-two more To-
peka runs across in the Seventh. Dor
land doubled to start the ninth for the
visitors after which Smith proceeded
TO fan both George and-Hide. the lat
ter a pinch hitter. With the count
three and two on Chief Kohdot, the
Indian singled. scoring Dorland. but
McNuItv popped to Strohm for the
final out. The score: