The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
WON A SWATFEST
Salina Buried Yesterday Under
an Avalanche of Hits.
Every Scion Was Doing 1t and
They Won, IS to ..

Any notion that the Solons are in a
batting slump was dispelled yesterday
when they pounded Sarland all over
the lot and defeated Salina by the
lopsided score OF Is to 2. Neville.
Cooley's new outfieider, led in the at
tack with a double. three singles and
a walk in five trips TO the plate, but
every man on the team hit safely and
Pierce came thru with his customary
waliop over the left field fence.
The game was one of those long.
drawn out affairs replete with every
thing that both pleases and disgusts
the crowd, vet keeping the fans con-
stantly on edge. It was a genuine
pleasure TO see the SolOns swat the
hall. and there was plenty of fine
work pulled by the Topeka infield.
but the contest was frequently marred
by too much Grabbing with the UNI
pire- Mcdonald. a new indicator
handler in the Barbour circuit. made
his first appearance here and he was
entirely too easy and lenient with sew
eral of MCCloskey's players and even
Old John himself for that matter.
Pierce was hit rather hard all the
way thru but when men were on
bases he was as stinEy as German
sympathizer buying liberty bonds The
only time a Miller was able to come
thru in the pinch was in the third in
ming when. with Sarland and McDou-
gall on. OfConner dumped one of Pc
But that little damage Pierce more
than made up for by starting a bat
ting rally in the Topeka half of the
third which was responsible for three
runs and losing a perfectly good. hand
picked selection of cork. rubber and
horsehide over the left field fence in
the eighth inning. Incidentally. it was
the fourth home run for Pierce at the
local park this season.
Murder in the Eighth.
aeaarrTfsrr
manner in the early innings. what the
Sotons did to the Miller hurler in the
eighth was simply murder. Every
man on Cooley's payroll took a swing
a the bail in that inning and Books
kopf and Pierce were up twice. Ne
Vile and Rose walked and. everybody
else hit safely with the exception Of
BrOss- AS a result seven runs came
was already sufficient TO win the
game
Topeka scored once in the first in
ming. With one down. Neville made
rather audacious debut before the
home crowd by pumping a healthy
double into left center. and Mitch
Rose singled him in. Pierce singled to
start the third, advanced on Peterson's
dying attempt. and scored on Neville's
single After T.ose was safe on boot.
Sarland tried TO put StrOhm in the
rnor=ue by hitting the little infielder
in the back OF the head with a wide
slant.
But Strohm Came Back.
From five to ten minutes was lost
while Strohm was coming back to life,
but he showed his gameness by re-
summing play when the SOlons took the
field in the fourth Benn singled fol-
lowing the near tragedy. scoring Rose,
--,,t wilen BrOss flew to AIcDougall
4ur the second out, a quick return
ccurht Luschen. who was running for
S--3hm at second base
TWO more runs We're scored in the
l-l when with one down. Rose
walked and Strohm singled. The bases
were loaded because no outs were
committed on choice play off Ben's
bat, and Rose and Strohm completed
the circuit when Bross singled to CEN
ter. Benn also attempted TO score on
the return. which was slow. but was
nailed at the plate Tendes was safe
on an error while BOckskopf ended
the inning by hitting a grounder to
Lindsay.
Everybody Was Doing 1t.
That was all until the circus in the
eighth which Pierce started by park
ing the ball over the fence after one
crowded along to third when both
Neville and Rose walked. Strohm
came thru in the pinch with a solid
single to center. scoring PETERSON and
Neville Everybody was doing it. so
much to the disgust Of John McClos-
key. Benn polIed a safe one into left,
scoring Rose and Strchm. Bross failed
10 get a short fly past Lindsay, but
Yendes uncOrSed n double. scoring
Benn. and Yendes also rode home a
moment later when Bockskopf. up for
the second time. made II possible to-
say that every man on the Topeka
team hit safely, by crashingNa hot sin
gle into right Then just for fear he
would have to run around the circuit
again. Pierce struck~out. The official
score
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