The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-17
DROPPED THELAST
SOIOns Lost to Producers Yes
terday, 4 to 3, in Ten Innings.
Was Neat Pitchers Battle Fea-
tured by Poor Umpiring.

For nine innings Dick Cooley's clan
and the sons of Ted Waring battled
on even terms at Southwestern League
park yesterday afternoon. Then il
was that Umps Doyle, perhaps to get
il over with, seemingly allied himself
with the invading forces and Topeka
dropped the last game of the long
home stretch to independence by a
score of to s. incidentally, it was
the first series the Solons have lost
on the local lot this season
Up until the tenth inning, Snorty
Pierce probable ace of COoley's pitcn-
ing staff had a shade the best OF u
over Hungry Boyd. ranked as one
OF the best hurlers in the league IN
the tightest pitchers battle seen IN
topeka for several years Pierce had
held the opposition TO five hits against
seven allowed by Boyd, and he aLso
had eight strikeOuts 10 his cfeulI
while the lanky one had whltieu oilly
five. Besides the score was IN a knot,
due to a healthy natting Iai.S ,-ai-,e
by the Solons in the seventh INNING,
Pierce himself driving out the single
which brought in the tying run
How IL Happened.
And with perfect support and only
nine men to contend with. PIERCE
would have weathered the tenth WITH
out much difficulty. At best the score
should nor have Deen more liAali tACN
again in the extra frame because the
stockv southpaw damned the BAH over
the right field fence for nome run
in a noble attempt to make up LOT tIle
damage the Producers. with the aIu
of his jumps had inflicted in the 1lrst
half II was a peach of wallop, Just
the kind to break up most any game
but Pierce-s mates failed to follow him
and after VFiskeno had been retired
on a feeble blow to the pitcher Rose
Ia = rTaHr los ~nT
out However. it was the run that
should have tied the score again ana
forced the game into the eleventh IN
ming
tenth but Lowrance roasted on second
base when Strohm juggled ms
szrounder and then threw the ball over
Bockskopfs head. Moore hunted and
all hands were safe when Becky field
cd the ball and no one covered first,
I.owrance going to third on the play
The situation was bad but the inning
was completed without another hit or
misplay. still the visitors scored two
runs Doyle committed his first OF
Tense during the critical moment by
failing to call Lowrance out at third
base when Pierce caught him nap
ping Peterson rubbed the ball all
over the runner while TWO feet from
the bag but Doyle was dreaming
about the COW that jumped over the
moon and refused to call Lowrance
out
Had Runner Out Twice.
Butler then dumped a dinky
ErOunder to Wiskeno. who, coming in
and fielding the ball fast. shot it into
Benn's hands Benn not only tagged
Lowrance out but had the runner
blocked away from the plate in such
a manner that he hasn't touched it I
Vet. Still Doyle, standing off to one
side. called the runner safe. Quick I
TO take advantage OF the situation |
Butler made the lead good by scoring !
on a squeeze play when Frankenhoff |
hunted. while Fisher grounded to 1
Becky for the third out. Pierce then I
era cled out his homer IN the other /
half of the inning but the run that I
LoWranCe had made after being out /
twice was too much for the Solcns to /
overcome.
The visitors scored their first run /!
in the initial round when Butler dou-
bled after two were down and anne |
home on single by FrankenhofS A |
single and two errors were response /
BILE for another Independence run in /
the fifth. With Boyd pitching in fine
style the two runs looked large until !
the last half OF the seventh when the
Solons tied it up. After TWO were in |
the discard. Peterson singled and |
scored on Benn's screaming triple to |
left center. Pierce then oozed one
down the first base line which was
too hot for Fisher and Lowrance to |
handle. altho they both tried it. and
Benn completed the knot That was
all until the jumps messed it up in the
tenth. The score:
INDEPENDENCE
Alb. r. H. PO. A f |