Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
SPLIT DOUBLE BILL

Abilene was initiated to league
baseball yesterday when Topeka woi
the first game, to 4, ana had th'
second contest won until Mltchei
hollooned in the sixth. The secOhe
contest was Salinas first win III th'
new Southwestern season.
Smith sOuthpawed victory III tht
opener. aided by untimely errors py
the Millers and Topeka's assault
which caused Wilson to retire aho
Sorlund to suffer. Clegg scored Sa'
linas first in the second chapter OH
his walk after two were exterlhi-
noted steal of second and RenfrOw
line single over third. wilson heiu
Topeka hitless three innings, Dut Ms
own error on Roses sacrifice Dunt
following Neville's single smoothed
the track for the first Topeka score.
Neville was erased on a double al
the plate, trying to score on behh
fly to right, but Bross singled Rose
home. StrOhm's bunt single along
the third base line was interjected
in the tie run manufacturing. Sauna
went ahead again on OConnor
triple and Lindsay's single to open
the fourth. McDougal put on the real
fireworks with crash far over Ne
yille's head, good enough for home
run in any ball park, but 1t fell be-
tween two automobiles ana Umpire
Harris ruled it a two-bagger under
ground restrictions. McDOugal and
Lindsay died on bases while the IN
field picked off two batters and Ne
Vile made beautiful catch OF
Walsh's liner between left and CEN
ter.
Topeka took the lead, never to be
overcome, in the fifth, on Bockstopfs s
double. Peterson's walk, Neville's sin
gle and Walsh's hurl into the dirt
trying to flag Peterson at third after
passed ball. That amassed three
tallies. Benn' single, BrOss' single,
Yendes' double and RenfrOw's muddle
on Bockstopfs grounder, counted two
more in the sixth, Wilson being sent
to the bench during the melee. Sar-
land was touched up for two more IN
the seventh on PetersOn's walk, Ne
yille's third hit and Strohm's single
to center.
Sarlund knocked Clegg home with
his double in the seventh. Peterson
donated the final Salina run with a
wild heave toward second base try
ing to catch RenfrOw after a single.
Mitchell has only himself to blame
for the second game loss. He held
the Salina bat swingers to one hit IN
five innings, while his mates smashed
in five runs. Then two walks, four
singles and a stolen base netted Sa-
line three runs. Brooks, relief pit
cher, with two out, hOirted a tall fly
toward first base. Mitchell set him
self under it, then dropped it, while
two more runners hurried home. Sim
giles by O'Connor, McDougal and
Clegg put over the winning tally in
the eighth.
Brooks, who made Topeka go ten
innings Monday, held the visitors
scoreless and to two hits in the last
four innings. TOpeka's first run was
composed off Bockskopf's walk, Nit
chelIs sacrifice and Neville's single
Four counted in the fifth on Yendes
double, singles by Bockskipf, Neville
and Rose, followed by Strohm's sacri
flee fly.
An estimated crowd Of 500 people
| witnessed the games, the largest a
| ball game here in recent years.
E;r,t G.me- RH I
Topeka 900 1872 zoos II
Salina ....01O 100 11O-4 8;
Batteries: Topeka, Smith and Benn
Salina, Wilson, Sarlund and Walsh
S.cond G.me RH1
Topeka ..OO1 1O4O OOO-5 10
salina 1000 OO5 1Ox-6 -
Batteries Topeka, Mitchell and Benn
| Salina, Stanton, Brooks and Walsn
Abilene fans were entirely dis
gusted with the treatment received o.
the Salina players at the hands o
| their manager, John McCloskey, her
yesterday. And we don't wonder tina
the morale Of the team is at a lo'
ebb and that they have made yer
poor showing this season, notwlth
standing the fact that they have a
many top-notch ball players as an
club on the Barbour circuit. 1t Is I'm
possible to conceive of any bunch o
athletes playing their best game whel
they are continually bounded AM
abused both on and off the field II
such manner.
Robert Gemmill the Winner
The best tournament for mel
players in the history of the COun
try club took place yesterday. Fort!
players entered. The tOurnamen
was divided into five flights Of eigh
players each. Robert Gemmill VOL
| tha fret f1iOhf in an exciting mattel