The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-15
WAS BAD
Gave Independence Four in the
First and SOIOns Lost.
Topeka Staged Rally in Ninth
But 1t Wasn't Enough.

BY slamming the ball hard in a
way that forced Cooley to use three
pitchers. and aided frequently by err
rors, the Independence Producers
won the first game OF the series from
Topeka Sunday. II to s. The Producers
also staged the niftiest exhibition OF
base running put on here this season
which aided materially in the scoring
They pilfered a total of eight bass
and for a time threatened to steal
everything in the park
The game produced ABOUT every
thing known in baseball. There was
plenty OF long distance hitting TO
please the fans. enough errors 10
make 'em groan, and liberal amount
of the tall stuff TO make the contest
an interesting one from start TO nm
fsh. The SOlons made bad start, DO
mating the visitors four runs IN the
initial inning. but grew better as the
game progressed. When Cooley 1lnaIlN
decided to give CHIEF Buffalo a Try at
the mound after LusChen and supp
had made a mess of things, much or
the fun for the visitors was stopped
while the Solons got behind the pig
chief with a pair of lightning double
plays and brought on a grand finish
in the way of a batting rally which
scored four runs in the last half OF
the ninth.
Iuschen Made Poor Start.
Neither Luschen or Sipp seemed
TO have as much as a prayer let alone
anything on the ball. Luschen lasted
a trifle more than one inning. Eight
men faced him in the first. Three OF
them singled. another walked. an
other was safe on a choice play which
turned out to be an error. and an
other advance was allowed when Yen
des let the bah get away from him
in right field after Fromme had sin
gled- BY the time the visitors mixed
three stolen bases with the numerous
Then when Luschen hit Shaney first
up in the second. ana Lowrance
tripled. Stipp came on to take up the
burden. It was the second time that
Luschen has been forced to retire in
two starts.
Stipp has a regular wind mill wind
up but that was about all. He got by
his first inning with only a double
being cracked out against him but he
was in a sleepy mood and let Low
rance steal home. That made six
for the visitors and they hit Stipp for
two more in the third and one more
in the fourth. Buffalo went to the
mound to start the fifth and stopped
the scoring. For four innings he
made an excellent showing. allowing
only two hits during that time. but
in the ninth three singles in a row re-
suited in two more Independence
runs. It is true, however, that the
Solons gave the chief better support.
Peterson started two double plays
which Wickeno and Bockskopf COM
pleted. and only one error came after
the chief went to the slab.
The SOIOns Hit, Too.
Hard hitting on the part of Books
kopf. Strohm and Benn gave the Sol
ons three runs in the second inning.
Bockskopf started il with a single,
Strohm tripled, scoring Becky, and
Strohm scored on a sacrifice fly by
Tendes. Peterson grounded out but
Benn put one in the automobile
bleachers in right field which resulted
in a home run F'rankenhOff simply /
couldn't find the ball until the Scion
backstop was across the pan.
Strohm came thru with another
powerful triple in the sixth and scored
on single by Yendes. That was all
until the ninth. Benn struck out to
start it, but Bross, hitting for Buffalo, /
drew walk. WiskenO walked. /
Hahn singled. scoring Bross and put
ting the Indian on third from which |
place he scored on Roses sacrifice
fly. Hahn scored on a double by
Bockskopf and the first baseman
scored when Strohm got his third
hit of the day, a single into right field
With four runs over and Shaney GO
ing badly there was a chance but what
hope the bugs had was nipped when
Jumps Boyle failed to see one properly
and called Strohm out at second on a
force play from Yendes' bat To
everybody else the runner appeared
TO he safe but these jumps just will
have their way. The score:
INDEPENDENCE