The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
ERROR WAS FATAL
A Boot Gave Independence
First of Series, 5 to 8.
Solons Also Failed to Hit i'm
che Pinehes.

One big inning, the seventh, was
all that the league leading Indepen-
dence Producers needed to beat the
Cooley help, yesterday afternoon, to
3. The fact that the visitors punched
three of their seven hits in that in
ming, along with two walks and an
error by Bross. was responsible for
the defeat of the SoIons.
Despite the fact that he went into
the box with only a days rest. Earl
Smith pitched a sweet game for six
innings and would have survived the
seventh had it not been for BroSs'
error. But the three hits and one walk
followed the boot and four runs went
across the plate after the side should
have been retired. Mitchell then took
over the pitching burden and held the
producers scoreless IN the next two
innings. not even letting a man get
60 first base The hitting of Bagwell
and Rose were features of the con-
test, Bagwen getttns a double ana
three singles, and Rose double and
two singles.
But regardless of the lead gained
by the visitors in the seventh. the
Solons had a chance in both the
eighth and ninth innings to bust UP
the game They filled the bases with
only one down in the eighth but
produce a run. Two were again on
in the ninth but again the necessary
hits were not Forthcoming. and with
the jumps having an off day so far as
skeltering into the hell box. without
errors. the score would have been to
1, as only that many runs were
earned.
Each Side Scored I'm the First.
The Producers scored once in the
first round on a walk to Flaskamper
and Bagweifs double, while the Solons
forged to the lead in the second half
by counting twice on a walk to Ne
vile, Roses double, Strohm's sacrifice
fly and Fromme's failure to capture
the throw from the outfield.
The visitors failed to get another
hit off Smith until the fourth inning
and really never threatened to do any
damage again until the seventh. Then
they did a plenty. The Solons had a
chance to fatten their lead in the
fourth and again in the sixth, but
their hits were coming after too many
were in the naorgue, and the threat
ened rallies quickly flickered out.
SoEons Failed in the Pinches.
With Independence leading to s,
the eighth and ninth presented some
pitiful scenes With one down in the
eighth, Mitchell got credit for a sin
gle when he hit a hot one toward
third base which Stewart couldn't
handle. and Peterson dumped safe
one into right. Neville hit to Flas-
hamper but Lowrance messed up the
bases were loaded, Neville being safe
on the choice. Rose had a chance to
bust it up but Shaney got revenge for
the way Mitch had been cracking out
base hits by striking the center
fielder out. Mitchell scored when
Lowrance Jusg1ed Strohm's grounder
but hope faded when Clarke sent a |
high one TO jenkins in center field.
Bross struck out to start the last
half of the ninth. Horn singled and
Bockskopf was safe when Jenkins
dropped his pop fly back of second
base Again there was q chance.
Cooley did his best to invent a base
hit BY sending Benn in to bat for
Mitchell. But the result was a force
out of Bockskopf at second base, and
Peterson duplicated the trick on Benn
a moment later for the third out.
Cooley fingered long enough after the
game TO tell Umpire Van Graflan a
few things which wouldn't lay still in
print, but it didn't change the score.
The game in a box: