Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-23
SLUCC|NC MATCH WITH TIE COWBOYS Voss- Nichol Team Found Westerner's Curves and
 Slaughter Was On.
B R ONCHO BUSTER s
Visitors Will Play Henry Marx Ag. gregation This AlternOOn-LO-
 calls Won II to 10.


 Texas steers and some heavy hitting by Bear Cat'' Steele were some of the sensational stunss seen yesterday at Forest Park where an aggregation og baseball knokn as The Oklahoma Cowboys an dthe Voss-Nicholites in- dulged in a so-called baseball game but which at one time threatened to end in an aeroplane flight back 70 the Wild and Woody West for the Oklancna'ns and a grand display Of fireworks by the local bunch.
 The game started off very nicely. Fultz was doing the shooting for the Vcss-Nichols. He walked the first man. The next man up hit a singer 10 Mullin at short and the "Chief' fumibled Hodges, fer the Oklaho- mans got a single and the Westerners first run came in. For the next two innings 'ihe visitors scored each time, but the local lads were getting on to Bradley who esayed to twirl for the Cowboys and in the third inning they found him.
 Little Cy Young Il The rightfielder was the first man up. He collided with a fast one, sending it to third too hot for the third baseman' to handle. Fultz was next up and he promptly got hit in the ribs. Graces attempted to sacrifice but he bunted a fly which the western pitcher hung on to. Mullin came up and stung clean hit so left-center and scored Graves, much to the delight of the spectators who had begun to think il was going to SC a one-sided affair Bloom who covered the initial bag for the V.SN's proceeded to smash ore Of Bradley's curves to right for two bags and cleaned the bags tieing the score Bear Cat" Steele walked up. picked out good one and when the ball came back he was resting on the last bag before the counter. Sparks, who has been playing league bah in Oklahoma struct out, but the catcher dropped the ball and he beat it to first. He made Ty Cobb ef- fcrt of steal second while the pitcher LoJ i,, hic init ov,d thO C9iH twirler proceeded to throw the rock away permitting Steele to score. Hanf walker. Merrick struck out, before doing SO Sparks starred with tiae pitchers arm and beat 1t for home. He would have been caught had the catched held the ball. Here Bradley was removed and Hodges. who has been playing shortstop for the visitors, went in the box and end- ed the agony by s'riNing Mullin out.
 In the fourth inning another dis play of illuminants almost broke forth when Steele hit to right field fer a home run, bu. Hodges managed to turn on the steam and there was no more scoring for the locals until tIhe ninth inning.
 In the fifth inning the visitors took a turn the run ge,sing and added five to their tally sheet.
 Bloom fumbled a groundler and gave Bradley life. Wiley hit safe, advancing Bradley to third. Oats ht line drive to center and Bradley scored on bad throw by Hanf to home and let ats rally. Hodges singled and scored two more. An other hit and another tumble by Hanf let enc more run come in.
 In the sixth the visitors again scored two men on a hit by Wiley, a three-bagger by ats and, single by Adams. This put the visitors in tha lead by one score and there was ID mere scoring until the ninth.
 With last chance to even up the lCCdlo WSAL UO D0C. ANuIlA obA uNh out but Bloom got to first by the first sacller dropping the ball. Fear ing Steele, who was next up, tho Cowboy pitcher walked him, bpt Sparks sent clean one to left cen- ter and scored both men ending the game with one score to .hee good, Il to 10.
 The Henry Marx bunch will play the Cowboys this afternoon.
 After the game the spectators were treated to some wild west roping and horseback riding.
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