The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
Fate is Terribly to TIE Home
Warriors Desperate Battle
Nets One Score to the
Duncan Team
GAME WAS THRILLER
FROM THE START
Neither Side Able to Score Till
the Climax Came in a Dra-
matte Finish = Attend
ance Breaks Record


Battling twelve heart-breaking In.
nings in a struggle that win go aown
in baseball annals as the greatest
game ever staged liz the local arena,
chickasha lost to Duncan 1 to 0 sun
day afternoon at University park.
The game proper was the big thrilI,
interspersed with minor thrills III all
most every inning and the bugs sat ia
state Of mind bordering upon ner-
ycus prostration and howled them.
selves speechless. while the eighteen
warriors before them fought out each
play to the bitter end. The game pro-
gressed for eleven innings with victory
trembling In the balance. and st ii hard
to imagine a series Of plays which.
linked together, would produce a more
dramatic situation than the final in-
ming with Nels Jones featuring in the
brilliant climax by winning his own
game, assisted By Whisenant's single
to right garden. With due respect to
the Duncan aggregation as d whole,
Jones was easily as per cent Of their
game and to his pitching is due the
Chickasha defeat. Darkness was ring
ms the door bell when the twelfth
frame dawned Jones drove the pin 70
deep left for two cushions ana with
one down scored from TINT station on
a single and brought the bacon home
to Duncan.
The crowd was a record breaker
Long before the game was called the
grand stand and bleaehers were filled
ard all available standing room was
taken, while across the scene Of the
conflict swept a eheerless north wind.
Also the absence Of the old reliable
straw lid was decidedly noticeable.
It was another pitchers battle from
the word 60 in which Jones got away
with a shade the best Of it. Timely
hitting won for Duncan. while tho
Chickasha bingles were scattered.
Francis started the game by whiting
Hockett Pelky. next up. poled out a
three Dagger to left. Phillips pulled
the line drive Of Phillips Dunean)
down in a beautiful one handed stab
and Palmer popped out to Mathis.
Jones laid one up against Brownlow's
ribs and that gentleman lived at first
to be caught mapping a moment later.
Jones to Pelkey Jacobs popped out
to Phillips Witherspoon walked on
four bad ones and swiped second.
Sucker struck out. In the third Phil
lips walked, but in stealing second
slid over the bag and was tagged.
/ lFlancis struck out Brownlow walk.
ed and stole second. Jacobs out, Jones
| to Pelkey
In the fourth frame Pelkey was safe
at first when Sucker booted the Of
fering. He was thrown out on an at.
temped steal DAYTON to Brownlow.
Phillips fouled out 10 Mathis and Pal
mr was an easy out, Sucker to Mata.
IS.
Duncan got one in the fifth. Jones
lived on Brownlow's error Harris
whiffed. Whisenant drew free pass.
! forcing Tones to second, Bumpass flew
out to Witherspoon and March popped
ou. to Francis
Home plate was never In danger
! from either aggregation and nothing
!. promising occurred until the ninth
) Duncan went out in one-two-three or
( der and as Jacobs walked to bat the
s chickasha hugs offered up o prayer
7 to the goa Of baseball FOR little luel
: or a succession Of hits. 1t seemed
their prayers had been rewarded whei
g Jacobs was safe on Hockitts error
!. Luck broke the other way and th'
{ game was saved to Duncan when b
It a long run and plenty Of horseshoe
if luck. Bumpass spcared Wltherspoonf
S drive 70 center after giving success
,f full imitation Of a Hindu iuggler wit
a the pin. Jacobs thinking the dfiF
le was safe one. smiuted around th
ID paths and was doubled out BUianas
r. to Pelkey. Gloom was So thick j -
3. breaking Oft Id ennnka when Stucke
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