The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-22
The Proud Oklahoma City War.
riors Go Down in Fierce Clash
with the Invincible Chick
asha Clan
FRANCIS IS HERO OLA
SENSATIONAL STUNT
Turns Tide in Favor Of Home
Team by a Simely Swat in
the Tcventh and the
Fans Rejoice


The big show is all over, a large
can is securely jed on that winning
streak of the Red sox and the world
looks rosy The trick was turned
after an hour and a half Of nerve
racklng uncertainty on the part Of the
fans and The most strenuous exertion
BY the diamond warriors. This old
Chickasha bali team is distinctly not
one mans affair albeit Francis
pitched a iam-up game yesterday
holding the heavy hitting Red sox 70
seven hits, and IN the fatal seventh
with two on he poled out a two.bagger
and won bis own game It looked bad
from the kickoff Hopper, that much
touted no.hit hurler, was on the mound
for the Sox and what with his Wild.
ness and slants be had the Chicaksha
bunch pretty much on bis hip and
after having cayed In tae stats Of sun.
dry Ludlow men. he had EN- scared.
He was wild as the widest thing you
can think of, but he let Chickasha
down with three bingles.
Francis, the big side-whecler. had
charge Of ihe firing line for chickasha
with Jones doing the receiving. and
our Old friend Jacobs In center gar
den,
When The gong rang, Gordon, first
up for tine Sox. Whiffed Armstrong
went out from n Jones 20 White.
neck, and = Hopper died Via tho same
route The fans sat back and breath
ed a sigh Of relief. for be It known
that the initial Inning is always
bad one for The locals. In the second.
through Hoppcrs generosity, the home
tribe annexed one. Whlieneck Whit
fed n Jones was hit by pitcher and.
lived at first Jacobs struck out and
a pass wS, issued to Montgomery. The
bases wet. oongcsted when Hopper
laid a fast one against Weir's ribs. n.
Jones romped home with score No. /,
when McGee booted Francis offering.
Mitchell was an easy out nom McGee
to Whiteneck IN the fourth the sox
got busy and annexed their solitary
two. + Hopper poled safe one be.
tween short and second aud Armstrong
turned the same trick Harding lived
on fielder's choice TO short, as Phil
bps tossed II Hopper out az third.
Martin struck out Mctee came up
and slapped The pin into deep right for
a couple OF sacks scoring Armstrong
and Harding aud landing safe at third
on the throw in.
Chief A. Jones smothcrea Floods
liner over third This was an the sox
could do. although they had men on
the paths IN every succeeding inning,
except the ninth.
When Jacobs returned to the home
camp he brought back the lucky
seventh. He celebrated the opening
Of that inning by picking one to deep
center, which Martin smothored after
a hard rum Montgomery was safe on
an iniield pop.up when Gordon and G.
Armstrong did the Alnhonso and Gas.
ton stunt. Weir drew four wide ones.
with Two on, Francis pulled oil Che
sensation Of the game and OF The his
tory Of baseball at University park.
He Strengthened one OF Hopper's bend
ers out for a two base wallop, scoring
Montgomery and Weir. and winning
tho game He took third on the throw
in and scored a moment later on
Mtchel's fielder's choice 10 Arm
strong. That ended the scoring ioT
either team as the curtain went down
on the ninth the fans beat each other
into fnsensibility through sheer dc
lirium and romped away to the cars
whistl,pg, "Eyerybody's Doing II
NV"