The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-28
Stock Of the Minco Tribe Takes
a Slump and Their Foes Leave
the Field with a 4 to |
Score
GAME IS REPLETE
WITH SENSATIONS
Fentress Goes Off on a Tangent
aud lnfield Adds to the Error
Column Ceary Steady
as a Clock

Win the Minco tribe slumDed like
the cotton market, from pitcher to
right fielder, and with the Geary men
playing the game of their lives. Geary
took the second game of the series at
University park Sunday, to ]. in d
game filled with sensations. peculiar
situations. errors and other things.
Fentress, twirling for Minco, was as
erratic as busher, hurting steller ball
at time but slumping badly at points
along the route. Aiding and abetting
him was the Minco infield every mem
ber of which was charged with an err
ror, while in the outfield Jones mis-
judged one or two that might have
otherwise been smothered. Withal.
the exhibition by Minco was ragged,
yet displaying b4Flliancy at times, es-
pecially in three lightning double plays
when they pulled out OF tight holes.
Allen on the mound for Geary, dem
onstrated that he is not mud horse,
but favors a dry, fast track instead.
His box work was much better than
week ago when the teams battled in
the mud. Allen fooled eight Minco
batters, relinquished five hits, allow
ed two passes and fielded his position
perfectly Given two runs in the first
inning, he cut loose all he had and
went the entire distance on high.
Warm-up Looked Good.
In the practice Minco looked like a
blue ribbon winner, the men working
as fast as lightning and handling the
pill perfectly, but when the game open
ed they we're distinctly not sitting
there for one inning at least. Geary
looked good, but did not display the
class of ginger of their opponents.
Their game, however, was as steady as
an eight day clock.
In the opening session Minco was
retired in order without struggle.
Brownlow was an easy out, Dillon to
Hall, Weller opped out to R. Allen and
| dlllltT lieu OuL 10 Stanley.
! Geary Counts Two.
| Gearys half was vastly different.
Stanley offered a hot one to Shelton,
who threw badly to Witherspoon. CIV
ing Stanley his life. Squires delivered
a slow one to Fentress, who heaved
the pill wide and high at first, Stanley
proceeding to third. Dillon hit to Fen.
tress and was retired at sirst, Wither-
spoon returned the pill to the plate,
but Snyder dropped the throw and
Stanley was safe. Squires, who had
swiped second, rested at third on the
play. Nelson hit one through Brown
low and Sduires did the Maxixe across
the pan. Pop Hall laced clean sin
gle to right, advancing Nelson. Then
came the first double, preventing fur
ther disaster. Wilmoth hit to Palmer.
who tossed to Shelton, forcing Hall.
Shelton pegged to Witherspoon, catch
ing Wilmoth on the last jump.
Minco Scores.
Hope flickered for moment in the
fourth when Minco counted one.
Brownlow singled Weller waxed ex-
ceeding wroth when Allen whitfield
him. Palmer singled. Brownlow tax
ing third With Jones up, Palmer and
Brownlow effected what might be
termed double steal, except that it
was made successful by the watchful
waiting of Dillon. Palmer started for
second, Allen shot the ball to Dillon,
same arriving in plenty OF time to
catch the runner Brownlow also
sprinted for home. Dillon short cir
cuited himself or went into trance,
for he failed either to peg home to
cut Brownlow down, or to tag Palmer
| as he slid in. Brownlow scored.
Geary Increases Lead.
The third counter for Geary came in
the last half of the fourth and was
also gift With two down Wilmoth
hit to Witherspoon. who erred. Curtis
poled the pill for the only extra base
of the game with clean three sack