The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-26
Aided by Star Performers Of the
Minco Clan Premier Pitcher
OF American League Can
ters to Victory
GAME SCORELESS
TILL THE SIXTH
After Going Strong, Perry Weakens
and Minco Sluggers Romp on
Him Over 1000 Fans
See the Show

Yesterday at University park more
than 1000 shivering. yet ardent base
ball fans saw Walter johnson. Ameri.
can league star, on the mound for
Minco, deliver the brand of hurting ex-
pected of him and with the aid of the
steller outfit gathered under the Minco
colors, shut the Geary cohorts out. 4
to 0, in the last exhibition of the post
season series.
Though the pitching of Johnson was
the most superb ever seen on the local
diamond, he apparently cantered
through the entire course, being at no
time forced to extend himself. Only
TWO hits were chalked against him,
both being scratches. One was BY
Geist, right handed hitter, the hit
falling almost on the right field foul
line and the other was from Pop"
Hall, left handed. his bingle being
lifted barely over third base and close
to the left field foul line.
From the second inning to the close
johnson did not allow anything that
even claimed distant kinship to a
safe hit From the third to the eighth
inning, inclusive. not Geary man
reached first base. In the ninth, stan
ley was on through Singleton's error
of Stanley's long fly to center. Squires
lived at first on fielder's choice on
which Stanley was killed at second,
Shelton to Brownlcw From soup to
nuts, but thirty batters faced John
son. Seven Geary men we're on the
paths during the game. of which num-
Der four were slaughtered by Minco
men, leaving but three to die natural
deaths at the different stations. Mel
son is the only Geary man who arrived
safely at the second station. He was
caught and scalped between second
and third by Brownlow and that blood
thirsty Indian, Weller.
Be it known that Scott Perry, mound
artist for Geary. was there with full
roll call up to the sixth inning To
that frame he had allowed the same
number Of hits as the star of the show,
Johnson, and had whitfield five to John
sons six, in addition to which he had
pulled the team out of some terrible
holes In the sixth he weakened and
wobbled, taking advantage of which
Minco fell upon him and hammered
out a victory. aided by Perry's Wild
ness.
In the opening of the sixth Johnson
struck out Perry and Stanley Squires
hit one to Brownlow, who tossed him
out to Campbell. Pettigrew opened
for Minco with out out. Curtis to Hall.
Brownlow was up and drew free trans
portation, when Perry hit him with a
pitched ball Davis singled. advancing
Brownow. Reynolds whitfield. With
two down it looked like Perry had
hoisted the Geary banner once again
from the pit. Singleton came up with
a declared intention OF getting a hit.
| He was due, having whitfield on his two
previous trips to the plate. Brown
low and Davis started the doble steal
with Perry delivery. Singleton stepped
into it and sent a stinging double t.
left center Brownlow and Davis scor
ing. Singleton swiped third and reg
istered when Shelton singled. Shelter
pilfered the second bag and died there
on Weller's pop out to Dillon.
4 The seventh was a repetition of thu
sixth. Campbell was out, Curtis t
y Hall. Johnson, who had previousl,
! flied out and grounded out in his tw'
trips up, stepped into the first one TO
} single. Perry wavered again, hii
ting Pettigrew and Brownlow, conges'
/ ing the bags Davis tore off his thir
/ single, scoring Johnson and Pettigrev
/, Brownlow was caught when he Al
r tempted to score on squeeze pla,
e Davis advanced to third on the pla,
i He brought the crowd up on the nes
e ball pitched by stealing home. Re.
h noIds Whitfield. That ended the ru