The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-30
Lefty Taylor Has "0ff Day" and
Loss is Five Runs in First In
ming; Score Middle Of
Ninth 6 to z
BONDS MEN ARE
GREAT FIELDERS
Rob Verdenites OF Hits Time After
Time; Westsiders Get Their
Two Runs in First
Of Fourth

Taylor's failure to Withstand the
slugging of the Minco Braves in the
first inning lost the game for Verden
at University park yesterday Minco
won, 6.2 Five OF those six scores
were made against the Chickasha port
slider. Blass succeeded him before the
end of the first inning
In holding down the opposition On
hits, Nels Jones, the Minco twirler
had Rlass outclassed That is, the
box score points to that conclusion,
but many Verden men were robbed
Of hits by the great work of Minco
fielders. Willie Weller lnndian third
baseman, gathered in two that would
no doubt have been hits if they had
landed in anyone elses territory.
Though but one error was chalked up
against the Verden men, they lacked
the so-called "lucky chances" on which
Minco retired man after man
But for all that it was only the
merciless slaughter of Taylor's first
inning curves that gave the game to
Minoo with Rlass taking the mound
before the beginning of the second
Parnell. first man up, went to first on
an error by Thompson, Vel den Short
stop, ther Iielfner singled, Reynolds
and Lawrence each doubled, they
threw Weller ont, second to first
Campbell singled and Johnson
doubled. the little bee scoring ParneIl
Reynolds, fIeffner, Lawrence and
Campbell Bass relieved Taylor after
Johnson got his two-bagger. Whisc-
nant and Jones beth flew out the first
10 Amspacker and the latter to r. Day
ton
Jones didn't fan many OF the Yer
den men He gave the Indian catcher,
Lawrence, chance for only three put
outs on three strikes each. but these
Minco men fired the bal ldown to first
base like big leaguers. Lilies and
Thompson, the first two men to go to
the plate. got singles, but both were
caught on the bases and r. Dayton
Flew out to Weller,
They didn't get another hit until the
fourth. when, with one man down,
Thompson drove one over second
base r. Dayton hit safe to left, then
Witherspoon, the Chickasha man play
ing first base for Verden, sent one
right down the third base line gooG
for two sacks He scored both Thomp-
son and r. Dayton. then died on sec
ond when Dayton made the mistake
of trying Weller on a drive and Ans
packer sent grounder to the same
territory
Not until the first half OF the last
inning did Verden seem to have a
chance OF scoring again Thompson
showed the ball right into the pitchers
hands, then r. Dayton hit safe to left
field. bur Witherspoon knocked fly
to first base before the other Dayton
got clean one to right where his
brother had landed his. With two men
on and two down. Amspacher sent
arounder near neough TO first base
that Campbell was able to get it with
cut aid.
Minco got their only score with
Blass IN the uox in the seventh inning
Parnell struck out Heffner got =
safety by lining it just over the infield,
Reynolds walked and they caught
Heffner irving to steal second, but
Lawrence and Weller both hit safe.
registering REYNOLDS. Campbell struck
ont, leaving two men on.
Flynn and Jacobs took turns calling
balls and strikes and umpiring bases