The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-21
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HenrlckSen, the Rcd Sox pinch hit
ter, earned his salary for some moons
to come Wednesday when he stepped
into the breach and drove ont the safe
blow that sent the winning marker
ACROSS the plate IN the important game
between the Red SoN and the Tigers
When HcnrlkScn stepped to the plate
the score was tied. 80, II was in the
eighth inning and tho winning run
was on second. Scott having walked
and stolen with two down The Swcde
raped sizzling single into right and
Scott Scurricd across the rubber
Re it known that iIcnrikscn is that
type Of pinch hitter that really is
seryccablc m a pinch The fact that
a crisis exists docs not serve to dim
his batting cyc' Instead, when the
game is close and the feeling Is tense
he is more likely to hit than not.
Back IN 1912 during the worlds Sc
ricS between the Giants and the Red
SoN Hcnrlkscn was sent m As a pinch
Swattcr when the Red NoN were be
hind and needed game badly His
safe blow started rally that enabled
| the Boston warriors 10 cop the Strug
| gle Eventually Boston won that
worlds series after an eight game
struggle, the seventh contest having
resulted III a tic
Heprikseh is carried by the Boston
club simply because OF his ability to
land on the old ball in a pinch II the
necessity comes he can play the out
field but he is not a good outiielder
and is never used when another is
available. He stays on in the big show
year by year simply because he can
step in when the game is tight and oc
caSionally drive in winning run
Boston's bally Braves were practical
| ly eliminated from the National league
pennant race Wednesday when they lost
to Cincinnati in the opening game OF
the series The Red batSmen bumped
four Brave hurlerS for seventeen hits
winning by the lopsidcd count of /.
to 4
Moran'S PhilS gained half game on
the leading Robins yesterday by dc
ieating Pittsburgh twice while Brooklyn
won one game from ST Louis. Al De.
maree, the oar,ooniS,-pi,cher, pulled az
iron man stunt working in goth game,
for the Phils and performing crcditabll
in each. And TO think that McGraw
released Demarce to the Phls because
he was too irail' for the big league
strain
Those crStwhle lowiy Athletics ar,
getting harder and harder TO beat. II
their last five games. all with Chicago
and Detroit, they have won one ant
los, four, but the remarkable part OF i
is that each of their losses has been b,
a one-run margin. In the Detroit Sc
ries the Athletics were beaten 4-3 il
the first game, 6-s in the second anc
they won the third by 20. In the serie,
with Chicago they have dropped N,
first two games, but they lost ruesda,
by Sd and Wednesday by ~. Begin,
to look very much il Connie Mack in
tended TO make good his threat to hav,
a team there or thereahou,s" at IN,
end Of tho 1917 season, "Soit pickings
when the Athletics come to town ar,
no more expected
In order for Chicago or Detroit {,
win in the American league now som,
Of the supposedly weaker clubs mus
take fall out OF the Red Sox. II Car
rlgan's men display the same srenp,l
the rest OF the season that they hav,
shown against Chicago and Detroi, the,
may Just as well begin making read,
for the worlds series in Boston righ
now,