Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-05
(By LOU DUFFY

Tulsa and McAlester marked time
, in their mad tilt for second place,
each team glomming decision in the
two for one matinee yesterday after
noon. McAlester with Lewis up, de-
feating the locals in the initial
scramble. Al, Hunt receiving the set
back. while Prices hirelings evened
the count by anneXlng the concluding
performance, 81. Daddy" Kraft
earning the verdict over Mickey.
Both encounters were practically
decided in the opening inning. The
first punch just as in prize fight
phraseology being the knockout, the
trailing team making a hard, uphill
| fight but to no avail
Ben Hunt the newest of the 1'ul-
sans, performed in first-class fashion,
but unfortunately got away wrong
FOOT foremost. He walked a pair,
seemingly being unable to guage the
platter and this combined with a wal
lop over the left field wall by White
placed him he RS de combat. The
drive at that was barely lofted over
and would have been easy prey for
Heatley on larger field. This Is
just the luck of baseball and Hunt
will hardly feed Mr.. White similar
offering again. From then to the
fifth this was the lone bali hit to the
outfleld but in this session Whites
tumble. Lewis sacrifice, Kortum's
out and Yardley's single produced
| another count
Hch HitleSs.
Lewis was even more penurious
with his run-getting ingredient and
we were held hitless for 1-3 in
nings, Lamb prying off the lid with
a single to left, meandering to second
or a passed ball. Price famed and
Moore fouled to White. showing what
spell the STRANGER" had en- us.
This was just the calm before the
storm and the fifth gave the crowd
which was quite lusty, numbering in
tho neighborhood OF $500, "A chance
to eXhale some OF the holiday spirit.
Howard Murphy received transporta-
ton and moved to second on Heatley's
single to right. Whites roller to Kor-
tum forced Ralph at second, nut
llumphries, in attempting to double
the batter. threw Wild and Murphy
counted. Hunt forced White at sec
ond on a fast play ny Thompson and
Brady beat out an infield hit. Wooley
ended the festivities with line drive
10 Mutt. We had a man or base in
three Of the remaining four innings,
/ but none passed first base
Hunt set down the aliens in order
in three innings, while i'm two others
the only damage done was 4 pair Of
infield taps in Wooley's Outfielding
predominatsd IN this contest, ne max
/ ing three catches, which, according
TO the language of the circus press
agent, beggars description.
/ The second contest has much
cleverer theme for It's plot ard there
fore is more pleasant pastime to
elucidate upon. Some cf the most Sc
Quential hitting seer in these parts
opened the pot, Brady, Wooley, Lamb
and Price singles in succession count
ing the first pair The scoring sub
sided in y hurry. the MCAlCstcr de
fense Tightening White threw TO get
Lamb off second. but his throw was
Wild and the runner moved 10 third
Price attempted to move to second,
hut Yardley's throw to Humphries
caught the manager. The squeeze play
then failed when Gleason failed to
make connections and Lamb was led
to the slaughter. White to Thompson.
GlePS Son ther famed
Woolcy aNerted trouble with a big
"A" in the third, though Gleason
merits "A need OF praise for his par
ticpation in the play. Mutt com
menced the third with an infield hit,
was sacrificed to second by Mickey.
Kortum fOuled to Gleason, but Yard
ley singled to center and Wooley made
Il hurried throw to the plate trifle
to the right Gleason Fot the ball on
the first bound and made a headlong
dive, grabbing the runner just in the
nick of time.
Clever work Of the Tulsa infield
eions. In the second. after Herriott