Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15
Spectacular Fielding and Mean
Wind Cut off Producers
Chances to Score; Tricky
Bounders Aid Visitors.
DOUBLE-HEADER FOR TODAY
Pearson and Young Expected
to Take Mound for Home
Guard; First Game at 2:30.
Uy CHARLES ]. BRILL)

They Just naturally couldnt quite
get over Times enough TO have won
yesterdays game. the Producers got
almost home, but "a lightning double
play once. an impossible catch again.
and at another time contrary puff OF
wind which whipped back into the
play lot a long fly off the bat OF
Ralph lIcatly. which should have
knocked bricks from the railroad
warehouse nearing construction on the
outside. turned them back ana Nc
Alester got away with the first game
off the transferred series, to o.
Miners Had Win Coming.
But there was no disgrace con-
noctod with losing to n team OF ath-
letes like those representing the
league leaders. Spurred to despcra-
ton by n series of reverses at the
hands OF the Metropolltans at Mus
kogee ana with the leadership OF the
league at stake those Miners over
looked no chances In the field or
at bat ON the hilltop. Lefty" Mas
ters pitched one OF his very best
games, aided and abctted I'm .thc
early Innings by n strong wind which
augmented his speed. Nor was
Lefty" overlooking anything. He
worked for the corners and when n
mean hitter came to the plate In
dangerous situation. he showed no
hesitancy In passing him to first to
pick on someone he felt confident
he could get away with
Sparks Pitches Nice Ball.
Sparks pitched n really good game,
n game that might very well have
been shutout and a game In which
no run seemed honestly earned.
rms came In the second inning. Her
rot opened the round by hard
sap TO center He advanced on
Nuts out at first and made third
on Grlgg's single 10 left Sparks
threw out Gross at first without
giving lierriott chance to score and
the side should have been retired
scorcless when O'Nell hoped n
erounder 10 short, hut Just as Ba
iehti was about to snatch up the ball.
II TOOK an unexpected bound over
ms shoulder and Ilerriott registered
i.sSs also tfIed to count on the play
but Balentfs recovery was I'm time ia
nah him rs he slid into the rubber.
The next run very easily could havo
neen prevented. After Grigga had
WdIked ana stolen second, Gross drove
not one at Brewer. In spite of the
iact That II was red hot and was n,
honest to goodness hit. Brewer has
iclueu many one Just like H. This
one, however went thru and on out
TO Fairchild. Fairy" made a pretty
throw TO the plate to catch Grig.s as
ne sid In. II would have been n
Siose play but II might have been out
nad Dowio held the ball but again the
sphere took a nasty bounce and got
away. e''
The third and last was a homerun
hy liumphries. Again this might not
nave heen run, for the bali struck
the netting at the top Of the right
tleld barrier and after dangling there
ior an instant, dropped thru a hole
ue'"eeh the netting and fence-on
the outside.
poub'chcadcr Today.
Today there will he "A doubIobc,dor
me frst game starts ut 2:3O. lin
me Humphrles probably win use
Jonnson and falrcloth. with possibly
shlft To schultz. Pearson is due to
start the trst game for the locals and
II IS possi BILE that Boss Cy himelf viii