Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-24
COUNTERATTACKS
COST US VICTORY
Robinson of the Twins Is the
Man of the Hour With His
Heavy Hitting.
SERIES IS AN EVEN BREAK
Game This Afternoon Will BE
the Seventh of a Trans
ferred Series Here.

Three hurlers on the local pitching
staff were unable TO hold the Fort
Smith team In the game at Association
ball park yesterday afternoon and
came out OF the fracas with a small
end OF the 10 To II score. Pearson.
LaBate and Young all took their turn
on the mound. but could not slip the
ball past Robson, Barr and Country
man.
The game this afternoon with Fort
Smith ends the transferred series here.
Tulsa started the first Of the eight
games by dropping ii to the visitors.
Tulsa won the second game. which
was played Friday. and lost Saturday s
game. Sunday the Producers came
back and won "a doublehcader. but
dropped the fracas on yesterday This
leaves Tulsa's average 500 for the Sc
ries
Pearson took the mound for Cap
tain IounE's athletes. but lasted only
until the first part Of the firh inning
LaBate, "a young Canadian. who hailed
from New York. where he has been
with the Buffalo club. was sent in TO
relieve Pearson. but just lasted two
and one third innings, when Cy Young
chased himself 90 the front and sought
to cross up the Arkansas Toys.
Started Ball Rolling.
Lawrence gave the visiting club n
good sendoff when he drew on Pier
son for a single which went TO Brady.
but he failed TO cover the groundcr.
The second man up. Williams. got a
fluke hit He hunted an easy ball "a
little 10 the left OF the pitcher. but
evidently Pearson expected Brady TO
come In and get the ball ~or he made
no effort 10 cover the ply and the
ball rolled to Brady, who fielded il
too late to throw out the runner either
at first or second. Nollander sacri-
ficed and was thrown out at first, ad-
vancing both Lawrence and Williams.
Robson hit hard single to left field.
scoring Lawrence. Barr sent the ball
To deep center for two-base advance
ment and scored the two runners who
We're ahead OF him. Adams walked,
but Countryman flied out TO Smith
and Belts popped to Balenti. retiring
The side. The story OF our half OF the
initial inning can be told In very few
words. one up. one down; two up,
two down; three up, three down
The only thing OF interest in the
second lap OF the game was a single
by Williams to center which should
nave been an easy out for Brady No
one scored on either side.
Fancy Work Failed.
Robson scored the only tally Sc
cured in tho third frame when ne mr.
rived safe on first as result OF a
single TO ohlin who tried with one
hand TO field the ball. hut hc failed
TO pick IL up. Barr INT To Brady who
threw him out at first. but Robson
was advanced to second. from whore
he scored on Adam single, which was
too fast Tor him to handle. Country
man was walked and then Pearson
came butsI TO himself and struck out
Belts and Leverett Tulsa failed TO
cross the fourth plate during the In
ming also.
In the fourth inning both teams
drew rests, each side Just sending
up three men 20 face the opposing
pitcher. The tfth reel seemed TO
favor both sides TO some extent so
the locals took advantage OF their op-
portunity aud scored seven runs, civ
ing them the lead by one. Robson
stepped into the area near the plate
and landed on the first BAN Pearson
sent across for journey around tho
bases. At this juncturo CAPTAIN
Young sent in the young Buffalo
hurler To take charge of the affairs.
He started his work by walking Barr.
He then struck out Adams but Coun-
tryman found him for a single which
let Barr down at second. Barr prompt
ly stole third and scored wnen Ra-
lenti dropped LoVerett's slow ground