The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-06
Blues Hang 7 to | Defeat
On AbbOtt's Ball TOssers
Drive in Five Runs in Eighth
Inning; Brief Poles, Cir
cult Clout.
LOCALS TO TRY AGAIN TODAY
Fans Favorably Impressed by
First Look at Their West
ern Leaguers.
Hy CHARLES ]. BRILL

Tncouslderate OF the feelings Of
the homo boys who were showing Oft
for the fist time to n Tulsa audience,
hluagc- Camel drove his Kansas
CIV American association champions
Ia A 7-tO-l victory over the local
western lcaguors yesterday IN the
opon.ug exhibition gamo OF the sea
son
But for one bad Inning eighth
tho houelings fought their vet
.ran foes TO apout a standoff being
sufllClently encouraged 10 hope TO
turn the tables on tho visitors when
they clash for the second ume this
afternoon.
II WAS not the score, however, the
lAO0 home fans were so much in
tcrcstcd IN after all as Il was tne
general department OF tho athletes
Spencer Abbott has gathered to-
gether and from whom he IL TO Sc
lect no team which will represent
the wonder city in the Western
leagIe this season. "
The general impression secured
was very favorable. That was the
comment on every side. There ap-
pared TO be very serious weak
ness in right field, where the sun
served az an alibi for several mis-
Judged flios. but aside from that
there was nothing to cause complaint.
Sparks and Hewitt both performed
well IN the box. Manion and O'Brien
both looked good behind the bat,
Cleveland was a decided favorite at
third before tho game was half over.
Naffl looked good at short, Wano
made nice plays at first and smashed
The ball hard, albeit he did make one
error and pulled one boner whicn
gave the visitors their second tally.
Meyer and Martin look good in the
outfic.d and tlagg put up good
fielding exhibition as second but
loOkcB weak at bat
Wlthall. Tulsans are very well sat
istled with the baseball prospect as
Judged by yesterdays exhibition.
Blessed with mid summer wealth
Der, fone OF the athletes seemed 10
fear cutting loose. -Four double plays,
two for each club, attest the snap
with which the infielders were
working
Error starts Trouble.
Roy johnson, for the visitors, and
Sparks, for the locals, held the op-
posing hatters well In check for the
first four innings Meyers muft OF
Briefs long drive TO deep left center
proved the breaking point. Brief
reached second on the deal. CleVe-
land cut Off McCarty at first and
MCAullct whitfield for the second out
and then Johnny Brock. erstwhil G
Muskogccan, spilled the beans by
doubling to center. Brock Also scored
when Wauo. after muffing Cleve
lands peg on Johnson's grounder,
monkeycd around with the ball until
the Kansas city catcher WAS sliding
into home
Tho grand slam. however. came In
tho eighth after Hewitt had relieved
Sparks and Graham had succeeded
Johnson Graham himself led the at
tack by singing sharply TO center.
Cochran worked Hewitt for n pass.
neyoro reached first while Hewitt
was retiring Gnham at third, and
the bases were filled when Miller.
hitting for Goode, singled, Becker's
double scored Cochran and Devore
and then Rrief slapped one over the
iar;herest corner OF the lot clean
Ing the paths
TuIsa's marker came in the nfrth
on Wano's triple and Graham's fall
ufo to field Brokaw's grounder.