The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
lcaveman Tactics Work Out Well
for Locals; Slaughter Three
Pitchers Of Ft. Smith; Run
Wild on Bases.
SCHMIDT UNABLE TO
STOP BIG OFFENSIVE
score Eight Runs in Sixth; Reudy
Poles Two safetles In That
Frame; is Wild Affair From
Tap of Gone; IA to 8.

The Chicks sent three of Boss
Schmidts moundmen to the showers
two of them being top notchers. ami
won the greatest slugfest OF the
season ID to s.
The thing started out like an or
l'derly retreat, turned into an utter
rout with Chlckasha In the lead and
wound up like the stand of the
French at Verdun, with the locals in
the role of the Frogs. and the sub.
sequent dive to Sedan. Schmidt TOOK
the attitude of The sail not pass.
but despite this so many Chicks
passed him at the plate, each with a
perfectly good run that the boss
Gnurmured over and over again his
famous line, I can't understand it,"
Starts With SkIrmish
Schmidt wanted to take that game.
He has visions of World Series"
engagement with Okmulgee - and
here's hoping he gets t. so he sent
Allen, one OF his aces, to the firing
line to pick OFF the Chicks as they
came to the plate.
Manager Drappo de Hayes sent
the veteran Harry Smith to the hin
and there Harry remained until tnc
close OF the piece, although he was
nicked like the handle of Gyp the
Bloods gun. The Twins garnered
three hits and a run In the first and
came back with three more In the
third when, with two on Schmidt
poled drive between right and caa.
ter that went for a homer when
Pettdgrew and Neuse lost the pill in
the underbrush near the fence.
Allen Executes First
The Chicks got sore and tied the
thing up in the last on the third and
when the Twins broke the tie with
a counter In the first of the fourth,
the homelings went stark, ravIng
mad.
Maroney and Smith went down in
order in the last of the fourth, fight
ing. Reudy came up for vicious
single through the box. RItterman
hit one to Browning who kicked the
offering. Poolaw paled another sin
gle and the bases were loaded. Allen
and Schmidt were having q little
friendly run-in after each pitched
ball and in trying to work the cor
ners, Allen was IN trouble with
every man. He was wavering, no
getting around that Then Jakubick
poured another handful OF salt into
the open wound with a stlngmg sin
gle that scored Reudy and Kltter-
man. Schmidt allowed that that was
enough for Allen, so the big left
handler called 1t a day and Rolf took
up the burden. He made Pettigrew
fly out to Levi for the third killing.
The Big Show Staged
Schmidt's outfit was not content
to let it go at that. They started
another offensive in the sixth, open
ed with couple OF singles, filled
the bases on fielder's choice ana
scored two on Maroneys error.
The lead that the Twins thus en-
joyed was but for a moment
The Hayes men started right In
with the head end of the batting
order, hit ali the way around and
third over, registered five hits with
eight runs. Reudy, first up. bounced
one down to Jones and beat il out.
Jones threw wild at first and Vic
took second. Kitterman singled and
Rendy pulled up at third Poolaw
was out, Browning to Parker, Reudy
being held on third but Kit taking
second. Jakubick guessed with Rolf
and diaw a pass filling the bags
Then Rolf laid one between Petit
Crews nbs and forced Reudy over
the nan. Btss Schmidts mental en-
gine missed a couple of times aul
he looted the part of 4 can't under
stand It," So did Rolf. This hurler's
feet had barely been touching terra
:l~'r. when he saw Reudy jogging
over he platter he took off for
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