The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-27
Eddie Hier Batted Off Rubber;
Otto Merz Holds Oilers Safe
Jack Coffey's 2nd Home
Run in Two Days
Wins Game.
OILER ERRORS COSTLY
Four Misplays Aid Boosters
In Scoring-WeDer
Succeeds Hier.
ny spEclAL coNnEsroNDENI

by SPECIAL rOllRESPONDENI
DIES MONIES Iowa, Aug. 26-
Jack Coffrys homo run over tho
loft fold fcnoo. his second Ia two
DAYS. came with Anderson on first
base In the second inning Of today q
opening game with Tulsa ana gave
Dca Moines enough runs 90 defcht
tho league leading oilers, Later
the Boosters punched hits win
runs 90 make the score To l.
Tulsa'H miHplnys and counted enough
The veteran otto McrL. on the
mound fur jhr locals. pitched Hu-
porbly. lie held the pace settlers
10 six hits, half ~ which were per
petrated IN the third frame when
the OklahomauH counted their lone
tally. After the fourth frame only
one hit was made by the opposition
Morz retiring the side IN order IN
the fifth. sixth, seventh and ninth
Ollcr pitcher hit Hard.
Although errors figured In the
scoring IN the fiftn inning In
which Dos Moinos clinchod VIC
tory by dcntng the rubber three
times Poor pitching was rospon-
sible for the TuHa defeat for In every
inning except the seventh tho first
Booster at the bat reached first base
and I'm every ono OF the eight frames
one or more OF Coffey's gang was on
the path.
Merg' ancient right arm and wise
old head were IN such good working
order that he pitched ont OF trouble
every time the Oilers became
dangerous.
Tho visitors best chance came In
the third inning, In which Query
singled aud touched third when llier
also hit safely. These hlows' came
with only ono out and u locked dark
indeed when Burke followed with
"A double which sent Query nome
and put Her on third. Stutz ana
McManus however popped to COT
fey In turn.
oilers Faii To Score.
In the fourth Tiorney singled ana
Cleveland walked with none out but
Merz threw out the former at third
on Connclly's attempted sacrifice.
and Davis and QUERY were unable
20 deliver. Again In the eighth the
visitors were given an opening
when Weber, the first man up, was
safe on French's error, took second
while Coffcy was throwing out
burke after sensational stop and
advanced to third on Stutz. Me-
Mnnus. however dribbled to Mer2
and Tierney skied to Cotfey.
Des Moines' first runs came In tho
second inning, when Anderson, the
first man up, was hit by Her ana
Coffey hit his homer.
Score Again In the f1fth.
Hier escaped further damage until
the nth, which MerE opened with a
single. In his anxiety 10 start a
double play stutz booted French's
grounder and both men were safe.
McDormott was unable to bunt safe
", but did still better by cracking
out a double. which sent Merz home,
French 10 third and drove IIier 10
the seapsuds. Moeller, facing Weber,
hit roller TO Cleveland, who erred.
French scoring and McDermott
taking third, whence he counted
when Anderson hit a long fly to
Burke.
Weber blauked the side the re
malnder OF the way The only
chance the locals had TO score again
came In the eighth. In that inning
Banner beat out an infleld hit,
reached second on Ticrney's poor
throw Of an infiold hit and adj
vanced a notch on O'Hara's sacrifice.
A squeeze play was tried on the first
ball pitched. but It was low and
Merz missed IL, Banner being an
easy victim,