The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-22
Davis, Connolly and BrannOn
Get 7 of Oilers 9 Safe Hits
Connolly Gets a Home
Run; Davis Hits
3 in 3 Trips.
BRANN0N BATS TIMELY
Two Blows Drive in Runs
Brilliant Fielding
Features Game.
By LARRY DALEY

Carl Adams put hiA loft shoe on
first Yesterday. walked ~ tho ball
park hy u now route. ana tho goh
of fortune smiled on the crack O'lor
right handler, and aided by HIS mates
he was able to break the INK that
has pcrsiatcnuy huvCrcd over ms
brilliant pitching, the oilers winning
the ftst game of the series fron
st. Joseph, Ia
yCatoId1y'H game was one ot tho
postponed affairs rainod out In tho
first southern trip ~ the Saints
Tho Saints wore scheduled at OKLA
homa city and Omaha at TulFn
yesterday but double headers were
played sunday, thus giving the OH
ors ana st Joseph the opportunity
to play a game aud also Omaha ana
Oklahoma city. which have rainod
out games.
Adams right In Plnchcs.
Adams pitched his usual effective
game. holding the champions to
eight hits, seven OF them slnglee, and
struck out aix. Only one run, bru-
bakers home run In the first Inning,
was earned by the Saints, an error
giving them the chance ia score
their second run In the flfth inning'
Adams was In especially fine form
when the Saints threatened and he
had enough IN reserve TO turn them
back when the oilers were In dan
ger. All Of Adams strikoouts wore
registered with men on bases, two
Of them retiring the Saints for tho
third out
The lower hair OF tho oilers bnt-
ting order batted out yesterdays
victory over st. Joseph. "Yank'
Davis got three hits In uR many
trips, including double and triple;
Connolly y home run and single In
three times up and Braunon n dou-
BILE and single In a trio Of efforts
Adams singled ana sacrificed In
three times up. The other hit OF
the Oilers nine was made by Burke,
The oilers made splendid use OF
their hits, seven OF the nine con-
tributing 10 the scoring -Four OF
those nine were for extra bases.
Stewart was accorded splendid
support by the Saints, only ono err
ror being made by thom while three
misplays were made by Adams
help. one being responsible for
run. brilliant fielding plays by
both clubs aided tho pitchers In
keeping down the scores,
Oilers Take Lead In Second
Aftor Iirubakors home run had
put tho Saints ono run ahead In the
first the Oilers took the lead In the
second by scoring two ono was
out when Connolly singled to right.
Davis crashed the right field wall
for two bases. Brnnnon singled TO
left and Connolly and Davis scored.
the latter showing some great base
running by getting OFT fast and
sprintlng home close behind Con-
nelly.
The 'Abbotts mado three and their
final runs I'm the fourth frame. Con-
nelly hunted foul and then swung
sending tho ball over the right field
barrier for a home run. Davis hit
the center field wall for three bases
and scored on Brannon's smashing
double to left. Adams sacrificed
Conroy to Connolly. llrannon going
to third Burke grounded to Com
molly Brubaker juggled Graham's
bounder and Brnnnon scored.
One more. the last run or the
game, was scored by tho Saints In
the tifth. Cleveland fumhlcd
Crosby's groundor. Stewart singled
TO center Crosby going TO second.
Emerichs long single Ia left scored
Crosby.