The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-30
Otto Merz Wins Both Games;
Oiler Hurlers Swatted Hard
French Plays Brilliant
Game at Bat and
in Field
CONNELLY FEATURES
Makes Great Catches--Davis
and Wuffli Lead Oiler
Offensive
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DIES MONIES. Iowa, Aug 2O.-The
league ioadcre looked like any other
ball club TO the boosters today me
locals taking both ends of bargain
bin with scores ~ z 10 and 20 q.
Their double victory gave thom fouf
out NJ the 5-game Eerlos.
Knocking pitchers of their porch
90 wna one uf the features of the two
pamcs. In all. ak pitchers worked
for the visitors and two Tor the To-
Gals, otto Mcrz who finished the
initial encounter for Buckalew ana
who pitched All of the second az
fair---a Thinning contest by agree
ment---drew credit for both victories
giving him three out OF the four
wins from the pace settlers IN me
series. Joe Morrir, who started the
initial fray and who flnishcd the
aftermath, neither won nor lost'
Richmond being charged with the
first defeat and Gillian with tho see
ond There were several outstand-
ing features. including the batting
az WufflI. Davis and French. aud
the fielding OF French and Connolly
Wuffli made two doubles and q
homer. and French made single,
double and homer I'm the nrHt
game. Davis connected for double
and home run In the second en-
counter Connolly twice made SEN
rational ono hand atabs OF drives
off the center field fence, once M
the expense of McDermott and again
to the chagrin OF Fronch.
Thrilling Game.
The initial game was one OF tho
most thrilling played here this sea
son. Although Tulsa was never
ahead, except for brief period In
the ninth whom Wufflis drive hit the
ton of the right field fence and
bounded over for a home run, the
pesky oilers kept coming from be-
hind and knottlng the count per
sistontly.
Dos Moines scored It's first run In
the first inning on "A pass 10 McDer-
mott. an infiold out and O'Connor'a
single In tho second frame Coffey,
o'tiara and Buckalew hit safely the
former scorinR and O'IIara reaching
third, With French at bat. Weber
took tho mound and French hit n
fly TO Davis. who cut o'Hara down
at the plate.
Oilers Score In the Fourth.
A pass TO Tlcrney and Connelly'rI
double gave the oilers their first
tally In The fourth, but In the fifth
the Boosters ran tho count TO to I.
After two were out. O'Connor wns
hit by a pitched ball Anderson dn-
gled. Coffey was passed purposcly
and Lnil singled scoring two run
ners,
The visitors tied the score in the |
next inning. McManus singled. Tier |
ney doubled, Cleveland walked and |
Connolly singled, this bevy OF blows |
bringing Merz TO the mound In place |
of Buckalawe, Davis and Brannon |
were easy outs, but Query. batting
for Weber walked and French boot |
ed Burke's grounder. the third run |
OF the frame scoring on the error |
The ahortstop made a quick reoov-
cry. however, and caught Connolly /
off third base.
In the local half, French put the
locals ahead with home run over
the right field fence OFF Iiier. But |
In the ninth Wuffll hit his homer
after Burke had singled, for two
runs that apparently clinched the
contest,
Oilers Blow Up.
The visitors blew up in tho last
half of the ninth. Richmond took the
mound and with one out Brannon
nuffed O'Connor's foul fly. The
after later reached first when Tier
iey booted his groundcr Ander-
on's single chased O'Connor to third,
whence he scored the tying run when
loffey singled TO left, Burke's
hrow TO head off Anderson az third
bounded 10 the grandstand ana the
unner went on home with the win
ling tally on the error.