The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-02
Battery Mistakes Pave
Way forWichita
Victory
FIELDING IS FEATURE
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Oilers Accord Morris, Great
Pitching Sensational
Support
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BY SPECIAL ORRESpONDENT
WICHITA, Kan. Aug i.- Wich-
TIA staged thrilling rally IN the last
frame today and noscd out the OH
ors In one of the greatest battles
ever witnessed hero. by q 10 I
count.
Morris Tor Tulsa was invincihle
up to the last inning. Even then no
was not hit at all and but for two
bad mispiays, one OF them his own.
would have scored n Victory
Tulsa collected one run In the
fourth on hits by CoDnclly and pa
Wis. the latter double. This loOkco
10 be all that was necessary to win
as Morris was unhittahle at all
stages
How They Won IT,
The Witches came TO bat IN the
ninth with the outlook hopeless bnt
the fans received revived hopes
when Washburn was hit by pitched
ball and trottod to first with none
out. Then came the first break Of
the game wichita way Berger
dumped n perfect sacrifice in front
OF the plate and Brannon made the
fatal mistake % trying to get Wash
burn at second, with the result that
both runners were safe Yaiyan
also laid down bunt, this one down
the third base line Morris tried to
MAKE quick play at third, musacd
up the ball and the bases were load
ed with no one gone. Beck sent
out n long drive which Davis got
near the corner OF the field and
Washburn raced home with the ty-
ing run while Berger moved to
third with tho situation the witch
OK worked great piece OF strategy.
Instead OF having Butler try for an
other lily the squeeze play was
called and tho Witches third sacker
laid down perfect bunt which no
one could reach In time to get an
out and Berger tore home with the
winning run,
Wild Demonstration.
The great finish tragic as Il was
10 Morris and hts teammates, who
looked like certain winners. called
for wild demonstration on the part
OF the home crowd.
There were more than $500 spec
tators present. the largest crowd In
years,
The game ms a whole was we'll
played and fil.cd with sensational
plays. The oilers supported Morris
brilliantly in the first eight innings.
Davis. Burke and Connolly all pulled
great catches which cut off hits. The
witches played steadier although
not as sensatlonally. Smith and
Griffin however made plays which
brought the crowd TO its feet.
Pitchers Battle
with two out In the fourth Con.
nelly got his second hit of the game,
n clean blow to right. He promptly
stole second and then Davis got Il
ringing line drive between Smith
and washburn which went for n
double and brought home the first
run of the game, After this frame
Musser was also invincible lie al
lowed but two hits IN the last five
innings. both with two out and none
on, Wichita could DO practically
nothing with Morris although they
got runnors on with none out IN sew
cral innings Berger led off In the
seventh with single and after Var
yam had popped out Beck was hit
The runners moved un on an out "
first Conan failed TO produce the
Hit that would have won the game
and flied 20 center This was the
best chance OF the locals and 1t
looked like the last one until the big
blow up In the ninth
The game was played In perfect
weather and tho grounds had dried
OFF IN fine shape from Saturdays
rain and were I'm fast condition.