The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-06
Oilers Defeat Witches, IA;
PLAY Double Bill Here Today
Hard Slugging Is Again
Feature Of Hard
Fought Game
A. M. GAME AT l0:45
Afternoon Affair at 3:30--
Four Homers Made, 2
by Yaryan
BY LARRY DALEY.


Esta blishing an early lead only TO
have that advantage nullifiod IN later
innings. then coming back IN 'he
final stages Of winning, tells la a
brief way the triumph yesterday OF
Spencer AbbOtts fighting tulsa OIL
ors over the Wichita witches, VIC
tory which gave the homelngs pos
session OF first place by one game
and tied the series. The score was
to4
II was q thrilling, hard fought
game, with hard and timely slug
ging by both clubs mixed with occa-
sional bits OF brilliant fielding. only
one marring feature OF the game
was the umpiring OF Buckley As
! tho oilers won the game, this Is no
alibl. OF all the atroCiOus work ever
seen here by an indicator holder
| Buckleys performance yesterday
was the worst u was riot. Ills
| ball and strike decisions were so
numerous, so plain, that even the
players wearicd OF vain protesting.
| His decision calling Connolly safe at
! the plate in the sixth when the Oilcr
never touched the plate--and hasn't
! touched II yet. was the climax.
| Buckley was ON top OF the play, but
/ he didn't see what every player and
/ fan saw. Just as they resented
| Buckleys costly umpiring the day
previous when the witches beno-
gifted. the fans yesterday showed
/ they don't want the best OF the
/ brtNks bY their silence when Con-
nelly was called safe. To Buckleys
credit II must be admitted he is inn
partial All decisions look as bad as
any other to him.
Hard smuggling Continued.
But getting back TO a mare pleas
ant topic the ball game.
Paul Musser and Ray Richmond,
crack wichita and Tulsa hurlers re-
spectively were hit hard, the oilers
gathering 10 blows and the witches
Q. OF those 10 hits, IL went for
extra bases, including four home
runs. and rVo triplets. Everett Nar-
yam, Wichita catcher and league
leader in home runs, ran his total 70
rs It was his second home run IN
l two days Connolly also hit his sec
ond circuit wallop In two games:
Fred Beck was leading sluggar OF
the day, getting two homo runs, a
double and a base on balls in four
trips TO the plate.
Richmond, hit hard in the early
innings tightened after the fifth inn
ing, letting down the Witches with
out a hit thereafter and striking out
40. He was especially effective IN
the ninches. Richmond got out OF a
bad situation In the eighth, when,
with the bases fun and none out he
retired the side, whiting Griffin for
the third out.
The oilers accorded Richmond
consistent and at times brilliant sup
port, not an error being charged
them. while the Witches played
loosely in the field. making five err
lrors, four Of which contributed TO
the scoring.
Oilers Score Three In First.
The oilers scored three runs IL
the first inning after the Witches
failed to count in their half. with
one out, Burke beat out bunt &c
Washburn and went to second or
the latter's wide throw to first, Nc
, Manus doubled TO right scoring
Burke. Tierncy grounded out, Wash
burn to Beck, MeManus going tc
} third Cleveland's single to lef
scored McManus and Barney counted
, on Conelly's double to center.
Beck's home run in the seconc
! which rolled under the wire fenc'
along the right field foul line gav'
the Witches their first run in tn
, second and they made three NOR
/ in the fourth, Yaryan and Beck hi
over the right field barrier. Butle
famed. Conlan walked and scorct
= on singles by Griffin and Berger.
Oilers Tie Score In Sixth
Tulsa tied 1t in the sixth. Con
\ nelly singled to left with two ou
| and went to second when the fielde
! allowed the ball to roll by. Var
yan's poor throw allowed Connell,
TO reach third and Umpire Buckley
decision gave the oilers the run, Con
! nelly failing to touch the plate afte
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