The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-02

Ahbott's last home stay has boon
as succcasful as their first, winning
eight oui ~ 10 In tho three series
which closed yesterday
=
Moro impressive than the mere
Victories. however. was The manner
In which thcy we're won, and the
significance attached to those vic
tories They took three out OF four
from Joplin, at "a limo when the
Miners were going at their best
Then the wichita Witches dropped
two IN thrcc TO the homclings The
Izzies were playing a great game on
the road. oklahoma City came out
OF the cellar the series previous to
the opening here. but the oilers
took a pair Decoration day from the
Hollands, and then won yesterdays
game.
The oilers have been doing
every thing necessary to win ball
games. Their hitting has been
hard ana especially timely. For
example, take the double header
with Oklahoma city. Twenty
seven hits were made that day
by tho homelings, and all, with
tho exception of only four, con-
trlbutcd to the scoring. Their
fielding has been all that is To be
desirod In the 10 games. only
II errors were made In three
OF those games the oilers played
errorlcss ball. and In one. only
ono misplay was charged against
them. That N the sort OF hitting
and fielding that viii continue TO
make them formidable pennant |
Contendora.
Tho pitching STAFF Ina done It's
share. Lou Cowan turned In two
spIcndidly hurled games. his last, !
when lac held Wichita % three hits, |
being one OF the best pitched games
over twirlcd at McNuity park. Ray
Richmond has shown himself 10 he |
the clubs most dependable relief |
pitcher, where bc is Of great value. |
takes his regular turn In
addition To relief work, aud the big |
fellow IL e. consistent winner. Joe |
Morris has pitched two good games, |
both OF them close affairs and
though hit rather hard In each, has
shown Inc II tho same brilliant
pitcher as Of old. Billman II ~
promising pitcher, with n splendid |
assortment OF stuff aud warrants
his retention On the staff. Finn and
Adams have shown little ana when
John Smiti,son, southpaw rcccuily
purchased from the Houston. Texas,
league club. reports, one siabnhan
will bc let go.
Dobbins and Brannon form one
of the best catching staffs In the
league, both In receiving ability |
and batting. The infield since the
release OF Larmoro and the playing |
OF McManus at second, with the
shit OF Tierney to short. is all that
is to be desired. and IL, In fact, |
equal to any inner defense In the |
league. Graham Is playing "A splcn-
did game at the initial sack and at
the bat McManus IL showing him
self to be a great prospect, and his |
play around the keystone bag and |
his hitting have been vital factors |
In tho play OF the oilers at home |
usual game at third base which |
means he In hitting hard and often !
and folding with any of them. And !
at short, Cotton" Tierney. one of
the most II not the moS valuable |
player In the league, IL playing |
such baseball that his sale from this |
league to u larger circuit Is prac-
tical certainty
emmy Connolly IL lnCinE the |
apple in great fashion and his work /
justifles the many good things said |
OF him early In the season. Jimmy |
Burke IL hitting better than ever
before. Burke and Connolly are |
two OF the fastest outfielders In the |
and their base running is
a factor In the Oilers offensive play |
"Yank" Davis Is fielding with the |
other Oiler suburban guardians,
and Davis hig stick Is always feared
by opposing pitchers,
And fans, don't forget who got
HAT winning bunch together. Spcn-
rcr Abbott always Inns n winner. He
promised n flag contender last year
and we got IL, And II the team as
It II now made up docsu't deliver.
depend ON him Ia get one that will.
IL II results that count In baseball
and search the minor league field
over. including the class "A circuits
and you won't find "a pilot who has
delivered the results moro often