The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-15
Sioux Force Oilers Into Last
Inning of a Free Hitting Game
Five Pitchers Used
oilers Get ID
Safe Hits.
TODAY Is LADIES' DAY
Victory Over Packers Makes
Seven Straight for
Homelings.
by LARRY DALEY.

The Tulsn oilers yesterday main
taincd their uuhrokcn string uf vic
tories at seven by defeating Sioux
CITY IN the opening game Of the
series. Z to q. In a free hitting game
Fivo pitchers were used, two by
Sioux city and three by Tulsa and
with the exception Of Norman and
SmithsOn they were hit hard Twen-
cy.six hits was tho days total, IA by
Tulsa ana ~ by Sioux city
The oilers won thc game after an
uphill fight, iylng the Hcore In the
third inning and winning In the
ninth, after shannon had evened up
the count by planting one Of Lefty
Smithson's shoots over the fence for
"A homo run
Sioux city displayed more aggres-
siveness aud played better baseball
than their standing indicates and
forced the oilers 10 extend them
selves, They battod Ray Richmond.
one Of the leagues leading pitchers
off the mound and played good ball
on the defense.
Smiti,son Gets Victory.
After Richmond was taken out IN
the third. Norman held the Packers
TO four hits and no r~ns for five
Innings. lie was taken out In the
eighth TO permit Brnnnon To bat for
him. Lefty" Smithson succeeded
Norman, lie had two out In the
ninth when ahannon's blow tied the
count hut as he won IN the Bubse-
quont inning, he gets credit for the
victory
Four hits and five runs were made
off Lyons delivery In three innings
and ho was relieved by ItassnuHaen,
star pitcher OF the Packers. The big
right handler was hit for 10 blows
but kept them scattered He gave
up the winning run In tho ninth and |
In charged with the defeat.
Tulsa was first To score. getting |
two IN the opening inning. Burke was |
safe when shannon fumblcd his
groundcr Burke stole second and |
scored on McManus' triple to right, |
after Graham had struck out.
Packers Even Count.
Sioux city evened the count In the |
second, Lyons singled To right with |
two out and went to third on Marr's |
double to center. both runners |
scored on Crouch's two-basc drive to |
right.
Two FREQ trnnsportations and hit
gave the Oilers II run In the second.
Davis and DobbIns walked with one
out the former scoring on Rich
monus single To right.
Three were made by the Packers
in the third. Aftermath singled to
left with one out. Shannon doubled
to left. Aftermath stopping at third.
Eiffert singled to deep center, scor- |
ing the two runners. Lyons grounded |
to Tiernoy, Eiffert going to third. |
Mari walked. Eiffert stole home. |
Marr being caught at second on the |
attempted double steal,
Oilers Tie S<'orc.
The oilers tied n In their half. .
Graham led Off with single to |
center. McManus doubled to the |
same territory his second extra-base
drive in three innings. scored Gra-
ham. McManus going to third on
the trow-in. Ticrney WAS passed.
Cleveland sacrificed to shannon, un-
assisted, McManus scoring.
There was no further scoring until
the oilers made one In the eighth.
Connolly started the inning with u
single 10 right. but was caught at
beat out a grounder to Rassmussen.
and went to second when shannon
allowed tho peg to get by, Dobbins
filed TO Connolly, Davis going to
third from which he scored on
pinch hitter Brannon's single to left. |
Shannons homer In the ninth tied |
the count but the oilers won II when |
they batted In their half. Graham
was passed. McManus beat out "a
roller to Rasmussen. Tierney's |
smash to center counted Graham !
with the winning run,