The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-18
Richmond and Salisbury
Engage in Pitchers
Battle.
FIELDING IS FEATURE
Brilliant Defensive Play of
Both Clubs Helps Keep
Down Score.
uy LARRY DALEY.

freaks ~ the game in thelr faVor'
two doubles, one by Dawson era
ham cleaning the populated bases
nnd u base on balls gave Oklahoma
City four runs in the first inning
yesterday and the Indians won the
fourth and final game OF the series,
4 10 B. n was the final appearance
of the year here " the Indians.
The oilers outhit and outflelded
the Indians Tulsa got oight hits TO
four by oklahoma CITY, while one
error was made by the homelings
ana three by the visitors. The In
dians saved Salisbury on several
occasions by brilliant fielding, but
Tulsa pitchers also received consist
ent and al times sensational support.
Pitchers In Form.
After the first two innings the
game became brilliant pitchers
battle between Salisbury and Rich
mond. with the latter the most ct-
fective. The Indians got three hits
Off Richmond In the first inning.
and only one in the next seven. Ray
retired in the eighth To allow query
20 bat for him, who assumed the
Oiler mound burden In the ninth,
did not allow an invader to reach
first base.
Salisbury allowed six hits and two
runs the first two innings and then
settled down and hurled brilliant
bali. His slow ball and change or
inee were especially battling to the
Oilers, and only 'wo hits and one
hun were made off his delivery IN
the remaining six inr!ngs. To give
Salisbury and the Indians due credit
II must be admitted that ts'o errors
IN the eighth inning paved the way
for the oilers run In that frame.
Spectacular fielding which fea-
tured the first three games OF the
series, again enlivened yesterdays
game and the defensive play OF both
clubs helped keep down the score.
Indians Win In First.
with one out In the first inning,
Moore OF Oklahoma City wns safe
when Wuffii slipped on the muddy
turf while fielding his grounder.
Harper doubled to left. Moore scor-
Ing, Ii idimore popped to Tterney,
harpsr stole third, Cleveland falling
10 tag tho runner. Cleveland's pro-
test on Umpire Becker's decision was
warranted as Harper was cas-
ny safe. Brannigan was passed and
stole second. Darringer was hit by
a pitched ball. filing the bases. Ora
ham doubled to the center field
wall, Harper. Brannigan and Oar
ringer scoring. Griffith ended the
inning by grounding 10 Ticrney,
The Oilers made one run In their
half of tho first. Burke and Wuffli
singled to left and center field re-
spectively, McManus flied to Har-
per. TiernCy was safe when Dar-
ringer fumbled his grounder, filling
the bases. Cleveland fouled to Grif-
fifth. Davis walked, forcing In
Burke. Connolly fVed to Pitt for
the third out
Oilers Score Again.
Abbott's men made three hits but
only one run In the second. Bran
non trlpled to right. Richmond hit
safely through Graham, Brannon
seoring. Burke flied to Moore, Wuf-
IN forced Richmond at second. Dar-
ringer to Brannigan. McManus
singled through short. Tierney
popped to Graham.
The Oilers third and final run was
registered In the eighth. Cleveland
led off with a single TO center. hts
second hit OF the game. Davis lifted
10 Pitt. Connolly struck out. Lindi-
more allowed Brannon's grounder to
20 through and Darringer threw wild
10 catch Burke at third, Jimmy scor.
ing and Brannon reaching third
Query batting for Richmond. ended
the Oilers last chance to tic the
score by flying to Moore.