The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-28
$500 Fans See Homelings Win
3rd Straight From Miner Club
Oilers Get 13 Hits In
cluding Six Extra
Base Drives.
ABB0TTS GET H0MERS
Tierney and Graham Hit for
Circuit-Fielding Is
Again Feature.
By LARRY DALEY.

Fifty-threc hundred baseball ia.
natics and families. including a dele
sotion of 200 and band from Joplin,
yesterday saw the Tulsa Oilers win
, the third game from the Miners, s
70 4. Yesterdays affair. as Satur-
,tay's, was marked by brilliant field
mig and hard and timely slugging,
with the batting OF the homelings
again bringing them victory and
mus maintaining their five and one
half game lead over the second
place Wichita Witches.
Twenty-three hits were made. "a
by Tulsa. Eleven blows went for ex-
ira bases, including five doubles,
four triples and two home runs.
Both Clubs Field Well.
Both clubs accorded their pitchers
consistent and at times spectacular
support. only one error, that by
kreuger. being made, while several
fielding plays saved hits or runs.
The. game was hard fought and
was characterized by much wrang-
ing by players, which, in the
ssourth inning resulted in the banish-
nent from the field OF Manager
Jimmy Hamilton of the Miners. Ere
Ineht disputes over umpiros' de-
cisions caused tho game TO be much
slower than 1t should have been and
play was twice suspended while the
oilers. Graham and Tierney collect
cd well earned money for circuit
clouts.
Boehlcr Battcd Hard
George Eoehler. ace OF the Miners
pitching staff, was ineffective at all
stages OF the game and but for his
able support would have yielded
more runs than eight.
Carl Adams held the Miners in
check for three innings when he
was retired by Manager Abbott in
favor Of Morris. Adams has been
In Ill health for several days and 90
the over reliable and willing Morris
went to the mound. Joe was not in
his usual brilliant form tho first
three innings he worked. but after
the Miners counted twice in the
sixth. coming within one run of
tying the score, lie tightened up and
held the Miners scorcless and to
one hit in the last six innings, in ad-
ditiop to striking out three In those
frames.
Oilers Score In First.
The Oilers got to Boehler in the
first inning. two hits giving them
two runs. Burke beat out IA bunt to
George and Graham crashed a home
run over the left-field fence. scoring
Jimmy ahead.
One was out In the second when
Wagner singled to right and stole
second. Yockey struck out. Dunn
singled to right. Wagner scoring.
The Oilers made two hits in the
second, but were unable to score
again until the third when two blows
hetted as many runs. Burke smashed
~ single to center and stole second
a m - l.
third. McNanus struck out. Tierney
Fhit over the right field wall and
again Burke counted.
' Boehler started the fifth with n
ripple to rightA stutz famed. Snyder
singled 10 center, scoring Boehler.
Oilers Score Two. III Fifth.
One was out in the Oilers half of
he fifth when Brannon walked.
krueger fumbled Morris grounder
ina both runners were safe. Bran
pon Mas forced at third by Burke,
ktuz to Nockey. Graham came
through with another pinch hit, a
louble to right, on which Morris
cored.
The Miners scored two and their
inal runs in the sixth. Bogart
walked and went to second on n
Wild pitch. Wagner tripled to center
soItHb bosdrt Jockey GROUNDED TO
McManus. Dunn doubled to center.
counting Wagner.
Two More Added In Seventh.
Tulsa added two more to its total
IN the seventh. Graham started II
with q single to center. his third hit
OF the game. McManus sacrificed
Boehler TO Snyder. Tierney grounded
to Stutz. Cleveland singled 10 center.
scoring Graham. Barner counted on
Connelleys crashing double to the
same suburb.
The Oilers made It sure by adding
one and the final score of tho game
In the eighth. Brannon started It
with single to center and was sac
rificed by Morris, Boehicr to Krueg-
er. burke beat out grounder TO
krueger. Brannon going to third
scored Rrapnnp