The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-07
In Rag-chewinu Match chckasha
and DrumrIeht Battle to IL
Count When umps Finally
Decides Play at Second
CALLS KITTERMAN OUT
FAILING TOUCH BASE
Pettgrew Had Crossed Plate ana
Was Party to Argument Long Be-
fore Kit Called Out at Second;
Managers Run Legal.

Before large crowd at unlvcrsl.
ty park yesterday afternoon, Chick.
asha and DrumIight battled to iat,
according to the decision OF Umpire
Williams, plus the provisions of the
rule book. proved to be a to tie
in nine innings.
Rag-chewlng matches punctuated
the pickering In practically every
inning, the game being much della fe1
because of the oratorical contests
entered into by players OF both sides
with the jumps who demonstrated
his lack OF executive ability by al
lowing such arguments and himself
entering into same.
The Big Wranele.
The play that caused the big fuss
came in the second inning. There
were two down. Pettigrew walked.
Kitterman came up and slammed one
to the right field foul line and an
automobile which was parked against
the fence some ten or fifteen feet
inside of fair territory. The ball
was lost in the grass along the fence
and before Tabor could find It aud
return It to the diamond. Kitterman
had circled the bags, driving Petit
grew In ahead of him.
Immediately the big argument. was
on. The first subject brought up
for discussion with Managers Crit
tenden and Pettlgrew and Umpire
williams as the chief debaters was
with reference to the hit coming
under the Jurisdiction OF the ground
rules. The ground rules, according
to Pettlgrew and Umpire Williams,
was that any fair hit ball hitting
an automobile parked on fair terri
tory, falling in such car or rolling
under It, should be good for two
bases. Had the ground rules ap-
plied and been granted. Il would
have put Kltterman on second and
Pettigrew on third. The ultimate
decision was that the ground rules
did not apply.
Another Tack Taken.
with this decision Pettigrew re-
turned to the bench thinking that
the bolw had gone for a home run
which would have meant two scores
for Chickasha.
AT this point, First Baseman
truth for Drumright grabbed o
hunch and played It. He acquired
possession OF the pill, threw Il to
| Crawford at second and claimed that
Kitterman had failed to touch Sc
cond base. This called for another
series of debates, Umpire Williams
finally allowing Truths claim and
calling Kitterman out on q charg
OF not having touched second on
his way around the paths. In the
face OF this decision, Pettigrew serv-
ed notice that the game would be
played under protest because OF
Drumright's claim that Pettigrew'
score did not count because OF Kit
terman's out being the third.
prumrlght Scores in Ninth.
There were no more scores until
IL .t,,h whom with one down
Drumright scratched three hits aud
filled the bags. Crawford filed out
to Pettigrew who held Kraft trnn
ming for Tabor on third. Critten
den hit to Poolaw who fumbled the
offering and Kraft scored.
The game was stopped at thi
point and there was talk amonl
. some OF the fans of man-handlin'
= the umpire, but fortunately no rougl
stuff was pulled.
pettlsrew's Score Legal.
AT mis- hotel after the game, Un
. pire Williams stated that Kltterman'
drive hit the fence and did not hl
or roll under the car, which elm
mates the entrance OF the groun
rule into the controversy. He state
that he called Kitterman out 10
cutting second when the ball wa
thrown to that bag. The question
if indeed there be any, OF whethe
. the game was won by Drumrish
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