The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-23
Oilers Hard Hitting Offsets
Uncertain Work on Defense
Thompson Gets 4 Hits in
as Many Trips Davis
Hits Homer
HARRIS SAVES GAME
Oiler Southpaw lIurls Well
Defeat Of BOOSTERS Sixth
Straight Oilcr Win

Tho DUc4 yesterday catnc from
behind and won fhru. s,Nth ,uuaocu
tive victory dofruIug Jack Coficva .
Dee Moiucf Hooucrs @ 90 4 In the
first glmr of the scpos.
Yesterdays victory was tho third
In the last four games that tho
Hurkcmon hnvc rallied in mtc In
uincs and won afior opposing clubs
got away to the lead Tulsn won in
tho ninth inning by scoring two runs
with two out.
Lefty" Black, Rooster suuthpaw,
was IN good form the first five in
nings. holding che Ojcrs 10 no runs
and five hits. lie weakened in Tho
sixth ana gave up the first Tuln
scorcs twu--aud three hits After
permitting one run In the sovcnth
and allowing Thompaon. first batter
In the ninth. 10 triple. Black was re-
lieved by the veteran otto Mcrz.
Merz gave up the winning run and
Is therefore charged with tho loss Of
the game.
Tcngcn L. Ineffective.
Walter Tcngon, Mink league rookie
effective. He allowed two runs and
three hits In the first inning and
Harris was sent TO the mound by
Jimmy Burke Tho Tulsa south
paw hurled well. giving up only two
runs and four hits I'm eight innings
striking out four and not Issuing a
base on balls.
Hard and timely hitting OF Thomp-
son, Davis and McGinnls featured
the Oilers attack or the II hits by
Tulsa, that trio got eight. Thomp-
son was the days batting leader with
perfect day, getting four hits In ns
many trips TO the plate, including n
triple and two doubles. Thompson
scored the tying run. Davis secured
two hits in five times up, driving In
a runner with his home run I'm the
sixth and scoring Query with the
winning run In the ninth with a
single through Coffey. McGinnls hit
safely twice in five times up. His
triple drove In one runner.
Oilers Field Loosely.
Tho Oilers fielded loosely. making
three errors, all OF which contributed
TO the Boosters run getting. The
only misplay charged against the
Boosters aided the Burkcmen In
The boosters scored two runs In
the first inning. with one out, Cof-
fey singled TO left and Kennedy hit
over the right field fence for a
home run.
One more was added by the Boos-
ters In the third. Cuffey led OFF
with a single TO left kennedy sac-
rificed, O'Connor grounded to Wuf-
iii, who fumbled. Cpffey going TO
third and O'Connor reaching first,
Ennis threw high To catch O'Connor
stealing second and Coffey scored,
Oilers Score In sixth.
The Oilers counted their first runs
two In the sixth inning Wuffll
started It with single through
Grant, Todt famed. Davis hit over
the right field wall for the circuit
scoring Wuffii ahead.
Tulsa scored again I'm the seventh
Thompson singled to left, but wa
forced out by Ennis Harris struck
out. McGinnls tripled To- right, Enni'
scoring.
Des Moines counted it's final run
In the eighth. Milan, first up, singled
to center and was sacrificed I,
second by CoffeY Kennedy hit I,
deep left for one base and the speedy
Milan scored
Tulsa Wins In Ninth.
The oilers won In the ninth
Thompson, first up, triplod to right
his fourth hit. Ennis grounded (,
Grant, who threw wide In an at
tempt to catch Thompson at IN,
plate. query, batting for Harris
grounded to Merz, who threw ou
Ennis at second McGinnis single,
10 center, Query going To third
Wuffli was out on an infield fly
Burke walked Davis hit sharply be
tween first and second, and Qucr,
scored,