The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-30
w lille Lukanovic Di d
Well His Support
Was Ragged
SAINTS FOUGHT HARD
Errors on Part of Boosters
and "Rcd Hot Playing
by Tulsans Counted
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long 81 Joseph fences ana hdii'd
out "a q To 4 victory over the shut
IN u huuy contested battle. Tho
cIymora connected for 10 7nlid
safctics, cvory man in the Tuim
lineup hitting safely at least once.
oven Including tho two pitChcra
while the batsmcn performed I'm
stellar style.
Fun credit FOR tho victory must
70 To- Ray Richmond who relieved
the fnitcr.ng and unsteady Lukn.
movie In the fourth Inning with TWO
men on base and ono ont ana
hlankcd tho Drummrrs from thcu
on. lilo held tho Saints 10 four hiu'
In the five nud two-thirds innings
ne pitched and issued but two bluc.
on hHlls In fact Richmond today,
for the first time aimee coming to
the oilers looked likc tho capable
boxmnn no was expected 10 bee.
Jtichmond hit In Winning Kun.
In addition to his valiant work In
the box Richmond broke up th"
bah game with n crashing double
against the deep contcrflcld tcnc"
In the seventh Inning. sending He
wing in. which proved the Winning
run.
An error 10y the usually reliable
Red Curridcn played big part In
the oilers run. II gave the Tulsa
catcher life with two down and II
was Immediately after this double
that Richmond broke tho a. tie.
another marker. the last ot the
game.
Despite tho fact that the winning
runs came In on hits made after
an error that should have
retired the sldo the oilers wcr"
entitled To the game on clean
hittIn, for pair "f tho runs
scores by the saints cpmc In
the first and socond innings on or
rors. In fact the tonm performed
rather listlesAly behind lnknuovic
and It looked like uncertain field
ing might cost them the game In the
early rounds. In the first Luke him
self contributed the Saints "A run
with n bad throw and In the second
Glcason's muff of I.ukanovic's per
feet peg cost another. These were
The only mechanical mistakes
charged To the Clymcrs during the
game, but while Luke wus In tho
box the team didn't socm to have
the same snap and life exhibited
later when Richmond took up the
burden. The Oilers filled the bases
In the first on hits by Gleason and
Todt and base on balls to Thomp-
son, but couldn't score. Oilcr runnors
continued to die ON the paths
throughout, n total OF 10 being left
stranded during the game.
Tho Saints assumed n two run
lead in their hnlf Of tho firss Reilly
walked and was sacrificed to sec
ond. He stopped Mt third on krcy-
meyers, Texas Lacquer, over Rran-
mons head. but scored on Fishers
sharp single to lott. Luke then pre-
scnted them with another by n
wide throw on Nufcr'a easy pop
groundcr.
McGinnIs' single ana Iuknuovic'e
lone double to tho cchtorficld fence
gave the oilcr one I'm the second
1.uko was thrown ont al third try
ing to stretch his hit into tripl"
Il was "A very close play and looked
like Luke was safe.
The Saints counted again I'm the
second again increasing their lead
10 two on Glcason's error and Cor
ridcn q single to right. Todts ter
rifle drive over the riEhtfiold fcn",
with two ont I'm the third gave the
Clymcrs their second run. In thoil
half OF the third tho saints regis
torcd trir last run ou Fishers ter
tered their last run ON Fishers ter
sons sacrifice fly
Costello knockcd OFF Mound.
II was IN tho fourth that the ely
uera knOt.od the count aud At the
mo time drove IlfNlfl ll' l'i'N NV
lcfthandcr Gcuc Costello who Cs
saved ia pitch again today after hr
ing hnttcd out yesterday iu tho flra'
IIaving. McGiunip and luk1upvi,
singled I'm succession To open the in'
ming, the catcher scoring ON ht
pitchers blow. when Hurkr's at
tempted sacrifice was an infirld hit
filling the bases with none out, Co.'S
tcllo took the long, long walk that
tllt.r D. ~
had taken. and "uurs" Grover wien
his haupv gmilD. took his place
"Bugs' made the mistake OF lo'-
ting Gleason play Ei"rli!.' I'N 'u
right. tying tho Scurv Then nu
walked Davis, tilliug the hla.s roit
who had hit single and "a homo ran
toff the southpaw, stepped confident
iy To the plato with the nps.- r.rl
Sing ana famed. Reilly took Th1wn
cons liner in short right for th,
tthird out,
The game rocked along with hon
ors thus even until the aoycnth, lr
which was staged the oUor rally
thercinbotorc described, settling IA,
game,
Rclicf Pitchers Did Wen.
The two relief hurlcrs, Rchmor,
and Grover, pitched well throu %
out. Grover was hit freely hu
frightened with mon on bases rVcrp
IN the fatal seventh alone. Rich
rnond had easy sailing save iu fu
eighth, when singles Ivy Realty am
stevenson with one down put hin
in a hole, lie famed Nufnr Tor 'n
second out but walked Crosby. fI
ing the bases and bringing Grove
10 bat with two down. Frank ThuWp
son seized Growers smashing line
over third base and saved the Sam,
Had the drive gotten 10y him tw
runners certainly would have score
and three might have,
Lefty" Pruitt may start Tor N
Oilers in the last OF the st, Jo".p
series this giving Manager tNm,
q chance To save George bo'hI"r 70
one OF the two games to be played q
Omaha sunday.