The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-31
SPRINGFIELD IS
WINNER OF LAST
CAME OF SERIES
Chicks Helpless With Men on Bags;
ReIf Has eest Of Hurting When
the MIdoets Bunch Blows
on Shelby.

The Chicks were helpless when
hits meant runs and Wilson Whites
MIdgets romped away with the last
game OF the series, . TO at Grady
field yesterday afternoon.
Time after time. the first half
champions got man within scor-
Ing distance. but lacked the punch
to get him around. Pop mp flys
seemed 10 be the only offerings
when scoring chances made their APP
pearances. The MIdgets completed
four double plays. three OF which
were easy ones.
Carl Shelby and Eddie Rolf. pals
and former teammates. both hay-
ing served under Charley Schmidt.
at IT. Smith. engaged In neat
pitchers battle. Each surrendered
eight hits. Three OF the eight col
lected off the local fans bere' bunch
ed aud gave the visiting hurler a
slight edge In the duel with his
exteammate.
LeClair's triple a hlt batsman.
Manager Hayes error. Rolls single
and Martins double gave the AIiz-
zooos two runs in the second in
ming. Buser's free pass Lawrenoe's
Juggling of Cotter's bunt and Klug-
mann's single brought the visitors
third tally.
In the second inning, Johnson
walked, went to third when Mclean
singled and raced home with the
Chicks only counter when OKeefe
sent a sacrifice fly to Martin.
This afternoon. the Chicks open n
three-game series with the TT. Smith
Twins, whom they probably will OPP
pose in the worlds series" The
game tomorrow afternoon will be
called at 400 o'clock. Fridays game
will start at $500
First Inning
Martin greeted Shelby with a sin
gle Buser laid one down and sacrl-
ficed Martin to second; Johnson
grabbed Cotteris hot grounder and
threw to Lawrence. catching Mar
tin. Klugmann hit an easy one to
Lawrence who tossed to Sturdy.
Hughes smashed one into left
field for three stations. Lawrence
drew base on balls; Green hit into
an easy double play, McNally to
Klugmann to Cotter; Sturdy sent a
fly to LeClair.
Second Inning
LeClair started things off with
triple into left field; McNally tipped
a foul fly to Lawrence; Johnson
picked up McClintocks hot grounder
and, after holding LeClair to third,
threw the slim fellow out at first
White was hit by a pitched ball In
an attempt to cut off double steal.
Manager Hayes dropped Johnson's
throw, allowing LeClair to score
White scored on Rolf's single. Mar
tin doubled Rolf going to third.
Buser ended the rally when he
poled one to O'Keefe.
Johnson led off with base on
balls; Mclean singled, Johnson rae
ing to third. OKeefe flied to Mar
tin, who tossed to Cotter in time
to catch Mclean. Meanwhile, John
son had raced home with the Chicks
lone tally. Hayes singled but Shelby
ended the round with fly to Le-
Clair in left field.
Third Round
Cotter sent fly to Green; Klug-
man went out on fly to OKeefe;
LeClair and McNally walked; Nc
Clintock struck out.
Hughes singled Lawrence sent
one to Shelby, who threw to Nc
Nally too late to catch Hughes; in
an attempt to sacrifice, Green
knocked into another double play,
Cotter to McNally; Sturdy grounded
out, McNally to Cotter.
Fourth Inning
White was retired, Hughes to
Sturdy Rolf walked, but was put out
when Martin was safe on fielders