The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-16
Berger's Clan Puts Over
Three in Tenth to Win
by 1917 Score
A THRILLING STRUGGLE
Griffin, East, Todtf Davis
and Connolly Star With
Bat; Exciting Moments
ny r.. A. "BRIDGEwArER

l.e1 Western league championship |
u.rrant at McNulty park yesterday
nn,fnpon, and then lost an exciting
.. inning game to Joe Berger's
Vi hita leaders. 10 TO Z.
Three times durins the two hours
and five minutes 81 play Wichita
forged into the lead only to have
t.u oilers overcome the advantage. |
but the Berger aggregation, smart.
!.r under the sting OF four straight
defeats and sundays double shut
u.t az the hands of joplin, kept
plugging away And then they fell
upon George Boohler's offerings for |
'tlpo runs IN the first of the tenth
The oilers couldn't produce "A fourth
ItIly and suffered defeat in one OF
fht hardest fought and most thrill.
ing games contested at the local lot
this year.
threatening weather during the
early afternoon cut down the at
tendance for the flag raising ccre-
monies and the attending athletic
events in which players Of the Tulsa
and Wichita players participated,
hat even then The crowd was better
Than fair, about 1900 passing
through the turnstileS.
Veteran oilers Hoist Flag.
The championship pcnnant, a
great blue banner with tho inscrip-
ton. Western League Champions
for 1920" standing out boldly in
large white letters, was unturled to
the breeze underneath Old Glory at
the opening Of tho afternoons pro-
gran. 1t was fitting that the four
IHf. on tho nrtGanf ton m who wore '
members of the club last year when
the Tulsa entrant achieved the pin
nac,e Of Western league success, |
were the n cs delegated to pun the
banner up the flagstaff While the
hand played and the crowd in the
stands cheered and clapped Ray
Richmond, Jimmy Burke, Yank Dav-
is and Tommy Connolly hoistcd the
emblem OF victory. Surrounding the
teams. President Tcarney of tho
Western league, President Crawford
and Business Manager Friel OF the
Tulsa club. and others.
Burke in u Burst OF Speed.
Following the flag raising mem
bcrs OF the two teams engaged in |
a brief field meet which was u
short in order that the players might
enter the game fresh. The best per
formance in the field meet came in
the l0O-yard dash which Jimmy
Burke won in the fast time or 10 l-5
second. with George McGinnis sec
ond. Tulsa also would have won the
relay rae around the park but for
Lukanovic slipping and falling. Grif-
fin. Wichita hackstop, made the
best showing In the accurate throw
ing contest for CatCherS.
The Game II Great Battle,
But to get TO the game proper.
J. was 4 terrific battle, with tense
moments and thrilling plays abound
iuc Undoubtedly the outstanding
fielding play was a spectacular one
hand stab by McGinnis Of Grittin's
liner in the first inning,
There was So much timely anu
sensational hitting that it is impos-
s'hle TO pick out one particular star
with the warclub.
For Wichita Griffin and Fast
were tho brightest lights. griffin $
smashing homerun drive over the
scoreboard in the sixth found the
bases rocling with Wichita runners
and the blow brought Wichita IRON
TIRE, runs behind to n in 'front.'
lasts homer in tho tenth broke up
The tie game and really was the d'-
cis.vo blow. proving the winning
run.
Three stars for Oilers.
For Tulsa Phil Todt, Yank DAVIS
and Tommy Conelly shared the hon
ors Phils single in the first scored
DAVIS with the first OF three runs
in that round. His single in the third
figured in q couple more runs ana
III, home run in the seventh gave
Tulsa "a tie alter which Wichita had
forged 20 the front. Davis double in
tho first started the first Tulsa rally
and when he drew a base on bal's
TN the third it paved the way Tor
another. Yank also singled in the
rirfh when a run was badly needed
bur couldn't be brought in. Connel-
Ns single in the first scored Bran
non who had tripled and his Timely
on, hascr in the third scored n
to.H.u more runs
Each team used a pair OF pitchers
during tho melee, the oilers batting
lH.| Mussor out Of the box in the
'0.rl counting five runs off nm,
and Wichita forcing Cullop to re-
ir. jU the seventh when he lost
control walking one batsman ana
hitting IOn Porger an awful crack
on 'h' arm. Mlun finished the game
i.r Wichita and hurled in fine form.
George Rochlor cssayod 70 take up
tn.lop's burden, and pitched inVinci-
h.y until the tenth when East greet
tl t.w with tho home run that won
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