The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-15
ClymerS Fill Bases in Last
With None Out and Then Fail
Locals Bat Ed ilovlik off
Rubber and Outhit the
Victorious Saints
T0DT HAS A GREAT DAY
Gets 1nfield Hit, Single, Dou-
bic, Triple and Homer in
Five Trips TO Plate
ny r. A INSTRUMENTATION

by Y. a. BRipGEWN
a hair-ralsiuE, blood qui,koniug
rally failed the Oilcra in Ahr Last ~
the ninth yesterday ara the 81
JOSEPH Irummors were enabled to
put the last Eumo ~ the acricu right
out OF the flr" at y moment when II
soCmod as certain that TI!si would
win the contest as 1t is that some
whore the Huu viii shine to-
day.
After a lengthy ana spectacular
battle which had Witnessed may
tense and exciting moments, n game
puncturcd with long and timely hiH.
q contest that the visitors once had
apparently put safely In their re.
frigcrator when they piled up u five
run lead for I'd lGovlik I'm the fourth
only 20 have the home clan rcdurc
and finally wipe out tho margin by
continued hard hitting. the two
teams entered the ninth inning with
honors evcn--a 7-tu-7 deadlock with
fresh pitcher performing for each
side.
Heavy threatening clouds hovcred
menac!ngly near. "A drlz2lc OF rain
had been failing for three innings
and II began To seem as II darkcss
might soon force halt at this June
turo. But the umpircs said nothing
about calling off the battle and the
crowd settled back To watch tho
fatoful session.
Fisiicd the Archyiiiain.
Tho Saints cleanup hitter.
George Fisher, was the first man
TO face oscar liaugland. who had
relieved Richmond In tho ninth.
Fisher picked out a zippinE curve as
II hurtled platoward through the
murky ozone and leaned against It
with all his might. The globulo de-
parted on n long. long journey taxi
ing the right field fence without
even hesitnting. II Is reported to
have made connections with pass
ing Midland Valley train. and for all
wo know may have spent part of last
night In Muskogec.
But even with the Saints leading
81 the loyal and cNpectant home
fans refused to give up hope. Ynnk
Davis. Phil Todt and George Roehlcr
were slated to be the first three
oilers to bat In the last of the ninth
and great things were expected Of
these gentlemen on their past per
formances for tho day. II turned out
even as tho crowd cxpccted-that IN.
the first part OF II.
Davis opened with clean single
70 flgnt. 'lnc crowd Eo' m ana
began to how'll Todt who already
had hit safely four times. came
through with an inficld hit hack Of
second that Nufcr knocked down
but couldn't recover quick enough TO
retire anybody. tCrowd almost out
OF control) .Bochlcr stcps to the
plato caressing a wicked willow with
which he, In the role OF pinch hit
ter for Fcurhorn had driven In a
badly needed run in the seventh by
sending "A double clear to the score
heard. (Crowd beyond dcscription)
Grovey, NNo had relieved Hovlik,
thought Bochlcr looked too tough
even to consider, so he walked him.
loading the bases. with none out.
A Clnch? We Thought So.
Think of IT, Iascs fun and none
out--onc run needed to tie and two
TO win.
III this isn't cinch. thcro never
was one" was the crowds attitude.
Can OF which Just goes TO show
that such thing AS cinch Just
naturally ain't)
Enter McGinnis. who had looked
like n dangerous hitter an day All
Mac needed to do was hit fast one
TO the inticld or any sort of fly
TO the outfield and the score would
be tied, possibly the game was won.
Did he? He did NOT
Mac was too anxious. lie met tn"
first ball Grover hcavcd I'm his di-
rcction, and returned II nicely 20 the
pitcher--and the bali game was lost
Grover tossed to the plate, cutting
down Davis. and the catcher
whipped the bali TO first. completing
the double play.
OF course men wcrc stlll left on
second and third, with one out yet
remaining. hut that double play
had taken the life out Of the game,
Johnny Wuftli was sent In as a
pinch hitter for IIauehland but he
couldn't deliver. lIo likewise popped
one to Grover, and the game was
over.
Anyway, II was n good game.
thought everybody
Tho Earlier Details
But 10 get back to tho narrowing
details of the earlier part of tn"
battle.
Ray Richmond, tho late Brown,
was again elected for mound duty
md opposing him was Ed Uovlik
the Missouri acc. Neither side could
do anything in the FIRST and tho
Drummcrs passed up the second, but
the Oilers scored when Tolt rot his
first hit Of five for the day "a trtpl"
down the first base line, and Mo
Ginnis sent him in with sIrrlc.
When Richmond ar1iu '"rn"d tho
Drummers back lU tho Third " hr-
gan to look IKE he was due Tor
good day.
Instead, II was good u'rh' rur Ray
in the fourth, lir started or by
passing Fisher. Beatty popped to
Gleason, but Mcdonald qnplcd TO
center, sending Fisher IN third
The tieing run cnmc ON NUfrr's hit
20 right and Croshy's sacrifice NUT
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