The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
THREE HOMERS HIT
IN OPENING GAME OF
CITY LEAGUE SEASON

Three local Babe Ruths made their
debut Friday afternoon in the first
game of the City League season when
the Elks walloped the Ardmore-Akron
by the score of lis. The three base
steppers VINO swatted home runs were
Lucas and Naylor of the Elks, ana
Mort Woods, of the Ardmore-Akron.
Lucas homer il the first hit on the
league grounds this season. Woods
4-base swat is the longest hit this sea-
son on the local grounds. The Elks
home runs went over the right field
fence, while the Ardmore-Akron sailed
over left field fence and then some.
Besides the homer, Mort Woods also
had a single and three-bagger out of
four times at bat.
The game Friday was played in fine
style during the first five innings.
Brown, Ardmore-Akron attorney twir-
ling for the tire makers, held the Elks
down to two hits and but three runs.
Rechtin, in the box for the ElkS, pitch
ed fine ball during the first six in
nings, allowing but one hit and no
runs. In the second half OF the sixth,
the Elks went wild, and commenced to
take advantage of a bunch OF errors
by the A-A players, throwing in
couple hits, and scoring seven runs.
Irwin had relieved Brown as pitcher
for the Ardmore.A Akron when the ses-
sion started Short hit a single ana
stole second. Phillips reached first
when Exert muffed his liner, advancing
Short to third. Phillips stole second
"Bake Ruth" Art Naylor then took the
bat and swatted the home run, bring
ing in Phillips, Short and himself
Lucas walked and stole second. Heath
flied out to Lebow. Parl: Woods reach
ed first when Ekern muffcd his tap
and threw high to first after recovery,
Woods going to second, and Lucas
scoring. Rechtin walked, Boyd reach
ed first when Jennings 'nuifed Browns
assist. Enloe reached first when
Scott dropped his high fly TO center,
and Woods and Rechtin scored. Boyd
scored on a passed ball and Mort
Woods high throw to third. The ex
citement ended when Short and Phil
lips famed in succession
But Immediately after the Elks took
the field. TIE tire makers showed the
FANS that th ir antlered opponents had
nothing on them, and they started an
inning in the seventh which made II
appear very much that the Elk lead
of ten runs might be tied, If not over
come.
The rubber workers joy started
when Burgess reached first after Short
muffed the ball Burgess stole second.
Ekern reached first when Phillips took
his choice and tagged out Burgess be-
tween third and second. Mort Woods
drove a J-pagger to deep center scor-
ing Ekern. Erwin walked Lebow
walked. with the b2 ses full and but
one on, Jennings hit fly to right
| field which Boyd mutfcd and Woods
and Erwin scored. CARTS hit :
bagger and brought Lebow home
Scott hit pop fly back of third, when
three fielders watched fall 10 the
ground. and Jennings and Curtis scored,
Keel reached first when he drove lin
or to Rechtin. who took his choice and
ATTEMPTED to throw Scott cut at second
| but Heath INJURED the thIo"' bu' eS"'
reached first on a pitcher choice
Rechtin attempting to throw Scott out
at third Scott ATTEMPTED 10 reach
home but was thrown out at the plate.
EKerr famed.
Lucas and Mort Woods both hit their
homers when there were no men on
bases. MAYORS homer scored three
| runs.
A very pretty throw was made by
Burgess in the first inning when ne
threw out Enloe at first from left field.
Burgess had caught Shorts fly ana
Enloe tried to return from second 10
first base, but was headed off by the
throw.
The Elks have the peppiest team that
has played on local grounds this season.
From start to finish they are full oi
life and always "atalkln 1t up
Naylor, father OF the famous base
ball MAYORS" umpircd the game in fine
style, and proved that he still is able
to Judge ball in as almost an efti'
cient manner as he did in the leagues
during the games gone by.
| Tho score.