The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-26
ARDMORE WINS THIRD
STRAIGHT IN HITTING
SPREE; 1872; JONES
GETS ANOTHER HOMER

Ardmore made it three straight Mon
day afternoon when the locals ou..
walloped the Cieburne Generals TO the
tune of 1912 in contest fun of con.
tinual heavy hitting. which included
4 homer, three-bagger, bunch Of
doubles and multitude Of singles. Ard
more chaiked up Is of the hits. while
Cleburne got 1.-THE locals hits were
more effective for scoring than were
those Of the Generals, which is evil
denced by the fact that Cleburne had
but one error. while the locals had
six of the miscues, the majority uf
which We're costly.
The diamond was soggy from the rain
of the night before in many places
which accounts for the loose playin,
and healthy safe walloping.
Each team used three pitchers, the
relieved twirler being knocked out Of
the box SUCCESSFULLY
Werntz. who opened the game pitch
ing for the locals, made a remarkable
start, when he famed the first three
opposing batters who faced him. How.
ever, the Generals staged comeback
in the second inning and drove Werntz
from the mound after scoring four runs,
with but one man down
Werntz was relieved by McClendon,
who lasted for one and one-thirl innings
after four more runs were scored. Grow
relieved McClendon. Werntz allowed
hits, McClendon ., and Crow 8.
The Ardmore team commenced It's
slamming bee in the first inning and
continued until the game was conclud.
ed. ferguson, who commenced pitching
operations for the visitors, twirled two.
thirds Of the first inning, during which
he allowed five hits and five runs He
was relieved by Ellis, who pitched two
and one third innings, allowing five hits
and three runs. Ellis was relieved by
Lind.
Three Of the regulars Of the Ardmore
team are on the sick list and were un.
able TO play yesterday. Pemberton,
catcher, Is recuperating from the eff
fects of having a boil lanced on his
throwing arm. Young will be laid up
ten days with a broken bone in his
hand Naylor is i'll. For which reason
Manager Barnes was forced to call on
home talent, and Virgil Short and Doc"
Lucas responded and filled the bill in
fine manner. Lucas scored one run,
while Short got a 2-bagger and single
and was responsible for the scoring BY
Ardmore of at least two runs.
The scoring started with the locals
at bat in the first inning. Payne, first
man up, walloped the pill for two bases.
Reynolds struck out. Jones singled. Jo-
seph singled to right, scoring Payne,
and Jones. Joseph went to second on \
wild pitch. Behren singled to center
scoring Joseph. and Behren going to
second on the throw in from center to
home. Short famed. Lucas walked. Beh
rem went to third on a passed ball and
later scored on another passed ball.
Crow hit to right and Lucas crossed
the plate, Crow reaching second on the
throw in. Pitcher Ferguson was re-
lieved by A. Ellis, Werntz nit a ground
er to third and was thrown out at first.
The score stood five to nothing at
the ending OF the first, favor Ardmore.
However the visitors secured seven runs
III tit llTSl Hdll OF the second, tnuS
getting the lead. but they were not able
TO hold 1t long, for the locals regained
IL in the third and held on to it until
the game ended.
The wallopng in the second inning,
during which Cleburne scored seven
runs, started when truth reached first
on an infield hit. and went TO second
on passed ball. Hopper grounded to
WerntZ and was thrown out at first
Ellis singled scoring truth. Lacy reach.
ed first when WerntZ fumbed his short
hit. Mcdowell drove a three-bagger 10
deep center scoring Ellis and Lacy. Mo
Dowell crossed the plate on A. Ellis
single 10 left. Pitcher Werntz was re-
lieved by McClendon. Tabor flied out
to center. Halle hit to left. Fortiere
reached first safely when Behren threw
wild to Short and Ellis scored Halle
scored on wild pitch. Fortiere came
home when Jones muffed Truths high
fly to left. Hopper flied out to Jones.
Jones drove his second home run Of
the season in the fourth inning. scoring
Payne and himself.
Grow got himself out OF n tight hole