The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-05

AND sun lneN come HarQ-tOuG nj
and well-earned victories for the
Peps. A change of variety was cf-
fected yesterday afternoon when the
Ardmore team celebrated the Fourth
Of July by banging out a bunch Of
well-grouped hits in two games which
spelled defeat for Mineral Wells twice
in the doubleheader which wa staged
and placed two more games in the
won" column Of the locals by tbs
scores Of 6-5 and 2-l Mineral Wells
also banged away at the pill and
their bingles were almost as explo-
sive as those Of the locals-but not
quite.
AS the scores indicate, play was
close in both games. More straw
hats We're broken and more teeth were
gritted in the first samming bee.
for until the last half of the ninth
Mineral Wells was in the lead by one
run and the odds were largely ir
favor Of the visitors. II was Wilson
Pops pitcher, who started the swat"
ting that won the game. He was
drafted TO bat for Yeager in the last
sesson, and came across in fine
style with a single TO right. y
Payne following him to bat, was
walked. Young, whose sticliworE
during the early part of the game
was hitless, made up for his previous
efforts when he drove the pill foi
two bases in liner fashion TO the right
field fence, scoring Wilson and tieing
tho tally. Reynolds walked 1onen
whizzed the sphere on hot low
liner through short, the pill tipping
the tip of Kraugbaums glove and
continuing on 10 left, while n Payne
crossed the plate for the winning run
Jones smash fooled the Mineral Wells
infield who had uccn playing in fol
an expected sqeeze play This for
nation on the part Of the Mineral
Wells infielders had worked prev.
iously during the game when in the
fifth inning with Webb on third
Lemasters grounder was skirted off
the ground by Nokes and peeged to
the plate nabbing Webb as he at
tempted to score
The Peps played errorless ball dur
ing both games. Three snappy double
plays executed during the games
aided greatly in holding down the
visitors. Lemasters behind the bat
proved himself q master in that
position, nabbing three men at the
plate and throwing out four men
who attempted to steal second.
Ardmore had scored its four runs
in one inning--the sixth. as q re
suit Of punched hits. D. Payne start
ed it when he singled TO left Rey-
, nolds followed and swltting the
first ball pitched lifted it high over
the right field fence Tor a homer
scoring Payne and him ELF. 1t was
the first ball parked in q long while
and as q result, the purse which was
collected for him among the fans net
ted q neat sum. The fans went wild
when the ball sailed high over the
boards and found its resting place
in the trees across the road, for il
must be remembered that at the time.
the score had been 10 In favor OF
the visitors. Mineral Wells having
scored its four runs in the seventh
Two more runs were added to the
locals tallies in the fuorth session.
Jones was safe at fret when Bogus
mutfed Boyers throw. and stole
second Baird was safe at tho first
sack on q single Webb almost
cqnallcd Reynolds smash. when he
walloped he ball for three bases TO
the left field fence scoring Jones
Baird tried to follow Jones across
the rubber but was out at the plate
when he was locked by Pcmbertou.
who had planted himself on the
rubber to receive the assist from the
infield Webb scored Oh Gehren's
low liner back OF short
Gillette started for the Pops in the
first contest, but was forced to re-
tire in the seventh after ne had beer
struck on the shin by q batted ball
During his reign, he allowed three
runs and eight hits Up 10 the in
ming in which he was injured how.
ever, the visitors were able TO put
across but one run which occurred
in the fourth. when Nokcs reached
first on a liner 10 center stole Soc
ond and scored on Fruthl rrounder
for . bases TO right
The other three runs arrived In the
seTenth whom the visitors commenced
10 bunch their hits Three walks
allowed by Gillette and Yoarer who
relieved him during thc seventh.
were also disastrous
Fireworks started whom a walk ano