The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-22
ARDMORE IN}RAGGED
GAME FROM MINERAL
WELLS RESORTERS 6-2

Sundays TO game between the
Peps and the Mineral Wells Resorters
vas a sort Of gemixed affair. sCme-
thing other than the usual, in that
there We're errors galore, but Ardmore
came out on top by the score Of 6-s.
The erroneous path was trodden chiefly
by the local lads but Coop's lack of
control at certain periods made up the
difference and granted the Pops the
privilege of the walkaway.
Coop walked six men during the frs,
three innings. In the third the free
Iasses were punched, and after Clopp
had secured first base on a safe in.
field bunt, and stole second, tho
Mineral Wells twirler walked three
men in succession after two We're
down, and Clopp was forced home.
and the sacks were filled Coop then
succeeded in altering his gratuitous
offerings and fired one down the alley
with Dutch Behren holding the stick
Dutch saw the grower as was eY-
oenced when he caught it on the nose
and consigned it on line drive to
deep right while Young and Beard
two of the walkers, came home Dur
ing Coop's free delivery he had tossed
twelve successive balls to 1he Ardmore
tatsmen intermingled with but one
strike.
Aliens single in the fourth, followed
b. Hardings sacrifice and Clopp's
grounded out, and topped with a single
which took freak bound by thiro,
gave the Pops another tally. One more
wa added in the fifth when Beard
slammed the onion on a mean drive to
night center, which burned off Din
lard's mtt after the Mineral Wells
mile-aminutc fielder had made a sen
sational run and attempt to intercep,
it, while Beard went round to third.
Beard came over the rubber wheh
Lovelace sacrificed a high ny TO deep
center. The last Of the Ardmore tai
lies was chalked up in the eighth ana
was resultant after Bchren walked
stole second, teached third when Rey.
nolds dropped Wilson's assist while try.
ing to prevent Behren's theft, and
came home when Kraigbaum fumbled
Webbs easy roller.
Harding was effective but was pre-
vented from a shutout by loose field
ing in the seventh inning during which
the Resorters tailed their two runs
Tommy held the visitors to four hits
all scattered in four innings.
The fun began when Decker singled
10 center. Wilson lined not one &c
Harding. who recovered in plenty OF
time but made a wide throw Will,
attempted TO cut off Decker at second
and the TWO men We're safe at second
and first. Dillard stepped out Of lin,
and was out while the two men ad.
yanced to third and second. Coop
grounded 10 Beard IN the infield an,
The Pops second sacker held the bal
too long TO permit an effective assist
while Decker crossed the plate. Milar
grounded 10 Young off the bag, anC
Rugs shot 10 second, nabbing Coon
there but the attempt to double bacS
10 first was too late and Dillard scored
from third.
While the iicldwork OF the team
was ragged, nevertheless there wer,
spectacular plays at times which
brought the fans to their feet. Bogus
Recorders right fielder pulled a grea
catch in the sixth when he intercepte,
Webb's high drive ten feet out Of TN
foul line mittng 'he pill with hl
outstretched rloved hand while on th
run.
Dutch Behren at short stop fer tn,
Pep. performed In classy style, witt
the words "as usual" being suffcien
as far as description Of mis- work q
concerned.