The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-30
EIGHTH INNING RALLY
NETS PEPS VICTORY
OVER CLEBURNE 6-2

The Peps made It three out Of four
in the series with Cleburne when they
took the last game yesterday afternoon
by the score Of 6-2. The game would
have been shutout for Gillette, had
not trio Of errors made their appear
ance in the eighth session permitting
the visitors TO slip two runs across
without the aid Of single hit. The two
runs OF Cleburne put them ahead 81
in the first half Of the eighth, but the
Pops came back strong in the second
half Of the same inning and rolled up
five runs with the aid of two walks,
two hits, sacrifice and an error.
Up to the eighth session the Pops
had the visitors blanked 10. Then
Cleburne came to bat and the Pops
came 10 err. Warden was safe at first
When Reynolds fumbled his grounder.
Wisrock hunted to young who picked
np the pill, but made throw to Naylor
mile away from the bag, permitting
Warden to go to third and Wisrock to
second. Manager Barnes relieved Young
and Behren took position at the third
sack. Darnady grounded to Naylor, who
chose TO throw Warden out at homo,
but threw the ball way over Pember
tons head and the Cleburne pitcher
scored The visitors made their second
run when Tabor hit high fly to Jones
who muffed it, and Wisrock came over
the rubber. Jones recovered in time t.
throw out Darnady at second.
The Pops made their first run in the
fourth when Reynolds drove the bali
over the right field fence for a home
. run.
When Warden walked Belshaw ana
Reynolds in succession in the eighth
inning, 1t spelled disaster for the Gle
burne pitcher. For Behren, next man
lp, grounded TO Wisrock who tumble
the ball and the bases were filled with
cne man down. Hotz hit single, which
took a freak bound over Ellis head
and went to right field, scoring Bel.
shaw. Again the bases were filled. Jones
lai1 down Texas Lacquer behind sec.
cnd, scoring Reynolds. Naylor grounded
to Wisrock, who attempted to head OFF
Behren at home, but the Pops thi.i
Sacker beat him 10 1t and scored. Shaw
missed the throw and Holtz followed
Behren over the rubber. The ball had
grazcl Shaw's head and knocked him
out for brief SPELL forcing him to leave
the game He was relieved by Lacy.
Pemoerton pulled q squeeze play when
he laid down a sacrifice along the first
base line. and Jones scored Chlett.
famed
At cnly one time other than tn.
eighth inning was Gillette threatenea
Darnady and Hopper at different time.
during the inning had attempted to
come home from second on hits to left
field by their teammates, but eac,
time, Jones had cut them off at tina
plate by remarkable throws to Pember-
ton.
The Peps had man on third in the
first session when. after Payne was
hit by pitched ball, he went to Sec
onl on Belshaw's sacrifice, reached
tHhd on Reynolds out at first, but dieo
there when Young famed.
Gillette. pitching his first full home
game of the season, twirled we'll con,
relied ball, tanning nine Of the men
WHO faced him, walking but two ana
allowing six hits, none Of which were
o:fer,lve for runs.
Tie Pcps supported Gillette in fin,
style with the exception Of the eighth
inning.
4 feature Of the game was q grea,
running catch by Payne in the seventh
inning wren he robbed Corder of a hi,
b. inrercepting his line drive to tht
center field fence.