The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-23
Oilers Sweep Series With
Boosters by Garrison Finish
Yank's Blow, With Two
Out, Scores Pair and
Wins, ; to 4
OTTO MERz is VICTIM
Southpaw Alhanesc Triumphs
Over Veteran; Saints Here
This Afternoon

4 thrilling uu'h.iuu,nr finish
ihut reminded baseball bugs or .uu
fan of 1000 she1 TuIu was rush.
log ON o. o. lruulut ru., ibr DII..
Go Z victory over b.t Nu...
yesterday ana u clean sweep ui th.
three gImC Huri,a marking th"
Boosters farewell appearance ut
McNuly park thIs season
u was powerful homo run wal
iop by tina. hard hitting Varhorsp
NJ the weston league, Nault Davis. I
that enabled tho youthful suuthpaw. .
Hook Alliances. to triumph over
Jack COttoya veteran rlghthnudur,
otto MorZ Two were out with
Frank Thompson nesting on first
and the SCORE tn 4 In favor Of DcH
Molues when Davis. VINO had gone
htles all day. Erippod his trusty
bludgcun ana sauutcrod 10 the
plate. The sun was down and dusk
was rapidly settling. Depending on
hpoed ana his support TO get the
final out, Merg started "A fast one
toward the pan. Crashl Davis bat
met II squarcly In the ceutor. and
The little sphere departed upon tho
longest and fastest journey OF it's
career, clearing the wall i'm right
handful OF fans remaining FOR tho
last inning checrod madly as Thomp-
son and Davis rompcd over with
he runs necessary 90 give the oil
srs their eighth success la the last
10 games
Tho oilers were three runs be-
hind victory whou they entered the
ninth. one run coming before Davis
great blow. This developed on Nc
a all I.aH
nelly who battcd Tor Alliances, and
IN infield out.
Up to the garrison finish In the
1inth It looked like Des Mnincs
would win, for Merz had tightene1
ana now allowed a hit after the
'ourth, while Ills teammates were
getting an occasional run OFT Al
laneae.
Homers by Mer2 and Banner. each
With none on, accounted for two
lf Des Moines' runs.
Dick OConnor vas put out OF the
game In the seventh for kicking on
a decision by Umpire Ormaby.
Merl out of Tight Hole.
The Oilers took uno-run lead In
he second. when Brnnuon doubled
md Spellman sent him In with n
Jingle after stewart had skiod to
Milan. They should have sowcd
up In this frame. I r McGinnia
'ollowed Spellman with 4 single ard
AbaneBe walked. filing tho nGseB
With one out Jimny Buraa step
ped into one, ana 1t left his bat
headed for center field mile u
minute with two-bnsc ticket at
.ached. Merz shot into the mir and
hauled the drive down with his g'oVc
land. tossing to Grant and doubling
spellman. II would have been =
linch triple play had one beon
ieeded.
Tulsas lead was short lived, for
Merz. after pulling the almost Inn
possible In capturing Burkc's liner,
opened the third with "A solid smash
over the left field fence,
The gamo was nip and tuck from
hen on The Boosters counted
heir second In the fourth on Noel
er's walk and singles by Coffey and
rant. A peach OF II pickup by
Brannon of ThompsOn's low throw
1n oConnor's groundcr prevented
moro runs, az the bases were fun
Shen the play came. IL being tho
hlrd out. The oilers came right
,ack in their half and tied Il up ON
McGinnis' single. sacrifices by Al
oanose and Burke and Thompson's
hngle.
Ormsby Has an Eagle Eye.
Umpire Ormsbys cugle eye cost
he oilers another run in this round
IN u play seen for the first time
his season at McNulty park when
Thompson singled scoring McGIunis
Albanesc also crossed the rubber
But after the ball had been rcturnc,
the infield Third Baseman Grant
salled for il and touched third
,laimlng Albanese had cut the bag
and Ormsby ruled the runner out
Why Ormsby should decide plan
hat was up to Umpire Christian OF
he bases no one knew. hut he did
A home run by Banner in the sixth
and another marker in the eighth
On base on balls 10 Moeller, a sac.
rifice and Milan's single gave the
visitors what looked like a winning
lead, as OF Merz was cutting thu
clymers down with wonderful ease
But the fatos ruled otherwise. toi
lac doughty tailendors after being
passive from the fourth. broke
loose with the already described
rally in tho ninth and tucked the
game safely away.
The Saints Here To-day.
Yip owens ana his saints come
to McNulty park today for their
last visit Of the season Because
OF the dlfpculty In finishing games
before darkness. with the starting
time kept at 4sl6. business Mana
ger Friel announced that todays
game would start az o.Ciork, The
reRaiulng few games Df the season
AL will start early Saturdays and
Sundays al O'Clock. the game on
burke day" Monday, at 8.3O. and
double header with Omaha at 2.
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