The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-07
Leaders Slug Hard in First;
CuIlop TameS EN- in Second
Miserable Support Given
Pruett Helps in His
Downfall
T0DT GAINS ON BECK


Tn. t||'I. wound .. 'N'I. f"..'
aur,,Hm tYm, .lnG Iu.. hH
spring yesterday vr.n U,. CON
oludrd an.t .tt H. H.E.f. park
hy aulliUUr .... ...a ..r Wichita
league l,od,,. boz u doubt, mu with
tho aid OF tn.u uaull ur. nIp inmnE
u which fu.. ..ur,d ,U.ut runs. Jo,
Ecrgr.a ro.'mul,r Erahhrd the tu
'rodurioH lF 30 lo o.. lu' Ni.h ca.
lop tanned rH. .,uou amgr,rs with
the greatest .ui ,p.u 300 tuc. aftermath
uud the tNm,I. annexed IT, b to o.
This 'Ntu stephen outcome of M,
double l,tI'r gave the oilers ono
game ui tho three with WiDntth. aud
Ht they had iust taken three Wrniuht
from Joplin II made thclr record four
won ana two lutt for tho home stand
IcnNc uu Lnst Road Trip.
Bill Clymcr nnd his boys depart
this morning Tor oklahoma city on
their last read trip of the year. Aft"r
visiting the state capital. wichita
and Joplin they return 10 the home
lot On September IL to entertain the
northern cluha Tor the balance Of
the scnaon which closes on Sept"m.
Der 81.
\ fairly lntgc crowd was on hand
yesterday for the doubt" bin with
tho league headers and probable
champions for 1921 u wps n bar
shiu day IN two days u double.
header and ndioF day The TINS
W'r" mighty quiet while the slnugh.
ter WAS in pToEtrW IN the first game.
but thcy rhctrod tullop At tho end
OF each inning In the second game
PruCtt Victim of Poor support
Young Lefty Hrurtt started ON
the mound I'm the opener ana ho had
his usual stuff with pretty good con
troll For 'h" FIRST few Innings hc
pitched mighty attractive brand
OF ball, but HIS support was miscr-
able aud II took the heart out Of
him. Three runs scored In the
third by Wichita wcr" directly the
result of fielding mlsplays, and In
the tifth, when his support again
cracked NJ a critical moment he
went to pieces and the llzics uiclcd
MIN Tor eight runs, putting the game
on Ice. with good support pructt
might hav" won. for his teammates
drove Lefty Scllars from the rub
her In the first inning and hit Jimmy
Gross, who succeeded him. solidl,
at times.
Fred hck Goes Nltirs.
There wa" ON" triumph for th'
Tulsa pitchers tuiing against tn,
l2zles yesterday In both Eamti
Fred Beck. wichita first bnHrtnnr
ana premier homerun swattcr. wen
ahsolutoly hitlCss, phil Tudt Of th,
. oilers gained U humrrun on BE, X
ran crashing one over In the tlrsl
game, his twenty fourth of the seal
aon. Beck has total of 2S, 81 h,
IL not In any gray" danger OF los
ing the lead
Nick Cullop who worked 90 suc,
ccgtully for the oilers In the gam,
they won, the nhbrcviatv1 inalo
OF the day. showed more class IN
those seven Innings On the mound
than In amy start here since ht
was sscurCd from 81 Joseph IN "N
change for the veteran Kari Adam-
True, Nick has pitched other good
games. but he never had such cN,
rellcnt control or displayed sucl
stoadlncas. Someone must have
convinced Nirk that the mar
trouble with his pitching was ~
inclination tu work too rlst tol
yesterday be tool, his own Hwrc
time. lie never lost control ~ IN,
hall AT any tiNo. aud hus1cd hi
last one over with a regularity thn
was a plci4ur' to Viturgv
Two Big Innings DO 1t
The bllcts mad their oigh
markers I'M the SECOND game iu
pair of hig Innings. IA. rr.t am,
fourth rHul Musscr. who ha
been unable To finish gam
against Tulsa here this season
ngan was the victim, Singles b
Burke AM Thompson. ba1, oI
balls tn Davis and timely one
haser 10y HrHuuou gave thcm tnrr
In the first They haltcd srouu