The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-21
YEAGER TWIRLS GREAT
BALL in HIS FIRST
GAME HOME GROUNDS


glory during the first inning Of Mon
days game versus Cleburne, and by
consistent bombardment of Gaines de-
livery, a grand total Of four singles,
walk, and an error put the first three
men up over the rubber and gave the
locals a lead which the visitors were
never able TO overcome. A fourth tally
in the fifth session completed the Peps
scoring for the day, and the result
at the end OF the battle was AZ.
Dee Payne, opened hostlities when
he singled TO right, followed by Rey-
nolds who slammed the pill to the right
center fence, Dee Payne going to third
but Reynolds hugging the first sack
when hasty recovery Of the pill pre-
vented his advance to second. Jones,
next man up, was given a free pass
and the bases were filled with nobody
down. Young grounded TO Tabor, who
chose to attempt to head off Dee
Payne at home. but his peg hit the
Pep runner on the back while ne was
coming down the third base line and
the first run was tailed. Again the
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nary soul was cut. Baird burned 4
hot grounder by third to left, and
Reynolds Tailed the second count.
Payne, the Peps latest addition to the
team, proved his worth with the hic-
kory when he connected with the ball
and grounded to Lacy Lacy chose to
catch Jones at home but Jones beat the
ball TO the plate by hairs breadth.
1t looked most assuredly like curtains
for the Cleburne 6-foot hurler, but
lucky double play which occurred when
Harding lined fly 10 Lacy who as
sisted to Ellis saved him. Mobley
grounded to Lacy and was thrown out
al first.
In the fifth inning the bombardment
got 10 flickering again but was short
lived after one tally was made. Yea
ger laid a Texas Lacquer back OF
second, for q single, reached second
when Dee Payne grounded to Gaines
who attempted to cut off Yeager al
second but was too late. Yeager
reached third on q passed ball and
scored when Jones grounded TO Lacy
who threw out Jones At first rather
than make the attempt TO nab Yeager
at home.
Cleburne's two scores were not the
fault Of Yeager, but resulted by the
aid Of an error and the sun. Wisrock
reached first on a Texas Lacquer to
left. Darnady sacrificed him TO sec.
ond. Lacy grounded to Reynolds who
juggled the pill. Hopper hit a fly
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got mixed up with the rays Of the sun
preventing Jones in deep left from
lamping 1t until il struck the ground,
permitting Wisrock to score. Tabor
flied out TO Dee Payne. Ellis grounded
ripper to Reynolds who made a great
barehand stop of the pill and tossed
it to Young. but the difficult manner
which was required to stop 1t prevent
ed Ardmore's red!headed. second
sacker from getting it to first in time
and Ellis was safe. In the meantime
Lacy had crossed the rubber and was
closely followed by Hopper who also
attempted 10 come home but was
nabbed at the plate.
Yesterday was the first time the
local fans have had an opportunity to
witness Yeager's hurting and he gave
them fine treat.
His control was perfect and he han
died himself in great style. After the
first inning. only two visitors reached
second. He allowed but four hits during
the last eight sessions which We're as
scattered as scattered could be.
Gaines tightene1 considerably after
the first session and had the locals
behaving with the exception Of the
periods OF scoring Gaines also got
him the longest hit Of the game. when
he walloped the ball to the center field
fence in the second inning for O clean
e-bagger but was thrown out at third
when ne attempted TO stretch il.
Several spectacular catches during
the game brought the fans TO their
feet. Jones was robbed OF hit in the
third when Ellis stabbed his liner at
first. Tabor at third made a wonderful
one hand stop Of Youns's grounder
in the seventh, Baird, Pops third sack
er caught hot liner off the bat Of
Ellis in the ninth.
A surprising event Of the game
which was as much of q surprise "a
Manager Hopper Of Ceburne as well
as TO his teammates and the fans was
the fine manner in which Lacy held
down the second sackers position for
the visitors. Lacy Is regular catch
er, but covered second to fil in. He
handled eight chances, several of them
dfficult, without an error. and had
Il not been for his fine playing. the
Pops would have scored at least two
more runs.