The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-11
TO LEAGUERS DEFEAT
ARDMORE ELKS 6-2;;
ELK ERRORS COSTLY

A large attendance was on hand yes
terday afternoon at the league grounds
to witness the contest between the local
Elks and the Ardmore TO league team
Perfect weather prevailed throughout
the entire two hours ana the fans We're
well pleased with the exhibition.
The score at the end Of the game
stood GO in favor of the TO nine. A
few costly errors on the part of the Elks
were responsible for at least three Of
the runs scored by their opponents.
Considering the fact that it was the
first game the Elks have played this
season. and Judging by the performance
Of the players at yesterdays contest,
there Is every reason to believe that the
ElRs will eventually develop a nine
which win have good chances for the
winning of the city league pennant.
They have the pep, and with more
training will play grandstand ball.
The game yesterday afternoon start
ed with a whz-bang. With Rasnick in
the box for the league team, Smith, the
Elk shortstop, held the bat and slam
med the first ball pitched over the sec
ond baseman's head for a two-bagger.
Bob Short, Elk second baseman, and
next man up, repeated the performance
Of Smith and whaled the first ball
pitched to him to deep left field for a
two-base hit, bringing In Smith for the
first talley Of the game. The Eles
scored their second run also in the
first inning when Short came over
home plate on a sacrafice hit.
The second half Of the first inning
was disastrous for the Elks. Kierce,
first batter up for the leaguers, was
walked by Williams. and later stole
second. Behren. following Kerce to bat.
was hit with pitched ball. With three
men on bases and two out, Joseph. TO
shortstop hit the pin for two bases,
bringing in Kierce and Behren. Myers.
TO right fielder. was walked. Again
the bases were filled up, but the leagu-
ers were prevented from further scor.
ing by Smiths interception OF Pember-
toms high fly.
The second and third innings were
played in fast style. batters being re-
tired in quick order.
In the fourth inning Manager Barnes
Of the TO team substituted pitcher
Vance for Rasnick. The high spot Of
this inning was a double play by Jo-
seph to Reynolds to Naylor.
The TO boys scored another run in
the latter half Of the fourth anl broke
the tie, when Pemberton crossed home
plate after stealing second and third.
Catcher Parker of the To replaced
Pemberton behind the bat in the fifth.
smith, Elk shortstop, received q
round Of applause when he caught q
difficult high fly in left field in the
fifth inning. The sixth inning marked
another orgy Of baserunning by the
TO boys, scoring three runs, two of
which were the result of errors by Elk
infielders. Kierce crossed the rubber
after Smith, playing shortstop. muflled
the ball. An error by Bob Short permit
ted Behren 10 come home. Reynolds
scored on Young's hit TO right field
The three runs We're scored with
but one out The inning was ended by
a double play by Williams to V. Short
10 AlcAtee
The eighth inning created q little OK
element, when with the bases filled
by TO men ana one out. Young was
retired after he hit high fly TO Nay
lor in deep left. The next TO batter
was struck out by Crow who had re-
placed Williams, and the three men
died on bases
A pretty throw was made by Young.
TO center fielder. In the eighth in
ming when he threw Smith out at first
after intercepting u high fly. Smith
had attempted 20 90 TO second when
the ball was first hit. but attempted TO
return to first after Young caught H..
ami was nabhed.
Myers, To right fielder. drew ap-
plause from the bloachers during the
latter part Of the game when he nailed
"a tricky fly In perfect manner.
The TO boys played good ball and
expressions Of confidence as to PEN
nant possibilities similar to those heard
at the close OF the contest with Omaha
last week, were made by the local fans.
The TO rompers had seven hits and
four errors. while the Antlerc1 pin toss
ers chalked up three hits and five or.
rors.
iIha Sanra