The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
SETTLES HOLDS OWN
IN PITCHERS DUEL;
FANS NINE VISITORS

Inc reps made IL three straight Wed
nesday and clean sweep OF the series
with Sherman wheoI they took the third
contest by the score OF 81. The locals
won the game by taking advantage of
an inning of poor support which the
Sherman team was giving pitcher Sam
Gray, and by a combination of four
stolen bases, walk, a sacrifice and an
error, put two runs across in the
lucky seventh, breaking the IL tie.
and getting lead which the visitors
were never able to overcome. Sherman
was handicapped in \that they were
forced TO use crippled catcher, Clay.
ton, after Gribble was injured when a
fast ball caught him on the finger.
Clayton's hand Is still sore from lnjur-
les received 10 days ago, and as a
result he was unable to play real base-
ball Wednesday. However, this does
rot in the least serve to minimize the
performance OF the Pops, for they
played fine, steady game throughout.
and supported Settles, "old reliable" in
good style.
The game was pitchers duel from
start to finish, with the moundsmen,
Settles and Gray, about tie for honors.
Settles famed nine visitors, allowed
three hits and walked three. Gray
famed six Peps, allowed but one hit
and walked five. Yesterdays victory is
the third consecutive for Settles on the
home grounds.
The visitors scored their sole tally
in the third session. Gribble walked,
reached second on a passed ball and
went TO third on Gray's single to the
right field fence. Gray stole second.
Lewis, the Sherman snappy shortstop.
drove a single to right, scoring Gribble.
Gray attempted to follow Gribble over
the plate, but was nabbed on a close
play when Helms threw to Mobley from
right. Curren hit wicked slow ball in
the infield. and beat the throw to first,
Curren going to second on steal With
q man on second and third, and but
one down It looked dangerous for a
while for the Pops, but the worry did
not last long. Stahlcup flied out to
Jones, and the inning ended when
FGriggs famed. The scoring and hitting
1or the visitors started and ended in the
third session, During the other eight
innings they were unable to get man
further than second, and at that Peeb-
les was the only man who accomplished
Ehe feat, reaching the second sack in
rthe first and fourth sessions after steals
each time.
Up TO the sixth inning, Gray had. the
LPeps shut out. Twice Ardmore men died
oon third, once in the first inning and
again in the third In the first, Payne
walked. Behren was safe when Gray
'fumbled his bunt
With two men on and nobody down
pGray was in a rather tight place, but
ne managed to extricate himself with
ihonors when he famed Reynolds and
Jones, two Pep heavy hitters. in suc
lcession. Payne and Behren pulled 9
double steal, and were safe at third
and second, respectively. Young fliet
out to Griggs and the inning ended with
,out damage.
In the third session, with one man
down, Payne walked again, went T.
second on wild pitch, and was thrown
'out at third by Gribbie on an attempted
,fteal.
The Peps tied the score In the sixth
Reynolds walked, went to second when
Jones grounded out. and came home or
Young's, 2-bagger to center. Young's
'oingle was the only hit which the Peps
chalked up on Gray during the entire
game. Naylor. following Young to bat
hit q liner over short, which looked q
cure hit, but Lewis leaped into the ali
Tor distance of two feet and intercept
ed II In perfect manner, and then dou,
nled the out on Young who had already
gone TO third from second. Lewis catch
OF MAYORS liner was the most spectac.
'ular play yet seen on the local diam.
ond and the youngster received an
ovation as he strode to the bench after
the inning had ended.
Tho Pops sewed up the game In the
seventh. Helms walked and stole sec.
ond. Joseph sacrificed him to third
Settles hit grounder to Curren who
took a fielder's choice and tried to head
Off Helms at the plate, but the Pei
backstcp got there first and scored
Payne hit TO Lewis and Settles was
forced out at second. Payne stole sec.
Iond and third. Behren was safe at frs,
when curren fumbled his grounder ant
Payne scored, reaching the plate a sec
-ond ahead Of Curren's throw.