The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-15

Us a rune mas 4 very
,oftening effect on the conduct of
oeppy younsters but the slvery
beams Of the satellite that reVolves
bout the earth did not mix very
we'll with the diamond dust Wednes-
lay afternoon. and as result the
fifth game OF the TO pennant series
,nded in a SIS tie in the second half
)t the ninth inning. called on account
If darkness. That is. called on ac.
count of objections by Red Snapp,
manager of the Snappers, when the
Pops threatened to win. For when
he umpire shot the romance of u
moonlight game all to pieces by call.
ing it, Ardmore had Tate on first as
the result OF a hit, and nobody down.
Manager Sled Allen, pilct Of the Pops,
voeiferously objected to cessation oil
play on account of the announced
moon-eyed optics Of the Parisians and
desire to continue
But the Oklahoma moon had no ef-
feet on the Texans. and the higher
II rose, the more hard boiled they
became, until finally the baseball
game dwindled into a chewing match.
Red objected to the continuation Of
the contest because Of the danger in
volyed, insisting that the danger was
physical, but judging by all appear
ances, the danger was more or less of
mental condition in the mind of the
Snapper pilot who feared that the
Peps We're about TO string up ap
other victory which would practically
cinch the flag.
The game might have been called
on account Of the setting sun at the
end Of the seventh, at which time the
IsDs We're leading 81, but Aliens
sportsmanship was Of commendable
nature for he did not mention % dc.
sired discrimination but played game
ly on. In the eighth, when the Snap.
pers got their tying score, then the
darkness" started to bother the Pa
rsans. and the tie result followed,
The length of the game. frcaNshiy |
long may be attributed to two things !
-firts to the maneuyers of Lefty !
Phillips, the twirler Of Paris who
makes two and one half hour games |
his hobby, and who never was known |
to be in 4 hurry, and secondly TO the |
number Of walks that were handed |
out by hurlers Of both clubs, Phil |
lips presented eight free passes to |
the Peps in, the first five innings |
lefty Ferguson donated four and .
Bugs Young, who relieved Fergy |
walked five. making 4 total Of Sev
enteen.
Umpire's decisions, which reversed
hu Of 1 It
snapp claims his porteges possess,
also instgated verbal riots at various
periods Of the game while the d.als
Of the watch kept turning
The peps mixed singles with Phil.
lips walks during the initial innings
of the game and as result piled up
their tallies In the first session. d
walk to Clopp followed by three sue
cess.ve one basers by Behren. and
Young filled the sacks. It2zar fol.
lowed with q single to center that
scored Clopp and Behren and Kizzy
himself came prancing home when
Webb burned hot one to Dodd,
which seorched the lanky shortstop's
mitt.
In the third Phillips went wild.
and a little loose support, permit
ted the locals 10 put over run with
cut ] hit. kiZZiar walked, went 10
second when Dodd fumbled Tate's roll.
er, reached third on Loyelace's ground
er. Phillips walked Allen on purpose
IN order to get u Ferguson. The pass
Of Allen filled the sacks Ferguson
fooled the Paris twirier and took four
balls, forcing KiZziar over the platter.
In the fourth, with two down.
Phillips handed complimentary 10
kizziar for the second time Kizzy
stole second and came home when
Loyelace lined 4 low drive ~ the
right field boards.
Lefyt Ferguson, on the mound for
Ardmore was gong great until the
fourth inning. He famed four OF
the men who faced him IN the first
three sessions and allowed but one
hit Not man reached second. But
in the fourth. walks also ruined the
Ardmore moundsman, and tumble
and couple Of hits netted them Two
runs
In the fifth Trammrll pulled one
OF his old stunts and slammed the ap.
pie over the right field boards Tor
circuit clout. Phillips followed with
a ount down the third base line that
refused to roll foul, ana as a result
he was safe al first before the ball
was handled. lrby secured 90 freak
hit when the tall took bad hop
at third. Higg.nbotham buntrd Fer
guson attempting 10 head ou Phil.
lips al third, but the Paris twrler
beat the ball 10 the bag ana the sacks
Were filled with nobody down
Lefty was yankci off a., diamond :
high spot. and Young was rushed u
to preside at the top Dr the battery
speedway The support of the pep.
tghtened as soon us Bugs started
throwing Webb pulled Byrnes uy
out of the near outflold Behren trot.
ted back OF short and robbed podd OF
q proposed Texas Lacquer. Reynolds
was rushed IN To pinch Tor Aler and
was walked. forcing Phillips n for
n run. lrby misunderstood ihc um-
pire's decision on the fourth hi,l
and thinking that Reynolds had IAN.
ned came home from second and
was nabbed at the plate for thc third
out. Two walks handed hy Bugs in
the eighth gave tho Srorpers their
tying score Trammcll walked. lrby
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