The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-21
Pitching of Hier and Wuffli's
Hitting Feature Oiler Victory
Thompson's Fielding Is
Factor i'm Defeat Of
Packers
WUFFLl SWATS HARD
Gets 3 Hits, Drives i'm 3 Runs
and scores Other .
Oilcr Markers

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game. dcf,aung sioux city 90 ..
Brilliant fcldng Of both clubs fU1
tnrod tho game. Not an crror wn.
mad, and several defensive plays
bordering on the sensational en-.
livouod tho contest.
Ycstord1yH game was tho second
in three days that tho Burkcmcu
hayo como from bohind ana won
They took tho Omaha Buffaloea To-
u % o dcront Monday after staging
"A rally in tho seventh that won.
Her IN Great Form.
Brilliant pitching by George Her
hard and timely hitting OF Johnny
Wurfll and Frank Thompsun's fold
ing were dominant factors In vcHtrr-
day'P Oilcr victory. Her, succeed
ing IIaughlnnd, who lasted only two
and ono-third innings. hurled splcn
did ball. giving up only two runs
and no hits In six and two-third
innings. Her was in danger on
only ono occaslon--ln the seventh -
when Paddock trlplod 90 center
Thompeon's great stop Of Metz'
groundcr and throw catching the
Packer manager at first base, ro-
tired tho side without score.
Frank made another brilliant play
In tho sixth inning OF Browns hard
hit Rrounder over the third cushion.
Thompson stopped tho hard hit
drive, and by an accurate and rifle
whip caught tho runner by a step.
Wuffli continuing tho hard hit
ting which has made him the most
dangerous Oilor ON tho attack yes
torday figured In every run scored
BY tho Burkcmon, In five time at
bat Johnny hit safely three times
drove In three runners ana scored
tho other two runs himself.
Oilers secure 10 IIits.
Tho oilers yesterday main
tainod tho terrific batting clip
they set Monday ana Tuesday.
getting 10 hits, and driving
Lefty" Russell Off tho slab In tho
third inning. after tho Sioux City
southpaw had given up three runs
and two hits. joe Lott, who sue
ceodod Russell. was little better, al
lowing two runs and seven hitB Lott
M no was pitching whom tho Oilers
came from behind and won,
Oscar, IIaughland, who hurled a
beautifully pitched game last FRIDAY
when he beat ST. Joseph, started for
tho Oilers yesterday but wns inef-
fcct,vc, and after allowing four runs
and five hits in two and one-third
innings. was relieved in favor OF
1Iier, Tho Tulsa southpaw. than
whom there Is mono botter In the
league when mo In In form was
right" yesterday and held the visit
ors safely thereafter.
Packers Score I'm First.
Sioux City started scoring In tho
first inning by counting ono, Stoin-
brenner singled TO center with ono
out and stole second, Paddock
struck out, Metz singled To center,
Stoinbrenner scoring.
Two more were added by tho
Fuckers In the second, brown was
given q base on balls with ono out.
spellman hit over tho right field
fence for home run. his second
circuit clout in two days, sending
Brown homo ahead OF him,
Their fourth and final run was
made by the Packers In tho third
inning. Paddock, first up. wn
passed. Metz sacrificed, Ennis 20
Parker. ROBINSON singled TO right,
Paddock scoring, HER relieved
fHaughiand and stopped the scoring
oilers Score ThSe In Third.
The oilers counted three runs iu
the third inning. Hier led OFF by
working Russell for FREQ tArnsporta>
tion. McGinnlS doubled 20 right
Hier holding up at third, Wufn
singled TO center, driving Her and
McGinnis home, Wuffli went to
second on a passed ball. Todt struck
out. Davis walked, Parker singled
TO center, scoring Wuffli,
Two, and the winning runs were
mad by the Burkemen In the sixth
inning. HER started Il with u
single 10 center. MoGlnnis sacri'
feed, speliman TO Stainbrenner
Wuffli singled to center. HER Hcor-
ing. Todt flied to Paddock. "Old
Reliable" Yank Davis smote one OF
Lotz' offerings 10 deep center for
one base and Wuffli raced home,