The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-13
Indians Grab Opener, 2 to |;
Davis Hitting Streak Ended
'Lukanovic Pitches Splen-
did Game, But Sails
bury Even Better
OILERS FAIL IN PINCH
Have Chance to Win in Sixth
But Necessary Hit Cannot
Be Produced
.ial 10 Tho Wolrd.


OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. $50
far as the result of the game was
Concerned the oilers and Indians
might as we'll have spent this after
moon fishing.
For more than a week John Leroy
Salisbury has been waiting for the
coming of the Champions. For the
same length OF time the Tulsans
have been dreading their first game
here. for they knew he would be
on the mound, and ever since the
TuIsans traded "Sol" to the Indians
carly two years ago the fates have
dccrced that he always should tri-
4mph over them.
But Just as a matter Of form and
.u keeping with the rules which pro-
vide that rival teams must max c
their appearance at the park at the
hour set for an encounter, they went
out to Jack Hollands playground
and went through the performance
with several hundred fans and fam
urttus looking on.
After an hour and 35 minutes they
sacked bats and returned TO their
hotels and into the offiCial.records
of the Western league was written:
Oklahoma CITY 2, Tulsa /.
Really the score should have been
..A'to 0 with Oklahoma City on the
heavy end of course, for Tulsa's run
and oklahoma City's first were the
result of mistakes on the part OF
floldcrs. In the second inning with
Graham on third, and two out
Parker grounded To Gleason who
made a nice pickup and throw to
bud Brannon, but Dudley forgot to
freeze to the ball when IL hit his
glove and before he could pick II
up again Graham had crossed the
rubber and Parker had reached first.
Runscr Bobblcs II Couple.
And' it was funny the way Tulsa
got It's lonesome marker. McGinnis
opened the sixth with Il grounder
down the third base line to Wright.
Eddie got the ball away in fine
shape and in its race with the bat
ter to first through, then. binoculars
1t looked as If the ball beat the boy,
but "Duckey" Holmes voted other
wise, and since it made little differ
rnce no one raised serious objection
and he was permitted to remain on
first Then came the funny stuff.
II mere ~ one lnllls EIdt'uluD
Eunser is good at 1t is Arning
double plays. However he slowed
today that he doesn't appreciate
having them made to order for him
fJr when Lukanovic grounded &c
him he monkeyed around with the
ball until both runners were safe
and then he picked 1t up and tossed
1t back to Salisbury SO that they
could try again, hopeful that the
next chance would be a hard one
one which would be worth while
pulling off. but they crossed hin
up again. After Burke had flied &c
hit for the first out Thompson sent
- him another easy one. Again reius
ing to waste his energy on a play
than any school kid could make h.
fooled around with the ball rollins
81 mp his arm and then dropping i
between his legs until ali three on
ers had reached their respective
bases. Then again lie gave the bal
back to Salisbury to play with. sol
made Davis send a nice fly out Il
Ileatley so that Ralph could SHOW
thr folks how to throw home frou
left field but his peg was triil'
too late To catch McGinnis wh'
scored on the sacrifice fly. Todt VA
purposely passed to set the stage 10
. Brannon to count four runs on on
swipe IL he felt lucky. He knew !
was no use TO try, however, so n
gave Pitt n chance to catch one Il
right for the final out.
only Time We Passed First
This by the way was IN" onH
time Tulsa ever got man past tirs
basr and but for Runser's failur
on those two grounders. Sol woul
have kept them all away from tn
keystone bag.
Onc\honcst tally, the one honostl
earned tally of the afternoon wa
rcCistcrod by Oklahoma city in IN
fourth Harper opened with sing
only to be forced by Shanley IN
doctor squared accounts though b
swip.ng second, after Graham ma
popped ~out to Brannon. Wrigh
smoDked a single into center o
which Stanley galloped home OK
lah0ma City threatened lin the seN
en'h when the bases were fillyd wit
two cut. but as in the seventh inn
ing .i the day before Hoatly's lon
driyu 10 left was just few Zee
fhor' Of the fence and was gathorc
y hr Todt.
Davis Streak Is Broken.
\ In aidi.ior 90 beating the ol'er
as WIS 10 be expected, Salisbury ais
played 4 mean joke on his old team
mat Yank Davis. Lank had hit SAFE
F On 20 consecutive games ~ II
to-day and felt SO chosty that n
really expected to go through IN
rest ~ the> season without missinl
nut SOP crossed him up, IL Yam
had r'uncCtod safely in the siXt
lNntU- il not only would have keI
MS streak alive, but also would nav