The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-27

sRENA1ltlle VI hgAtA minus VA hsA~N|shAA
yesterday afternoon when the Peps
split a double header with Bonham,
winning the first game 2-l, and drop
ping the second 7-6 Both games We're
very closely contested, but the man
ner in which they were played Is
where variety made its great entry.
Game number one was a pitching
duel between Lefty Yeager. one Of
the Pops old reliable moundsmen AMI
Big six" Barham, the hurler who
was formerly a member Of the Pops
and who has a smile that has made
him famous in baseball circles.
For one hour and twenty minutes,
extending through the nine innings OF
the game, these men twirled their
best And about them their team
mates gave support in superb style
Ardmores patched up infeld. which
has not yet been remedied, played like
a bunch of vets. and the fact that
two outfielders were on the second
and third sacks, could not be noticed
unless one was personally aware OF the
fact. That the men were playing
under great strain was very apparent.
But II was = strain which spelled
perfection.
Yeager's work was incompatible. Al
ways alert. and never failing to stop
anything which came his way, he held
the visitors hits down to five, and
well scattered. Four times opponents
reached third, but only one succeeded
IN coming home.
Spectacular plays every now ana
then during the course of the game
brought forth bursts Of voluminous
applause from the thosand fans who
we're present In the forth session,
Henderson reached first when he
singled whizzer by third to left He
reached second on a passed ball, and
went TO <hird when Jones dropped the
ban after Yeager had picked up Tan
ner's attempted sacrifice bunt. Blank
ensrip swung to the breeze for three
counts With two down, Henderson
ON third, and Tanner on first, Moss.
manager and catcher of the visitors.
rushed in TO replace Bonds as pinch
hitter. He lifted ball that came
down the alley high into the air to
deep center, where Payne intercepted
It. AS soon as the pill struck Payne's
mirt, Henderson burst from third
homeward bound Payne made a per-
feet throw to the plate and Henderson
was tagged out by Lemasters five
feet from the rubber Payne's throw
was perfect ana did not touch the
ground once on It's way in from cen.
ter. Payne made some other spec.
tacular catches. In the fifth he rob
bed Barham Of a might-haye-been hi,
by running in full speed and grabbins
hot liner off the bat Of Big Six.
The ninth inning was the scene Of
TWO most exciting plays that brought
rne crowd 10 its toes. Tanner caueb,
the sphere in the middle and lined /,
pst"een first and second As il burneo
toward Jones four feet over his head.
the Pep second sacker leaped high into
Ihe air and pulled the flying pill down
with his outstretched gloved hand. II
was another Of Jones famous intercep-
uons- Three seconds later Yeager
pulled a similar stunt when ne lean
cd Tor and stabbed Blankenship's no,
liner over his head.
6aird's 2-bagger in the sixth inning
scored the winning run for the pan.
Saras hit sailed high and far into
the atmosphere headed towards rho
rlsht center field fence. in fact &,
save every appearance that II was
hsaded Tor point over the trees out
sioe the fence. Fans were conmenc-
ing 70 dig into their pockets for con.
uloution for home run An onno
s1s WIND, however. kept the pill from
completing It's circuit intentions an,
u srazed the inside Of tbe ,oro-
scoring Jones VINO had reached frs,
On Texas Lacquer which he Iai5
SGNh OF second. Jones got two of
n~ tnree hits which the Peps register
~ during the entire game
1aIds suekwcrk was a fearire ~
the gains. ''u's u
feaser had tailed the first ,Br
1or the Pops in the third. when he 60,
cured tree pass to first went -
ssc0na on a wild pitch. reached third
on D Payne's nifty sacrifice and
cored when Jones burned a grounder
cy first to right for the first bi, ~
the game. -
Sls SIX Barham proved himself an
expert on the mound for Bonham. He
allowed the Pops but three hits-two
singles and a double. He worked bars
and was worthy OF the fine support
which his teammates gave him In tho
ne'a. He lost with honors.
Second Game Ragged Affair
The great strain which both teams
underwent during the first game show.
cd It's signs in the second contest,
When both teams played ragged base.
nah, with the work OF the Pops tho
raggediest. a weak infleld proved
fatal for Ardmore. The game started
with Lemasters at first and Young
behind the bat. Smith started on the
mound FOR the locals. and lasted one
and two thirds innings during which
the visitors scored two runs and
enalkcd up three hits. The runs
were no; resultant Of the hits. however
but were due to errors smith wns
poorly supported and when Gillette ne.
heved him In the second it was no,
solely through fault OF his own.
Gillette was touched for five hits dur.
lns the remainder OF the game and
AZ many runs, but most OF thu eporee