The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
RIGHT,
TULSA 'TOSSERS'
TAKE A H0N0RS
Danforth Whitewashes
Mobile in Deciding
Game Of Series
coNrtNJiED FnoM PAdE ONE

had been turned back IN the
ninth.
This afternoons Tulsa victory was
the third OF tho series achieved over
the man who hal been relied upon
10 twlrl the Bcars 10 the minor
league championship -- Dutch"
Horny the southern leagues crack
souihpaw. Manager Niohoff. hard
pressed for pitchers. selected Henry
In view Of the side whcelcr's fine
showing at Dallas when he went In
as n rciicf huflcr ana held Tulsa TO
one run for 10 Innings but could
get no better than tie.
Henry Threw Game Awny.
| But. aa on the other two daya
when Henry started. ho proved Wild
and Ineffective at the start and HE
inability 10 locate the plate, coupled
with his own Wild throw to third
| base. gave Tulsa two runs right of
| tho Jump In the first inning, which
! would have been more than enough
/ to win. Henry was derrickod with
| two out ana two on in the first and
| steamboat" Fulton and Lefty sig
man. who toiled the rest Of the aft
ernoon, performed creditably. one
earned run was made by the oilers
later In the game, an earned win
| ming margin, even had licnrys err
ror not lot In pair At tho outset.
Danforth was In dazzling form In
the clOeing battle, holding the Bears
TO half-dozon wildly scattered
blnglos. and proving absolutely In
vlnclble In the only two tight places
ho encountered. Tho Mobile play
ers. as usual. when Danforih was on
the mound. were almost continuous
| ~ kicking on the ball. but during
the whole game only two balls were
| thrown out. These balls were
scuffod on ono side, Investigation
revealed, but there waa no reason
to believe Danforth had anything
TO do with the scuffing.
oilers Welcome Henry.
The Oilers almost checred when
II was announced that Henry would
pitch for Mobile, and they greeted
| him like an old sweetheart. As on
the two days Mt Tulsa when Henry
started Bennett led of with n smar.
single 10 left. Thompson walked on
four pitched balls and Henry was In
the hole. Tommy took too big
lead off first ana Baker nipped him
with "A rifle throw To Huhn. But
Henry got himself right back In
| hot water by walking Davis. 1t
|
break for Henry when Lambs In
tended sacrifice bounded right into
the pitchers hands and he had am
! pie time to force Bennett ut third.
His wildness again asserted itself.
| Ho heaved the bail far 10 tho side
OF Mullen and II rolled to the
blcachera In foul left field. Bennett
and Davis scoring and Lamb racing
TO third. Lollvelt rolled an easy one
TO Henry and was out. Lamb held
third. hut here Henry again grew
Wild walking Bauman. After he
had thrown two balls TO Stuart. both
wide, no was sent TO the showers
and Fulton went In. Fulton ended
tina rally" nv forcing stuart 70 90.
to HUM for the third out.
For few moments In Mobiles
half Of the first II seemed as IL the
Bears would overcome the Oi,er
margin. When ID, Williams and
Icucto. the first two men up, dropped
lslngles into right field the Mobile
fam thought Danforth was through.
| They were wrong. He simply had not
started, As Boehler rushed TO the
bun pen and started warming up
Danforth began working on Bert
Niehotf. third man up. He made
Niehoff fan at three strikes and
NlfH NV uuNlNdltu NnlN performance
lagalnst Mulvey the danger was
passed Iic go, two strikes on II.
Williams ana the Rear gardener
then rolled an easy bounder TO
Paddy" Bauman.
Then the Scoring Ceased.
From the first to the sixth neither
team could score. Danforth was
breezlng along after his momentary
unsteadiness In the first, and Full
tons benders were foollng the OIL
ers,
In tht second and third the Bears
could ne get man TO first base
The oNt Oiler to reach the initial
stand IN tho frame was Danforth
himself, who singled with one gone
In the second, but was forced by
liennett. Benny" then pilfered Sec
ond only to be left stranded by
Bauman opened the fourth for
Tulsa with a single to center. hitting
a slow ball solidly and Stuart sacri-
feed him 20 second. Bu, Crosby and
Danforth grounded To the infield
Niohott led of In the same round
for Mobile with n single, but the
next three men couldn't deliver.
TuisR's Earned Run.
II was In tho sixth that Tulsa
scored the only earned run OF the
game. Lamb and Lelivclt had been
retired when Paddy" Bauman SHE'D
a terrific drive to deep center that
Mulvey reached, but could not drag
down and u went for triple. Stuart
sent him home with a burning single |
to left.
Mobile threatened in their half
when Huhn, first up, smashed a
double 10 center. But the Bears
chances went glimmering when |
stuart took Bakers hot grounder
and threw Huhn out at third. Dam |
forth grabbed tultons tap and
forced Baker az second and ID. Will
liams' hot smash was scooped up by
Lollyelt.
II was In the seventh that Mobile |
made its second serious bid. Again |
tho Oilers were retired In one. two,
three style. Il. Williams sent long
fly 20 Lamb In Mobiles half. but |
Mullen singled 10 center and Dam |
forth temporarily lost control. walk |
ing HUM, The grandstands became |
a madhouse. The crowd pleaded |
with Baker to do something worth |
while, but he lifted a short fly 10 |
Lamb and Danforth emerged from |
tho emergency with colors flying by
20 A. o.