The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-13
BOEHLER YIELDS
WINNING RUNS TO
PACKERS in 9TH
More Than 5000 Fans at
Inaugural; Newblock
Hurls a Strike
Nv n. A. BRIDGTWATrR.

OAN LOT inc lNltu Ollflh uI
TO the seventh inning. In the
first six frames the boys had
piled mp n nice 6-to-0 lead
over the SipuN City Packers
and more than 5000 happily
enthusiastic fans sat in the
grandstand and checrcd the
local pitching ace, George
Boehlcr, MS he moved down
the men of Mattick with
flourishinE ease.
\ sad. sad Story.
Thcr Eunr' Crnshl Thud!
Away slipped tho old bah game.
An error by rIum1n and homo
run over tho right ticld fence by
Indian joe Robinson IN tho SOW
,uth broke tho ice for the blood
thirsty ylatOrH, md I'm the eighth
E0rhlor became wild and lost his
effectiveness nll NJ once. Three
bases ON balls. o. long single 20 left
hy Roth. n single against the right
field fence by Pinch Hitter GrigRs-
by. who comes from tho neigh
boring burg of Snpulpa, ana n
htscaricaulug double to deep Ccn-
ter by glHh spoiled five more runs
Tor tho lowaus and defeat for tho
oilers. Homlugways homer In
the ninth made the final Bcoro
10 8, Sioux city
The Start Was AusplcIous.
Early In tho gamo Il looked like
real field day Tor the 1921 tall
cndors. They fcll upon their old
enemy. Jack Tcsnr IN tho very first
inning for q quartet OF markers. ain
giles by Bennett, Lolivolt ana Bau-
man. haao on balls 10 Davis and
McGinnis' long double TO left being
responsible. Tosar got no better fast
In the second and was sont 20 tho
showers after FILLING the bases with
ono out Boehlor's double ana pair
ot bases ON balls populating all the
hassoCks Wilson, a smart young
lcfthnndcr went to tho rescue and
would have retired the side score
less save for a halk which sent in a
run.
Wilson proved q complete puzzle
until sidotrackcd for n pinch hitter
In the eighth, Ynnk Davis homer In
the sixth being tho only marker
made by tho oilers after the second.
Wray Query first string catcher
of the Packers and n former Oiler.
suffered n split finger In tho second
from n foul tip by Stuart ana had
10 retire.
An unusually "bad sky." without
a cloud visible and with n sharp
wind blowing, made II extremely
difficult TO judge fly balls. Several
ordinarily easy outs were thus trans
formed into base hits.
MattiCk Is Chnscd.
Manager Chick" Mattlck OF the
Sioux drew tho honor or being thu
first player chased from a bah park
in the Western league this year. lie
was put out by Umpire Holmes. who
officlated behind the plate, for pro-
testing too volubly on decision at
the plate in the sixth inning when
Mari was called out trying to score
from second ON Ostorgard's single.
The samo teams play again Thurs
day. Tom Lukanoylc probably viii
pitch for the oilers,
Fine Day for Opening,
Save for the result OF the battle
the opening waa most ausplcious.
The weather was ideal from the
standpoint Of fans, and the stands
were well filled. The spectators
didn't have 10 bother with tho bad
sky that worried the players 80
much.
Players or the two teams parndod
the business streets before the game,
led by band which furnished music
along the line OF march and then
PLAYED a concert before tho game.
When Umpire Holmes called,
"Play ball" Mayor-Ilcct Herman
T.. Nowblock-who used to pitch,
by the way-trottcd out to tho hcav-
ers box TO throw the first ban,
He Rh0t "A straight fast ono that
split the middle OF tho plate
President Jim Crawford ~ the
oilers let hla little son, Jim, jr,,
carry the ball out to the mayor-olect
Little Jim wore his Olor uniform
and marched proudly 10 tho pitch
ers' box, lilo delivered tho bah and
then turned 20 the EraudStand,
DOTTED his cap ana made "A neat
bow. The fans cheered him loudly.