The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-03


the field, Merz put up u big howl,
claiming that he had caught the
ball against his protector and not
In the glove. Umpire Ormsby came
In from first and upheld Merz and
the Ollera were ordered back In the
field by Umpire Holmes. Mcfaugh-
lin cut loose a hook that Merz swung
Justify but couldn't oven foul.
and 1t was all over for the day.
A number OF warm arguments
were heard on this play IA tho fans
filed out OF the stands and after the
game. The only passage in rule
book that seemed TO bear directly
on the play was found on page 217
OF "Spaldlng's Official Baseball
Guide OF 1917" which said: "rho
batsman IL out II a foul fly other
than foul tip Is caught by n field
er. providing the latter does not use
his cap, his protector or any illegal
con,rivanoc to catch tho ball and
providing tho ball does not strike
some object other than n fielder be-
fore being caught. H. has been ruled
that when tho ball lodges In. the
catCher's protector by accident and
he secures II before II falls to the
ground the catch In fair. This is a
very exceptional play"
The last part OF that would seem
to apply IN this case. The ball struck
Whites protector and he secured It
before II hit the ground. Conse-
quontly, according 10 this rule. the
batter would have been out. II
there Is anything In any OF the later
rule books to change this we haven't
seen It.
Connolly, tho new Des MoInos
second haseman. handles himself like
a real ball player. lie Is graceful IN
the field, and in the two gamca Of
the series with the oilers has han
died 10 chances, many OF them diff
fioult. without anything approach
Ing an error. Moreover. he collected
a pair OF hits in each game, though
he doesn't give the impression OF
being much of hitter. Ho also stole
base Wednesday.
The two Tulsa catchers each made
three.base hit, which 10 something
of a feat at McNulty park. Crosbys =
triple was a singing blow that re-
bounded Off the scoreboard In CEN
ter. Whites was looping Texas
Lacquer that Genin, in his anxiety
to field fast. let get away.
Bennett was the first man to
reach first base on a strikeout at
the local park this year. lie swung
for IA third strike In the seventh
Tho ball got through Banner and
Bennett reached first without trou-
BILE,
1t seems like the boys always for
get that old Otto Merz has n mnr-
Nelous movo toward first. easily the
beat OF any hurlcr In the league.
| The willy hoSman caught Bennett IS
| feet OFF the base, and he was ruN
down, It's by no means safe to take
an average lead off first when Alorz
is pitching. Before n base runner
realizes IL the first bascman has the
| ball and he Is trapped. Merz doesn't
| look 80 fast. It's tho way he covers
up his throw,
| Thompson had a good day. lie
walked the first two times up and
singled on his next two attempts
| Since getting back I'm tho game after
| breaking IA finger on n liner off
Corrlden's bat In st. Joe, Tommy is
( playing ns well as he over did I'm his
life. He's having his best year and
| enjoying II very much and he re-
fused TO let a little thing like a
broken finger interfere.
Dawson Graham, Booster first
sacker and one-time Ouer, Is the
worlds champion sweater. Nobody
can contest this statement after
watching the big boy toll for an
/ afternoon in the August sun. We
/ never paid particular attention to
| his brow, but there's enough honest
/ perspiratou on his back every day
| to earn whatever salary he may
| draw down.
Paddy Bauman continues to per-
| form with the precision and accura-
cy ot a good Swiss watch at second
| Paddy makes less fuss than anybody
we know of about being one OF the
best infielders in the league.
George McGinnis IL champlng at
tho bit on the bench. He turned an
ankle In Wichita and has been out
of the game since. It's too bad little
| Mac has 10 be out. but the Oilers
manage to worry along with Luke
Stewart In there.
Manager Lelivelt has rule that
he never announces his pitcher be-
fore n game, For that reason we
can't tell you who'll have the honor
of beating Des Moines today. II you
want our guess. however. we'd say
sherman VIII be the honored young
! man