The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-11
LELWELT USES
FIVE TWIRLERS
TO TAME BEARS
Davis Spanks Two Over
Fence--Double Header
Scheduled Today
by u \. BRIDGEwATER

Tulsa made it three straight
from Denver Saturday by
emerging victorious from n
weird slaughter of pitchers,
ia to II. Wetzel and Blunk
absorbed all the punishment
on their side and each suf-
fered a-plentv, while for the
Oilers IIaugland, Rachac,
Black and Lukanovic were
massacred in turn, George
Boehler finally subduing the
Grizzlies in the ninth.
Tulsa was ouihit by Denver %
20 10. but the OIlcr blows were
moro timely Tulsa's four home
runs-two by Davis and one each
by Bennett and Crosby
for nine runs, while DCnvcr's pair.
contributed by Gomez and Shanlcy,
each found the hases empty An
even dozen two-baso hits, divided
equally between the two clubs,
dotted tho box score. q Bricu Of
Denver led with three whilo Stuart
and Crosby OF Tulsa collected a
couple each.
open on IIaugland.
Denver opened with a murdorous
attack on Haugland In the first In
ming and oscar. starting for the
first time after an Illness. was driv-
en- to the showers after three runs
had como in with ono man out.
Rachac who followed him pitched
well for several innings aud the
oilers started hammcrng Blunk In
the second BY the time tho tifth
had been concluded they had made
10 runs, getting n 7-run lead
Doubles I'm the second by Stuart
and Crosby produced the first run.
Benefits walk. Davis single and
Lambs double brought In couple
more IN the third. Crosbys double,
Rachnc's single and homeruns by
Bennett and Davis accounted for u
quartet in tho fourth singles by
Lamb and STUART and Crosby's
homerun manufactured three more.
This all combined made an exhibi-
tion of hitting seldom equallcd at
the local lot.
The Grizzlies had been touching
Rachac freely but not timely all
this time. In the sixth Shanley hit a
long homer Off Rachac with none
on and in the seventh the Bears
finally claimed him as their meat.
Hits by Long, O'Brlen, Shanley.
Parker and Wetzel. coupled with an
error by Thompson and n base on
balls accounted for five runs and
brought Black 10 the rescue. Den-
yer was now within two runs of
Tulsa. the score standing IL to 0
Black started by walking Come;
and then Wright batting for tho
second time In the inning, singled tC
left wetsel. who had singled of
R0chac. was on second and went
on across tho plate. Denver might
have gone ahead right then, but
Wetzel failed to touch third md
was called out when the ball was
thrown to Thompson, thus ending
the rally.
Oilers Were Helpless.
In their half OF tho seventh tht
Oilers were helpless. and in thl
eighth Denver renewed the on
slaught where they had left off
with two-bagger by Long,
couple of infield outs and thro,
scratch hits IN row by Stanley
Spranger and Parker. they SCORED
one run and filled the bases
Spencer, n right-hRnd hitter, wa
sent in TO bat for Wetzel. and Man
aEer Lelivelt matched strategy wilt
strategy, yanking Southpaw Blacl
in favor OF Lukanovic. Luke cam
through In the pinch, fannin
Spencer.
The local half OF the eighth wit
messed n homhardment OF Blunl
who replaced WetZel Thompson
singlo and Davis second homer, FOL
lowed by Loiivelts single an
Stuart's double. made three NOR
runs and made the score stand 1
20 TO-
In the ninth Thompson's error pu
Lukanovic in the hole and Denve
speedily took advantage OF II. The
quickly had a run in, the bases full
and only one out, At this stag
Boehler was called 10 tho rescu
and he pulled out OF the hole /
some nice pitching and fielding
his own position without furthC
damage.
Three more games are 10 /
played in this series. There win /
doublo-header sunday afternoon
the first game starting at 2:30. an
the closing contest will be playe
Monday.
Paddy Bauman was still out ,
the game with an infected toe an
Manager Lelivelt again played
first despite his two fractured rih