The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-23
CROVSON Did HIS
BEST IN TWELVE
inning VICTORY
One Measly Little Error Mar.
red Perfect Game When
Bonham is Made the
Victim.

The Ardmore Producers hung up "a
victory de luxe Monday afternoon when
they won the opener from the Bonham
Busters by the score Of 4.3, the contest |
going for l2 innings before the final
count was figured 1t was hard |
fought battle, with Pat Crowson dueling |
Ted Blankenship, while each and every |
echo of hide striking hickory brought |
palpitations 10 the hearts of the fans |
Pat Crowson, with the aid of stellar |
support by his teammates and several
well directed blows of the big stick,
outdueled Blankenship. pride Of the
Bonham club and ward OF the Chicago
=, .sss soX Crowson pitched his pref.
GSet gGme OF the season, holding the
visitors to seven bingles, all OF which. |
with the exceptions of couple singles,
were scattered and non dangerous. Best
Of ALL he whiz2ed three strikes each
over the platter. while nine OF the
"Histcrs' remained bustiess and swung
to the balmy breezes.
lIonham Got Lead
The Bonham men took an early lead,
fatened In the initial session they
hung up two runs Smith was handed
walk and won't to second when Rawlins
bit freak high fly back Of second
White was hit by n pitched bah and
the bases We're filled. Grant lined a.
single TO center. scoring Smith and Raw
Inns The inning ended In a hurry
when B,hren engineered a double play,
catching Tullos pop fly and catching
White off third with an assist to BALL
fant who covered the bag neatly.
Again in the third the visitors added
another Smith got another compli-
mentary trip to FIRST when he was hit
by pitched ball. lie went to second on
Rawllns grounded out. and home on
Phillips one,baser TO center. That end
ed the Bonham scoring Tor the day. And
only once thereafter until the end of
the 18th was Pat in danger, but neat
field work prevented casualties
Tied in Sixth.
The Producers were fighting an up.
hill battle until they tied matters in
the sixth. Until the fourth they were
shut out Then Bugs Young stepped
into the limelight, and let 1t now be
noted that Bugs banged tour bingles cut
OF five times up. including two singles,
z "a double and three e-bagger, all Of
which were clean hits of the l4.karat
degree. In addition he drew a walk
His other time up was u long fly to
LEFT which Grant intercepted with a
pretty catch But TO get back to the
game--Bugs started things humming
in the fodrth with triple that burned
the center field boards. He scored
when Bogus hit high fly back Of
first which Smith tried hard to inter
0ept, but failed, with the sun as a pos.
siDle alibi In the sixth O. couple more
were added which brought the locals
into the running Payne singled TO
center. Then came some more Bugs
Young, the anky first.sacker. driving
single To center which permitted
Payne 20 round to third. Bogus drove
in his second run by long sacrifice to
con er scoring Payne, Bugs came in
on Ballifant's slam TO left. which he
tried to stretch into 2.bagger but
was caught at second i;allfant's move
was good baseball for 1t diverted at.
tention from the plate.
Halted in Twelfth.
Then the scoring stopped until the
l2U Ia the eighth 1t looked as though
the Producers would forge ahead, but
tnc Goddess Fortune failed Tie repeat.
able Bugs Young. For the old boy
p. mmrd liner To right center which
appeared on route over the woodwork
bat instead it hit the upper edge OF
tnt fru"3 and uunccd back into the da
3D. nd forcing Bugs to stay on second
Dll Sol aided the locals In the mem
orable l2th Cholley Clopp lud loil
with q single TO left Jones sacrificed
. him to second. lie went to third on
Iayne's grounded out. Then Blanken
ship toak a long look ami long sigh
for At the plate was none other than
Bugs Young. Well, Bugs walked, Timer
who had relieved Bogus In right. fol
/, lowing an injury received by Buddy
was next man up. He caught the bal
on the pel and lined It IN hot driy.
To deep left Grant made a strenuous
\ effort TO stop IT, and succeeded In reach
ing it in time. but the sun blinded him
and 1t bounced Off his mutt. while Chol
ley scored the winning run.
Cholley Is Sensational.
The Producers did we'll In the field
Cholley Clopp pulled a neat one handel
70 catch In the ninth when he made
{ great running catch OF Whites tlN
frank Jones. also came In for outfiel,
honors In the same session with a nea
catch of Tullos' liner, Balllfaut per
formed well at short. and Dutch Behrel
continued his spectacular work aroun,
rhe third sack Payne at second he'll
+ for AZ the plate was non other thar
masters let nothing get by him.
Starring for the visitors was Rawllns
who is eligible for the leadership o
ehortstop position In TO circles an,