The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-16
| 'AYNE'S HOMER
IN ninth GIVES
PROS. A VICTORY
Milan for Greenville Had AL
ready Scored a Circuit Clout
So Ardmore Had to Come
Back in Grand Style.

Another thriller in nine reels was
screened at the Ardmore TO park Mon
uny afternoon when the Producers, via
. mean nswinging stick directed by Dee
Payne, took the opener from Green.
vile by the score of Ga. The Croix de
Guerre with palm was won by Payne,
for the Producers genial second sacker
sky-rocketed "a homer over the right
field boards in the last half of the ninth
which not only tied the score-Green-
Vile having been in the lead 4-3-but
added the run which copped the game.
Two men We're ON and two men were
out when Dee stepped to the platter.
He took ball and then two successive
came from the nit of Hill,
strikes. Then the whizzing sphere
came from the mitt Of HILL Greenville
inoundsman, and Payne swung-grace-
1uNy the globe rose, but not high, for
ii was nifty line drive which remained
at ~ feet above Mother Earth, taking
slight arch as it rose over the boards
height Of about 10 feet. To the pat.
tel-patter of six feet rounding the
sacks, sounded the jingle of the silver
thrown on the diamond by the roaring
fans.
-Four Hits; Up Five Times.
Dee started out with the same swing.
ing stride he ended with. Out of five
trips to the rubber he secured four
hits, including his victorious quartet.
ter, two-bagger and pair OF singles.
lie scored three runs personally, In
addition to the two which he drove in
During the first five frames the
game was a keen pitchers duel be-
tween Carl Hill of the Toys and Gus
Ketchum, of the Producers. Only two
hits were secured by either club and
not man got by second. Then came
the sixth and the noise began. Carl
Iiill secured walk. He was followed
10y Waller, who consigned the apple to
deep center for three sacks sending Hill
in for the opening run. Walker was
donated run when Ketchum balked
during an effort to catch Waller off
third. The inning ended without fur.
ther damage but with Greenville two
runs 10 the good. But the Producers
tied 1t up in their half of the same in.
ming. Withone man down, Payne sing
led to right. Jones followed with
single to left. Young grounded out
Bogus, the man who has never failed
10 come across in pinch, again proved
his worth, when he slammed a wicked
drive down the right field foul line,
scoring Payne and Jones and tying the
score.
Milan Gets Homer.
Greenville broke 1t in the seventh.
Forrest walked. Milan came to the
bat and zammed a circuit clout over
the right field enclosure for two more
tallies. Milam's drive also drove Ket-
chum from the mound and Lefty Will
son was delegated to the position.
Wilson held the Togs during the re.
naming three innings, tanning two of
the men who faced him. and only one
man, Forrest, who was hit by a pitched
ball, reached first. Forrest did not
stay out long, however for he was
caught by Lemasters while trying to
steal second.
But to get back, Ardmore added an.
other in the eighth, thanks to Payne.
Dee slammed 2.bagger to right and
scored on Young's single to center. The
Producers scored two more hits in the
eighth but We're unable to bring their
runners in.
In the last half of the ninth the Pro.
ducers went 10 bat with the odds against
them 4 to 3. Lefty Wilson went 10
first when he was hit by pitched ball
Clopp Walked. Then came Dee Payne
huff sel