The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-06
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With the Omaha Buffaloes
playing the accompaniment,
the Oilers will open Tuesday
afternoon at McNulty park an
extended home stand, during
which they will be host to
every other club of the West
ern league. They will be per
forming daily -- sometimes
twice a day>-at the local lot
until July 3, when they leave
for a long trip around the en-
tire circuit. The team en-
joyed a day of rest Monday,
waiting for Omaha to make
the swing down from the
north.
Now or Never for Oilers.
The stand opening this afternoon
should definitely determine whether
Jack Lellvelt's aggregation has n
right TO be considered contender
for the championship. Tn order to
have amy material chance To cut
down the long lead tho bloodthirsty
Saints have accumulated, Lelivelts
men mus. hit n real winning stride.
They are In fairly favorable posi-
tion now, at the tallend OF tho flrst
division. and II they uncork win
ming punch during the encampment
at McNulty park there's no telling
what the next three months Will
bring forth,
The Western league pennant race
OF 1879 IN right now one-thlrd over.
Each club has met all the others at
home and abroad. and they do this
three times during the course or the
season. In this first lap the Saints
have had everything their own way.
Getting off 10 flying start largely
because of n very successful spring
training season in Tennessee, they
have maintained their mad clip with
startling consistency. They have
been getting gilt-edged pitching. and
this, coupled with timely and at
times hard hitting has been more
than enough to carry the club along
far In tho van.
Had pitching Oilcr Handicap.
While the Saints are almost out
OF sight tho other seven clubs are
very we'll punched, ands u wouldn't
take any of thsn long 10 run up TO
second place With n little consecu-
tive winning.
Bad pitching has kept the Offers
plugging along at about a fifty-ffty
gait all season. George Boehler is
the only man on the box staff who
has performed credltabiy for Tulsa
throughout tho campaign to date.
Carl Black, the southpaw purchased
from Des Molnes during the recent
invasion of tho north. has hurled
splendidly since Joining the team.
and Rachac, tho newest addition.
pitched two good games against st.
Joseph although he lost both OF
them. Boehler. Black and Rachac
are three beavers who, according to
recent performances. may be de-
pended upon TO turn In some con-
sistent work during this homo stapd.
The Others Lagging,
Little can be said for the others.
Oscar Haughland won some badly
needed games and seems able TO do
pretty fair work as relief hurler,
but he can't he counted upon To take
his regular turn In tho box and
pitch a fun game Tom Lukanovic
has pitched brilliantly at times, but
his work has been very crratlc. a
bad game usually following good
one. Ray Richmond hasn't been
able TO show thing IN the way OF
successful pitching. Albanese, Trent
man and all the others have gone.
Business Manager Dill Friol and
Manager Lelivelt say they are max
ing every effort 10 bolster up the
staff--but they don't want TO add 9
pitcher unless they know no car
deliver, and pitchers coming under
that classification arc mighty rHr,
and mighty hard to get They hat
deal on a week or so ago for &
pitcher who would have been 6
really valuable addition to the staff
but II fell through.
Rachac Likely TO Work Today.
Tho boys got In Monday morninl
from st. Joseph where they dropped
three games out OF four to the leagu,
leaders Aside from the lack Of
dependa BILE pitching they are 1t
good condition for tho long hom,
stand. McGinnis developed an at
tack OF dizziness at 81. Joseph sun
day but Is o. k. now and Will be II
the lineup Tuesday,
Rachac probably viii be on tn,
firing line for the oilers Tuesday
Boehler could work In n pinch, hay
ing had two days rest since shutting
out The saints, l 10 0, Saturday,
CnlifOTuin Net Stars Win.