The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13


contests that never were decid,
victory Saturday gave the oilers
an ever break In the series, the first
time this year they have been able
to prevent the Iowans from walking
away with the honors. AS Dan Tip
Die Of Omaha trimmed st. Joseph at
the same time, Tulsa again crawled
10 within two and a half games OF
A.hc league leaders.
Secsaw Affair.
Saturdays game was a seesaw at
far. with first one side and then the
other in the lead ana the margin al
ways so small that 1t could be wiped
out in II moment, Hollis Mclaughlin
who tuiled ON the mound Tor the
oilers hurled steadily and neryily the
entire distance, many times being in
danger but always pulling out with
"A minimum damage. Oscar RoctteT,
the youngster graduating from Mus
kugee last year, worked for the
Packers and had world of speed
and mis- usual assortment OF wide
curves, but his wildness proved his
undoing. Roetter held Tulsa 10
eight hits. ali singles save lone
double by Frank Thompson, but is
sued nine bases on balls and hit one
batsman. Mclaughlin was touched
for IL hits, including six doubles,
and also walked IA couple of men
md hit two more, but his control
-Sas good in the plnches.
As in every game Of the series,
the Sioux drew first blood, register
ing In the first inning. Hamilton
led off with a single. was sacrificed
to second, went to Third on Elshs
out and scored on Metz's long single.
n fhn fntIT-HaU "A an
gagement Metz hit safely and drove
IN one or more runs on his first APP
pearanCe at the plat
Oilers Came Back.
The oilers came right back In
their own half of the first, however,
and Jumped to the front by scoring
pair before an out was made.
Bennett walked, Thompson doubled
to left and Iank Davis sent both in
with line single that Roettgcr
touched but couldn't knock down.
Nobody reached first for either
team in the second. In the third
Hamilton doubled with one gone,
but Bennett took flies from the bats
Of the next two. In the local half.
Davis walked with one out, but
Lamb bounced to Roettger and Elsh
made sensational catch of Leli-
yelt's booming fly against the fence
In deep center for the third out.
Sioux City tied the score in the
fourth. and might have done much
more but for timely and pretty
double play. Metz. who seems to
be able TO hit just about when he
pleases, opened with a tipping dou-
bic TO center aud Ostergard followed
with Il single against the center field
fence, Metz being held at third. Sim
getOn, a Tulsa oil Lacquer filling in
tor Manager Mattick of the 500 in
left, then obliged by grounding
sharply to Stuart, who leaped to
second forcing Ostergard and then
threw the batsman out at first by an
tyelash, Metz still camping on third
80 Il he thought & was I tourist park
or something like that. Palmer
was hit in the ribs. Wray Query,
who had gone hitless in the series
up 10 that moment, chose an oppor-
tune time for his first hit, scoring
Metz with his blow to right. Roett-
ger grounded to Bauman for the
third out.
Sixth Busy Session.
In the fifth there was nothing
more asciting on either side than
.he three outs required by the rules.
But this simply proved the lull be-
tore the storm, as the sixth proved
The busiest session OF the nine. the
Packers first taking a two-run lead
md the Oilers coming back with
three which gave them their one
run margin back.
Metz was disposed OF for the first
out, Bauman handling his grounder,
and local fandom breathed easier
with the fence buster out OF the
way. Ostergard then doubled TO
eenter, but as Singleton was tossed
out by Bauman the danger seemed
past. Palmer then drew a base on
Dalls, and Mclaughlin decided to
pass Query, a dangerous left hand
nltter. to get at the pitcher. His
strategy looked good. but Roettger
surprised everybody in the park, in
eluding himself by hitting the first
Dali pitched to left for a Nouble.
scoring Ostergard and Palmer.
Lamb took Hamilton's fly to end
the inning.
Roettger, who had been sailing
along swimmingly for a few In
hgs weakened and lost control in
tusa's half of the sixth, and was
~ hot water all the rest OF the
same Davis singled to right and
lamb walked, TO start the bah roll
ing Lelivelt skled to singleton. but
scoring Davis. Stuart looked dan
sserous to Roettger and drew a walk
ming the bases with one out, Roett-
ger was then unable to locate the
Piate Tor Crosby. and walked him
toIVlhg in the tietng run. McLaugh-
IN grounded to Palmer, forcing
Slosby, and Bauman scored. Ben
nett rolled TO Palmer for the third
Tied In Seventh.
The Packers tied 1t right up In the
Fehth, Hemingway got in the was
VI a pitched bail and Elsh doubled
~ iett Hemingway stopping at third
~ looked menacing indeed for the
SAers with Metz up. But for once
1ahk failed to deliver, Lelivelt grab
aB MS oounder for the first out
,ergard lifted a short fly to Lamt
u Hemingway scored after the
a'eh. Lambs throw went by Cros'
IYy and Elsh came tearing In, Nc
f.aN la. h. In "a