The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-23
lZZIES TURN ON
LELNELT'S MEN
AND EVEN SERIES
Poor Pitching In Back of
Downfall; Breaks
Winning Streak
ny II. 4. BRIDGEwATrR

defeat in Sundays great
game, Joe Berger's Wichita
champions romped on the Oil
ers Monday afternoon to the
tune of II to Z, shattering the
budding young winning streak
that Jack Lelivelt's wreckers
had pushed forward up to
five straight.
Poor Pitching the Cause.
Ineffective pitching was rcaponsi-
BILE for tho reverse. Tom Lukano-
vic who started was nicked Tor five
runs and halt-doZen hits In tho in
ming and q third no tolled. while
oscar Hsugland. his successor. was
raped for six runs ana seven hits
rounds IN addition 20 issuing free
transportation 10 six hntters. Bob
Trontman ahd Ray Richmond also
fot onto tho sogFy hilltop for an
inning each I'm the late moments
when Manager Lellvclt rushed his
reserve sluggers In In an effort 10
stem the tide.
While tho Tulsa beavers were
being maulcd all over ana out OF the
lot tho veteran Howard Gregory.
crafty, hendy ACC of the wichita
staff, WINS hurlng q neat game. He
didn't ease up until his mates had
salted the game away.
Gregory's Bat II Busy.
In addition 10 his box work
Cregorys bat also played an Inn
portant part. His lucky single sent
In a couple OF runs In the flfth whom
the score was fairly close, ana In
the seventh he made tho outcome
certain by whaling n terrific home
run with Haley ard McMulln. who
had walked, travelling around ahead
OF him The most delighted man
in Tulsa at this particular moment
was "Uncle John" Gregory. How
erd's father. who lives here and who
never misses ball game when
wichita ~ Tulsa's guest, particu-
larly II his son Is slated to occupy
the mound.
Though trailing the champions
throughout the Ollers did not ap-
pear weak with tho stick. Bennett
Thompson. Davis. Lelivelt and
lamb connected with their accus-
toned vigor, Lamb poled n homer
over the left-field fence for the
Oilers first score.
Tho game was played or field
still In bad condition from Sunday
nights terrific rninstorm. The In
field was In fair shape. but the out
fielders had trouble due to tho mud
The storm Sunday night didn't
stop with clutterihg up tho field
with water. II also ripped Off most
of tho tar-paper roofing from. the
ton OF the grandsthnd and put down
half OF tho lett-field fence.
luke Easy for Witches.
The witches fell upon Lukanovi,
with n relish at the outset. The,
made one In the first on hits b,
Smith and Berger and an infielC
out. hut II was not until tho secont
that they really got busy. Hale,
opened with a double. Then. after
Mcdowell had been retired. McMul
lin and Gregory singled and Smiti
parked the ball over the rightfieit
fence. This was enough for Lukan
ovic and Haugland was sent In.
The Oilers did not give up be
cause of this flve-run lead. Laymaf
Lamb poled a drive over the can
vas that served as barrier in lcf
opening the second. with mono on
In the third the oilers moved up 4
within one of Wichita. Bennett
singled with ono down. Thompson
bounced one TO Gregory. Th
Wichita pitcher had plenty OF tim
10 nip Bennett at second. but hi
throw found Washburn several fee
off the bag and both runners wer
safe. Davis single and Lollvelt'
double then accounted for thre
runs.
Things rocked along In this fash
lon until the ffth, when tn
Witches again assumed a command
ing lead. with one down East sir
gled sharply. Blakely walked an
Haley doubled. one run in and me
on second and third. The noxt ma
was retired and tho next wake,
Then Gregory's roller to Bauma
took bad hop and two more rur
came In. This was tie real deciC
Ing point OF the game.
Three more Witches romped In
the seventh. Haugland walked
pair and then Gregory got his fou
bsgger. Trontman and Richmon
who twirled the next two innings (,
the oilers, held the witches sal
but II was too late for good pltchif
to be of any use.
The oilers negotiated one run
the eighth on a couple OF bi
throws by Washburn and McMull,
and McGinnis' eingle. In the min,
doubles by Thompson, Lelivelt az
Lamb netted two moro and broug
the Tulsa total to seven.
The teams meet in tho third gan
OF the series today.