The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
ON Ensr Street Now.

TO 10.
on Easy Street Now.
Thus the oilers are sitting ON top
OF the world as they invade st. Joe
today for a series of four games
with the ergtwhile pacemakers and
present runners-up. Tulsa has a lead
of four games over the Saints and
would still be on even terms with
Wally Smiths outfit even shoul the
impossible happen and st. Joe win all
four OF the games In the final series
of the season between the two
teams.
In Saturdays slwging victory the
Sllers again were called upon to
exhibit the old fighting spirit, and
they came right through. SpOtting
Wichita a five-run lead In the very
first inning. the prospective cham
pions stepped right out and knocked
this margin into a cooked hat and
then proceeded to pound out u win
ming edge for themselves.
Lamb the Star ClOuter.
It was game 6: s-c2. h!..!:: 81
both sides, the visitors getting II
safeiies and the Oilers is. Lefty Rus
sell Of Tulsa, pitching in his third
game in two days, was the only box
man on either side to prove effec-
tive, Sellars and Atkins of Wichita
and Black and Haugland OF Tulsa
being pounded hard and often.
The clouter-in-chief on the Tulsa
side was Lyman Lamb, cleanup hit
Ter de luxe. who swatted out his
Hrty-first home run early in the
gsme and later on broke up the
battle with his thirty-second. which
came with three men on bases. The
two four baggers gave Lamb a tie
with Yank Davis, his team mate, for
TIE league lead, and 1t promises to
Ne a merry race between the two
Clouters for the rest OF the season.
Neat fielding plays by McGinnis
at short and Bennett In left field
featured the Tulsa defense. There
was so much hitting by both sides
however, that defensive play got 1T
tie attention from the fans.
Early Pitchers Slaughtered.
IN the first inning all Indications
we're that the Izzies, like the welt
known worm, had turned. They gave
Black a greeting such as Is seldom
received, scoring five times before
he was finally yanked and Haug-
land sent in Smith led off with q
double 10 center, and otter Black
has tossed ont Blabesly Griffin sin
c!cd crd Carl East cioutnd the ball
over the fence. Berger's fly went to
Lamb, but with two gone the Iz2les
started another onslaught. Butler
singled. Haley doubled, Mcdowell
be1t out n hit and Sellars dumped
n Texas Lacquer in right. With live
runs I'm and two men on bases Haug-
land went IN and caused Smith to
fly to Lamb for the third out.
But the Tulsa bats we're Just as
heavy in fact heavier. Bennett
greeted Lefty Sellars with a zipping
single to left Thompson duplicated
to right and Davis doubled to deep
center. scoring Bennett and PUT
ting Thompson on third. Lamb
smashed a hit through Butler, scor-
ing Thompson. and Lelivelt's single
10 left scoring Davis was the titth
Tulsa WALTON in succession Paddy
Bauman walked, filling the bases.
After McGlnnis had famed Crosby
walked forcing Lamb home. There 9
no telling what the finish would
have been IL Haugland hadn't
grounded to Berger who handled the
ball fast enough to turn the drive
into a double play.
oilers Take the lead.
HauCland turned the i22ies back
runless in the second and the oilers
promptly went into the lead ny
scoring three more. Bennetts sec
opd single. a wild throw by Sellars,
a'base on balls 20 Thompson and
singles by Lamb, Leliyett and Bau-
man accounted for them. Wichita
counted one in the third on hits oy
Berger and Mcdowell, but Tulsa
came right back with two on NC
Dowel's error and Lambs first
q home run.
Haugland got through the fourth
with clean skirts but the witches
got to him for a pair In the fifth
when they moved up TO within one
~ Tulsa again. A walk, Berger's s
double. a sacrifice fly and a muff by
LeliYelt Of throw by McGinnis
produced the markers.
In the meantime the oilers were
having a hard time with Atkins, n
youngster from Henryetta who had
relieved Sellars during the bombard
ment IN the second. They couldn 2
score In the fourth. fifth or sixth
not a man reaching first.
Russell Saves thu Day.
In the sixth Haugland got into hot
water again and with men on second
and third, one out and the dangerous
Carl East at bat Oscar departed
from the hilltop and Russell mount
ed thereto. Lefty was given an ova-
ton by the fans and responded by
tanning East and making Berger
roll 10 McGlnnis.
Then in the seventh and eighth
the oilers finally got the range on
Atkins. A bunch OF bases on balls
and hits sent one run over and filled
the bases for Lamb In the seventh
and Lamb put the game on ice by
parking the ball when It meant four
runs. The final Tulsa run came In
the ninth on Bauman's single, Nc
Ginnls' sacrifice and Crosbys single.
The fans got lot OF enjoyment
out Of one incident IN belated
Wichita rally In the ninth, the only
time Russell was in trouble at all,
Mcdowell opened with a single 70
left and Washburn batted for At
kins When Russell made Wash
burn swing at three strikes the fans
almost lifted the roof with Joy. A
COnnle OF sin nnlna hrnlIghf In TWO runs