The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-31
TUlSANS POUND
lZZlES IN lST
LOSE End GAME
Oilers Outhit Witches 2 to
l but Fail to Swat
With Runs on Deck

Special TO This World.
WICHITA, Kan, July S0.--The
Iszies had to wait until tho aecond
game Of double header sunday TO
shake Off a Tulsa ink and win their
first game Of the series from the
spoeding oilers After Tulsa had
beaten wichita 3 to 2 I'm tho opener
when Black had the best OF Beebe
In a pitching duel. tho I2zies came
back and took a close contest in the
second game, 20 8.
Tho second game was moro OF
thriller than the first and not until
Washburn socked long single
which scored Smith from second In
the last Of the ninth did Wichita feel
at ease over the game. Tulsa outhit
the l22ics more than two TO one but
repeated gifts and some timely
swatting IN tho big sixth Inning pro-
duccd seven OF tho nine runs scored
by tho Izzics.
Gave Game Away.
This gave Wichita u fivc-run lead
but the Oilers were still dangerous
and came back in the seventh with
three driving Lefty Sellers out OF
tho box with four solid swnts. In
Guiding Pinch Hitter Stuarts home
run swat with Lollvclt on baso. In
the ninth the oilers again got busy
and tied the score before the fans
realized Just what was tnSing place.
With one out Stuart. Crosby md
Boehler singled I'm successlon. scor-
Ing n run. Bennett forced Boehler
for the second out and Thompson
Yank beat out roller between
first and second and the score was
tied ns Crosby scored on the play
Tho tic ala not last long, however.
Smith came up and banged one TO
center for single. BlnkcsleY sacri-
feed and Roehlcr missed n possible
play nt second but threw to first.
Washburn then decided II was
enough bail game and smotcd one
"!e:nly 20 right which allowed
Smith TO score easily from second
The game was thus won ott George
Boehler. the Izglos getting back Ht
the big hurler for the two times
previously in the sorics when he had
saved games for Tulsa.
Hitting Won First.
Tulsa won the first game by OPP
Fortune hitting, Fred Becbe Wich-
tia 42-year-oli vet. wos opposed 10
Karl Black. tho Oler southpaw.
Beehe was good and did not allow
n single hit In five of the innings he
worked. But in these frames the
oilers punched enough hits TO win.
They first got after tho veteran in
the third. Black started the rally
with a single with one out. Bennett
doubled, sending Black to third.
Thompson scored both with his
single. In the sixth Thompson
singled and went TO third on a wild
throw 20 second after stealing that
bug and scored on Lambs single.
In the eighth. with one down.
Davis singled. Lamb flyed out. Leli-
Welt doubled. scoring Lamb and the
Oilcr boss came In on Bauman's
single.
One BAD Inning.
Tulsa could also have won the
second gOme had II not been for the
one had inning In which Wichita
scored seven. Leading 2 to I in the
sixth. II looked like sherman was
having the edge on things as he had
allowed bat two hits lie started
the sixth by walking Blak esley and
Washburn Lelivelt then pulled him
and inserted BLACK who was not
warmed up. Black walked East
and then Rutler doubled, sending IN
two. Boehler was then called in.
Manda singled and Boeh,er walked
two more. Sellers singled and
sacrifice fly made Il seven before
Boehler could retire tho side.
Tulsa kept plugging away there
after and threatened in every inning
but could not overcome the big lead
McGinnis turned his ankle IN the
second game and retired after Wich-
ita had obtained n big'lead. Lefty"
Russell, secured recently from Kan
sas city, may pitch Mondays gume.