The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-05
GEORGE B0EHLER
CHALKS UP HIS
VICTORY NO. 25
Four Home Runs Count
All of Oilers Tallies
in Final Game
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George Boehler cross-tired
his way to the quarter-cen-
tury mark in victories for the
season by holding Des MOines
to four hits Friday afternoon
in the closing game Of the
series. the Oilers winning, D
to ], thereby sweeping the en-
gagement of four.
II was easily the sn1ppIcst game
since 'he team returned home, ~
pltchelB battle between Boohlcr and
Duke Cross aud played IN the snort
time OF ono hour and 25 minutes.
Home runs were responsible for
all runs made, Davis, Crosby Bochl-
er and Lcliyolt clouting fOur-bng-
gers for the oilers while Joe Iloian
saved the Boos ers from shutout
by parking the bail In the ninth In
ming.
Faultless baseball by both teams
was the order OF the day. the field
Ing frequently being spectacular.
The Oilor and Booster infiolds
worked beautifully, with Luke stu
art and Turgeon, rival ShOrtstops,
making particular brilliant plays.
Neither team could score ia Lhc
first four innings. Both Boehler ana
Cross were hurting splendidly aud
each received glittering support.
Thompson and stuart made neat
plays In the first, Stuarts stop and
throw on HOran's hard grounder
gaining him round OF applause.
The oilers filled the bases in their
half OF tho opener with two down
Davis walked and Lamb smashed "A
double to left. Cross passed Lell-
welt Intentionally and liauman forced
Jack To second.
Graham got the Boosters first hit
In the second, single 20 left with
two gone, but Boehlcr whitfield Tur-
geon for the third. Crosby singled
and Bennett got his arm In the way
of a pitched ball in the local half
but Thompson couldn't drive 'em in.
In the third Des Moines would
have scored but for a marvellous
play by Stuart. Wilson opened with
a walk and Cross f9nned BaunSn
tossed out Genin. Connolly then
bumped slow roller at Bauman
and Paddy made fast play II
looked like n batsman was out, but
Umpire Ormsby called him safe and
II went for hit, putting Wilson on
Third. Then Horan smashed n
sizzling line grounder between
Boehler's legs. 1t was 80 hot George
had no time 10 even think of han
ding 1t, and IL lookod like "a sure
hit. Stewart gathered the ball In be-
hind second, however. and made "A
lightning toss to Bauman, forcing
Connolly and preventing Wilson's
crossing OF the plate from counting
run.
Yank Starts II.
The fourth was without notable
event for either team, but In the
fifth the Oilers--or rather one big
Oiler by the name OF Yank Davis
decided the scoreloss tie had lasted
long enough. funk smackcd one
over the right-fleld wall and tho ice
was broken.
Having tasted blood. tile oilers
came back in the sixth and accumu-
lated two more, also by the homer
route. With two men out, Tex
Crosby poled long drive over tho
left-fleld wall. Following his bat
terry mate, Boehler crashed 'tre-
mendous line wallop over the hight
field wall. but II was foul, George
hit the next offering by Cross clear
over the Midland Valley tracks for
a circuit stroll.
Two More In seventh.
To make IL more certain than
ever that they would sweep the SER
les, the Oilers counted their last two
IN the lucky seventh, Davis walked
with one down and Lamb strove
naanfuily to hit a homer but couldn't
connect Boss Lellvclt selected ono
TO his liklng and gave It free ride
over the fencb In right.
This was the last batting feat OF
note by an Oiler during the day.
In the meantime Boehler was sail
ing along like ship betere a steady
east wind and II looked like a sure
shutout. From the third to the
ninth Des Moines couldn't get a hit.
~~ihe only Booster reaching first In
eSose rounds being Wilson who
walked In the eighth, In the ninth
however. after one was out, Joe
Horan, appearing in the role OF
RELENTLESS Rudolph" smote the
ball over the centerfield wall. pre-.
venting the shutout. Wagner was
then hit by pitched ball Gianey
forced him. Graham doubled To the
scoreboard, but TurReun again
famed. ending the game and ser
les.
Fridays game was the last foi
Des M0lncs on the local lot thI,