The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-06
GRIFFIN'S SCLOUT
SAVES BURCHES
FROM A SHUT0UT
Oilers Continue to Play
Pennant Brand of Ball;
Double-header Today
By Is. A. BRuDGEwATER.

3uffaloes on his hip Saturday
and the Oilers romped in with
a 6-to-1 victory in the first
yame of the series of five.
Home Runs Again Turn Trick.
Black was ably seconded by Yanl<
Davis. champion home run hitter OF
the league and Shipper Jack Le-
liyelt. whose pair of home runs ac-
counted for five OF Tulsa's six mark
,rs. Davis homer was his cath of
he season. These two four bag
ters not only won Saturdays game
,ut they gave Tulsa team total
" 10 circuit clouts for the 1922
campaign to date, which is believed
lo be n record for organized base
ball
Black was in rare form, holding
the Burchrods TO n half dozen scat
tered hits, and was robbed OF n shut
out by pug" Griffin's homer in
tho seventh. AT that Black had a
worthy opponent in Bill Fincher,
the Texas league veteran, who per-
mitted the oilers the same skimpy
number. but Tulsa's blows were
grouped to better advantage than
we're those of the visitors. Both
hurlers had perfect control, Black
ssuing not a single base on balls
While Fincher gave up but one.
oilers In Pennant Form.
The oilers continued to display
the rare brand of baseball that
has set Tulsa fans to talking pen
nant with confidence. Again they
turned in an errorless performance,
and brilliant plays by Bauman and
stuart brought them applause.
Stuart cut loose one high throw dur
ing the afternoon but a pretty one
hand jumping catch by Lelivelt
saved Luke the error as the base
runner was retired.
Early in the afternoon It looked
is II the series opener might be
postponed because of rain. There
vas q spirited shower about o'clock
md the sky was overcast with
threatening clouds. The game was
ielayed until 3:15 and started in a
iriZzle, hut the sun came out after
Yank and Jack had hit their hom.
trs and everybody went away hap
py The game was played in an hour
and Is minutes, the cool weather
making for fast work by the pitch
ers
The two teams are to play
scheduled double header Sunday
Lefty Russell. star southpaw Of the
league last year with Sioux City.
who was purchased recently by
Tulsa from Kansas City. is expected
20 make his home debut as a mem
Der OF the oilers in the first game.
Dan Triple, ace of the Omaha box
starr, who has beaten the Oilers
every time he has started against
them this year, probably will be
seen in one OF the games.
Early Innings Scoreless.
As in the game with Des Moines
Friday II was a scoreless pitching
duel in the early innings with neither
team scoring in the first three.
Bates singled with one down In the
Hrst, but Bauman robbed Granthan1
OF hit and forced Bates at second.
wilcox doubled with two gone in
the second. These were the only
hits OF the first third OF the battle,
the Oilers getting but one man TO
ilrst in that period, Gislason's bob
ole giving Lelivelt a life in the sec
In the fifth inning of Fridays
game Davis broke the ice with
home run. He did the same thing
saturday, only an inning earlier.
AFTER Thompson had worked Fincher
Tor base on balls opening the
fourth; Yank slammed the ball over
me rightfield wall for the Oilers
first hit. Registering two runs, this
one blow would have been suffi-
Gent TO win the ball game.
both teams went out in order in
tne NTH, Stuart and Lelivelt han
ulhg all three Omaha batsmen.
Cinch Game In Sixth.
The Oilers stepped out in the
sixth and cinched the eleventh game
out OF their last twelve, Skipper Lee
hVelt being the hero of the on
siaught Herschel Bennett opened
the round with a zipping single 20
right and Thompson promptly sac
rltlced him to second. Davis drove
double to right, counting Bennett.
blncher then mussed up Lambs
grounder, giving Lyman a life. Lell-
Velt came up and settled all doubt
as 10 who'd win by smashing a pow
ertul wallop over the deep right
ned fence, sending Davis and Lamb
around ahead. II was a long drive.
the ball clearing the railroad tracks.
Lhis concluded the Tulsa scoring for
the day.
| The seventh witnessed the only
'omaho sally OF the pastime, that
Produced anything worthy of recog-
nllon on the scoreboard. After
Manush had sent a booming fly that
LAMB captured In deep center,
rug" Griffin ambled to the plate.
rug" who, since Tony DEBATE left
.he league, is the principal object
OF derislon of Tulsa fandom, got the
usual storm OF good-natured booes.
ne turned the hlsses into reluctant
Sheers by polling the bail over deep
'ett Tor a trip around the bases.
Herman Pulls n Merkle.
US barely possible the Bluffs
mlght have made more runs in this
tpund but for a boner by Herman,
me youthful slugger who plays first
lor the herd. Herman followed
rrlttin with a double to center Will
COX hit Ion. fly to Lamb and Her
m5n was almost to third when the
haIl was caught. He turned and
N.arted 10 dash back for the bag.
crank Thompson and some other
olier yelled at him that two were
out, and he trotted on past second
without stopping. Lamb threw In
o stuart who tossed to Bauman
ana Herman was doubled while on
'Hs way to the bench.
Ihe last two innings went by with |
Sut anything more exciting than a
eoIple by Bennett | nthe seventh |
|"u single by Bates In the ninth.
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