The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16
MEN OF LELIVELT
GLAD TO GREET
OMAHOGS TODAY
They Can't BE Any Hard.
er Than Sioux City;
Boehler to Pitch
by - \. H~HmGEwATEH.


batting offensive, &C hic X
Mattick's intrepid squad Of
Sioux City Packers made It
three out Of four from the
Oilers in the inaugural series,
capturing Saturdays skirmish
/ 4to 8. 1t was another typ
ical early-season affair, with
the pitchers omulating March
hares 60 perfection by grant
ing 81 bases on balls and the
mace weilders clouting the
ball tcrrifically.
welcome. Omnhn! Welcomed
put your heel on the enemy
head and grind q into tho dirtl"
That must be something like the
order Boss Mattick has given his
henchmcn. They got Jack Lclivclta
boys down carly IN tho series and
have boon huslly grinding over since.
A long and audible sigh Of relief
went up from tho Oilcr camp when
tho Sioux pulled out Saturday night
for oklahoma City. Omaha will be
gladly welcomed Suuday-for lts
the biggest cinch in the world that
the Omahogs, no matter how tough
they may prove, won't be any
tougher than the departing liwnns
The pncRcrs literally made a
merry-Eo-rouud OF It Saturday. They
smashed the ban for q total ~ 20
bases. Just mix these blows Ia with
an even dozen bases On balls ana
three tlmclly-oh, worry timely
errors. and you can easily imagine
the rest. Tho only mystery about
Il Is how they managed TO get ONLY
"a runs.
Stuart and Fish FCoAurc.
In homcrun honors tho oilers
took first place-the only place, by
the way. where they oven up-
preached tho visitors. Bennett and
stuart knocked the ball out OF the
lot in tho first inning ana Tex Cros-
by broke into the hi colum with u
~four-bnEger In the second. Frank
Metz was the only nPckcr 10 make
a circuit swat.
The batting OF Luke Stuart OF tho
Oilers and Conterflelder Elsh Of the
Sioux featured, M II has In earlier
games OF the series. Elsh. who was
discovered by Manager Mattick In
the outlaw Midwest league OF Colo
RADIO, looks like u real find. Not only
does he hit hard and TO all the diff
ferent points OF tho field. but no IS
as fleet as IA deer on the bases and
covers his outfield territory well.
Saturday he had n perfect day at
bat, doubling 10 left once. TO centcr
once and smashing a single off Pitch
err Skelly's shins. ON his other three
trips 10 the plato he walked. Stuart
walked twice. poled2a homo run and
a single. and on his other attempt
Knocked Runt Mari down with n
tremendous liner that left the bat
with a two or thrce-bnse ticket on
H.. stuart's homer cleared the
fence by the flngpole with fifty feet
20 spare. II was one OF the most pro-
diglous drives of a series of hard
hitting.
Oilcr Pitchers Ineffective.
The oilers used three pitchers, but
only one had any effectiveness, Ray
Richmond, who started, was eN-
tremely wild and was hit hard TO
boot. Hauglnnd who followed him
pitched well until sldetrackcd for IA
pinch hitter In the seventh, South
paw Skolly was battered fgercilessly
In the two innings he faced the visi-
tors.
Hilton started for Sioux City and
was touched for three homo runs
two singles and yielded two bases
on balls In the one and two-thirds
innings he occupied the mound. Lott.
who carried the burden the rest ot
the way, was wild but effective with
men on bases,
Pair of Errors Costly.
Two unfortunate and entirely cx-
cusable errors by Manager lVlivclt
and Nank Davis, n pair Of ficlders
who usually handle their positions
admirably, were largely Responsible
for the big Sioux city rally In the
third inning, when ~ men b0ttcd
and six runs were counted, Rich
mond being driven from the mound.
All the Packer runs came after the
side would have been retired but FOR
the two m%ispluys. Iclivelt let 4
hard-hit bounder off OsteRard's bat
get away from him and Nank muffet
a line drive from Metz big stick
The Packers made but two hits IN
this session, doubles by Hamilton
and Elsh. but there were six bases
on balls issued.
Manager Lelivelt viii send George
Boehler back TO the mound Sunday
against Omaha, In an effort to break
the Oilers' losing streak" which
now has mounted to two games,