The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-22

position at second on Bennett's
some Team, That's All.
While Boehler's magnificent pitch
ing and Thompson's timely bingle
were the outstanding features there
is plenty of glory TO be literally dis
tribnted TO all hands. First of all,
the whole team was literally "ail
broke out" with pep and scrappi-
ness The boys played the game to
a fare you-well. In the pinches they
performed brilliantly behind Boeh-
Ter, a pair of fas. and timely dou-
bic plays twice shutting off threat
ening Wichita rallies. The only mis-
play charged to an Oller was when
"Old Reliable" Yank Davis dropped
an easy fly by Berger in his haste
to heave the ball to second in an
effort for a double play.
George McGinnis scintillated
about shortstop for five innings be-
fore a bad bounder in The sixth. off
Blakeslys bat, injured a finger tip
and forced him from the game. Mac
made a wonderful play in the third
when he robbed Smith OF n hit by
spearing liner on the first bounce
and throwing out the batsman at
first. Luke Stuart who relieved Nc
Ginnis played we'll and with an ease
and grace that emphasized to the
fans how good the team must be
right now when a man like Stuart
can be kept out of the regular line
up
A Big Day for Many.
Herschel Bennett. whose work on
the road trip was one Of the bright
est features of the Oiler invasion.
continued his stellar work. He
raped out n double and a pair of
singles, stole two bases and laid
down one perfect sacrifice hit.
Frank Thompson performed fault
lessly in the field, connected for a
pair of pinch singles that had an
important bearing on the final OUT
base hits by two sensational catches
by Centerfielder Smith of Wichita
against the scoreboard. Yank Davis
poed two doubles and single.
Lyman Lamb failed to hit safely,
but his pretty work in the field was
notable. Manager Lelivelt's big bat
was hushed. but he handled fifteen
chances in the field, once starting a
double play at most critical mo-
ment. Paddy Bauman fielded splen-
didly and poled two doubles and
made a sacrifice. Tex Crosby Off
clated with his usual grace behind
the bat. Boehler, in addition TO
hurling a strong game. had seven
assists to his credit.
Oh. IL was a perfect Homecoming,
and no mistake about that.
Wichita Plays Well.
All the honors were not for the
home team. however. Smith of
Wichita distinguished himself by de-
liberately stealing two two-base hits
from Thompson and one from Boeh-
Ter by catches against the score
board. Berger, Washburn and Nc
Dowen engineered n pair OF neat
double plays. Carl East, in addition
TO a perfect record at bat with three
singles and a double in four trips,
also made a couple of nice catches.
II was a game jammed full OF
pretty plays by both teams and
tense moments. Certainly. It was
lifting that the best crowd since
early last season turned out. A total
OF 4,l07 fans paid to march through
The turnstiles.
Splendid baseball weather was on
0p, after a morning that looked
threatening. Late in the game clouds
again overcast the sky and II looked
,lKe rain, but Jupe Pluv obligingly
held off in order not TO spoil such an
occasion.
oilers Break the Ice.
Ihe Oilers drew first blood. After
o boehler had turned the visitors
pack In the initial round Bennett
opened the home half with a double
70 deep left. He moved on TO third
wnen Smith took Thompson's smash
OH the scoreboard with one hand.
and registersi when Davis tore off
single to left.
East opened the Wichita second
with single through the box, but
uled on first, the next three being
easy outs. Except for McGinnis'
Single in the second there was little
ot interest then until the fourth
when Wichita registered all three ol
,neir runs on a base on balls TO
Msshburn. East's second single and
nakesly's solid smash over the
eenterJed fence.
wichita threatened again in the
tith' Sellars opened with one
Dsser and was forced by Smith who
Lhen stole second. Davis then
dropped Berger's fly and It looked
pdrK with two on and one out. jut
bauman took Washburn's grounder
ana with the assistance of McGinnis
ana Lelivelt ended the inning with a
double play.
u oilers Tie 1t in Fifth.
me oilers evened the game IN
sheIr half Of the fifth. Crosby
worked Sellars for free transporta-
uoh 10 start with. Boehler then
nhed to East who caught the ball at
ms shoetops. Throwing TO Mellow
en IN an effort to double Crosby
sast hurled the horsehide into the
uugout and Crosby was waved
around to third by Umpire Ormsby
berger then manipulated his
ou,Ileld as Bennett Lame up. Ben
nett outguessed the Witches by
jumping a perfect Texas leaguer
ppack OF second. registering Crosby
Emmett promptly stole second and
thompson sent him scamperins
ne with the love run by singing
center. When Davis followed
tn crashing double to deem left