The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-18
HAUGLAND HURLS
NICELY, TULSA'S
BINGLES TIMELY
Three Local Rallies, Each
With Two Out, Put End
to Losing Streak
By II. A nRIDGEwATER

Some deep thinker once
made a crack about the dark
est hour usually arriving just
before dawn. His theory was
borne out Monday when
dawn for the struggling Oil
ers hove in sight and soon
blossomed into brilliant sun
shine, following a blackness
of stygian hue. Dawn ap-
peared in the role Of an
S-to-4 victory over Omaha in
the second game Of the
series. Darkest Hour having
been the 1O-to-1i defeat Of
Sunday.
Beat star southpnw.
Tho oilers picked funny way to
turn on the enemy and take him into
camp. They suffered defeat at the
hands Of several ordinary pitchers
and waited until Omaha's big box
ace, Okrlc, probably the most eff
foctive southpaw IN the whole
league. was on the firing line against
them
They also waited until Boehler
md IuklnoviC their own hurting
aces. had been thoroughly lam
basted, and Manager Lclivelt, In
sheer desperation. had sent Ozcar
Haugland In TO start his first game
Of the season. oscar, by the way
came through IN fine style, pitch
ing n hoady nervy Ramo ana i'm
proving as the battle progressed.
Every oilcr hit Counts.
There woro several unusual fea-
lures about the victory In the tirst
place every Tulsa run was made
with two outs ana the first two
Tulsn rallies were even started with
two out ana none on base. Every
Tulsa hit and the three bases on
balls issued by Okrie figured d.
rectly In the scoring. They were all
grouped IN the second. flfth and
seventh innings. In tho other five
not "A man reached first base off
Okrie,
The Omaha batsmen nicked HIaug-
land for 10 solid smashes Ia tho
first five innings but could not bunch
the blows effectively In the last
four innings Manush, who walked In
tho eighth. was tho only Buffalo TO
reach first. Three sharp doubles Mt
critical moments shut Off every
threatening omaha rally.
visitors Nick Scorcbonrd First.
The visitors drew first blood, reg
istering IN tho second when Gran
than singled, moved to second on .
sacrifice and went homo on Wildor'i
one-baser to left. But In their hal
of the same session the oilers forged
run anead. After Baumnn and
Lellvelt had lined out to Ice. Thomp-
son drove a double To center McGin-
mis- and Crosby walked, and Haug'
land helped win his own game 10y
smashing hot single through short,
scoring Thompson and McGlnnis.
Omaha tied II up I'm tho third
Snedecor and Manush opened with
terrific drives TO right which went
for singles because OF fast fielding
after they bounced off tho fence
Griffin hit scrcechinE liner TINT
LeliVelt grabbed. doubling Mapush
and nipplng threatening rally
Snedecor scored amoment later on a
Wild pitch.
The game rocked along even
stephen until tho fifth when Omahi
scored n pair, assuming what LOOKED
like commanding lead with Okri'
hreezing along lllyo he was nj tina
stage. Snedecor's single and
prodiglous homo run by Manush &C
counted for the Omaha runs In thi
chapter. their last, by the way.
All Hail Parker and Davis.
Tulsa's half OF this inning provel
the turning point. After tho tirs
two men up had been easy inflol
outs. Bennett bounced n double pas
Granthnm down tho third-base line
Roy Parker playing left field In IN
place Of Luke Stuart who was slcl
came through IN the emergency lik
real hero. leaning against one q
Okries intended decolvers and send
ing Il far over the right field fenc,
thus knottlng the count. Yam
Davis emulated him, only he picko
the center wall as the bnckgroun
for his four-baser, and tie oilei
stepped n run into the loaG.
Two were out in the seventh whe
the other three Tulsa runs hobhe
up. Crosby opened the inning wit
a single but was forced at sccon
by Haughland who tried to sacrific,
Griffin made n leaping one handc
catch Of Bennetts' long fly almo'
agAlnst the fence. Parker drew
pass and Yank Davis scored bot
runners with a double 10 the deepoi
part of center. Tank then rompe
in on Bauman's double TO the sam
locality.