The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-01
LONGS HOMER
GIVES VICTORY
TO SENATORS
Oilers Leave for st. Joe
for Four Games, Then
Long Home Stand
Nv u. A. BRIDGEwATER

Nv u. A. BRIDGEwATER
Frank Dodson. the latest
addition to Oklahoma City't
pitching staff, who came to
the Indians from Rochester a
couple Of days ago along with
Shortstop John Mann, turned
in a brilliant performance
Tuesday afternoon at McNulty
park in his Western league
box debut. Holding the Oil.
ers to five widely-scattered
hits in 10 innings, he tri-
umphed over Carl Black in
an alright mound duel, 3 to
2. Jimmy Longs home run
drive over the right field wall
in the tenth supplied Hol-
lands brigade with the win
ming margin.
Other Recruit Stars Also.
Mann, the other Rochester recruit.
also played an important role in the
game that gave oklahoma City an
even break on the series. After field
Ing nicely throughout the Eamo he
clImaxed his efforts with great
play In the tenth that prevented a
tie score. With two out and a
Tulsa base-runner on second Jack
Lelivelt smashed n drive over short
that looked like n hit, but Mann
leaped high In the air and speared
the ball with one hand. ending tho
game.
In addition TO their defensive
work, both Mann and Dodson con-
tributed 10 O string OF hits that gave
Oklahoma City It's first two runs In
the fifth. thus tielng the score after
the oilers had gone two ahead.
Black Pitched Great Game.
While Dodson held the oilers to
five hits--three OF which, by the
way. we're made by Herschel Ben
nett--he also issued five bases on
balls and his edge on Southpaw
Black was by no means as large as
the box score would Indicate. IT'S
true Black was touched safely IL
times by the Indians. but save in
the fifth inning when five Indians
In n row connected for one-basers
resulting In pair OF runs, Black
was absolutely invincible until
Longs homer settled the battle In
the tenth. Black had perfect con-
troll. not issuing single bnse on
balls. and his curves were WORKING
nicely. II was one OF the best
games Black has delivered since he
was purchased from Des Moines
several weeas ago.
The game was fast and snappy
with many pretty fielding plays by
both teams. Although one full inning
over tho regulation length OF nine.
II was played in the brief time of an
hour and half.
With the Oklahoma series. the
Oilers homo stand as host to the
southern club ended. and the boys
were off Wednesday night for st.
Joe where they will play four games
and then return for u long home
stay. oklahoma Citys team depart
ed for Wichita for four games
greatly strengthened by Mann and
Dodson and expecting still moro re-
Inducements at Wichita.
Bennett Couldn't DO Il All.
While all the rest of the Oilers
seem to have encountered u terrific
batting eye appears as keen as ever.
IL not more 80, Bennett was the
star performer in both OF Tulsa q
runs. In the first inning he led off
with a sharp single to center, was
pushed along to second on Stuarts
base on balls. advanced TO third
while Long was retiring Davis AT
first and second when the same play
removed Lelivelt. The Indians were
Ia, xNh N "a IA =
whistling drive went direct into the
waiting hands of Middleton in left
The other Oiler tally came In the
second. With one out McGinnis sin
sled to left. Crosby famed, but
Black worked his opponent for d
base on balls and McGinnis was pu,
on second. Bennett then delivered
his second single TO center. scorinl
AcGinnis.
Black shut out the Indians To-
Sour innings. He retired every maj
In the first by taking their ground
ers. In the second Bates opened
with a triple to right, but Lamb tool
Fishers fly and Bates respected
Lambs arm and remained at third
Bennett then captured Mann's fly II
left and Bates was doubled at tn,
plate by Bennetts perfect throw
The Indians were retired In ordei
3n the fourth.
Indians Lucky In Fifth.
In the fifth Hollands men gave a
great exhibition of hitting them
where the infielders were not, Fisher
bounced hit past second and Mann
duplicated TO left. Tate hunted
down the third base line and Black
Crosby and Bauman made up an ex-
cited audience that watched tho bal
roll fair down the chalk mark Keep
ing an Inch inside all the time, Thus
were the bases loaded and none out
Kong then smashed n hit past 'Bau-
man scoring Fisher Benefits throw
TO the plate got past Crosby and
Mann tried TO count but was nipped
on Crosby's return to Black. Dodson
singled to left scoring Tate with the
tieing run. Bennett took Pitts's fly
and Black gobbled Ginglardi's 8 tap.
From then on until the tenth Black
had the Indians eating from his good
left hand.
Dodson Too Tight.
After scoring their second run in
the second inning the Oilers could
get but a pair OF hits OF Dodson.
Bennett, on his third appearance at
the plate. doubled TO center in the
fifth with ono down. 4 couple OF
bases on balls and a field RS choice
flled the bags in this round, but
Lamb couldn't deliver. The last
OilRr lit was Gtnarfts siuCia in ha