The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
Bochlcr Today.

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the seventeenth Victory or the Sch-
son, probably opposed by Paul Muas-
err. the oilers and witches will meet
In the concluding battle OF the SCR
los. Tulsa has won two ana wien
ita one. and if Manager Loliyclt can
pilot his charges TO success they VIII
have won siX out OF the seven on
gagements OF the 30-gnmo stand
Already they have beaten Omaha,
Denver, Dcs Moines, oklahoma CITY
and 1T. Joseph. losing only TO sioux
Clty's Packers who took three out OF
four with the aid OF tho breaks ana
umpires Tho extremely succcsHiul
stand OF the oilers at McNulty PARK
in tho last month has witnessed
their climb from below the BOO
mark to around 500 and has re-
suited in securing n firm grip on
second place In tho pennant race.
with their big mound star on the
firing line the Oilers nave every
hope OF winning the closer with the
champions, and IL the weather III
favorable a banner crowd IL expect
ed 10 turn out TO bid the boys fArc-
well and wish them success on their
long invasion of the enemy country.
when they leave Sunday night Tor
Oklahoma City It might be said that
the oilers are going away for the
will visit all the other cities OF the
league--seven OF thcm--and It VIII
be August before they return.
schuclt and the Hammer Throwcrs'
A regrettable and entirely un-
called for panning OF Manager Le-
liyelt developed In one section OF
the grandstand when Rachnc was
side-tracked for Black in tho ninth
Jack was booed and derided for DO
ing what any manager with average
Intelligence would have done-put-
ting fresh left-handod pllcher IN
10 mitch TO one dangerous lett-
handed hitter to win a ball game
Black made n strlke-out victim ana
tho game was over.
Now Lelivelt Is one OF those fei-
lows who fights hall game rlght
out 10 tho bitter end--win or lose.
He has demonstrated that In tho last
month. and his never-say-uie spirit
which ne has instilled Into MS men,
has resulted in many game pelns
n pulled from the fire when II hp-
= peared TO be gone.
Consequently when the spectators
= Jumped on him for pulling pitcher
s who needed to he pulled II one ever
n did lack resented II. Ho addressed
3 some cutting remarks at some OF
Y his critics. Aftf' the game when
y he had cooled from the heat OF bat :
= tie, Jack said he was sorry MS quick
y temper had caused him TO ulsnlls
2 THE hammer throwcrs by answering
3 their tibes. However, there's no
y question but that his outburst was
B justified by the abuse OF the rams
Jack can Stand on His Record.
81 There's only one explanation Tor
X the grandstand attack on LeliVeit
. Tho fans like some pitchers ana
n hate TO see them pulled Rachac
. a good looking. well-behaved quie'
young fellow, is one OF these Not'
s. wlthstanding his weakening ne SUI
K had three-run margin ana th'
II fans thought he would pun trough
n pArhaps he would. II can't he said
K but the fact that Black did come
h through and stop the Wichita rhN
shows Lellvelts Judgment was cor
m rect Even II BLACK had failed t'
& check the Izzies, stin the yanking O
4 Rachac would have been right 10
p Black couldn't have been weake
y than his predecessor -,,. !,
However, without attempting v
y analvze, the best proof OF Lelivelt
good Judgment in pulling pltcher
Is the success he has heon achieVlnR
q In bali game after ball game in TN
Z last four weeks. Tulsa has been re
w turned winner through good rolie
q pitching. And that simply mean
z that weakening hurlers nave bee
y pulled before It was too late an
= The right man sent TO tho breach
Il Many n manager has failed to sue
z coed because he left pitchers In TO
q long,
While the final score was ? 10 u
"a the oilers favor. Saturdays gam
Il was won by Tulsa in the, third IN
u ming when homhhrdment
q Gregory resulted in five Tulsa tallie
Y chasing across the plate. That qulh
tet broke the wichita morale an
( Tulsa proceeded TO add to the lea
later until the score at one tim
stood TO ].
Pitcher Rachac himself had IN
honor of touching off the mine thH
blew up Wichita. When he came I
y bat I'm the third only one MT ha
= been made by Tulsa, single by bel
nett IN the first RaChac pounded
single to right and the fun was ol
Bennett followed with singl
Il through Mcdowell. Then came
lucky break. Berger left his posiuo
= at short to cover second Just q
* Gregory pitched and Thompson h
bounder right behind him thi
rolled clear to the center-tield fent
and resulted in triple, scorin
e. RaChaC ana Bennett.
Twenty for Yank.
Yank Davis then stepped 10 II
plate and gave the fans big thru
by hitting his twentieth home run
the season. scoring Thompson hhea
of him. Yank Is now within one :
his 1921 record, which was gre
enough to enable him TO had II
Western league sluggers last sea
4 The fact that his blow Saturday We
No. 90 probably didn't make muo
+ OF an impression on the spectator
but the length OF the drive did.
was one OF the most prod!gious clou
on record here, the ball clearing Il
Midland Valley railroad tracks by
least SO feet. The ball was new
found, though boys hunted for II f.
15 minutes.
Thus four runs had come in in q
y third without an out. stuart al
= Lamb were then disposed OF
Gregory, but the rally was still III
checked, for Bauman cracked