The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-14
BOOSTERS ACE
FAILS TO STOP
: TULSASTICKERS
Bennett Again Leads At
tack; Bobbles Prevent
Shutout by Rachac
pv B. A. BRIDGEwATER.

Ry Il. A. BRIDGEWATER.
The Oilers won their ninth
straight game and frightened
their grip on third place by
taking the series opener
from Des Moines Tuesday aft
ern0on, 8 to 8.
Mcrtz Bested BY RaChac.
A Manager Breen of the Boosters
shot bis one best bet, the veteran
Ot,u Nerz, at Tulsa in the inaugural
] In an effort to stem the Ade of
Ouer victory. But Lelivelt's wreck
ers we're not TO be denied. They
connected solidly with Otto's ordi-
rlrIy deceptive shoots and slants
In four different innings. grouping
el of their II hits in those ses.
.l0rs and the result was never in
d0unt
Tu young Max Rachac fell the
honor Of delivering the ninth In a
row 20 Manager Lelivelt. Max
hurled a brand of ball that did the
hearts Of the fans good, and would
have scored a shutout with clean
support a pairlof errors by George
M-GlUnis-both eXcusable. however
paved the way for all of Des
Moines tallies.
McGinnis' Homer Starts II.
Little Mac" was in the nmelight
more ways than one. Offsetting his
TWO bobbles was a booming home
run over the left field fence in the
y second inning, scoring Bauman, who
had singled. for the first runs of
the day. II was Macs first four
base clout of the season.
N,t
the Oilers continued the assault on
Merz IN the third, singles by BEN
nett, Davis and Stuart and Lambs
line drive to Milan, which went for
a sacrifice fly. accounting for two
more.
The Tulsa offensive was delayed
Tor a few minutes in the fourth while
pes Moiues scored a lone run on
Wagncr's double, McGinnis wide
throw and an infield out.
Another Bombardmcnt.
In the fifth Tulsa again romped
on Merz. This time a. trio of two
baggers, contributed by Bennett.
Thompson and Stuart, produced the
thlrd pair of runs. In the seventh
they settled whatever doubt there
ever was as to, the outcome when
they counted three more. making 1t
Q TO l at the time. For the third
dine Bennett started the fireworks.
on this occasion IL being a single to
Hght Thompson popped to Graham,
but lank Davis smashed line
drive against the centerfield wall
tor two bases, scoring Bennett, and
on the throw-in Nank cantered TO
third. Merz then walked Stuart. I'm
der the fierce Oiler bombardment
of their star pitcher. the Dcs
a a., l,g
German let Lambs grounder get
through him, scoring Davis, and
Wagner mussed up McG!nnis' roller.
counting Stuart.
In this same inning Manager Dick
Breen of Des MOines, who was play
ing centerfield in the place of Horan,
Injured at St. Joe the day before,
was himself forced from the game
with split finger received in grab
b!ng Il terrific liner off the bat Of
Paddy Bauman, Nick Cullop who
pitched for Tulsa last year in the
closing weeks OF the campaign.
uted in center for the rest Of the
afternoon.
With the game apparently on ice.
Raehac and his support both falt-
cred In the eighth and the Boosters
looked dangerous for a few minutes.
Il happend thusly:
German popped to Bauman for
The first out. Cullop then beat out
hit through Thompson at third.
Wagner grounded to Bauman, fore
/ Ing Cullop at second. Graham
singled TO left and Milan TO center.
hiing the bases. Now came the
play that gave the Boosters five
lucy runs. Turgeon lifted a sky
high fly back of second base in Short
eenter. MCGinnis. Bauman p and
Lamb all raced for the spot whore
the sphere seemed certain to drop,
causing more or less of a miX-up,
and when the ball, after a long visit
N the air. finally came down, Nc
ilnnis muffed il. Wagner and
GTaham scored. Two were out and
didn't look very threatening, but
yuma beat out an infield hit and
Milan ambled over and Banner
bounced a double Off the right field
barrier, registering Turgeon and
yuma. Haugland by now was dome
nls daily warm-up stunt and the
ans were breathing hard. Every
cody experienced feeling of grea'
relief when Thompson got under
Nerz s pop fly 20 the pitchers box.
After Tulsa had gone out in ordel
N the eight Des Moines again trieC
10 get funny in the ninth. Gormar
opened with "A single and Wagner
followed suit after Cullop hat
NhltIed. But GIaham grounded
INTO double MAY MCGluuis q