The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-07

ot tho eighth witnesses Mobiles
only run and the apparent defeat
~ Tulsa Lcllvelt fumbled ". WI
iiam's grounder to opcn tho inning
and the trouble was on. Cueto pnc-
rificed him o second Bert Eoi-
hotf leaned against a slow bali Tor
the first hit of Rlnck, clean single
to lett. and -. Williams raced over
tho plate with the first run ~ the
ball game. Mulvcy ana II. Williams
were easy outs. but Mobile fans
thought the game was over and
many started 10 leave tho park
Then came the blow on. Lamb,
leading OF In the ninth Tor Tulsa.
who had gone In al short when Null
len left the game and Cucto moved
10 third. Ichthcrs folded the ball
ClCnnly hut threw II several feet over
liuhn's head and Lamb pulled up AZ
second The oilers suddenly we're
I'm tho game. skipper Louvclt got
two balls and then swung at q coup
10 and then smashed long hlgh
fly TO deep center that Mulvcy
reached after a hard run but
dropped. Mulvcy was given an cr-
ror Lamb stopped At second. as II
had looked like MuiVey would mako
error came on the next play. Rnu-
man rolled one down the third base
line ana went right under Cucto'e
glove, Lamb scoring from second
Lelivclt going 10 third and Bauman
stopping at first.
Mobiles Triple play.
How quickly had tho game
changed. From being hnpelcssly
beaten "a few mluutos before the
oilers now we're even with the
Bcnrs and had tho winning run ON
third with no outs.
only n miracle could save Mobile.
and tho miracle cnmc--in the form
.of q triple play that left everybody
In tho stands momcntarily dazCd.
stuart smaehed "A hot grounder at
Lcathere and the shortstop sCoopod
the ban and tossed to Ncihuff. fore
INK Bnuman, Nelhoff then threw to
first. doubling stuart In tho mean
time Lollvolt had started In from
third, seeing chance TO score the
winning run while the double play
was In progress. liut HUM whipped
the ball to Schultz and Jack was re-
tired on close ono that completed
the triple play. Jack had como IN
standing up. II he had Hlid II la
doubtful whether Schultz could have
tagged him. Lclivolt made vigor-
GUS protest against Holmes decis-
ion nt the plate. but from the press
box It did not appear that Jack ever
touched the plate. Schultz had Il
effectively blocked.
Leathcrs led of with a single for
Mobile opening the ninth. but Black
then frightened and got the next
three men. In tho tenth Bennett
singled with two down, but Thomp-
son left him stranded by grounding
to Neihoff Black turned Mobile
back In order. tanning u. williams
and Neihoff.
When the eleventh opened Il was
apparent TO everybody that one
team or the other must win In this
round or another tie would be the
result. The sun already was almost
out OF sight and shadows were rap
idly lengthening. II was unfor-
tunate for Fuhr that the game had
To go beyond the 10-inning mark.
for up to the eleventh he had
pitched sensationally.
The Fatal Eleventh.
Opening the eleventh Yank Davis
beat out an lnfield hit and Lamb
boosted him along with n sacrifice
Then came Leliyelt'A epocal four
bagger. Jack caught one squaroly
and drove 1t on line toward right
field. IL tore right through the
screen over tho fence, IciivoIt and
Davis trotted In with the two win
ming runs. Fuhr gave II up. Bauman
singled to left on the first ball
pitched after Lolivclts four baser.
and Crosby singled to the same To-
callty after stuarts limo smash