The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-04
VISITORS POUND
DANFORTH HARD
IN FIRST ROUND
Lelivelt's Lads Fail to
Deliver Blows in
Tight Pinches
by B. A. BRIDGEwATER


news. It's high time some
body was spreading the glad
tidings to them, for If they
continue to act in the same
unruly manner as for the last
two days our seemingly in
vincible lead won't last much
longer than a fat SNOWFALL in
such a sun as beat down upon
McNulty park Sunday after
noon.
Treated Dan Rough.
Though not quite as rough with
him as they had been with George
Boehler the day before, the Saints
treated Dave Danforth rudely
enough In the first inning Sunday.
They grouped a flock of bingles for
n quintet Of markers, which proved
sufficient to settle the afternoons
argument. True. some OF their
blows were lucky and a wild heave
by Manager Lelivelt aidgd them
also, but nevertheless they hit the
ball hard enough in that opening
round to win, And that's Just what
'''Ny Naus iAEN lAlldl Stbi = ttlllk % TO 4,
Ed Hovlik. the veteran curve
baller had one of his best days of
the year. While wild in spots, he
had his twisting slants behaving
prettily most of the time, 30 pret-
tily in fact that three measly hits
made up the sum total OF the Oiler
attack. The last one OF these three
was a home run by McGinnis in the
ninth with a runner on base. and
that timely blow enabled the oilers
10 make a rather respectable show
,ins.
Record Crowd Out.
The best crowd of the season was
on hand TO see the Saints cut Tulsa's
lead in the pennant race to three
games More than five thousand
ians paid to cit on the mourners'
While Danforth was not as Of.
fectual as usual in that fatal first.
still he did not deserve quite the
fate he met. Olsen skied to Lelivelt
to open and Johnny Corriden
popped long fly to right that
iank Davis would have grabhed
easily but for a bad sun that turned
It into a two-bagger. This started
the winning rally. Fisher bounced
nit over Danforth's head. scoring |
Corriden, and Fisher moved TO sec. |
ond on the throw to the plate, Joe
Bonowits then dumped a Texas !
leaguer In center, scoring Fisher |
ana Mcdonald doubled sharply 10 |
lett scoring Bonowltz. Nufer hit a
STOW pall for what should have been |
a. Z snort single TO left, but the bail
pounded over Benefits shoulder
and II went for a triple. I.eiIvelt
grabbed Brownies bunt on n soueeIe !
ana fhrew wide 10 Crosby. Nuf.r I
scampering in. ''''
Pitched Out of Hole.
All this happened so quickly tb.
fans hardly were aware ~ wbst vas
going on. Danforth evidently de-
clded 1t wasn't safe to let the ban |
pe MT at all, so he put on more |
steam ana famed Grabowski ana |
i1oELk 10 end the mad massacre.
DanIorth held the Saints 70 three |
mus after the first and shouldn't |
nave been scored on but FOR a bit |
or rousht fielding by Bennett in |
tne Fourth. In that session Grsbow- |
SKI doub 10 center and with two
gone Oleson sent a short single to |
left. Bennett had trouble picking |
up the ball, enabling Grabowski to |
Dave didn't issue a base on balls
during the afternoon. He twirled |
line game after the first, fan
nlng the hard-hittiny Bonow!tz |
Every time the oilers got a hi, |
they scored run or more, Their |
first blow was Lambs single in the |
second. This was a fierce drive |
down the third base line which |
scotty" Mcdonald knocked dowh |
but couldn't hold. Lamb then stole |
second and raced TO third on Grab |
owskis heave to center field. Lett |
Ee!t walked and Lamb scored when |
Bauman bounced into a double play. |
Threatened In Fourth.
The oilers threatened again IN |!
the fourth. but a sparkling play by |
Olsen dashed their hopes. Thomp.
son and Lamb walked. L.elivrI' /
smashed a sizzling liner far 10 the /
right OF first that Olsen grabbed |
forcing Lamb at secoud and break ,
ing up the rally
The Oilers second hit and run .
came in the sixth, Bennett poled a .
lucky double 10 right, Fisher being |
II In the sun and be forced 10 somt .
tall lodging TO keep from being hit /
An error by Nufer on Davis ground /
er let Bennett score.
Bennett and Thompson walked In |
the ninth but Davis famed and .
Lamb, In trying to dodge "A curve, |
bumped grourder TO Nufcr.
Two More ln Ninth.
In the ninth Tulsa's third hit and I
third and fourth runs developed. /
lelivelt opened with a ny 10 doep |
center. R6uman walked and little /,
George MoGinnis stopped into the |
role as home run hitter bv sending a |
high one over the left field wall. |
scoring Bauman ahead This re-
vived the fading Tulsa hopes mo-
mentarlly, but they died when !
Crosby rolled 10 Nufer and stuart, !
hitting for Danforth, popped 10 |
GrahOwski.
Two games will he played Monday |
one at 1890 in the morning and one |
other az in the afternoon. Hollis |,
Mclaughlin and John Russell N
Carl Rlack probably will do the |
mound WORK for the oilers Bird !
and Lindberg, the two saint south |
paws, will he seen In action in the !
two games on the other side. The /
Saints having disposed OF our two |
pi'Chirg aces. the fans are hoping |
that the "lesser lights NJ the staff |
will be able TO turn the tide,
Babe wakes Up.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3 -- Bahe |
Ruth made three successive nome
runs in an exhibition gamo here thu