The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-09
TRIPLE PLAY IN
SEVENTH INNING
BREAKS UP RALLY
O'Conner Picks Scrap
With Umps When Tulsa
Eases in Tying Tally


cut the Oilers rally IN the seventh
inning yesterday afternoon Just az
the tying run crossed tho plate and
Tulsa LOST the final session with
Omaha 10 7. IN one ~ the hard
est fought ana spectacular games ot
the series Tulsa fought from be
hind. tied the score ia tdc seventh.
only 10 blow up ln the final inning
and let the Huffplocs stampede
three runs across
Although tho visitors out hit Boss
Ielivelt's lads Is 10 ~, tho g Oilcr
errors gave them their margin OF
victory IN tho sluggug match.
After trailing the Buffaloes for
ak innings the local swatsmlths got
20 Dan Triple In the seventh and
were running rough Ehod over the
visitors when brilliant catch
which etarted triple play and
precipitated battle between O'COn-
nor and Umpire Ormsby
Black, who has dealt no small
amount OF misery TO the Omahn
herd. started the game against COT
findaffer but both OF tho arch enc
miles, were relieved before the close
of the game. Coffindnffer gave way
in tho second round while Black
AhHAtu hHAll All' IiilNliH iAA'Nf'''''
went in to stem tho tide but the vis-
itors had the game scwed up.
Blow Up In Ninth
with the score tied 6-all In the
ninth, the visitors mixed three hits
with a double steal, an error and
couple OF bones for the three runs.
Bates led off with n sharp single
10 right. Griffin forced Bates at
second. Manush singled TO right
and Griffin went to Hecond. Then
on double steal, Griffin was safe
at third on a close play. on an at
tempted squeeze, Black threw n
waste bail ard had Griffin hands
down on the path. Crosby started
10 run him down and chased him
clear back to third without tossing
10 Thompson for an easy out,
Here tho team blew up. Herman
singled TO center. scoring Griffin.
Wilcox laid down sacrifice and
Manush scored. Spencer hit q high
fly up above tho plate and Thomp-
Bon came in and mufted tho catch,
letting Herman score and then threw
Wild In an attempt to catch the run
ner at first
Visitors Score First.
Gislason. the first man up In the
first inning, hit the first offering
w itHAtl lbT lNp
then hit to Bnumhn, Bates was
safe and Gislason scored on Lollvelts
boot. Griffin singled TO right, down
the first base line, Manush swatted
one down lust inside first that went
for two sacks and Bates golloped In.
Nank Davis came away In and took
Herman's pop fly. Bauman took
Wilcoxs grounder for the third out.
Three up ana three down was the
way Tulsa Jared In the opener. Then
Spencer drove a single 10 left In the
second. Cofflndatfer forced Spencer
at second, Gislason popped to Bau-
man Grantham then hit down first
base line and the hail took a bad
hop over TO Lelivelts head and went
for two bases. sending Cofflndaffer
20 third. Stuart's thumb was In the
way and he gummed up Bates
grounds, letting the run in.
Drive Huricr To Showers.
In the last half OF tho second,
Lamb filed out TO left, Lelivelt
cracked out the first Oiler hit with
a single to right. Bauman came
through with single. Luke stuart
drove a liner TO the center field wall
scoring both runners Crosby drew a
pass and Black forced him nt second.
Bennett worked Coffindaffer for a
walk ana Captain Liedy walked Cot
findaffer to the showers Thompson
grounded to Gislason and the rally
was over.
Things rocked along with omahe
leading TO until the seven'l-,
when fans demanded action and got
81.
Bates singled to center when his
long drive barely missed going over
the wall by inches and Lamb caught
4, l,n nd ,AtH thn
on first. Griffin then came up aud
drove the ball over the wall, scoring
Bates ahead OF him. A couple or IN
field outs and a brilliant catch by
Lamb ended the session.
Stage Great Rally
Tulsh's thrilling seventh Inning
rally, which ended abruptly with
the triple play. was on when Ren'
nett led off with a single To left,
Thompson walked and Davis poked
a safe blow to right, Lamb worked
Tipple for base on balls and Ben
nett was forced in. BeliVelt sim
sled TO left scoring Thompson. Bau-
man attempted TO sacrifice but beat
out the blow and tho bases We're
filled again. Stuart drove n high
fly back against the center fence
but Manush made n phenomiual
catch and threw 70 Gilason TO
Herman for a triple play. LIMB on
third, touched the sack and then
scored before the play was com
pleted.
Tulsa players protested because
they thought the BAH was caught
off the fence. Leidy, Omaha ueld"
er, protested vigorously with UNI
pire Ormsby for allowing Lamb TO
score and then jumped on him, but
the men were separated before any
blows we're struck. O'Connor who
Is managing the team now, was
chased from the park and the
Omaha club announced that tho
game was being finished under pro-
test.
With the score knotted, Black
pitched alright ball In the eighth
inning and retired the side IN order
Tulsa came within an ace ot scoring
In the last half OF the eighth. when
Crosby popped out. Black drew a
walk and Bennett was hit by Il
pitched bail. Thompson forced
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