The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-16
Danforth In Dazzling Form

DanfOrth In Dazzling Form.
Dave Danforth, star southpaw of
the league. came Ia for the Hon q
share OF the glory ON the fcstiv"
occasion. Dave pitched his second
straight shutout. holding the In
dians to three scattered hits and
famed 70 men. only one Indian
reached second base and none got
hs far as tho hot corner. Dave was
complete master Of the focmcu az all
stages.
A Young southpaw by the namo
of Raymond Pierce, q graduate OF
the Southwestern league. twlrl"d
q nice game for oklahoma Cliy but
the jubllant oilers nicked him hare
and there for an occasional run and
were leading to when he was
derricked in the eighth TO make
=. room for n pinch hitter. Payne
hurled tho eighth for oklahoma City
and was touched for a pair
Tho Crowd Enjoys Occasion.
The big crowd nnade n real holi-
day occasion out OF the afternoon
and Il was an Oller love feast. Every
Oier was given an ovation on his
first trip TO the plate, and a crash
OF applause punctuatod every play
by tho homo team. The grandatand
quivered under tho storm of cheers
that accompanied each one Of Dam
forth's 10 strikeouts. 4 band even
showed up in the crowd. and
snatcbes of popular music eniiyened
the high spots In the pastime. The
paid attendance of 4,120 was by far
the heaviest recorded on "A week
day this year, and as the ontire gate
will be divided equally among the
Tulsa players each member OF the
q 4. Fe. lI.s
fans testimonial.
The oilers played faultless ball
throughout the afternoon, but the
truth OF the matter Ia they had lit
tle to do because OF Danforth'a
splendid pitching. There were few
hard chances for the Oiler defen-
ders. the Indians generally popping
easy flies or grounders when they
didn't fan.
Pitt Breaks No-Hit Run.
For five innings only one Indian
reached first base, Felher. who drew
the only base on balls issued by Dan
forth during the game getting free
transportation in the first. Then,
with two out in the sixth, Danfroth's
no-hit gamo was broken up by little
Dick Pitt, who got two-baggcr 10
left when Bennett played close In for
him. and his fly fell safe. The next
Rodskin to reach first was Glnglardi.
who singled cleanly TO conter In the
seventh, with two goue. Moore beat
out bunt to open the eighth, II
being n close play That was the AK
tent OF the Oklahoma city offensive.
Oilers Score Often.
The Oilers scored what proved to
be the winning run In the second,
when lamb walked, was sacrificed
TO second moved TO third on an in
field out and scored on McGlnnis' hit
through Ginglardl Run No. came
in the fourth on singles by Davis and
Lamb. and an error by Ginglardi.
CTosby's single and a sizzling triple
by Bennett produced No. 2, in the
fifth. and the fourth came I'm the'
sixth. when Lambs Texas Lacquer TO
left went for n double and he moved
In on long flies by Lellvelt and Bau-
man.
This was all the Oilers could do
with Pierce, but they gathered n
couple more Off Payne, who pitched
the eighth. after A'Dag had batted
for Pierce. A double by Thompson,
Davis walk and singles by Lamb and
McGInnis accounted for them,
Lamb was the leading Oiler on the
attack. lie scored eour runs. got
three hits and walked once In four
trips 10 the plate, enjoying per
feet day. McGinnis was the only
other man on either team to get
more than one hit, Mac gathering a
pair OF singles that scored Tulsas
first and last runs.
Friel Thanks the Fans.
on behalf OF himself, President
Crawford. Manager Ielivelt and the
whole Oiler team, Business Manager
Bill Frlei Issued n statement thank
ing the fans for their splendid turn
out to thank the oilers for captur-
ing the 1922 pennant. Friel said the
attendance and the fine spirit shown
by the fans convinced him OF some
hing he had believed for a long
time-that Tulsa II the best baseball
town in this league or any other.
They supported a loser last year. and
his year they showed how much
they appreciated winner