The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-05
TIMELY HITTING
BY ST. JOE MEN
SEWS UP GAMES
Tulsa Takes Early Lead
in Each Game, but the
Pace Is Too Fast.

ST. JOSEPH, MO-, June f.--The
league leaders made Il three out Of
four from Tulsa today by taking
both games Of double bill from the
oilers Ga and Al. Tulsa put up
n great fight all tho way. and in
each game maintained a lead up to
the fourth innlng. Richmond was
replaced by Haugland In tho sixth
inning OF tho first game. and Haug-
land did no better than his predecos-
s0r. BlacL went all tho way for
Tulsa In the second game which was
much the better OF the two. McColl
ana Adams pitched alr-tight bah for
ST. Joseph.
The largest crowd OF the eoason,
which overflowed into tho playing
field and mado ground rules neces-
sary saw tho double victory by the
home club.
Tulsa scored first in the second
frame OF the opening game on three
singles and base on balls A single,
a double and base on balls helped
with another In the sixth an dou-
bic an infleld out and sacrifice fly
counted the third and final tally for
the visitors In the eighth.
Start In Fourth.
st. Joseph did not start until the
fourth, when they scored n brace OF
runs. Bonowitz walked, DEBATE lived
on Thompson's Wild throw to Soc
ond in an attempt TO force Bono
witz. Bonowltz took third on the
play and Defato went to second.
Smith grounded out but Stevenson
dropped a Texas Lacquer to the right
center and Bonowltz and DEBATE
scored.
Three more were added In tho
next inning. Olsen grounded out but
Corr.den hit 10 short and advanced
TO second on Stewards bad throw
10 first. Fisher walked and Bono
witz tripled down the left field
foul line sending them both across.
Joe counted few minutes later on
n single by Smith. The sixth went
by without runs as far as the Saints
were concerned but they brought
their total TO seven In the seventh.
Corriden and FISHER singled and De-
fate brought them across with
double to left. In tho eighth, Kan
dler opened the inning with a single
past third. McColl doubled TO right
advancing HANDLER to third. who
scored on Olsen's infield out. Corri-
den forced McColl at third. but
Fisher singled. advancing Corrlden
10 third and Bonowitz followed with
"a similar blow that brought Corri-
den across.
oilers Lead OFF.
In tho second game the Saints
trailed along behind n one-run lead
un'll the fourth. for the second time
starting their march to victory In
this frame.
The visitors as in tho first con-
test, counted In the second on a
double by Lamb a single by Stuart
and n sacrifice fly by Crosby. In the
fourth Bonowitz opened with a
triple TO the left field fence, and
scored later on sacrifice fly to
right by Stevenson, The contest
progressed with the score l-all
until tho seventh when tho Saints
got TO Black for four blows. two OF
which were doubles and sent three
runs across. Grabowcki opened with
n single. He advanced on Adams
sacrifice and scored on Olsen's dou-
BILE. Olsen counted on single to
lefs by Corriden and DEBATE later
brought Corriden across with "A dou-
ble to left. The work of the Saints
in picking oilers off the bags aided
materially In the second victory. Es-
pecially was this true in the
fifth when the Oilers looked the
most dangerous. Black opened with a
single and Bennett followed with a
hard hit ball that Adams could not
handle. Thompson laid down n bun,
and Grabowski caught Black al
third. Davis flied to Fisher whC