The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
LEAGUE LEADERS
GO HOG.WLD IN
WEIRD MATINEE
Visitors Turn Park Into
Merry-Go-R in
Opening Clash
by u. A. BRIDGEwATER.

Facing the league-leading
Saints for the first time this
season Thursday afternoon at
McNulty park the Oilers
caved in like a collaps!5le
drinking cup and the Mis-
sourians continued their fren-
zied rush pennantward. The
score: st. Joseph "a, Tulsa Z.
No Pitching ut Al.
The pitching served up by the So
called Oiler hurlors was enough to
make a ball club 20 all TO pieces, and
the eight Tulsa errors were not at
all surprising. Ray Richmond, who
started, was as wild as n March hare.
walking eight in tho four aud one
third innings he toilcd. Haugland
also blew up behind him. Then a
young man by tho name OF Carton,
who was here under Abbott n couple
of years ago. lobbed 'em over for
an inning that seemed like week.
the Saints getting six runs ana six
hits.
After the game had developed into
n slapstick comedy Manager Lelivelt
had Luke Stuart move over from
third base and pitch n while, and,
Luke being unable to get the Saints
out in the ninth, Skipper Jack him
self finally went to the mound and
performed the miracle.
o, 1t was a festive occasion.
How They Got En-.
The Saints garncred their two doz-
en- runs on IL hits. 16 bases on ball
one hit batsman, ono passed ball
and eight Oiler errors.
The oilers could do nothing what
ever with Lefty Bird for three In
nings, not n man reaching first base.
In tho fourth. however. Stuart upset
Bird with a hot liner that went for
a hit. and the oilers then proceeded
TO touch him freely, finally forcing
him from the mound In the seventh.
Bugs" Grover tanned Lclivelts boys
the rest OF the way.
OFF Day for Everybody.
It was a day OF off-days, George
NScGinnis at short had one, as did
Stuart who filled In at third because
OF an injury to Thompson. Man
ager Lelivelt likewise was Off,
though not charged with an error.
He failed to get n couple of low
throws that ordinarily cause him no
trouble. In fact. nearly all the boys
were off, but all of them together
we're not off half as bad as tho poor
old pitchers.
The young left handed chap called
Carton cinched one impression we've
had for a long time. And that IL
that Spencer Abbott Is n foxy bust
ness man. Abbott had Carton for a
while In 1920 and sold him to, New
York for $1,000. Anybody who could
get 1000 iron men for that baby
could give Ponzi of Boston cards
and spades and beat him In a game
of frenzied finance.
Well, all we've got to say is tina,
we hope II vas enough off-day fol
everybody. with all those boobies
boots. kicks, wild heaves and what.
nots out OF the various systems, the
Oilers ought to be able to settl,
down now and do their stuff as the,
were doing u in the last few game
OF the road trip. Although W,
haven't any idea In the world Who'll
hurl for tho Oilers. we hereh,
hazard the prediction that the sec
ond game OF the Saint series thi
afternoon will be close and har,
fought battle. Such usually fol
lows an exhibition like that o
Thursday, Just as n three-rlng cir
Gus generally blows In In tho wax
OF a tense. extra-inning fray liz
the 16-round engagement wit
wichita Wednesday.
The oilers new pitcher. Racha,
obtained from the Giants, did nc
put In his appearance and had bee
anticipated. lie Is expected Frida,