The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-20
IVORY UMPIRING
,GIVES VISITORS
EDGE ON OILERS
Des Moines Have Little
Trouble in Solving
Tulsa Hurlers
nv Il. A. BRIDGEWATER.

Enabled the PACKERS TO nose
Eulsa out, 7 to 6, in a hard
fught game at McNulty park
Monday afternoon. This gave
the visitors the lead in the
series at two games to one and
forces the Oilers to win the
closer today in order to get
an even break.
The big Packer attack In the ninth
was cimaxed ny a two-base MT by
Elsh tho star Sioux City center
gardener, which sent two runs
across the plate-the first tieing the
score and the second winning the
game. Nobody could have kicked
on Elsh's drive but for the fact that
two innings earlier Elsh had been
called out on strikes, and, when he
flew into n rase and hurled his bat
u feet in the air Umpire Fitzpat-
rick waved him out of the game
and then surprized everybody in the
park, including Elsh, by letting him
so back to centerfield.
Bad Decision.
Earlier in the game-in the third
inning TO be eXaCt-Umpire Burn-
side, who officiated on the bases,
handed the Sioux a run on a silver
platter. With one down and Tesar
on second Hemingway rolled
grounder past first that Lelivelt
went back and got. JACK tossed TO
Lukanovic who raced over from the
box 10 cover. Luke made the play
and then stepped off the bag to avoid
the runner. Hemingway dashed on
across the base and crashed into
Yuke full speed. knocking him to the
ground and causing him to drop the
ball. In the meantime Tesar went
from second home. Burnside re-
fused to rule that Hemingway inter-
fered with Luxanovic and permit
ted the run TO count. There's no
question but that Hemingway could
have avoided hitting Lukanovic had
he tried. 1t was plainly u case OF
Interference.
However, despite the unfortunate
breaks and distressing umpiring. 1t
must he admitted that erratic pitch
ing by Lukanovic and Rachac con-
trbuted largely to the defeat. Luke
showed signs of willing from the
third inning on until he was yanked
in the sixth with two down and two
on, and Rachac, who hurled per-
fectly for two and two-thirds in
nings. blew up in the ninth and per-
m!tted the Packers to pound the
necessary runs in. While the local
twirlers were performing thusly,
Jack Tesar, who always Is tough
proposition for Tulsa, hurled
nervy game, holding the oilers in
check in the late innings after they
had touched him up for clusters or
three and two runs in the tirst ana
third. clyde Williams who broke
the Tulsa winning streak saturday
pitched the last inning for Sioux
City and turned Lelivelts men back
when the ytried desperately to rally.
Bennett touched him for "A two-base
hit with one down, but the succeed
ing basmen couldn't deliver.
oilers Off TO Big Start.
II looked like n festal occasion
for the oilers in the first inning
tvhen they greeted Tesar like long
lost brother. Bennett beat out
hit down the third base line and
went TO third when Ostergard threw
the ball away, scoring as Thompson
rifled u single, to center. Elsh
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failed on two attempts 20 bunt ana
then hit into a double play. Doubles
by Lamb and Bauman followed,
making n total of three runs for
the inning. Successive singles by
Davis, Stuart and Lamb followed
by Bauman's sacrifice fly netted the
oilers two more runs IN the third'
From this point on Tesar was a
puzzle. the only other Tulsa run be-
ing a four-base wallop by Lyman
lamb in the eighth with none on
II was a terrific drive.
Sioux City's first run In the third
already has been described, Heming-
ways Interference and the arbiter's
FAILURE to call 1t producing the
: marker. With this as starter the
Packers continued to make one ev-
cry Inning until Manager Lelivelt
grew weary of the sight after four
had been counted and lifted Lukan-
oyic out in the sixth. A base on balls
10 Ostergard and singles by Palmer
and Query made one in the fourth
Matticks homer was the fifth IN.
ming run. In the sixth Ostergard
opened with an infield hit and stole
second. Lukanovic then got his
nook TO breaking and famed Pal
fer and Ostergard. but Query again
'biNAf oIbiAHB biiNs
Luke had uncorked a wild pitch
while working on Tesar he was re-
leved by Rachac.
Rachac Blows Up.
Young Rachac opened auspicious-
~ retiring Tesar in the sixth and
not permitting a man to reach first
base In the seventh and eighth. lie
went into the ninth with n two-run
lead and cut down the first man
Lhen came disaster out OF a clear
sky, Wray Query smacked out his
khlrd consecutive single and Will
ams, pinch hitting for Tesar, fol-
iowed suit. Chick Mattlck, always
dangerous hitter, doubled to CEN
YER scoring Query. Hemingway
apped 10 Stuart and when Williams
was trapped by his throw to the
plale and run down by Crosby fol
.ne second out 1t looked like Rachac
mmght pull out. But up stepped
sSh- he who had been ordered
rom the game and then allowed tc
p.ay-and slammed out double
Stsalnst the fence in right, scoring
tet'lck and Hemingway and put
"ng the Packers ahead.
., IN the homo half OF the ninth
raT av oilers made n futile attempt tc
nhy but failed, McGinnis was put
Sp as a pinch hitter for Rachac and
Me ningd ignobly, Bennett had n cou'
,b' ~ VI close strikes called on him and
Nuf0 hrOupht he arnv,1 foot