The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-22
Dutch Behren Yields Wicked
Stick in First Game Which
Goes 10 Innings. Lefty
Yeager Twirls Excellent
Shutout in Second.

The Ardmore Producers fattened their
averages and climbed some more up the
percentage column Sunday afternoon
Vhen they poured it on the Sherman
Ned Sox and took both games Of the
doubleheader by the scores of 7.6 and
40
The first game was a walloping con.
test of the pure-dee variety, with the
locals slamming out IS hits, including
q half dozen two-baggers, bunch OF
singles and quartette or more Of the
scratch model. Dutch Behren was the
hero OF the jamboree, with five biffs
out Of five times up, including four
singles anu twobaser as reward
for his fifth bang, which drove in Bal
lanfant from second in the tenth in.
ming, netting the locals the run which
broke the tic and won the game. The
hits Of the locals We're scattered
throughout the ten sessions, the small
number Of runs In comparison TO tn,
hits being resultant Of failure TO bring
hon3 the majority of runners. The
ana were running ahead with II 40
lead until the seventh. Up to that
frame. Timer had held the visitors score.
less and was twirling beautiful bah. But
in the seventh. they got TO him for
sim le ana 2sacEer. which, coupled
with tumble BY Ballanfant netted
them two scores. Again in the eighth,
the Red Sex banged out four singles
and a 2-bagger which drove in four
more and put the visitors in the lead
ca. The Producers staged comeback
In their half of the eighth and tied the
tally with the aid os a couple singles
and an error. In the ninth the Pro.
duccrs secured three more singles, but
We're nlbbed on the bases.
Lmasters, playing right garden for
the Producers, probably saved the game
for Ardmore in the tenth, when he
stabbed Campbells burning liner high
in the air, after jumping three feet
TO intercept It. Two men We're ON bases
at the time, and had the whizzing sphere
gotten by Lee. IT might have meant at
least two talles
The winning run was put over in the
tenth. Two men We're dowl. Balan.
FAINT hit one into the autos in right
field for two bases Behren followed
with drive TO right which sent Bal.
lanfant scampering over the rubber.
The second game was one or the
prettiest Witnessed on the local diamond
this season, with Lefty Yeager on the
mound for the Producers. pitching a
style OF bah which has brought him
the admiration of the local rooters time
and time again. lie held the visitors
10 two hits, single by Fortier in the
second and a 2-bagger by Supina in
the eighth. Only five men reached
first during the nine frames. two Of
whom should have never been seen
there. but were there nevertheless, due
10 a couple infield fumbes. Five ses-
sions saw the Red Sox batters go
three up and three down. The support
accorded Yeager in right field pulled
down four neat flies in right field.
The hits OF the Producers in contest
number two were numbered, with only
one inning-the third-proving profit
able from the aggressive standpoint
and then donations by Flock, Sherman
twirler, aided some. Clopp walked
Payne was hit by pitched ball. Jones
singled to right. scoring Clopp. Young
followed with another single. Ballan
fant grounded to short and Bogus was
out at second on the assist.
The third run of the locals was tai
lied in the eighth with l.. Gray, whc
had relieved Flock at the end OF the
seventh, on the diamond high spot
Jones reached firs, when J. 4. Levi.
fumbled his grounder. He went to sec
ond on Bogus walk, stole third ant
came home when Kelly. Sherman back
stop. made a bad throw to Fortier.
Bugs Young was ordered out OF tn,
park In the second half OF the firs
game when he differed with the umpir,
on q decision. He returned to partici
pate in the second contest