The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-21
ERRORS COSTLY WHEN PRODUCERS
LOSE TO CLEBURNE, SCORE 81

Old Man Error switched his affections
Thursday afternoon, concentrating his
attention on the Producers and, as a
result, donation was handed to the
Cleburne Scouts on an erroneous plat
ter with the blackboard registering the
score 81. 1t would take a miscroscope
to find the runs which the visitors real
" earned and, although they bingled
o few healthy swats at times, the er-
ratio fielding of the locals was the sole
cause Of their loss.
The boys had an off day in the field,
starting with the third session. Wis
rock walked. Darnaby grounded an
easy one to Payne, but Dee hesitated
too long before deciding where to make
the throw. and Darnaby was safe on
the fiji S, pillow while Wisrock planted
himself on second. Along came Hop
per and laid down neat single to left,
scoring Wisrock Adkins grounded to
Payne, who tried to cut off Darnaby at
home but was too late. Hopper came
across the rubber when Ballafant let
Johnson's grounder go by. Adkins tried
TO score on the same play. but was
nabbed at the plate when Webb relayed
the pill in via Behren.
The Scouts added four more in the
fifth, starting when Darnaby reached
first after grounding 10 Young. who
made bad throw TO Munich on first
A single by Blackburn. u wo.base drive
by Hiett, q walk TO Johnson. topped by
another two.sack drive off Lacy's stick,
were the cause OF It all.
The other two tallies of Cleburne ar
rived in the seventh when Blackburn
singled some more and scored when
Ballafant let another grounder so
through him off the bat of Johnson.
Johnson came home on Lacy's single.
Ardtore took the lead in the first in.
ming but it didn't last long. Clopp
walked, scoring on Payne's two-base
liner TO the left field boards. Jones
sent Payne in with single to center.
Another was added by the locals in the
fifth when Blackburn came across as
a pinch. hitter for Ketchum with a sin.
gle and came in on Young's hit for n
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by Naylor and Payne registered an
other. The eighth was the scene Of
pair of two-base smacks off the right
and left field fences by Webb and Bal.
lafant which scooted Webb for a run.
A rally in the ninth inning threat.
ened to tie the score and redeem the
Producers. Lemasters. pinching for
Crowson, came across in fine style with
a single to center and came romping
home when Charley Clopp smashed a
two-base drive which splintered the
right center field woodwork Clopps
hit rang the bell for Gaines, Cleburnes
glant moundsman and Munich ascend
ed the diamond high spot for the Wis.
itors. Munich walked Payne. Bugs
Young secured his second drive of the
game. slamming the onion TO deep CEN
ter which burned Darnabys finger tips
while Payne came in and Bugs rounded
to second. Munich was dethroned and
Lind, Ceburnes old reliable, was rushed
in to stem the onslaught He succeed.
ed. Jones hit in front Of the plate and
was out at first. The rally was then
brotsht to an abrupt stop when Lind
famed Webb and Ballafant in success.
sion
Ardmore used three twirlers during
the affray. Little comment can be
made on their work, due to the poor
support which they received. Ferguson
started, but was ousted in the third
with two men on and nobody down, the
score TO l in Ardmore's favor. Ketch.
um relieved him and stayed in until the
end Of the fifth when Jimmy Maloney
executed custer proceedings against him
after the Scouts had registered suffj.
cient to bring the total runs to seven.
Crowson finished the game.
Dutch Behren's work at third was
carried out in perfect style, with wood
enshoe's" record reading seven assists
and two putouts, several of which were
difficult chances.
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