The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-03
INDIANS MAKE 6
IN FIRST INNING
AND WIN, 8 TO 4
Trentman Is Victim; Lu-
Kanovic Pitches Well;
Witte Looks Good


a a..f frua Urst inning iu which
indianapolis registered q hp'I.duzon
,uIl,s acforo Bob I.rp'mnu could
r.. started proved too much of "a
I.ud..np f0r tho OILERS sunday nf-
t..roon. and h.y Iot tho last OK
m0.tIon p1mo uf tho year with q
n...tmo team. to 4. After that
..iI upbu.ug jack Lol-rIta BOYS
fought lIm.Iv and uutplnyrd the
visitors. but they couldn't climb the
hill
~ was another f1H' game. .laycd
bro un hour aud 90 hulf ana finished
Just before the rain resumed after u
Ilyoff OF o. couple of days. Tho best
crowd of the wear fp date turned out.
McuIcy ~ baseball Hits.
A resuundiuE medley ut base hli7
and IL wild hoave by Baumnu ace
counted for the slx Indianapolis runs
ln Nio FIRST Tho fireworks started
with a homcrun. Morrison driving
tho first ball pitched over tho rlFhi
field fence. Doubles by Baird and
Coyuptou nud singles by Purcell
aud Sticking then bObbod MP ana
Kruger climaNcd tho rally with u
powerful smash over tho barrier IN
loft. gchrclbcr's homer iu the fourth
and Bhitd'g second double ana u
single by CuvlnEton in the fifth pro
duccd tho other Indian run,
Tho oilers scored ono in the sec
ond on Icliyclts hit 10 right ana
wild hcavcs by Covlugtun ana
Schrclbcr. and then started a threat
cning rally In the fourth which Bnu-
man opened with "a terrific double
against the left field fence near tho
foul line Davis drew a walk and
Parker famed. Lclivelt, Thompson
and Blakcly then took advantage Of
Weavcr's momcntary loss Of control
and walked, tho result being a pair
of runs forced across the plate.
Weaver frightened up nt this stage
ana famed Tex Crosby with tho
bases reeliug Trontman drove a
vicious liner at Sicing for the third
out Their last run came In the fifth
on hits by Bennett ana Lclivolt AZ
ter that they could do nothing with
the offerings OF Bartlett, the second
pitcher rent IN by Hendricks.
While Sundays game was nnoth-
or defeat for the home team Il was
not without It's cheerful aspects. one
of these was the fine pitching OF
i ON lsukhuhNlt WUb lllhAN IlN III NJ
appearance on the mound this year
and let the Indians down without a
run In the four innings he pitched
Another was tho fino showing OF the
young catcher Harold dutch" Wltte
who got into the game for tho first
time. working tho last four innings
Witto handled himself Capably be-
hind the bn' and smashed out hard
liners to center on both appearances
at the bat Compared TO the other
young CatChers who have been seen
at McNulty park this season he is In
a class by himself.
LukanovlC came I'm for bit Of
tough luck in the ninth inning. n hot
liner off Attroau's bat catching him
on tho ankle. Tom stuck it out,
however, and retired the next two
men to finish the game.
George McGlnnis, who was spiked
Saturday. was out on crutches. Two
stitches were necessary to close the
cut In his leg, and he Is not taking
any chance tearing them out by
walking.
The indianapolis team left at G
o'clock for home, going direct from
here to the Indiana metropolis.
Now for Finishing Up.
Indianapolis Is tho last team OF
higher classification 10 visit Tulsa
this spring. The rest OF the training
period between now and April II
Will be divided between the regular
daily practice periods and game,
with teams OF the Western associa'
tion and southwestern league.
Monday weather pcrmittlug-th
oilers will have morning ana. after
noon practice. on Tuesday the team
may go 10 Sapulpa, though arrange
ments have not boon completed
Barney Cleveland will bring his IA
pulpa team here for a game Wedncs
day. on Thursday and Friday ok
mulgco's team headed by Johnn!
Wuffli will be at McNulty park, an,
the exhibition season will close witt
n pair OF games with Muskogco her,
on Saturday ana Sunday on IN,
next Monday and Tuesday the team
will take light practice and OF
Wednesday. April 12, Sioux city vii
be here for the inaugural contest o