The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-03
PROLONGED BOUT
Goes To LOCALS
rltzmen Cop thinning Struggle;
Lilies Outstanding Hero; Stops
Attack. Poles Homer, Wlns
Game; Score 6.5.


Obtaining an early lead. only 10
be lost by the inability Of two pitch.
ors 10 locate the plate; knottlng tho
score In the ninth inning and, with
u beautiful squeeze play In which
Lefty Lllos played the leading role,
putting over the winning run In the
eleventh. IL the brief history of the
game played yesterday afternoon at
Grady field. Chlckasha won. TO ..
Dick Nickel, the big right handler
from the Pacific coast, started the
game and for three Innings gave
indication that he would turn In n
real victory. In the fourth, he he
gan losing sight OF the plato and
walked two men. Great support
pulled him ont of this hole. In the
next inning. he lost complete sight
Of the rubber and had the bases
filled with two walks and hit
batsman before the youthful Young
blood, also right handler, could
be sent 60 his rescue. Youngbl0od
issued pass which sent Johns
home with the first Oilor score.
Griffin doubled. scoring Wade and
Wright. With one man down, Spcer
slngled-a hot one off Guy Mabry's
shlns scoring Dickson. the first
man to face loungblood. Griffin,
who had advanced TO third on Dicks
blow. scored while Bollah was being
thrown out. Gaines TO Kitterman.
Before Fentress could be retired
with drive to Mclean In right
field. Johnnie Fants Oilers had
registered five scores and had a
three run majority over the home
lings
Travellers Continue Fight.
A threerun lead didn't bother |
Jimmie Fitzgerald's fighting young |
sters. They continued their assault |
on Cotton Wright. Duncan mound |
man, and succeeded in getting him |
chased to the showers in the eighth |
inning after Lefty Lilies, big factor
in the Chickasha victory, had |
smashed home run into right field.
Manley succeeded Wright but he
lasted only one and two-thirds inn
ings, when Hartman was sent to
the mound for Duncan.
Lilies homo run in the sixth was
the Chicks third tally. Doubles by
Lilies and Lukehart put over an
other in the eighth and Kitterman's
double and McLean's single knotted
the count in the NINTH Fitzgerald,
hitting for Graham, singled in the
ninth but Mclean was thrown out
at home, narrow preventing a Chick
asha victory in the last half of the
ninth.
Squeeze Play Wins Game.
A beautifully executed squeeze
play was the deciding factor in the
game. In the laet half of the elev-
enth, Kitterman led off with a single
between second and first. Mclean
walked, sending Kit to second.
DOln duNhnttN Out otdllbu VII Al
passed ball Lilies then laid down
2 perfect bunt which enabled kitter-
man to romp home with the winning
tally.
1t was 4 great exhibition of the
national pastime. The Chicks played
in great form throughout and. only
for wldness, would have won the
game in nine stanzas.
Lefty Lilies Is Hero.
Although the entire Chickaaha
crew gave the pitchers great sup
ort, Lefty Liios was the outstanding
hero of the game. In six trips to
the rubber, he collected two doubles,
a home run, a single and base on
balls. He was purposely passed in
the ninth inning when Mclean rest
ed on second
Lilies assumed the mound duties
in the sixth and held the Fantmen
at his mercy during the remainder
Of the game.
The victory put the Travellers an
other step from the Oklahoma State
Clinton here this afternoon, Sunday
Clinton heer this afternoon, Sunday