, 1935-08-11
TEXANS LEAD
In BIG MEET
Overton Oilers Undefeated
In Denver Baseball
Tournament

LEN EN-, Y 1O.-tA= AS the
surviving seven teams Strengthened
into the stretch run, the lusty-hit-
ting Humble Oilers Of Overton. Tex
ns. ere the club to chase In the
Denver Post baseball tourney.
The oilers have won four games
and lost none to grab the favored
place on the rail leading to the first
place purse. They kept their record
unstained and their bats barking
Friday night by trampling the
White Elephants, cocky negro team
" Denver. 23 10 S.
1t was the Elephants first defeat
AID dropped them 70 q second place
tie with the United Fuel Of Denver,
eech having won three and lost
none.
Bunched in a deadlock for third
with two wins and one loss apiece
are the Los Angeles C~alifornianS,
Danciger Road Runners OF Pampa,
Texas. Lexington, Neb., and Colorado
Zee Of Denver.
In Saturdays doubleheader Los
Angeles confronted Pampa, and
Lexington was to play the Ice team.
The losers viii be eliminated, to
leave five teams to battle for top
money. The tournament will close
probably Tuesday.
The Eason oilers Of Enid. Okla.
highly rated in pre-tourney talk as
a dangerous contender. faded from
the scene Friday when the United
Fuel outfit struck a 4-to-2 trimming
On them In the Sharpest-played
game seen In the tourney to date.
After exhibiting heads-up baseball
in their previous three games, the
White Elephants exploded to bits
before the murderous attack Of the
Texans. Six negro pitchers tried
yahly TO shut of the fusillade OF
tase-hits, but none succeeded until
the game had been converted into
q farce before q capacity crowd.
Larry Cox and Chef Falk, each
with four safetieS. beat the tempo
for Humble's l8-hit drive, while
bases on balls and numerous pac-
hydermic errors added to the
slaughter.
Frank Jones, chunky righthand-
er. did the pitching for the Oilers
ard breezed along after an unsteady
first inning. He threw nine third
strikes and gave no passes.
Falk, snappy Oiler first baseman,
retained his tournament batting
leadership. hitting twelve times In
I'll times up for q ST. average. His
hits Nave been good for Is total
beses.
with his two best pitchers both
apparently ready TO work. Manager
Nick Urban of the Eason Oilers Fri
Gky afternoon elected instead 10
send Kester Richards out against
the Flelmen.
It was Richards first assignment
IN the tournament and he lasted
Just two-thirds Of an inning, the
Denverites coming all four runs on
four hits and a base on balls before
John Clowers was called TO replace
him.
Clowers pitched three-hit shutout
ball for the rest OF the game, but
Max Thomas. United Fuel south
paw, was Just as good until the ninth
when the OklahomanS scored both
their runs and sent Thomas bench
ward.
Line scores:
Humble oilers $50 504 1873 Is l
White Elephants 200 100 020-5 IL Q
Batteries: Otlers-F. Jones and
Krauss; Elephants - Cooper. Al
bright, Walker Coey. Young, q.
jones and Gee.
The eruption Of n volcano can
cause several years OF cooler tenn
peratures over the entire earth.
Dust particles In the air impede the
rays coming from the sun. In 1888.
Mount Asama, Japan. erupted, and
the three following years were very
cold throughout the world.