Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Sioux City 3, Omaha 4


Sioux City 3, Omaha 4.
Toll the bell softly, the White Sox have
taken another tumble.
The Sioux warriors had on their war paint
yesterday afternoon, and it took them but
one hour and fifteen minutes to fagellate the
Omahas.
1t was remarkably short game-one OF
the shortest on record.
And it was IAN interesting game, too, re-
plete with the beauties and tho blemishes,
and the glories and gaucheries of the great
national sport, and the audience couldn't
help but enjoy themselves-after fashion.
But don't repeat it-too much of this sort
OF enjoyment is apt to grow irksome.
Crooks and Monk Cline added to the
affray, moreover, comedy element which
spiced the entertainment until it was fit for
the delectation of the Gods.
But Sioux City won, and that's what
hurts.
Still, 1t is gratifying to be able to say that
they didn't win easily. The Corn Huskers
stocked up a mighty stout game, and lucky
one, while Omaha's was trihe ragged, and
they couldn't bat worth a picayune.
They hit the ball, though, mind you, as a
rule, but somehow or other it alwa US went
straight to one of the aboriginal alaxy.
Nichols and Webber both pitched in ad
mirable form, the latter getting, in a small
way, the best Of it.
The audience was very large and very
quiet. The grand stand was packed and the
bleachers u solid mass of faces, while innu-
merable carriages and buggies encompassed
the field.
But let us see how it all happened. Here's
the sad tale:
Omaha bats first.
The French count thinks he sees one COM
ing that suits him. But he is mistaken.
The sphere rolls timidly down to nimble Mr..
Burke, and he slams Joe out at first.
The president swung his sapling the ball
few, but only to bradley, who likewise fired
# into first, and Grover went off to condole
with Strauss.
Crooks then laces out a safe one to left,
and the crowd had half a notion to whoop
her no. But they had hardly time, for Web
drive and again blonde MIR. Powell received
the ball and the side went out.
The authropomorfic Cline ma kes his debut.
He spits on his hands, bends back until he
almost sits on the ground, then bang! He
scores pretty single ont toward Canayan.
Glenn braces himself, but "ouch ~ he gets
roast in the ribs. Then he trots to first
and the chimpanzee runs down to second
A sulphurous smell pervades the air, but
soon everything is lovely again. :
Powell drives vicious grounder to An
drews and goes to the bench, Nichol throws
Genins out at first, and Cleveland does as
much for Brosnan, leaving Cline on third
ind Glenn on second.
That was nice, wasn't 1T
In the second, Cooney, Walsh and Cana
van were extinguished so quickly that you
could hardly sec how it was done.
And the Corn Huskers, too, were done up
with equal acceleration.
The oleaginous Nagle corks out q clover
nipper as a way of an introduction in the
third, but Nichols Immediately forces him
out, and Strauss, by fungo to Burke, sue
ceeds in doubling himself up with the Kid,
and again the White Sox are IN the Mullga-
tawny.
! The Indians do better, for after Webber
strikes out, Cline, by tremendous sprinting,
reaches bag No. Oh Canavan's misjudg-
ment and muff of his long high fly. Glenn,
The fair-haired ex-bean eater, drives him
hJme on neat single. Walsh throws the
next two men out ana the score stands Sioux
]. Omaha 0.
, Again it was one two, three for Selee's
Il pets in the fourth, and again the Sioux
braves get another scalp.
After Brosnan and Burke had been retired
at first, Bradley, he of the perennial grin,
made hit. Nagle's wild throw lets him TO
third, and the Kids wide pitch, across the
+ rubber.
That was bad
In the next inning Omaha made her one
g little lily bird of tally.
CoOney smashes out q two -sacker, and the
bleaching boards fill the summer air with
harmony.
This is suddenly hushed, however, as
Walsh retires on high fly 10 the Monkey.
Then Canavan, us If TO get even for his la
mentable muff, lines out single, and TImmy
comes trotting home, Canavan makes a
great steal of second, but is left, Nagle dying
Rt first and Nichol on sky-scraper to Glenn.
Young Burke, who is one of the finest
Bhortstops in the business, varies his fine
work in the sixth by muffing the counts
pop-up. But the mistake counts nothing
After all, for ON Cleveland's hit the two
runners are doubled up like jack knife.
bradley threw Crooks out, and the golden
opportunity was lost.
The Corn Huskers are speedily dis
posed of.
In the seventh not single pair of white
legs saw first. Andrews and Cooney were
retired on long, beautiful horse flies to
Glenn, and Burke threw Walsh out at first
The brawny warriors from up the river
pcore again. and everybody saw that the pis
was up, awfully up.
Ancient MIR. Bradley opens up with hi
second hit, and reaches second on Crotty',
attempted bunt Webber lambastes tn,
gentie zyphers for the second time, and i
looked AS II Brad would get left.
But sad Lo relate, he didn't.
Loose jointed Cline happens along with hi
second safe drive, and the old time dead arm
pitcher crosses the plate.
Monk purloias second, but Glenn's ou
ends the inning.
The White Sox do nothing in the eighth
and the Indians do the same. Powell, afte
getting to first on Crooks tumble, ant
Genins are doubled up by ine stop Of tn,
Kids, and his throw to Walsh aud Walsh
70 Andrews. Walsh also threw Brosnan on
bt first
The Omahas came in for their last. with
wild, rayenous look in their eyes, but tha
uidn't amount TO shucks. Wild ravenou
looks are not very potent factor in pilin
Ap runs in a game Of base ball.
Strauss flew out TO Burke and old Buffal
20 Genins, aud the audience began to NOV
teiectediy toward the exit But when Wei
ber, Just 10 prolong their suspense fey
moments more. gave Jack Crooks his has
On balls, the only one Of the game, they al
BAT down again.
Then Genins muffed Andrews short fly