Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-23
Omaha Z, st. Joseph 2.

And you eidn't see the game yesterday af-
ternoonl
Well, you missed it.
1t was ladies' day, and there was great
crowd of the gentle ones on hand. They
filled every one of the reserved seats and
dotted the grand stand here and there in gay
colored little groups.
It was probably their inspiriting presence
that spurred the Omahas on to such spien-
did victory.
Why they began hitting at the very start,
and soon had such a lead thai it thoroughly
disheartened the big lubberly team from
down tho river.
Crowell was in the points for the visitors,
and the lambastiug he got made him pale
about the gills. He doesn't: think half as
much of himself now as he did day or two
since.
Kid Nichols did the rotating for the Oma-
has, and what game he did playl
Why, Charlie Lords biggest hitters were
like pigmies In his hands, and the only two
runs tEey got were the products of errors.
so, jingle the BELL and jingle it long, and
Jingle it loud.
Like Dick the three times, Omaha is her
self again.
Messitt was the first to bat, and he pro.
ceeded to go out on a long, high fly to LETT.
Whitney then threw Cleveland out at first,
but Josie Strauss reached second on frye's
miserable muff of his long hit
Yum! yum yum! but the ladies thought
that wasnice.
Crooks, the cherub, then stepped up to the
plate and sent Joe home on a slashing single
TO left. Cooney then smashed out a homo
run, and Walsh three-bagger, and for
few moments you'd "a thought that Bedlam
had broken loose.
There were three runs, and how they did
tickle the audience.
Unfortunately however Walsh did not
get in; Nage was thrown out by the pitcher,
and Joe was left.
ST. Joe's first inning only inaugurated a
long series of goose eggs.
After big Cartright had struck out, Curtis
took his base on an error by Messitt. only TO
be forced out, however, -on Ardner's hit.
Kreig then made single, and Ardner few
round to third, and it looked like a run.
But that was all it did-look like a run
for Crooks then threw Shellhasse out at
first.
Omaha kept up her lively work in the sec
ond, which Canavan began by smashing out
homer himself.
"Hey! hey heyl" cried tho excited audi
ence, as the smooth little fielder circumnavi-
gated the diamond.
The Kid was thrown out by the pitcher,
but Scrappy Jack reached first on an error
of st. JOes sunset-haired short stop He
stole second, and dashed over the rubber on
Growers honey montgomery to right
Strauss and Crooks then gracefully retired,
and the red-hosed lads came IN.
Z half.
Frye was given a life by Crooks, who
missed his very difficult fly, but only to be
doubled up with the bright-haired Smith,
ISvho hit to Crooks, who threwtO Walsh, and
Ihe to Messitt, In less time than you could say
scat!
y This set everybody to cheering again, and
Whitney's out at first put them in even u
happier mood.
tbeen retired. Nagle made a hit and scam
pered way around to third on Shellhasse's s
wild throw. But Canayan went out from
Ardner to first, aud Omaha took the field
1t was short work for St Joe in her half.
Crowell famed out; Cleveland captured
Cartrights high foul, and Curtis flew out to
Cooney.
The locals drew blanks in the fourth and
fifth, put in the sixth added another run to
their string.
1t was made by Joe Walsh-who played
one of the most brilliant games you ever
saw-being a long, clean sockdolager clear
to the left field corner for four cushions
Oh, papa how the people did applaud the
little, slender, red headed youth as he came
flashing like a streak of light across the
plate.
Up to this time the visitors had only sue
ceeded in getting but one man to third, and
they played with about as much spirit as q
lot Of old women picking huckleberrles.
In the seventh, though, thanks to Jack
Messitt's third error they managed to break
the ice; that is, they didn't break any ice,
Oecduse tuere was no ice there, put you
know what's meant-they made a run.
Shellhasse opened up the inning by clean
hit, only to be neatly folded up with Frye,
however. who hit to the ubiquitous Walsh,
a VINO ran to second, tapped it with his little
foot, killing Shelly, then firing it to Messitt
and knocking out Mr.. Frye
Again and again was Joseph greeted with
storm Of approDatory 'hey hey heysp
Right after this piece of glittering work
Messitt mufIed Cleveland's throw of Smith S
hit, and Whitney sent him across the plate D.
2 Btraddle n splendid thrne-bagger
" In justice to Messitt it must be said that
Growers throw was little wide, and Jack
needn't care for his three errors, for he plays
ball al the time and everybody is satisfied
with his work.
In the eighth the Omahas made their last
run.
Walsh made his third hit, and quickly stole
second, running home a moment later on Ma
giles hummer to left. Nagle was forced out
by Canavan, who took second on Nichols
sacrifice. Then Messitt got his base on balls
but both were left on Cleveland's long fly tc
Frye.
In their half the St. Joes managed to
squeeze in another tally.
Cartwright led off with hit. He was
forced out mt second by Curtis, who stole
second and went to third on Ardners out al
first, and scored on Krieg's out The mex,
man was quickly retired, and so the game
ended, in nice victory for Omaha.
And still some OF the spectators were no
satisfied
They said the Black Sox--they changed
their hose yesterday-should have ''shut Zen
OUT"
What whole lot it takes to please SOM
people
The official score.