Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-29
Omaha o, Des Moines @.

Notwithstanding the gloomy, threatening
weather yesterday, . fair Sunday crowd,
say anywhere from twenty-five hundred to
three Thousand people, turned out to see the
opening game of the fourth series between
the Omaha and Des Moines teams. Had it
not been for the darkened sky, lower
ing clouds and generally inauspiclous look of
things, there is no doubt but what the at
tendarte would have been as large again.
Those, however, who were venturesomc
enough to brave the chances of u soaking,
were q hundred-fold repaid, by witnessing
what was really the most exciting contest
played upon the local grounds this season.
II was one of those games that effervesce
with snap and ginger, with brilliant fielding,
clever hitting, good base running and provo
eating errors-opa "a of those varying, huctuat-
ing, up and down sort of battles that keep
the spectators in an uninterrupted state of
feverish anxiety from start to finish.
The Omahas appeared for the first time at
home In their new black uniforms, which it
must be said are the nattiest and most be-
coming seen here this season. Up in Mime
apolis they dubbed the boys in these sombre
togs the Demons, and it looked for awhile
to hoodoo US. The boys pulled together mag
niicently, and finally, after one of the hot
test fights they nave ever engaged in, sue
ceeded in making it q draw with the doughty
ProhibitionIsts.
The Iowans had the locals licked two or
three times during the struggle, but like
BsnchO's ghost, they wouldn't down. and
every time managed to save themselves by
the ekin Of their teeth.
Tom Magic, Omaha's great backstop. was
quite painfully injured IN the eleventh in
ming and was compelled to retire, Strauss
taking his place. A vicious foul tip struck
his mask and drove one Of the broken,
Jagged wires into the flesh above the right
eye. He bled profusely, and for time the
spectators feared that he had lost an eye,
but luckily tho hurt was not so serious.
Clarke did the twirlng for Omaha and he
received a vigorous drubbing, thirteen hits,
with total of twenty-five, being scored off
him. 1t was no fault Of his that Omaha
was enabled to turn defeat INTO stand-off.
Billy Hart was in the box for the visitors,
and the game he put up was of the par-ex-
cellent order-but six safe hits being OBJ
tained of his delivery by the coming cham
pions.
Omaha opened up in a way that was promis-
Ing enough, and the crowd settled itself to
see them opliterate the representatives of
the side-door state.
and Cleveland got first on saffron colored
1uggle by Mr. CdlDell, which little piece of
prestidgitation also let Cooney clear round
to third.
That boy runs like rabbit when he
wants 10.
Joe Strauss came next, and ne sent long,
high fly to Patton, Cooney running across
the rubber after the bali was caught. The
next momen, Buffalo Bill allowed one of
Warts catapuit shots to get By him and
Cleveland came in.
OF course the spectators yelped little at
this, but they didn't seem to think there was
much of q call for enthusiasm, as Omaha had
euch q snap, don't you know.
1t was one, two three for the visitors.
In the second Andrews went to first on
four bad ones, second on Nagle's out AZ first,
third on passed ball and home ON Cana
vans out at first. Clarke waited.
Again IL was one, Two, three for the visit
prs, as it was In the third for Omaha. Hart,
however. In Des Moines' half OF this inning,
madc hit and went TO second on o wild
pitch, but was left.
caught mapping at first, which he had reached
ON balls, Walsh made a hit, stole second,
went to third on an error OF Macullars, and
home on Andrews retirement at first. Ma.
gle also made two-socker but was left by
Canavan.
For Des Moines, Maskrey went to first on
balls, only to die trying to steal second.
Connell struck out. Sam Smith then hap
pened along with q two-bagger and MIR.
Cody with homer over the right field fence.
Elusmau famed.
This left the scorc to q and the specta-
tors begun to wake up TO the fact that they
were liabie 70 see game.
II was q blank for Selee's men In the fifth,
but on u base on balls and successive singles
by Hart and Patton, the Prohibs added an
other run on their side.
1t was goose eggs for both sides in the
sixth, but in tho seventh, after ladling NJ
hnother egg for Omaha, the visitors got in
Two more runs and were one ahead
"Ahp' cried some crank IN the grand stand
and then silence reigned again.
The above two runs were made Oh singles
by Hart and Patton and beautiful three
bag drive by Maskrey.
1t was another blank In the eighth for the
home team, and another run for Des Moines.
This made them two ahead, and as the
Omahas were hitting like lot Of children
end the Prohibitionists like a lot of Troians,
1t looked as II the day was lost.
But In the ninth Omaha tied the score and
there was q scene of wild hllarity in the
stands and ON the bleachers. Men and boy,
tossed up their hats and yelled like band OF
Comanches In war dance
They were so happy, you know.
Nagle opened up with single. Canavan
went out 10 Patton, but Clarke sent Tommy
home on two bagger, taking third himself
p moment later on Cooney's out Clevelan6
was presented with his base by Hart, aud oil
Klusmans tumble OF Strauss groundei
Clarke crossed the plate with the run thai
tied the score.
Here was where the crowd went wild.
What q game base ball is. anyway.
No more runs were scored, although in the
tenth Whiteley, the first man at the bat
made three Dagger, only 70 ce lett there