Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-26
1T WAS NOT OMAHA'S DAY.
On the Contrary, It Seemed to Be
r Largely st. Paurs.
MOST BRILLIANT GAME YET.
Won ny the Visitors, Who Worked
Hard For what They Got
Contests On other
= Diamonds.
MOST BRILLIANT GAME YET.
Omaha aud ST. Paul.

Omaha ana ST. raul.
ST. Paul went out to the pail park yester-
day afternoon with murder in her eye.
When she came back in the sgloaming she
had Omahas curs dangling at her belt.
The White Legs went into the fray with
vim and the best intentions in the world, but
the Apostles used the stick with good effect,
and besides played a perfect fielding game.
The game was an exciting one to look at
especially from St Paul point OF view,
and the large audience was very noisy and
very enthusiastic, but not half so much so as
II would have been had Omaha pulled out
ahead.
Some thought the White Legs might have
played better than they did and there was
some very rotten--strictly base ball parlance
Judgment exercised
But be their play as it was, they fought
hard and died game, and it Is better to cheer
than TO jeer them.
Defeat must come once in WHILE an
who cares If we were accidentally licked by
the Apostolic gang' That's the best game
they'll get here.
So there
Sowder's pitching was no puzzle, and he
was hit hard and often.
Willis was very strong, but the Saints got
his range at the wrong time, or when it
counted hardest.
And fully fifteen hundred people had gone
out to cheer the White Legs to victory.
Their cheering was all In vain.
The one grain of consolation offered them,
however, was that Captain Crooks said we
should have the next two.
So, you see, there was silver lining in
yesterdays cloud-German silver, though.
For the first time this season, Omaha failed
to score in the first inning, going out in one,
two, three order.
The Apostles cracked the ice however,
and after two men were out ut that.
IL made the audience groan.
Halves struck out, and Little Willie Mains
retired on grounder to first
Then Willis did very unwise thing.
He gave Mr.. Overrated Pickett his base
on balls.
And right away afterwards Tredway was
mean enough to step up to the plate and
smack the ball way out to deep left for
home run.
Cackling Carroll was thrown out by
CROOKS.
Bnt two runs were in.
The air was growing cerulean.
Silence reigned.
The White Legs were visbly affected by
this unexpected turn of affairs, and they
stepped up in both the second and third in
ings and carelessy drew two more fine Easter
eggs to their swelling bosoms.
Exasperating as 1t was, Willis again in the
Saints half of the third repeated his exploit
OF the first-that is, after two hands were
out that benevolent streak struck MIN again
and he made Willie Mains, the largest child
IN the world, his base on balls.
The grand stand moaned aloud.
Pickett supplemented this good luck by a
little scratch, but down toward third, and
while Grover was endeavoring to throw him
out at first Willie reached the next bag to
home.
Tredway got his base on fu mble by relia-
BILE Jack Crooks, but Pickett was caught try
ing to make third on the mistake.
That was a mistake all round
Omaha players now came in to do or die.
They did.
Herr Strauss opened up with a single, and
the joyous people shouted
A moment later however, they fairly split
their throats.
1t was the Presid ent.
He whirled his clu aloft and the first
: ball Sowders let go of, he lifted way out
into left center for three bags. OF course,
the Partisan came home with the first run.
Crooks and Andrews went out In quick
succession, and il looked as II Cleveland was
pound to be left.
Messett, however, came to the rescue. He
laced out a single, and old Buffalo scored.
"Scrappy Jackn was warmly applauded.
Nagle's out ended the inning, and Omaha
was but run behind. e.
II was almost one two, three order on both
sides until the eighth rolled round.
Then the band began to play again, and
everything was lovely and festive.
After Canavan's out, Willis hit corker to
right. Herr Strauss followed with a sue
cessfui bunt, Then Cleveland got in another
safe one, and then that cheru bm,
Jack Crooks, sent them all fly.
ing home on one of the most beauti.
"
My! oh, my how the electrified people did
shout and cachinate.
But they changed their tune note or two
when they discovered that the redoubtable
Jack had been called out for not touching
second.
That Is an old, gray haired, decrepit pal
sled chestnut, Crooks, that lodging second,
and you ought TO have big tin medal for
your cleyerness. But you are forgiven
You say Omaha shall have the next two.
Andrews and Messitt each followed with
SAFE hit but the jig was up. Nagle popped
mauleys.
But everybody was now comparatively
Aappy. Omaha was two runs in the lead and
almost q sure winner.
But lacknday for the uncertainty of this
great sport The Saints came right back at
the home players and before they hardly
knew what had happened their name was
mud
After Hawes had expired Mains and Pick
ett made hits, and Willis made one, too; he
hit Ireadway with the ball, and tho bases
were occupied by three Of the homliest men
you ever saw.
Cackllng Carroll then happened along and
with an old axe handle he picked up coming
out TO the grounds he cleared the bases Mt
one fell swoop. II was only single, how
ever, but he made second Oh the throw-in to
catch Pickett at the plate. Riley struck out,
but Werrick sent Carroll home on safe
drive to right, Broughton flew out to Walsh.
But there were those four great big life
sized runs, and what are you going to do
about II.
There is no use crying over spilled milk.
The White Legs made q desperate rally in
the ninth-but what's the use telling about
II! They got one run, but that was not
enough, and thus the struggle ended.
Too bad, wasn't iti
Here's the official score: