Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-17
Omaha 4, Minneapolis 1


Omaha 4, Minneapolis 4.
Notwithstanding the threatening weather.
there was a tremendous crowd at the ball
park, yesterday, 10 welcome the Omahas
home.
There must have been fully thirty-flve
hundred people present. They filed the
grand stand to overnowing, lay about on the
hot bleaching boards like lizards on an
Arizona sandbank, while the outfeld was
fairly surrounded with carriages and bug
gies.
BY the time the game was called all signs
OF inclement weather had vanished The
skies were as brazen rs piece of brass, and
the vapory clouds hung in the upper dol
drums without the breath of breeze TO swell
their big white sails.
Indeed. II was hot enough to roast q tur-
key, but it was base ball weather, and the
sturdy Minneapolitans recognized it as such,
for the Black Sox come within Il single point
OF shutting them out without run.
Martin Duke was in the box for the visit
ors and he made the Omahas think that they
didn't know little bit about batting. In the
first two innings he held them strictly down
TO q diet OF thin air, but their bats are good
and long and their muscles big and strong
and they managed, before the game closed
to get in Just the right number OF hits to add
another fine victory to their increasing
string.
Nichols also pitched great bali; IN fact, he
clearly bested his confrere from the north
who Offset his admirable work by some of
the widest twirlng seen on these grounds
this year. He seemed to have the Charlie
horse in his right eye, and some of his con-
tortions were strange and wonderful indeed.
The local team played another errorless
game-their seventh so far this season.
But this is how it all happcned
> In the first, Cooney, the ex-president, and
Strauss went out with aggravating rapdity
rs did the Nlinnies likewise.
Crooks, the man with the musical chin,
was the iirst batter up in the second, and by
masterly waiting and vast amount of
Kidding" he made Duke pitch four wide
balls.
''The Lord luke, why put this slight upon
me, here in Denmarkin he cried as he trotted
to first.
This provoked Martins ire, and he siam
med our rosy haired short stop out so quick
that 1t almost strangled him. Then Jack
stole second, and Nagle followed him to first
on balls.
1t looked like run or two, and the big au.
dience settled themselves to cheer the BOYS
as they ambled home.
But they failed TO amble worth cent.
The Duke struck the next two men out too
quick, and the people pretended to cheer, but
it was only bluff. They wanted to make
Sam Morton, who sat on the players bench,
think that Omaha crowds are thoroughly i'm
partial.
In their half, the Minnies again retired in
ono, two, three order.
Kid Nichols began the music in the follow
ing by corker for base to center, but he
was forced out moment later by Cooney,
Who,reached first in safety on the hit A
passed ball advanced him to second and after
Cleveland had struck out, he scored on Fos-
ters nun to Jakey Strauss fly to center
Crooks out retired the side but Omaha had
one tally and the crowd thought that was
nice.
For the Mnnies, Turner made n single.
but after Duke had finished he was forced
at second by Dugdale, and Ahnnehan spoiled
nli further chances by striking out, too
In the fourth, Walsh was sent to first on
balls, only TO be doubled up by Nagle on a
brilliant double play by Duke, Hengle and
Minnehan. Big Waily Andrews also was
given his base on balls, but ne wasn't doub-
led up, oh no! For little Jimmy Cauavan
stepped right up to the plato like n real man,
and smashed the sphere way out among the
barouches and tea-carts in left field for a
home run.
Then the great crowu opened their faces,
and the sunny summer air was filled with
merriment.
Inspired by this fine work, the KID made
his second single and Cooney got his base on
an error by Reddy Hanrahan, Nick going to
second. Grover got his base on balls and
the bags were all occupied.
But that was all the good ii did, for Strauss
- high fly to Hengle terminated the inning
In their half Morton's men made their one
little, narrow-chested, consumptive run.
After Farmer Miller had flown out to An
drews MIR. West, familiarly yclept down in
Cincinnati the Cigar Sign, made rafting
single. He made vain attempt to purloin
second, however and with his classic brow
beetling like Il thunder cloud he followed Joe
TO the bench, Foster then made a hit and
80. galloped clear round to third on Hengles safe
one, scoring moment after by the grace of
little bad Judgment by Messrs. Nagle and
Crooks. There were two men out, with Fos-
ter on third and Hengle on first. The latter
made break to steal second. Nagle threw
down to head him off. Hengle stopped mid
way on the line and yelled to Foster to run
IN, hut Foster needed no prompting. for he
! had started. Crooks then returned the ball
TO Nagle, but too late, for Foster had skated
ON his shirt front across the plate.
Hengle realizing that desperate diseases
require desperate remedies made Il dash to
steal third and succeeded Hanrahan got
his base on balls and the air began TO assume
dark blue tiuge A nit would tie the score
But Turner was unequal to the task--instead
OF making the coveted hit, struck out
The people shouted joyously.
The only other run scored in the game was
made by Omaha in the seventh
Cooney opened up the fun by slashlng a
two-sacker TO left, but was ingloriously ex-
tinguished in mad endeayor to take three
on It,
Served him right.
Duke next smashed Grover in the butt of
the ear, but after shaking his brains back in
their proper place old Buffalo sailed down to
nrst, thence he rode second on wild pitch,
took third on Strauss out, and home on
another wild pitch.
80 far us making runs was concerned. that
ended the game, and everybody went home
happy, because Omaha had won.
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