Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-18

just think of tit was our first game from
Milwaukee for over year. So there is
ample cause for jubiation.
1t was perfect day for ball playing. The
atmosphere was just right, and n thin gau2y
curtain tempered the rays of the sun just
enough to make the light all right.
And maybe the Omahas didn't play ball.
Ask any one of the thousand cranks who saw
them, and they will express the whole story
in the monosylable;
Great"
Probably many moons will wax and wan
ere such another brilliant contest is seen at
Mccormick park.
The old chestnut "short, sharp and deci-
sive," chronicles the character of the event.
Dad Clarke was in the box for the Lambs,
and oh my oh me! how that boy did shoot
and curl 'em over the plate
At no stage of the catycasm were the
Brewers enabled to do business with him.
He was simply invulnerabe
In nine lovely innings they were allowed
only one solitary little hit, a semi-scratch in
the last inning by that prince of gentlemanly
fellows and great bail players, Abner Dal-
rymple.
Dad just toyed with them as a cat does
from his hosts Of old friends was worth hun
dreds of dollars to him.
The score was to !, with Omaha on top
and Of course everybody was happy.
The Brewers were on hand as large as life
but some how they got lost in the shuttle
When they were not engaged in chasing two
sacliers, singles and other curious things
over the velvety outield they were banging
the wind or making frantic efforts to COM
prehend Cush's signs from the bench.
But 1t was no use The hand of the old
man was upon them, and when the game
closed but one Of the graybacks had skated
round the circuit and he wasn't to blame for
that
Dads girl was either in the grand stand or
he had the left hind foot of jack rabbit
In his vest pocket, one or the other,
for under no other circumstances
could he have curled them round
the necks of Schoch's men like he did. He
gave them all paresis
But read the legend
Larry Twitchell was the first man at bat
for change, but he only hit little one to
smith and was thrown out at first Haligan
got his base on balls, but was forced at sec
ond by Old Cy. Then McCauley got his base
on four wild ones, not until Sut, however had
stolen second.
Whati It's a fact-stoe it just as easy as
the itch.
For some reason or other that made every
body laugh but Mr.. DUNCAN from California
He got mad enough to have bitten a nail in
two.
But all this good luck was resultant in ONLY
goose egg, after all. for Dad Clarke stepped
up at this momentous juncture and gave
space three fearful body blows, and the side
was out. r,,.
Everything quiet in the stands.
The Brewers came in like a lot of school
girls going to picnic, and when Burke
stepped to the plate the audience held its
breath He hit to Walsh and of course
Walsh slammed him out at first. Then Mr.
Petit, who looks something like Kansas
grasshopper dressed IN boys clothes, came
mincng forth and the wise ones in the grand
stand said watch him break Dads heart
But he didn't, although he got to first on
DADS error. The little Brewer hit hard
one to the pitcher, who half stopped it with
one hand Dy jumping in the air, and the
sphere detected off toward Jimmy Donnelly,
but not fast enough to enable jimmy to put
Petit out. Petit Immediately stole second
and moment later sSchoch took his base on
balls Clarke then made wild pitch which
let Schoch to third and Bobby across the
plate.
But that was the only run they got during
the whole game and nobody is going to mourn
over that. Dalrymple went out from Shan
non to McCauley and DUNCAN, after reach
ing first on balls, also was caught trying to
steal second.
In the second inning Sandy Griffin reached
hrst by reason Of an error by Campion, big
enough to stand alone, and lust here Man
ager Dan came along with one of those old
time trisockers that makes the crank push
out his chest and imagine that he owns the
earth. You ought to have heard the glad
hey hey heys of the people as Griffin tied
the score
1t sounded like 1889 again.
And more so when Danny came Waiting
home on Walsh's beautiful sacrifice way out
to Burke.
Donnelly quickly flied out to Petit, but
Twitchell got his base. Mr. Smith date of
Toledo refusing to place the ball within
reach OF his wagon shaft. Haligan followed
with beauty to left, but was thrown ont
endeavoring to purloin second.
But we were ahead-something we hadn't
oeeii, OF milwaukee,, any way fora long year,
and the grandstand was in an uproar.
II was one, two, three for the brewers
and the crowd were fairly brimming over
with excitement.
In the third, after Big McCauley had per.
ished at first, Clarke pushed out a safe one
but was left, Griffin flying out at first and
Shannon to Burke ~
Again it was three and out for the Brew
ers, and the grand stand clapped and shouted
until 1t was hoarse
1t was so nice to see those bip N,l,you
keans dropping by the roadside like so many
chickens with the cholera
The fourth and fifth were blanks for botb
sides, the fourth being marked by a brilliant
catch by Joe Walsh, ana the fifth by sinis
lar feat by Petit.
Griffin opened up the sixth by taking his
base on balls and on Shannon's nice little
hunted sacrifice he was moved along to SEQ.
ond. " w
That was pretty work and the fans cried
no! hoi no!
You see, they smelled another tally.
And sure enough, it came in the very next
moment, when Walsh laced out q safe one 10
right. O"' W
The way the spectators greeted th,s
achievement made the Wlsconsonans very
tired. 'N-'
But to rub it in, Jimmy Donnellv smoto
another just like it, only Jimmy's went into
the opposite garden. This sent Joe to third
and on second very canary error by Mr.
Campon he ran home.
1t was tough on Cush and his gang. but
the crowd yelled with fcndish delight ali
the same.
Twitchell and Halligan then ended the
inning, flying out to Campion in quick sue.
cession.
Well, what's the use OF stringing this af.
fair out any longeri There were no runs
made on either side, and the Brewers had,
up to the ninth, failed to touch Clarke with
anything like hit
How nice it would have been could he have
shut them out but the victory was big
enough as II was.
The close was fitting one 70 great and
glorious contest, and is well worth tho