Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-03

New York. 9; Philadelphia, 2
Cleveland 0: St Louis, 4.
Louisville. s; Chicago, 4; ten innings.
na6adp%,s Iqdtanap9l,is 49, Grand kapid3 g.
Toledo, 6; Detroit, 2.
Kansas City, l6; st. Paul, s.
Yesterday afternoon witnessed most aus
pcious opening of the championship base
ball season in Omaha for 1885, and as a con-
sequence the goose is suspended at a very
high altitude.
The weather was charming. the crowd
large, and the game brilliant, exciting and
well played, especially on the part of the
Walsh family.
There was a good deal Of apprehension
felt during the morning, owing to the om-
inous aspect of the weather. The sky was
veilcd with leaden clouds, and there was a
humid naccidity that suggested rain The
average fan needles. He couldn't en-
dure the thought Of having the opening
game postponed for rain, and many a So
lictous glance was cast heavenward dur
ing the dragging hours Of the morning.
But, for the nonce, Old Jupiter Pluv was
gracious He had frowned merely to give
the cranks a scare. and instead Of pulling
the string to the celestial bath tub he got
a hustle on about lunch time and showed all
the threatening nebula off over the horizon,
leaving an expanse of sky of an Italian hue
oerspreading the budding earth, amidst
deuge of spring sunshine warm enough to
bake a hen.
But 1t was base ball weather, and almost
instantly the city took ON a most lively and
exhilarating air People came out onto
the streets like the little busy bee in field
OF blooming clover, and there was much re-
joicing and congratulaton and a scurrying
to and fro, with Bandes pipe foundry as
q gravitating point.
There is where the parade formed gilt
tering pageant, composed of the Odd Fellows
band and {. long line of barouches, contain
ing the two teams in uniform, the city and
county officials. military heroes, medical lu-
minaries, bankers, lawyers and newspaper
curiosities.
In the long procession of great men
noticed Mayor Bemis, with benignant smile
and snow-capped dome, along with the mun-
cipal solons, Calm, Howell, Mercer, Ken
nard, Gordon, Holmes, Lemly. Burkley, Ed
wards, kment and Taylor; then there was
City Clerk Highly City Treasurer Bolln,
Building Inspector Deverill Boiler Inspec-
tor Loudenberg, City Electrician Schurig,
License Inspector Hurst, Assistant Treas
urer Fead, Sergeant-at-Arms Planck, Com
missioners Balcombe and Kasper, Secretary
Powers of the Board of Public Works, Police
Commissioners Coburn, Hartman and Strck-
Ter. County Treasurer Trey, Sheriff Drexel
Coroner Maui, County Clerk Sackett and
Hon. Peter Esasser. OF course there were
others, but these were the great men on ex-
hbtion.
From the moment the long line was in
motion the whole metropolis was fairly be-
side itself with the glores of the national
game, and you couldn't distinguish anything
amidst the mariginous murmur that swelled
upon the air but base hits, runs and outs
The motormen the newsboys bootblacks and
chop house habitues; in fact, almost every
hn1.r lf,,.w
the Walsh family chances with the husky
brown-clad cohorts from Quincy.
OUT AT THE PARK.
BY 3 o'clock the Charles Street park pre-
sented a stirring picture. The blue sky,
sunshine and starting grass made a back
ground to the study that was enhancing in
deed The stands were crowded with gay
spring bonnets and vernal raiment of hun
dreds of ladies', all of which shows what
hold the glorious sport is getting upon the
gentler sex Each fair attendant was pre-
sented with a souvenir picture and bouquet
as she passed in at the gate On either
side the bleachers were jammed with eager
faced men and boys and altogether the
throng was a magnificent one
At 1880 Mayor Bemis with his bonnet in
his hand. made his appearance in the open
space in front Of the grand stand and in
few well chosen words welcomed the II,
lnosans. and then after paragraph or two
OF advice and encouragement to the Omahogs,
he tossed brand new ball to Umpire Ward
and the game was ready for tapping
And 1t was a great one, in harmony with
all the inaugural concomitants and better
than all, Omaha won.
Every man played good ball, even unto
little Willie O'Brien, who as yet has had
no opportunity to timber up his symmetrical
limbs, or get the corn cobs out OF his hair.
Bill is fresh from the farm, where he has
been grazing through the hyperborean
months. Sundry representatives Of the
Quincy team were also on hand, but some-
how or other they became lost in the shut
le. When not engaged in chasing two
baggers and other speedy vegetables over
the velvety outfeld, they were slcing the
jocund atmosphere into railroad sandwiches
and expending their Drawn in wild and de-
lirious stabs at the warp and woof that Louis
Napoleon Balsz was weaving across the rub
Der plate.
When the battle was over but eight of
the Ounces had succeeded in skating around
the bases, while no less than fifteen Of the
Washes had made the pilgrimage.
Grasshopper Ulrich picked up his war club
and strobe to the plate. His face was full
Of emotion and fnecut tobacco. The popu-
lace clapped its hands and Topped its lungs.
Everybody expected George to do some
thing and he did. He raped a warm one
down to Mccormack. Mack made an erratical
snatch at it with his left hand, and then his
right. Then he attempted to jump on it,
and when he did finally connect and hurl it
over to Peek-a-Boo Veach, the Grasshopper
was preening his feathers on the bag!
Seeing that he was easy, Old Hutch like
wise sent one down to Mccormack, and in
his madding ambition to atone fer his first
blunder Mack threw this one clear over
Peek-a- Boo's fair young head. The Grass
hopper swarmed home, while Old Hutch
reached third
Manager Bracket arose hastily from his |
seat on the bench A foreDoding had pene-
trated his thoraic department and his mug
was filled with pain He looked as II he |
would like to go and chloroform himself and |
dream that he was born dead.
Colonel Shaffer was not so fortunate as his |
predecessors. He was blotted out at first |
But Willie O'Brien was coming,
WILLIE MADE A SINGLE.
Probably next to himself Willie is the !
strongest evidence and the brightest example |
now living of what may be done by an am |
oitious young man when he tries.
He made two slashes in quick suction at |
!he ball. and missed 1t both times. Then he |
struck a Kansas City attitude, looked at |
Mr., Nichols and seemd to be contemplating |
OF course this was all assumed, base bali |
player never contemplates, because he has |
aothng to contemplate with, But he soaked |
her II was clean single, the first of the
game, and on II Old Hutch scored Then
Lehman and Slagle were eNtinPuishad