Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-07
DEFEAT EDUCATORS
City GOunoilmsn TOO Strong on the Diamond
for Their Opponents.
GAME FULL OF UNIQUE FEATURES
Pile Up Thirty-Five Runs to
LOsers' Seven and Everybody
A~ppsrcntIy Has n Good
Time.

Thirty-hve to seven was the score; and
the game was won by the City Council team.
But the detail whereby that result was
achieved is entirely beyond the range OF
description. Probably never before in the
history Of the game in Omaha has so much
or so many different kinds Of ball playing
been crowded into seven innings. The con-
test from start to fnish was filled with
sensational events and the spectators we're
not spared any emotion that human sensi-
tiveness may experience, No one person
could keep track Of ali the concurrent
events any more than a boy at a ring
circus.
1t was indeed a supreme moment when
J. ]. Smith. who had up to that time played
left field In so unobtrusive a manner as
scarcely to be noticed, sat resolutely upon
the ball and held It firmly while Council
man Lobeck, without a skip or a break,
made the complete circuit Of the bases; and
not until Mr.. Lobeck finished at the water
barrel did Mr.. Smith permit the ball to get
back into the diamond. Another brief
period OF heart-breaking suspense occurred.
Whitehorn Of the City Council team batted
a long fly to right field and Holman posed
picturesquely to "eat II up" Breathlessly
the crowd watched the course Of the sphere
and not a sound was heard except the voice
Of the irrepressible small boy, who shouted:
He'll get It sure"
Batter, Himself, Amazed.
Even the batter stood transhxed with
excitement and forgot to run as the bold
Homan awaited the descent Of the ball
But as the ball rapidly approached the
earth Mr.. Homan, to his horror, discov-
cred that he had slightly miscalculated the
arc It had followed and had stationed him
self at the wrong place. And thus one
Of the most brilliant plays Of the entire
game went wrong.
Tn audience was a large one and was
full Of interest and enthusiasm, and every
one Of the players was encouraged to the
utmost.
One of the most pleasing features Of
the contest was the departure from conven-
tionality, which at times even went to the
extent Of disregard for the arbitrary rules,
the advantages OF which both OF the con-
testing bodies have long ago demonstrated
In their meetings. The ordinary ball game
presents but nine players on each side.
but in this grand event sixteen champions
Of the prowess Of the Board Of Education
and twelve representatives of the city
council were permitted to contribute to the
festivities. 1t must be said for the teams,
however. that neither of them played more
than nine men at any one time, and at
some times not that many. p,
Makeup of the Teams.
The participants on behalf Of the Board of
Education were: G.. @. Pearse, Bernstein.
Herring, Parker, Funkhouser, Percy Pearse,
Theodore johnson, Burgess, Waterhouse.
Robert Smith, Homan, w. F. johnson, Stub
bendorf. ]. J. Smith, Wood and Finlayson;
and on the part of the city council, Ell
bourn, ~Stockham, Westberg, Whitehorn,
Scott, Lobeck. Hoye, thinner and Lynch.
Rev. e. F. Trefz oficiated as umpire.
and even he was not entirely exempt from
the unpleasant experiences which that po-
sition entails, for he was surrounded by q
bowling mob of players when in the NTH
inning he had called Percy Pearse out al
first and was coerced into reversing his
decision.
As to the positions of the players, IL
would be useless to attempt to give them,
for they were shifted about between IN
nings, and even in the course Of innings,
with a recklessness indicating that both
teams had plenty Of good men to expose
to danger at almost any point In the game
Burnley of the city council team dis
tinguished himself at first base by accom-
plishing four put-outs unassisted in the
IOuIlu luuAnBs "dNOA VI ohN v
johnson OF the Board of Education became
conspicuous by reason of their versatility
for in the course of the game each OF then
played nearly every position on the dia-
mond. Theodore Johnson proved himself
to be particularly adept at stopping ground
ers with his feet. Mr.. Stubbendorf played
resolutely, but in hard luck. and but for
his jaunty appearance on the field might
have passed unnoticed among so many
brilliant performers.
LObeck Is q sIuggeF.
Councilman Lobeck scored every time he
went to bat, but once. and as a base runner
won hearty applause. Sam Scott broke into
the game late, but made q ripple when he
arrived. City Clerk Elbourn was one Of
the busiest players on the field and con-
tributed two runs TO the score Of his side
BY far the most picturesque figures on the
field at any time was Wood Of the Board
Of Education team, who held down center
held a portion Of the time, and certainly
covered as much grou7d as anybody.
The batteries were Theodore Johnson and
VIII Parker and Percy Pearse and Funk
houser for the Board Of Education. and
whitehorn and Hoye for the city council
Score by innings:
City Council .............b liz SS
Board OF Education. ......O 3 4 y z 1 y