Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
SLAUGHTER OF TNNOCENTS
Kansas City Gives Omaha Its First Real
Drubbing for the Season.
NICHOLS HAS THE LEADERS GUESSING
connee with Wis sender Oniy Four
Times and hut for Kansas city,
Errors ~ would Have
Been n shutout.

ANS CITY. May 10.-Cspecial Tele-
gran.)-The Meaningless put q check to
omaha's winning streak in the opening
game Of the series at Sportsman park TO-
day and did Il easily. Twirler Brown, who
decorated the center Of the diamond for
the Rourke band. proved to be the easiest
proposition that the local Western leagl e
team has met and they kept up a STEADY
oombardment from start to finish. storing
away nineteen hits. which, with four errors.
gave them the game by a score Of IL TO 3.
" was simply Browns day TO sit on the
bench, but Manager Rourke did not ind his
out in time and when 1t did dawn upon him
that perhaps someone else might do better
Il was too late. for the inhabitants OF the
new park had practically cinched the game
in the frst four innings with seven runs
This was the fret time this season tina
Browns twisters had been treated 20. Had
Brown not already been on queer boulevard
bis support would have tended to democrat
lie him. & poor attempt in the second in
ming by Carter to stop Ketchem's drive
letting In three runs. The other two err
rors we're not so costly. as the hits which
followed would have scored the Manning
ties anyway.
The poor showing OF the Omahahogs may
be accounted for and excused in a measure
By the fact that they rode all Friday night
on the way from Peoria and the lack Of
rest showed when steadiness and clear
heRdwork was required.
n Has Them Guessing.
Charlie Nichols did the twirling for Kan
sas City and his twisters were at all times
puzzles to the guests. who placed only four
OF them out Of the road. His backing. how
ever. was not up to the standard OF the
work set in the box and to errors can be
laid two Of the Nebraskans' runs.
Calhoun at FIRST was hurt in the fourth
inning and forced to retire. Gonding was
taken from behind the bat and placed at
the FIRST corner and Thomas went in to
catch.
In the second Kemmer. the first man I'D.
walked and sailed on TO second on De-
montreville's sacrifice. Allen scored KEN
mer on a hit TO center and Messit was
given a pass to first. Nichols placed q
long one to left that looked good for two
bases, but Fleming. by a great piece of
fielding, pulled IT down. Ketchum pushed
a drive to left and Carter, overly anxious
to gather 1t In, let IL go through him clear
10 the fence. Ketchem never stopped, fol-
lowing Allen and Messit across the plate.
SAAtn y battlng carnival.
The sixth inning was a batting carnival
for fair. Nichols was the first to get In
action, lacing out a two-bagger. Ketohem
scored III on a single to center. Shannon
fell in line with a sharp grounder TO
Hickey. The third baseman could not han
die II In time TO cut of Shannon at first.
but he threw anyway, perhaps Just for
practice. However, 1t was a disastrous
piece OF work. for the ball went wide and
Shannon scampered on to third. II was
on this play that Calhoun was hurt. In
trying TO get the wide throw he stepped in
the path and shannon bumped into him.
Waidron. Robinson and Kemmer followed
with three more singles. adding two runs.
-Four more scores we're added in the sew
enth on three triples and two doubles.
Carter was the first TO loop the loop for
the visitors. stretching a base on balls into
q marker on Messitt's wild throw to cut
on Genins, who was stealing.
An error by shannon, a base on balls TO
stewart and Hickey's tri-socker, the only
one OF the game, netted two more runs for
Omaha in the sixth.