Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
OMAHA WINS ONE IN THE Mud
First Game With Denver 0hslked on Right
Side Of Book.
NOT OVER UNTIL EMO OF THE NINTH
Home Team Had 60 Play TO Limit I'm
order TO Secure RIMS Needed
10 Make the Game
Victory.

IN the gamiest piece OF base BAN seen in
Omaha in a long time the Rourke Rangers
won from Denver's Grizzlies at vinton
Street park Monday afternoon by a score
OF 5 to 4. with three badly crippled
players. with the weather man doing all
In his power to keep them from q victory
and with an uphill game most Of the day,
the coming champions battled bravely
against the heavy odds. taking all mishaps
and misfortunes stoically, and finally. after
two outs were made in the ninth inning and
the score stood 4 to 3 for Denver. the locals
by the most desperate work at the bat
pulled out a victory with tallies to spare
that will never be scored.
And 30 have the mighty fallen, and how
hard they diedi Nothing that they could
do was left undone in the desperate effort
to cinch a game that was all but won.
Threats, cajoleries, constant hullabaloo ami
finally the rankest interference with Carter
between third and home in what would have
been, the tie tally--all we're there in force,
but despite 1t all, the Rangers finally found
the way where there was the will.
stewart Led the stars.
1t was Captain Stewart who made the
grand three-bagger that scored the winning
run and two more had they been needed,
and we'll that It was so, for 1t was Stewart
also who, by a wild throw in the ninth,
gave Denver its fourth run, and seemingly
the victory. The whole game conferred
round that next thrilling half, and for 1900
people the whole world pivoted there as
we'll. Pitcher Brown was first up, and In
the crisis the man with the highest batting
average Of any Omahan. Oscar Graham,
was substituted for him. But Oscar sue
cumbed to three OF McCloskey's snakes and
was struck out. Then came Carter. After
debating a questionable strike fercely with
Arlie Latham this little fielder gave an
indignant swtpe at the next ball and
knocked a safe one into center field. Then
there was Frank Genins, with SO sore a
shoulder that he cannot throw to second
base on the fly. What pain 1t caused him
TO make the fierce effort that poled a two
Dagger down the third base line can only
he imagined. but he did 1t. and right there
occurred an incident that showed just how
badly Omaha wanted that victory. With
the mud holding him back at every jump
Carter could only crawl around on the
long hit, and was only at third when the
ball came back to the diamond. But with
his head down Bobby continued to pillow
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everything in his mad desire to tie that
score.
Carter on the Line.
Hickey remembered for him.. The third
baseman was coaching at third. He Jumped
to the line, grabbed Carter bodily and
tried to push him back to third. Carter
didn't realize just who or what had hold
of him., and thought he was being tam
pered with TO prevent the score. He
fought blindly, and meanwhile the ball was
coming every second. In that extremity
Hickey adopted heroic measures. Bracins
} his sturdy legs he threw Carter fat on his
face in the mud, and then with a huge
shove landed him on third Just In time.
Carter was not to escape his next mis-
adventure so luckily. Fleming came to bat
and knocked one to McCloskey, catching
Carter away of the bag. McCloskey. there
fore threw to Dundon. and Carter wat
caught between third and homo. He worked
the seesaw In a willy manner while Genin'
came to third and Fleming TO second anc
then seemed about escaping himself wher
some Denverite put his broad back across
the path and held him there till he wa
caught. Arlle said 1t was out, while omah'
thought it was unwarranted interference.
Runs Forced In.
With two outs, then, lame old WARRIORS
Calhoun drew a base on balls, and Their
were three on bases. Dolan came to bat
and took a terrible inshoot full in tn,
chest. Then he crawled to first base, hurt
but with the satisfaction OF seeing Genin
come home. forced In. That tied it, will
still three men on bags. Stewart ended 1
with a lovely hit between right and middl
10 the fence,
The score by no means shows how nue.
superior was the ball Omaha put ur
Though their errors more than double
those Of their opponents, that means moth
ing, for It seemed that all omaha's hel
chances were Of the most difficult kind
while Denvsr's came straight to hand. Wit
a muddy field that makes a lot OF differences
1t is hard to say which pitcher kept hi
hits bettor scattered, for both did marvel
ously considering the fusillade that wa
doled to each OF them, but Brown shove
better base ball, Mccloskey's woeful lei
down in the ninth. when he had the gan
all won. weakened his game greatly.
At 4:45 with the score 3 all at the begir
ming of the NTH inning. a fury Of lashin
rain and hail necessitated the calling
time. but ten minutes later the sun can
but again, and with It the players. Fro
then on It was a good deal OF a mud bat
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