Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-25
NEBRASKA BEATS CREIGHTON
Game Won by Clean Work Of Team
from Lincoln.
LOCALS ERRORS COME At WRONG TIME
Loose Playing for n Couple Of Innings
Gives visitors n Big Lead
and Locals Can Never
Catch Up.

The Creighton university base ball team
was completely defeated yesterday by the
University Of Nebraska by the score OF
9 to g.. This was one Of the biggest home
contests Of the year and the Creighton
men, though they knew that they had an
other chance with Nebraska at Lincoln.
we're determined to win this game and
show their patrons just how fast an aggre-
cation they are. And an excellent attend
ance they had. Never has an amateur
contest brought out a better crowd. The
main body of students and 100 or more
visitors were on hand when the first con-
test between the second team and the
Ravens aggregation took place. but by the
time Umpire Malone called the game fully
1.500 energetic and enthusiastic fans filled
the bleachers and reserved sections. In sd-
dition to the usual liberal share Of women
were three or four parties of convent girls.
who looked very chic in their black and
white costumes, and also a delegation from
Brownell Hall.
Creighton took the field and the manner
in which WEIGH retired Hood, Bell and
Rhodes in one, two, three order set the
rooters on FIRE, Lynch, the first Creighton
man up, caused an explosion by getting a
two-bagger from the famed Letherby.
Lawler sacrificed him to third, but that was
all. Welch famed. Creighton. got his base
on balls and Clark followed Welch's ex-
ample.
In the second inning a wild throw Of
O'Keefe to first pulled De Putron TO sec
ond base; Raymond pushed him TO third,
and welch struck Letherby out and saved
the inning when things looked very blue.
In the Creighton half, Minnicus and Lynch
famed the air in vain; Welch made a neat
hit for two sacks. but was unable to make
more than third before the third out.
Nebraska scores First.
Nebraska began business in the third.
A tumble Of LAWYERS placed Bender safely
on first and pulled Rhodes to third. Then
a costly and surprising muff of Foley's on
a throw from third scored Rhodes and
Bender. Once again was Creighton thanked
in it's half, and Raymond's home run, which
scored De Putron, gave Nebraska two more
runs in the fourth. In the fifth Nebraska
found Welch and before the inning closed
four more runs were chalked up. After
that Creighton began to give a fine exhibit
ton Of ball. Nebraska men were finished
in one. two, three, order and the hitting
Of Weleh, Lawler and Creighton scored
the Omaha lads for three runs.
II GENERAL the Contest was a uTSL-claSS
exhibition Of collegiate ball. One thing is
certain, the Creighton team can put up
a better article Of ball than 1t did yester-
day. Only three of Nebraska's runs were
earned. The rest were obtained by the
many and unusual errors Of the locals.
WEIGH was not at his best, and besides, he
played a very poor fielding game. Eddie
Creighton on third was the Creighton star.
his fielding being Of the cleanest order and
his one-hand stop OF Bells drive in the
sixth was phenomenal. Clark's base-steal-
ing was worthy of mention.
For Nebraska, all were stars, and never
has Omaha seen a cleaner or snapper
playing college aggregation. Letherby's
pitching was of the gilt-edge order. Four
times was a Creighton man firmly estab-
lished On third. when he would make the
necessary strike-outs. Raymond, Gaines
and Hood excelled at the stick and Doane
caught in peerless style. Infeld and out
field worked like clockwork and IT is no
disgrace for any team to lose to a team
like Nebraska. However, Creighton has
better material in itself than it showed
yesterday and undoubtedly the game at
Lincoln on Saturday next will be closer
and better. Score: