Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
OMAHA Is A CANE LOSER
Ksw Crowd Victor Gus BY a Single scOr
Made in Tenth Inning,
HENDERSON AND CABLE THE PITCHERS
Each Team Makes sir hits, bat ouIy
One of the Dozen Blossoms ItNo
a scOre-PIay the Rubber
Today.

Kansas City won from Omaha yesterday
oY a score of / TO 0 after ten innings OF
the prettiest pitchers battle IMAGINABLE.
But the tenth was the hoodoo. Let there
be no more OF them, for that inning bows
Town the heart of Omaha ana makes saa
the dainty, chirping fans who MARBLE on
ladies' day from the recesses OF the grand
stand.
For three innings early In the game the
Rourkeites flushed a flock of Cables curves
ana made sad havoc OF them, but it took
too many shots for any scores to come
slipping in. The c~ountenances OF an eager
multitude opened and they yawped as the
game progressed and fell as Omaha's
nance of gaining a tally d~isslpated itself
each inning. Meanwhile the Kid sIipped
hopefully behind the bleachers and the
fence and eandled each egg Is It was
handed to him. but he could hnd no flaw
or fault that could make them take It back.
1t was strange to him, and he was worried.
That Fatal Tenth Dawns.
Nine innings had come and gone; Dolan
had died within a few feet OF home;
Messitt had broken his finger on a foui
tip and Preston had acquired a sore spot
in a falling catch; the mighty men from
the kaw had reached second only to cling
to It until all hope was dead within their
breasts. 1t was then the tenth dawned
with a leer on its face and cast a cloud
over the fortunes of PA" Bills cream
colored brigade. Ulrich sauntered to the
bat, ana, remembering the Kids awful
warning Of that cut of 81 in his wages
II he didn't do something, spat on his
hands and swung at the ball. But he
fooled and It failed to raise over the
bunker, so he was erased without further
argument. Then Gable took his goose
neck putter from the caddie bag and,
crying Fore" swung at the ball. It went
flashing over the amon into Joe Dolan's
hands and he threw 1t low to Wright, who
let it wander a little way through, so
that the base was lost. Retchum teed
next and drove the ball fair over the
bunker and the hazards n there were
two on bases.
HendersonIan smile is Faint.
waldron did the same thing and Ben
Henderson smiled unctiously, but family.
His heart was sad and he had much to
DO. His foeman was a proud man ana
disdained the little shots, so he sent Il
high over the heads of the p~opulace on
the diamond and IL fell into Franks hands
out in the middle of the park. Still three
on bases and two men out Every one
began to breathe easier and a sigh OF re-
lief went up when Ben got two strikes
on the lusty Streib. But Streib was game
and let the ball come in and hit him on
the funny bone. He fell like a forest giant
with a might roar-and then came in that
one measly run. 1t was all, for Jacobs
flew out easy and quiet like.
There was still hope and the Rourkeites
started out. Harry welch was brought up
10 bat for Henderson and. with the men,
DRY of that home run In the Knox game,
he swung at the first ball that came out
of the pitchers box and was on FIRST with
out more ado. Then Carter sacrificed him
to second and Gentns tried to do MS cap
Stain's part, but failed by flying ont.
Shugart was the sole dependence then and
came eagerly to the fray. After many
waitings he nung himself upon one OF
Cables hoaters and sent II out through
the clear. still air, hut Messner watched II
lingeringly and declared that It vas a
foul. although there are some that say
he talked through his hat. So hack to the
bat came Shugart and tried again, but
the fates were in his way and the game
was lost in that fatal tenth.
Today they will meet again and IT may
he that the rubber will fall to Omaha.
The score: