Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
BILL SCHIPKE'S HOME RUN
New Record for Long Distance Hits At
Vinton Street Park.
BALL BANGED OVER CENTER FIELD FEncE
nit Comes in Last Half of Eleventh
Inning and Landed Omaha win
ner in n Hard Fought
Game.

sugger Bill certainly earned anew his
title when, In the eleventh inning Of the
game at Vinton street park Saturday aft
ernoon between Omaha and Des Moines,
he put the ball over the middle field fence
and scored WEIGH who had walked ahead
Of him, tying the score so that the game
was won in the same inning by the score
OF to s. For the first time since the good
old days dollars were showered upon
player and slugger Bill had more than he
could carry and had to call Pa Bill to his
assistance 20 lug the dollars from the
field and they were not iron dollars either,
but Uncle Sans best.
Yesterdays game was Of the kind that
delight 80 many fans who like to see a
hitting game. thirty-six clean hits being
registered at the finish. 10 is no wonder,
with the Thermometer registering 81 in
the shade. that the players were nearly
exhausted from running the bases 80 much
and that the game dragged for two hours
and half But none in the grand stand
or bleachers complained, for It was worth
the money and none left until the finish,
although some thought in the first half
OF the eleventh that 1t was all over but
they were forced to resume their seats
when Sugger Bill placed It over the
fence for the longest hit OF the season
and brought In the scores that tied the
game.
Hard on the Pitchers.
Morrison started IN the oblige for the
Underwriters. but the heat got the better
OF him and he was forced TO retire In
favor OF ManslS who had plenty OF GIN
ger and steam to the finish. Sanders
worked all the way through for the
Champs and although he was about all In
he was forced to finish the game out be-
cause Quick was lame and Phester had
donned his civilian clothes.
Des Molnes made three In the second
inning by swatting the ball for four hits
and getting a walk. After Gondlng was
out I'm the third Sanders hit TO the middle
field for a triple and scored on Carter's
single to right. Des Moines made another
in the fourth on three hits, one OF which
was double by Ganley.
1t looked good for Omaha in the fourth
after Mansld had replaced Morrison for
the Champs started right after him sDd
secured four hits. but we're able to make
but a single tally from all these. Dolan
started or with a double and welch
scored him with a single. Thomas fol-
lowed with a single and schipke hunted
safe, filling the bases. WEIGH attempted
TO come home on the play, but was caught
between bases, Martin struck out, Gond-
ing was easy, and the chance was gone.
Tied in the Eighth.
The Champs tied the score in the eighth
inning by making three runs on three hits
with a passed ball and an error by shti-
CART. neat double put a stop to the
aspirations of Des Moines in the ninth
inning and then the extra innings started
Gonding made hit for an opener in the
tenth inning, but was not able to advance
Then came the famous eleventh inning,
which viii go down into history and the
fans will never tire of telling how slugger
Bill hit the bail on the nose and drove IL
over the middle field fence for the homer
that tied the score and afterwards won
the game,
Details of the Eleventh.
Hogriever was the first man up for Des
Moines and he gave the local boys a little
hope by striking out Long singled, and
then every one present thought that the
game was won, when RossmaR banged
out a double and scored Long. Caffyn was
thought TO have surely put fixin's on the
game when he singled and scored Ross
man. Fiske got another single in the
Des Moines half of the inning ended with
the Underwriters only two to the good
and the fans started home
Then came the Champs, who had struck
their gait, and found a horseshoe, and
are apt to do any old thing, contrary to
established customs and the wishes OF the
Jonahs and knockers. Dolan struck out
and 1t did look bad. until Doctor Welch
drew four wide ones from Mr.. Mansk
who was firing somewhat under the heat
and strain. Thomas made the spirits OF
the fans droop when he also struck out
but there was still Slugger Bill to come
and he realised that there was a chance
to Justify his title.
siugger Bill walked up to the plate like
the renowned Casey, but unlike him, the bali