Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-26
OMAHA GETS FORFEITED CANE
ROurkes Are Given Contest Because Can
tillon Refuses 70 Play.
SECOND ENDS IN TIE AFTER THE NINTH
Dirty Mike says He was Not Advised
by Rourke Despite Latter's
written Notice Early In
the Day.

The Rourke family got a game and tied
one with the Champions at Vinton street
park wednesday afternoon. The frst game
was awarded 10 Omaha by Umpire Davis
by a score OF to because the Des
Moines manager refused TO let his team
play at 2:80, the time for which the game
was advertised. and the second was tied
after nine tiresome innings filled with con-
tinuous wranglng with the umpires,
Rogers and OLeary. who were officiating
because Stats Davis refused to work.
The whole situation is a mixup and will
have to be decided by the executive com
mittee OF the Western league before both
sides are satisfied and in the meantime
the umpire's decision will stand Two
games had been advertised by Manager
Rourke for Wednesday afternoon, and the
public was on hand supposing two would be
played. Cantillon willed otherwise and re-
fused to play but one saying Rourke had
not consulted him in reference to the two
games. the second OF which was to have
been one postponed from Des Moiues.
Davis Explains His Action.
Both teams we're on the field at the
proper time and the umpire announced that
Mr.. Cantillon refused to play but one
game but as the game had been adver-
wait Ave minutes on the Des Moines team
and then call the game. He said the gen
eral rule as followed by all clubs and the
only rule on the case he had to go by was
that the local manager had the right to
call the game at any time before two hours
before dark When Cantillcn would not
send his men out he declared the game
forfeited to Omaha, to 0.
Davis refused to umpire the second game,
and O'Leary OF Des Moincs and Rogers OF
Omaha were called upon and the game
started out az a farce, for on some imag-
mary wrong on the part OF Rogers Doyle
ordered O'Leary to give his team every
decision. and he came pretty near doing
it, except from the second 10 the last in
ming, when matters ran along smoothly.
The fun started in the first inning, when
Rogers. umpiring back of the pitcher, called
schipke out at third. He was clearly out.
Doyle. however, had O'Leary call him safe,
and as O'Leary was umpiring the bases,
his decision had to go. No harm was done
by tho decision, for the side was retired
without score.
Omaha made six runs I'm the first inning
with three hits two errors and two bases
on balls This would have seemed enough
Of lead 10 win almost any game, but
the next inning. and that made the differ
cnce. His crude work wa 20 an end
by dumb headed base rum the part
OF Doyle. who allowed Bass, return of
Dexters fly to be thrown 10 perling and
then Perring sprinted from his position and
caught him before he, reached first -Four
runs were made on three hits. two bases
on balls and an error.
Des Moines Gets Three Runs.
Tho score remained to 4 in Omaha's
favor until the sixth inning, when Nc
Neeley was hit for two doubles and q
single which, coupled with two errors, gave
the Champions three runs. Andreas LED
OF with a triple in the eighth inning and
came home OH the return OF Caffyns ou
TO WEIGH, e.
With Des Moines two to the good in tho
ninth, Omaha came in with the Intention
of winning the game, but only succeeded
in tying. Carter was passed to first an,
Howard few out to Welday, who captured
the ball after a hard run backward. Per
ring hit a corker TO right, on which Carte
scored, aud Welch was hit with the ball