Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-07
SALTPETERS WIN THE THIRD
Lincoln Has Two Out Of Three Of the
Present Series
VISITORS BEAT BY PLAYING BETTER
Umpire FuIIer Makes the star
Decision of His Career-Game
To-day for the Beneht
Of EIks.

The saltpeters took the third game Of
the present series from the Rourkes at
Vinton Street park Wednesday afternoon
by the score Of 3 to / by playing better ball
all the way through and winning hard
fought game on its merits. There were
times through the game when the lack
OF decision on the part Of Mr.. Fuller, who
was hlling the umpires position. gave the
home team much the worst of the deal,
but this may have not been sufficient to
have changed the result. The spectators
sitting back OF the home plate, were led to
wonder how q man standing right over
the plate with his towering six-foot-six
could have gone wrong so often on balls
and strikes. ..-
McNeeley and Jones were the opposing
slab artists. Jones had pitched three in
nngs the day before but this did not
stop his effectiveness. for he got away
with his slight curves in hne style. Nc
Neeley was given poor support in the
opening inning and this took some Of the
ginger from the play, although he worked
apparently as hard all the way through.
Several remarkable stunts were pulled
on during the game Dolan at first was
credited with but four putouts for the en-
tire game, while Bassey, in left, had eight
field had but fve assists.
Fuller did some OF the dunbest umpirlng
in the third inning ever seen on the home
grounds Bender was at bat with two
and two on him when ball came above
his shoulders which Zinran missed Bender
asked the umpire what it was, but the ump.
refused 10 say a word until the ball had
rolled over to the visitors bench and was
thrown to first. when he called it strike.
The FIRST inning started out bad for
Omaha. Fillman hit high one which Her
man Long muffed because he did not make
sufncient allowance for the wind. Holmes
flew out to Carter and Quillan was hit with
the ball. Ketchem few out to Carter and
a double steal was started by Fillnaan from
third and Quillan from first Bender threw
the ball to Runkle in time to hold ouillan
of first and then. keeping Fillman on third
he followed Quillan back almost TO first
and threw the ball to Cosey Joe. The play
was too easy for Joe, so he dropped the
ball and Filman scored.
The second run for Lincoln was made
by Jones in the fourth, who hit for a
triple and came home on Quillans single.
The third run was came in the sixth in
ming, when three singles were made in
succession by Quillan. Ketchem and
Thmoas.
omaha's only run was made in the fourth
inning. Bassey was given life when
Shorty Barton booted the BAH and was put
out at second on welch's grounder TO Bar
ton. Dolan's out from Jones to Thomas
sent Welch to second and he scored on
Runkes single. Bender started out with a
nit in the fifth inning. was sacrificed to
second by McNeeley and tried TO come
home on Carters short single to right.
Poor coaching on the part Of Perring per-
nitted him to overrun third, for he had no
chance to come home with Collins stopping
the ball where he did.
The same team will play this afternoon
for the beneht OF the Elks' building fund,
and all OF the receipts win be given to
that fund. Thousands OF tickets have been
sold. so It behooves the fans to be out early
II they wish to get seat.
The score: