Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-01
OMAHA LOSES BY one RUN
Colts Defeated by Millers in a Close Game
in First Exhibition.
QUICK WILD AND EASY FOR VISITORS
Unable TO Maintain lead ROurke's
Had when He Went insane
Teams VIII Play This
Afternoon.

The howl from the bleachers at Vnton
street park proclaimed the news to the sur
rounding neighborhood Saturday afternoon
that the base ball season had arrived.
Manager Kelley brought his Millers to
Omaha for little spring training, and tha
first exhibition game was played yesterday
afternoon, which was the first day the
Colts had been able to go on the diamond
and also the first day Pa had seen many
Of his colts work, he has been at the an
nual meeting in Des Moines during the
week they had been striving to warm up.
The Millers took the first game by the
score OF Z to 6. 1t was lost because OF the
inability Of Eddie Quick to maintain the
standard set by Fort and Heusser, the Colts
who preceded him in the box
Your old friend. Bobby Caruthers, was on
hand to umpire and the fans were all
! toyed to see him and to hear. his stentorlan
voice. Pa has made arrangements for Ca
ruthers to remain during the exhibition sea-
son, and it is a pity O'Neill could not have
secured leave to retain him in the league.
Several of Pas Colts stood out in the
limelight 1t was poor day for judging a
ball player. Runkle the new shortstop,
doomed UP especially we'll He had but few
chances and these he accepted in good form
and the way he stepped to the plate showed
he understood what was expected OF him.
He secured the first hit Of the season for
the Omaha team, making corking double
to right field
Cinch Until Quick Broke In.
The game looked like it was to be landed
for the Omaha contingent until Quick went
in to do the slab work in the eighth in
ming. He celebrated his advent by pass.
| ing two and letting them touch him UP
/ for double and a single which Melted
four runs This put the Millers one to the
/ good, but they added two more in the
ninth by triple and two singles. AT
that Omaha came within an ace of tying
the score, which would have been done
or the game won If Welch could have hit
safe in the ninth inning
For Omaha Port held the Millers with
one hit and no scores for four innings
and then Pa sent in the Salt Lake south.
paw, Heusser, who held them without a
| hit or run for two innings. In the seventh
inning base on balls and a double gave
them their first run. Heusser put himself
in bad hole and also pulled himself out
of 1t in the first inning He passed three
men and still they did not score Quick
could not warm up and they lambastec
him until the game was lost.
The teams will play this afternoon al
$3.50 and Pa will have McNeeley and som,
of his other stars a try to redeem the
lost game. With the weather as pleasant
as it was Saturday the stands should b,
packed.
With three scores to the bad in the nintl
Runkles went out from short to first
Howard secured life by an error o.
Gagnier and FTeese hit another easy on,
at the Millers shortstop which he alst
fumbled Quick hit safe and the basei
were filled. Bassey hit fly to Sullivan
on which Howard scored and Weisenber,
dropped Fenlon's fly. so Freese scored
Fenlon stole second and It was up to Welcl
to hit safe to tie or win the game, but h,
struck out.
The score;