Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
OMAHA WINS IN THE FIRST
Hsrmon's Delivery Good for -Four Runs
Right at Beginning.
KOUKAuK HOLDS LINCOLN SAFE ALWAYS
Fourth Game Of season Goes 20
Rourke's Account Because Of Ret
ter PIaying and More on
perfume Batting.

j cky Holmes and his bunch from salt
o. Il were handed another defeat by the
.ha Colts at Vinton Street park satur-
afternoon. the final score being ) to 3
. game was a repetition of the game the
before when Omaha made four tallies
The FIRST inning. Friday no more were
idsd after the hrst, while in the game
3 turday the Colts put on another for
"a measure. Holmes pitchers seem 20
Sc terror Of large cities which they
mot get over until we'll warmed up. but
. the game yesterday Holmes did not
I've Harmon. who started the ball going.
E chance TO warm up at the expense of the
pcctators' time, but called in MIR. Ahlln
o ON Hastings. who pitched pretty game.
Koukslik was sent in to oblike for Pa
and pitched a splendid game all the way
through. although three hits and a base on
ollls were charged against him in the
alghth inning Harmon started TO heave
f5t Holmes. but his life was short.
BENDER went after him with a two-bagEer
which on advice OF poor coaching he tried
20 stretch into a triple and was caught.
Garter was Jared In the Stats and Bassey
hit for a double, which perched Carter on
third. WEIGH hit an unexpected Texas
leaguer to left field. scoring Carter. Bassey
and Welch tried for a double steal which
was successful. landing Bassey across the
plate. Dolan reached first on ouillin's
refusal TO hold his grounder and then he
nnd welch tried another double steal. which
also worked, scoring WEIGH Runkle
singled, scoring Dolan, when Ducky Holmes
came running in from his garden and or
dered Mr.. Harmon to the stable. That
ended the run getting. for AhIin showed
them all how ball Is pitched in Hastings.
and none reached first for the balance Of
the inning.
Lincoln Gets in the Game.
Lincolns first score was made in the
fourth inning. when the feet footed
Ketchum walked. went TO second on st.
Louis Jacks single, went TO third when
Collins hit to Runkle, retiring Thomas at
second and home on a double steal with
Collins. The second run for Lincoln was
made in the eighth inning when Quillin
was given a base on balls, went to second
on Ketchums single TO right and home on
Barton's safe hit to left.
Holmes started a neat double play in the
nth inning when ne made hard run for
a fly from Runkles bat, going clear to
middle field for it, and then caught WEIGH.
who had led too far on second, thinking
Il impossible for Holmes to get the ball.
Omaha's nth tally was made in the
eighth inning. Carter drove a double to
left field and scored on Bassey's single
to middle field. Bender made two doubles
i'm three times up. but was caught each
time by being too eager on the bases
The first time when he tried to stretch
his two-bagger into a triple and the second
time when he tried to come home from
second on a wild pitch by Ahlin. He came
within an ace OF making the last play,
as none OF the Lincoln team seemed TO be
watching for him to come, but Ahlin rushed
to the plate in time to get him by a close
decision.
Thomas made a grandstand play when he
caught Quillin's throw OF Bender's grounder
with one hand. Bender was Johnny on the
spot when Ketchum tried to come home
after DOlan's error at frst He squatted
right in front of the base and blocked of
the runner until he had the ball to put
him out.
Germs Against EyIer To-day.
The same teams viii play this afternoon,
Corns pitching for Pa and Pop Eyler for
Holmes Come out and help 10 break the
Eyler hoodoo, which he il again attempt
ing to cast upon the Omaha team. Pa and
Ducky have decided TO have Monday for
womens day at which time all the women
will be admitted free to the grounds and
grandstand. Two large excursions will be
IN this afternoon to root for the Lincoln
team. so it behooves the Omaha fans to
arrive early. Score: