Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-27
PATARES lEyVERITES BYONE
Enternsu Beaten 10 10 After Giving
Locals Two soarea
THOMPSON SOS VINO IN ERsI MNNe
First Fright Comes at beginning of
Game and f. Repeated I'm Eighth,
when Teddy Bears Get
Five.

, The Rourke family brought home the
bacon Friday afternoon from Vinton Street
park, where a game Of bali was played
with heavy hitting, fast work on the bases
and some very dumb playing. The Teddy
Bears were taken into camp by the score
of 10 to In spite of the fact they used
the great Engie the spit ball artist, and
Willie Paige to do the twirling for them.
Pa sent in big Thompson because he
wanted 20 annex that particular game, but
Thompson proved easy picking. as he had
too much speed and too little control. He
passed the first man up and then put them
down the groove until Denver amassed
three runs in the first and one in the sec
ond inning. After that he seemed TO be
settling down when he was hit on the
finger with a pitched ball and forced TO
retire.
Twas ladies' day and several hundred OF
the fsirer sex turned out in spite OF the
fact that Brother WEIGH had not opened his
hot air valve for the spring, and they all
rooted, some for Omaha and some for Den
yer. although they may have thought they
were roofing for Omaha. The orchestra
was there and those who thought It played
the same tune all the time were mistaken,
81 only sounded like the same tune.
whirIwind start for Denver.
Denver started out like a whiriwind and
10 those who we're not on the inside and
did not know that Pa had searched the
suburbs until he had found a horseshoe, II
looked like Denver was going to run away
with the second game. Pa, however, had
che goods. He figured out Thursday nigh
after the game that Omaha had lost bu
one game all season that II was entitled L
lose, and that something had to be done Il
change tee luck, so he hunted and hunteS
until he found the rusty horseshoe Will
3ust the right number of nails which mad
Il a foregone conclusion that Omaha wa!
70 win, even though Denver did start on
three runs to the good.
Old Sport McHale waited for four wild
ones and Murphy sacrificed him on to sec
ond. Wheeler hit a clean single and Belde
hit another, which Aubrey kicked aroun
left field until Belden was on second an
Wheeler on third. Bohannon fouled GU
and Wheeler stole home. stole It with tn
entire Omaha team looking at him. TIL
bail was in Thompsons hands and h
hustled II along to Gonding, but Haske
declared Wheeler safe. Zalusky hit pas
Austin and brought Belden home, maxim
three runs.
ROurIe's Boys Get Busy.
The fun had Just started. for oman
went in with the intention of beating this
record. Belden walked and was out whe
Franok attempted to sacrifice. Franc
stole second and came home on Aubrey
single down the first base line. Autre
went to second and third on a wild pitc
and WEIGH few out to Be!den. Dolan h
safe. scoring Franck, and Austin single
putting Joe on second. Graham can
along with a singer past FIRST puttlr
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the Denver team was trying to catch Or
ham of first Austin stole home and CT
ham stole second. Gonding hit to CAPITA
Wheeler. who threw high, and before Il
ball was recovered Graham was home al
Gonding on third. Thompson was hit
the finger with a pitched ball. but 4
ball popped to Engle and he was out, en-
ing the inning with Ave runs and 70
hits.
Moore led on with a single In the Sc
Dnd. went to third when Thompson thr,
wild to first to catch him and home on b
denis single Omaha was not put doN
20 easy in it's half, for Belden started O
with hit and before the fusillade W
stopped four had crossed the plate. Emf
had been replaced by Paige. and tn
treated him nearly as bad as they had
predecessor. Frenck sacrificed Belden
attOnu anu ne went 10 lulId On AuLIG,
out Wech walked and then he a
Belden executed another double ste
scoring Belden. Dolan walked. stole s,
ond and he and WEIGH scored on Austil
double. Austin was brought home by CT
hams single. The only other run Oma
made was in the sixth inning. when B
den led on with a triple and came hoi
on Franck's outfeld fly.
Scare Comoa I'm Efuhth
Hall replaced Thompson in the TIL
timing and put the mountaineers do
one-two-three until the sixth. when Z
doubles and a single right in a row nett
one tally. In the eighth. however, Tho
who did not know of the horseshoe W,
frightened. Five hits were made in 81
cession after the first man was out, one
double and one for three bases. nett
four runs. Then came Old Sport McHa
and a hit would tie or win, but neither
nor Murphy could deliver the goods q
the game ended just that way. with Oma
one run to the good.
The same teams will play this afterno
The score:
OMAHA.