Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-08
CREENBACES FAIL TO CASH
Pas Hard Money Men Carried Away
Goods Six to One.
LINCOLN KEPT FROM FIRST PLACE
Omahans Passed Resolutions ON Train
and Made Gsod Before Crowd
of Three Thousand on
Good Grounds,

The Rourke family stopped the mad rush
Of the Greenbackers Sunday afternoon and
won by the score of s to l. Lincoln has
been going at a terrific rate Of late and
the percentage table howed they had
as many games won to their credit as did
Omaha, the holders of the championship
and the leaders of sic race. 1t was evil
dent something had to be done to stop
them, so on the road home from Lincoln,
where two of the closest Of games had been
lost, Pa had a heart-to-heart talk with
the players and they all decided to quit
fooling and stop Lincoln in it's mad career.
1t was done.
Green, Smith, Sherman, Mr.. Secretary
and a carload of rooters had come from
Lincoln 10 see the Greenbackers continue
their gait and land into first place at the
expense of Omaha. y But II was not in
the cards.
Pa sent in Dor Carlos Raean to do the
twlrling and at the start II looked as
though good news would be carried back
to Lincoln. Three hits and a sacrifice
were made off Ragan in the initial round,
with but one out. One run was all that
had been made and all were a little ner-
vous. Captain Franek signaled Hollen-
beck TO warm up, but he was not needed,
for Ragan settled and Thomas foul-tipped
to LeBrand and Davidson struck out. That
ended the run getting for Lincoln, for
during the text six innings not a man
got as much as a single.
Something About Doing II.
Jude opened up >the fun with a single
and Foxy Fox sacrificed him along. Gag
nier singled and Jude scored. Gag going
to second. Fenlon singled, but Gag did
not dare to go beyond third That was all.
With two out in the eighth Fenlon hit
for a triple, but Thomas did not make
good. In the ninth. with two out, zinran
singled, but Sullivan. who batted for Jack
ert. struck out.
1t really did look like the Greenbacker
would do things to Ragan at the start
but when the Champions settled down
even the Lincoln rooters could see thai
the stuff was off.
Omaha started out pretty well, but soor
stopped, Austin walked and Was sacri
feed to second, but when Aubrey flew
out to Fenlon he was doubled at thirC
when he tried to make that base. Ii
the second DIR, H.. John WEIGH hit for q
double, but he got no further.
T. third inning was the lucky one fol
Omaha. Belden walked and when Dol
Carlos tried to sacrifice him along Down.,
threw the ball so wide and far that wher
1t returned to the, diamond both Belder
and Ragan were sitting on the bench. Aus
tin and KIM were easy outs when som,
more fireworks were started. Aubrey wa.
hit by Downie and Householder singled L
right in such a way~that Austin came al
the way home. Householder failed to scot,
on Welch's double to- the right field fence
DOwnie'e Had Errors Cost.
Downie did pretty well in the fourth, bu
In the sixth he made another bad erro,
and when Householder singled again h,
sat on the bench and Zackert was called
IN. Zack did fairly well, but then no NOR,
runs were needed, so what was the use
King beat out a bun in the fifth an,
When Aubrey tried to sacrifice Down.
threw too wide to first for Fox to hol,
the ball and King went to third and Autre,
10 second. Householder hit drove Their
poth nome. Then came Zackert and NJ
more runs were made in that inning.
With two out in the sixth, James Dayto,
austin hit one OF the longest hits OF IN
season for a home run. It cleared the lef
Held fierce by several feet and surprise,
even James himself.
The rain kept many away, but stu IN
grounds were in fine shape and not a dro
fel during the game. The mud did no
interfere with the play in the least an
over 5000 fans saw a good game. The onl
mishap was to imp. Brennan, who fe
hat In a puddle of water as he was glidin.
along to watch a second base decision
four double plays and a home run pu
plenty OF life into the yame, although Their
was but one attempt at base stealing. Tha
was by the Chicken, who was nailed by
good throw by Zinran. Downie was ma
able to hold the Champs as he did in hi
initial game in the Western league. II
as not hit so very hard. but his two will
throws at first were too much for Fox t
stand for. and he was benched.
The same teams will cavort this after
noon and the women are all invited TO al
tend.
The scorA.