Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
INDIAN SIGN ON The CHAMPS.
Big Johnson Allows Them Only
Three Hits in Nine Innings.
LITTLE KING GETS TWO OF THESE
AZ That Omaha should Have Won,
hut for Halls Failure 60 Cover
First and q Objectionable De-
cisiOn by Umpire.
Lincoln. 4; Omaha, ?.

Lincoln. 4; Omaha, ?.
A single, two scratch singles, an error
and a bum decision on the part OF the
umpire gave Lincoln three runs in the
fourth inning Monday afternoon. and that
was enough to win the game. Omaha had
made two runs in the first inning and
everything looked almost too easy to take
the money, but after that first Mining
things changed all around; Indian John
son got his second wind and the team gave
HIM great support, and the consequence wa
that the Greenbackers snatched the lead
OF two away from Omaha and won the
game, the final score beng 4 to p
johnson OF Winnebago extraction pitched
for Lincoln and Captain Fox placed his
entire reliance on the Indian being able
to stop the losing streak OF the Green
hackers. He gave it out all over town
that Lincoln would win sure as fate, and
sure as fate they did. II looked In the
first inning as though he had a wrong
tip, however, for johnson was wild and
seemed too easy. To the fans it really
seemed as though the Champions ought to
60 ahead and make as many runs as they
wanted to. Then the change came and but
two hits were made after that first inning
and he was given perfect support.
Omaha, on the other hand. threw away
several good chances to tie up or win the
game. In the sixth inning King opened up
with a single and with one out WEIGH
drew a pass. The Indian did not want
any OF his game, so he passed him. That
was the chance for Captain Franck to win
a hero medal, but instead he hit into a
double play. In the eighth inning with two
out johnson seemed to weaken and passed
King and Aubrey. WEIGH was up and
might a also had a gift, but he pre-
ferred to try fer the fence, with the re-
suit that Davidson caught a long one.
That is all that Davidson has been doing
during this series. pulling down base hits
and making hits. In the ninth inning
Austin led off with a triple and could not
be brought home, which shows what kind
OF hitting the Omaha team was indulEing
in. But three hits were made off Johnson,
two by King and one by Austin.
Starts Off Nicely.
In the first inning Fisher drew a pass
and King landed a safe one. Aubrey
walked, filling the bases with no one out.
Welch hit to short and Gagnier booted
the ball, but only one came home. Austin
then lined a long one to Davidson and
King scored on the throw. The fans set
tied back for an easy beat, but the next
tive were easy outs and Omaha had a lead
of two.
Lincoln grabbed one off that lead in the
seeond inning. Fehlon was the first I'M
and walked. Davidson sacrificed him N
second; he went to third on Thomas
to the pitcher and home on
Fritchett's scratch hit to Aubrey.
The real business of the game was done
In the fourth inning. With Gagnier out.
Jude walked and Fenlon singled. David
son made a scratch hit toward third and
the bases were filled with one out. Thomas
hit to Hall, who subdued Jude at tho
home plate. Pritchett then hit one down
the first base line. which should have
ended the inning. but Hall thought il was
a FOUL evidently, and did not cover first.
SO Fenlon scored. zinran hit TO Franck.
who threw wild to first. Aubrey caugbt
the ball and tagged zinran, but the um-
pire said he did not touch him. Two scored
on the mixup, making a total OF three on
the inning.
The same teams this afternoon.
The score: