Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-01
OMAHA WINS, RHODES HERO
Champions Take First Of Series from
Sioux Mid Excitement.
STARR wEAKENs IN LAST INNING
Lone Run f. Made by PAS New
TwirIer, Who Toys with Duck
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BABES.
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The naughty Sioux were not only beaten
but shut out in the first game Of this
great series Friday afternoon and they
were a sorry lot as they wandered to the
hotel in their bus. thinking of the score
of l to o. It was a bitter dose for Ducky
and his tribe to swallow, as they have been
telling far and wide what they were going
to do to the Rourke family when they
reached Omaha. They had thought OF
nothing else except to win the first game,
and for that purpose they have been saving
Starr, their crack pitcher, for a week, CIV
ing him a thorough rest that they might
by no possibility lose that first game.
The trouble was they did not rest Starr
quite long enough. lie pitched great ball
for eight innings, but weakened in the
ninth-weakened the very first time he
got in a tight place. The Champions had
been able to hit him but twice until that
last inning, when he became shaky and
passed the first two men. He had the best
Of the argument all the way through until
that fatal ninth. He had not passed a
man, and In spite Of the fact that Andreas
was a little wabbly he saw to 1t that not
an Omaha player reached second base I'M
til that last inning.
Rhodes the Big Noise.
Rhodes is the boy to whom the big credit
belongs for winning the game, as he not
only pitched magnificent ball. but made
the winning run. Rhodes had remarkable
control of the ball. when 1t is considered
this is but the second game he has pitched
this year. All spring and early summer he
sat on the bench of the st. Louis Nationals,
and during that time pitched but four in
nings. He was a trifle wild at times and
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seemed to. hurt, as. they were the first men
up in three successive innings. But when
sharp, clearheaded work was needed he
was there with the goods, and although
the Sioux had eight men left on bases he
held them down at critical times. Three
times they had runners on third and three
times their master, Rhodes. left them
there.
Rhodes showed his superiority over Starr
to the complete satisfaction OF all spec
tators. For Rhodes was even better in
pinches than in the clear, while Starr went
to pieces and lost his own game the very
first time his nerve was put to a supreme
test. Rhodes moved down the Sioux as II
they had been as many children, striking
out eleven Of them, and then, when he
would put himself in the hole by passing
the first man up, the little fellow would
steady and begin to NOW EN- down again.
He simply toyed with this vaunted aggrega-
ton of self-styled invincibles.
Interest at Fever Point.
The game was a great one to watch.
Three thousand fans sat in suspense
throughout the nine innings and broke into
a bedlam at the sensational finish. The
intense rivalry OF the teams gave intense
interest to the contest and each team fought
with desperate effort to gain the vantage
ground by winning the first game of the
series, which means SO much in the pennant
race.
The last half Of the ninth inning was the
hair-raiser and the 5000 fans stood UP and
made the old park ring with pandemonAum.
Rhodes was the first man up, and as he
had already become quite a hero in the
eyes of the Fans, he was given good round
applause, which grew louder as the Omaha
coachers called upon the crowd to turn
loose. He waited like a veteran until I'M
pire Haskell motioned him to- first on four
wide ones. Fear OF Red Fisher and his
little bunt caused Starr to issue another
pass. Fisher is a good waiter anyway, and
when he had the help OF a man on base and
a pitcher who was afraid he was going to
bunt, II was a cinch he would go down OH
balls. Rhodes had in the meanwhile reached
second base on a passed ball. Then came
little King. He showed clearly that he
was going to play the hit and run game,
and, although the Sioux infield was in
close, he put one toward Welch and then
beat it out. WEIGH threw the ball wild
and Hester got tangled up In the dust from
Kings slide and the sunlight, and the bal
kept going. In the meanwhile Rhodes wal
not loafing. He had come to third or
Kings bunt and walked on home wher
Welch threw the ball away.
Fans Are Nervous.
Rhodes had the fans a little nervous or
several occasions and it looked as though
one Of his passes might sooner or latei
develop into a run. In the first with ont
out. he walked Dueky, who stole second
and went to third on a passed ball, bu'
there he died. In the second Granville hi
one over Autrey's head for a single, wen
to second when Shea walked, but died a
third when Starr grounded one to Austin
In the fourth Andreas, the first man up
drew a pass, was sacrificed to second, wen
to third on WEIGHS infield out. but ther'
he died, as Hester struck out, The sixth
opened with Danny Green drawing a pass
He went to second on an infield out anC
died at third when Granville hit a sharI
one to Franck, who hustled the ball Il
Austin. 1t was a fine play for Buck.
Omaha Plays ErrOrIeHs Game.
The Omaha team played In e]rrorles'
game. while Andreas juggled two foI
Sioux City and Welch threw the ball away
for the third error. Each side made
double play. Fisher hit a clean one pas
the pitcher and Welch hit safe between
Andraas and Hester. King'g hunt Wal