Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

CHAMPS TAKE RAGGED CANE
Omaha Wins from Pueblo and Graham
is Seriously Injured.
NAY BE OUT FOR THE SEASON
Hall Pitches for the First Time
since His Recent Accident and
Does well, Taking IL
EakE.

Omaha, s: Pueblo. 3
George Graham wrenched his knee sat
urday afternoon in the Pueblo game and
probably will be out OF the game for sew
eral months, II not for the balance OF the
season. He was sprinting to cover first
on Clark's hunt in the second inning when
ne noticed no one was getting the ball.
He stopped short and wrenched his knee.
That It was most painful was apparent
to ell, for he writched in agony on the
ground. After the game Graham said that
while his knee was not thrown out of joint
1t panied him much more than It did when
he hurt il the first time. King took Gra-
hams place and got through without fur
Their injury to his finger. He has It done
up in liquid court plaster and It Is mending
fast.
Omaha won a game full OF errors and
catastrophes and dumb plays and little
hitting. The errors were something ter.
rible to behold, and the only consolation
the Omaha fans got out OF Il was that
Omaha won by the score OF s 10 8 and
that most Of the errors were made by the
opposition. Pueblo players acted Just like
they were dazed. Even the veteran
HoRriever, who has been on fourteen cham
pionship teams. fell all over himself on
Gonding's bunt in the second inning. They
don't have grass in Pueblo and Hoggie
slipped on the grass.
Hits Not Needed by Omaha.
Omaha made three runs in the first in
ming and three in the second. with one
hit to each inning. but hits were NOT
needed as Ions as the Pueblo Indians fell
all over themselves, threw the ball way
and could not hit Hall. Hall has been on
the shelf for about three weeks nursing
a lame arm and made his first appearance
Saturday. While not in his best form he
allowed but four hits, hit one and passed
three.
The Rourke family did nothing in the rur
getting line after those first two innings.
but Pueblo started to get one at a time
until It looked as though they might prove
real c~ontenders. The heavy batsmen could
not deliver the goods, however, and tho
stuff was off.
Before he was hurt Graham was in the
game with his usual vim and vigor and
pulled off n double play unassisted in tho
first inning. Hosgie had walked. when
Smith hit a liner which looked good enough
to Hoggie that he kept going. Graham was
on the job, however. and not only nailed
the hit, but tagged Hoggie.. He also scored
! a run before he left. reaching first on an
error, was sacrificed to second by Chicken
and came home with Austin. who had
walked. on Householder drive to left for
one sack. Householder reached second on
the THROWN, stole third and came home on
Smiths error. Smith threw TO third to
catch Housie when he was trying TO purloin
the sack. but there was no one, there to
catch the ball. so Housie trotted on home.
Second Inning Worse.
The second inning was worse. Clark
dropped the throw from Beldcn's grounder
and when Gonding tried TO sacrifice Belden
along Hogriever fell all over himself and
the grass and both were safe. Slim Hall
walked and the bases we're filled. Austin
tried to force them around. but Belden was
caught at home, but the bases were still
filled, with one out. King pulled off a safe
bunt, on which Gondins scored. Chicken
also tried the bunting game and he did so
we'll that Hall not only came from third
on the bunt, but Austin also came all the
way from second. nearly running over Hall
at the plate. That boy Austin can surely
I run some.
Mattick was hit on the head in the
second. He was the first man up. and
Clark and Spencer singled and put him on
third, so that he scored the first run for
the Indians on Corhan's fly TO Householder.
Corhan hit for two sacks in the fifth.
went to third on Mfller's out to Aubrey and
home when Hall booted a grounder from
Hoggie's bat.
Patterson walked in the sixth, stole sec
ond. went to third on a wild pitch and
home on Clark's fly to Belden.
Fitzgerald pitched a good game of ball,
allowing but five hits and passed but two,
but his support was enough to take the
nerve out OF any pitcher.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fh4a aRTar,1o4. fAa aTrsf
game being called at 2:S0. The score:
MAHA