Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-12
GRAHAM STILL BRIGHT LIGHT
Clear Bases With Double in 0mahsS
Second Victory Over Denver.
WEIGH MAKES GREAT CATCH
snstches Terrible Fly with one Hand
Twisted ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Too
Mach In Field an on
Bases.

Omaha, 8; Denver. l.
Grand Island eraham refused TO stay
in the background on his second appear
ance in public this year, but insisted in
Jumping into the limelight with one Of the
two real stellar plays OF the day. II was
not such a wonderful thing to do at that,
but 1t was right in the nick Of time and
served to place the game out Of the reach
Of the vorscious Grizzlies from the Rocky
mountains. with three men on bases in
the seventh inning, Graham hit the bah
so far as to clear the bases and perch
himself on second. It was a beautiful hit
and although there was none out at the
time the runners did not have to stop a
second to see whether Il would be caught.
before they could run. The ball was hit
In the air. over third base, but so that it
lit Just IN fair ground.
Omaha did not absolutely need the runs.
but then all felt it far better to be on
safe ground and all were correspondingly
thankful to Graham
Charles Irwin. manager OF the Grizzlies.
the Giants OF the Western league. had a
chance Just like that OF Graham's. He
came to bat in the eighth inning with one
out and the bases filled. But instead OF
clearing the bases with a double. he hit
into a double play. Had irwin made the
hit Graham did and Graham had hit into
a double as did Irwln-the score would
have been In favor OF the Mountaineers
ana they would have been near the top Of
the ladder today,
WeIch Make Great Catch.
The game was practically festureless ex-
cept for the hit OF Graham's and a one
hand, baekhand catch by DR.. welch with
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speed. There was another feature and
that was that McDonough was hit on the
back of the head by a ball from the hands
of Austin, who was trying to complete a
double play. The crack could be heard
all over the lot. but the bow never feazed
Mac. He simply got a little sympathy
and rubbed his head a little and went on
with the game.
Omaha made enough runs in the first in
ming to win the game. Austin started the
fireworks with a single and then stole
second. Graham tried to bunt, but the
BAN popped TO the pitcher. Aubrey flew
out to waldron. but Householder picked
one off his shoestrings for a double past
first base and drove Austin home. He did
not have to slide for a wonder. Welch
was not going to be outdone by his big
running mate so he drove one to left
field. out of reach. OF Belden and Housie
trOtted home.
Head Runner Set Back.
Denver started out to get back those two
runs and more in the fourth inning, bui
stopped when Ragan and the Rourkes
awakened and set the head runner back
on three occasions. White had singled
n Householder let win single go by
him so far that White came home and Ir.
win went to second. McDonough hit Il
Raglan, who nailed Irwin at third. Lauter
born hit to Pat, who caught Mac al
second. and again when Kinneally hit &c
Graham, Lauterborn was caught at second
That was the only run made by the Griz-
zlies. In the eighth, a base on balls and two
singles filled the bases with one out, bui
Irwin failed to deliver and hit into tht
double play mentioned above.
The seventh was the inning in which tht