Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-10
BREAK EVEN WITH DIES MONIES
Omaha Secures First Game z TO 2;
Boosters Getting Second IL to 6.
w1rHERUP APPEARS TWICE
Des MOines Pitcher Warns I'D in
First Game 90 Twill I'm Second,
Holding PAS Champs 60
Minimum OF Hits.
Omaha, Z; Des MoInes. Z.

Omaha, Z; Des Molnes, q
Dee Moines., IL; Omaha, g..
An even break was the best Omaha could
get from the husky Boosters from Des
Moines, who played like demons In the
second game and had all the luck Of base
ball with them. They had to play, for
Owner Higgins had just dropped over from
Des Moines 90 see what was going on,
ard 1t was up to them TO take a brace.
They have = habit anyway Of tearing their
shirts when they play against Omaha.
Hail won the first game by his steady
work, but Rhodes was not equal to the
second and the Iowans fattened their bat
ting averages with thirteen hits. 1t seemed
like fate to leave Rhodes in the box to
get his bumps when Omaha has five pitch
ors all working well, but for some reason
he was left and had to stand It.
witherup Acts Tightwad.
Dexter sent Nelson TO do the work in the
first round, but he did not last quite four
innings, Rs the Champions whaled him the
same az they had done Friday. witherup
was called into the game in the fourth
inning. with two runs already made, two
on bases and two out. He struck out Hall.
He soon got his own bumps and several
moro runs were made off the crack by
heavy hitting. He stuck to the finish and
the volunteered to pitch the second game.
Such a reversal of form has seldom been
seen. lie had the Champs at his mercy
and for six innings It was nothing but
one, two. three. Not a hit and but one
base on balls. and that player was doubled
up so that but eighteen men faced him in
the six innings. Then, with the game
cinched. witherup losened up a little, but
Omaha could not score er ough to tie nor
win. He stayed the game out, although
Dexter took the preceution to warm up
Olmstead in the last inning for fear of
mishaps.
Biz stick starts 1t.
Omaha made the first runs of the day
in the first round by the. aid of DR.. WEIGHS
big stick. Fisher had walked and King
had reached first on Neihoff's tumble Of
a bunt. Two were out when WEIGH came
to bat and lined the ball against the right
field fence for three, scoring two.
Des Moines tied the score in the second
after two were out. Dexter drew a pass
and Nelson hit safe.a Tourney brought In
the two runs with acdouble. In the fourth
Oman made two more and then Mr..
ANtlEOn EollEeu. WHICH, Hldoe -Hlb teCOnO
hit. went to- second on Franck's infield
out, to third on a psssed ball and home
on LeBrand's double Belden followed
with a double. which scored the Kid. Hall
Fitzgerald threw low and welch was
safe in the sixth IN ming and Captain
Franck drove inAthe ron with a double.
In the seventh witherupi got It worse than
that. After Fisher had popped out. King
beat out a hnnt and Austin hit for two
sacks. Aubrey drove them both across the
plate with a single
withef6tss See6nd stand.
When withesup appsaFed for the second
game, opposed to Rhodes. IL looked like a
cinch, but looks were deeeiving. wltherup
had taken u couple OF drinks Of ice water
for a brecer and pitched different bali
than he did In the first inning. He was
mighty stingy with his hits and passes
until the game was safely slowed away.
when he became a little generous.
Rhodes got through the first inning, but
in the second he had a real off day.
Bader started the massacre by hitting for
three and Cosey Joe drove him home with
a single. Dolan had started to play the
bench in the first game, with a new man
in right. but Johnson did not deliver the
BOoos ana Joe was called out of retire
ment. Walsh hit to Rhodes. who whirled
to catch Dolan and second, and made the
p~rettiest home run throw seen on the
grounds this year. The ball sailed ovel
the head OF Captain Franck, and then, be.
fore 1t reached WEIGH. Il bit some obstruc.
tion and swerYed and kept going until Il
reached the fence. Both Dolan and Welcf
scored on the throw. That was the begin.
ming and the Boosters kept it up to tn.
finish. They made more lucky hits thar
were ever seen in one game. No matter
where they would hit the ball II woult
be Just out of the reach Of a fielder. Thil
bombardment was kept up all the way
through the game,
Nc GENES TOday
In the seventh inning Omaha tried t.
get into the scoring business. but De
Moines had too big q lead and was no
Overhauled, Eight men faced witherup II
he seventh. Fisher reaching first or Fitz
patriek's error for an opener. King fol
lowed with n single and Aubrey got out
Velch walked and Austin hit for two
6eiden hit to the pitcher and was out
and Eddie LAWYER, who had taken tn
place OF Captain Franck at short, hit
neat single to right. which scored Austir
making four runs. TWO more were mad
IN the eighth on a base on balls to Fisher
Kings single and Autrey's triple.
The Champs viii lay off today and wi
play Lincoln here on Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday and Sunday