Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
SIOUX CITY DRAWS BLANKS
Hardly Has a LoOk-in at the First
Round Of This Series.
SANDERS COULD NOT BE BEATEN
He Pitches the Kind Of BAH
Sure 60 win Games and the
Rest of the Team was
with Him.
SANDERS COULD NOT BE BEATE
Omaha, 6; Sioux city. o.

Sanders superb pitching, coupled with
the fast fielding of the entire Rourke
family. made Pas Champions almost un-
beatable Thursday afternoon and they won
from those pugnacious Sioux by the score
Of s 10 o in the first game Of the present
series, which Is looked upon as the crucial
series of the season. All the bright spots
might not be mentioned in a short story
OF the game. but two stand out clear and
distinct in the minds Of all. Those two
are the pitching Of Sanders and the home
run hit OF James Austin when two men
were on bases. True Ducky Holmes was
playing toward the left garden and thus
had further to run after the ball, but 1t was
a corking clout, nevertheless, and James
d. Austin had no trouble in lengthening
his strides into a home run canter and
making the distance.
Duckling would give a nickle to win this
present series and to win the first game
he sent IN his best slab artist. Rube Furch-
ner has been his winning pitcher all year
and has done right pert except on the
last visit OF the Sioux TO Omaha, when
he got his needin's. At any rate, Ducky
trotted him out as the best he had, but
the best was not good enough for Omaha,
and Mr.. Furchner was forced to stable
himself after the fifth inning. BY that time
the game was gone; as Omaha had five
runs to a blank for the Sioux. Holmes
sent out Alderman, a Tekamah boy, who
worked on one OF the Omaha papers as a
reporter and then pitched ball in Topeka
and Hartford, Conn, and now belongs to
Pittsburg. The Champs did not make a
run off his delivery by hitting the ball.
but they made one under peculiar circum-
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second on a passed ball. to third on a
double play and home on a wild pitch.
Sander Was Dealing.
War Sanders dealt the cards from the
bottom as far as the Sioux were con-
cerned, for they had no more chance than
the proverbial SNOWFALL. He had them at
his mercy at all times. the score showing
thta but two hits were made off his de-
livery. that but one man was passed, that
but one man was left to die on bases and
that but twenty-seven men were at bat
Holmes started the fourth inning with a
single and was doubled by some fast field
ing by King and Franck. Granville opened
the fifth inning with a single and he was
doubled by some pretty team work by
Austin and Franck. Holmes was passed in
the first inning and caught off the sack.
or rather on the return, when he overran.
Weed went to first on Aastinis error and
he was left on second, where he was sacri-
ficed by Granville. That is the whole tale
Of the Sioux's efforts at scoring.
But Omaha was more successful. Furch-
ne rwas lucky that he was not driven
to the hay in the first inning, as his tuck
was all that saved him and let three
! champs die on the sackS- with no runs.
Two singles and a basH on balls filled
the bases, but Beldon could not deliver
the goods. y VI '"'t
King made the first rim when he rit one
which Granville fumbled, went to second
on Autrey's sacrifice and home on a we'll
placed single by DR.. Welch. You must
always say doctor when the Sioux are in
town, as they have a Harr Welch also.
Welch picked out a soft-lookink SPOT be-
tween Weed and Andreas and put the
ball there, just out OF the reach of both.
The Fourth Fixed Furchner.
The fourth inning was tire cookoo and
came near to taking all the interest out
of the game. for it was seen Omaha was
safe with those five runs to the good
and not much LANCER of Sanders breaking
his arm. Fisher started the downfall Of
Mr.. Furchner b beating out one which he
rolled past Mr.. F%urchner. That riled the
boy ana he pdSstu hlhB. lhth tdulo NHe
l Chicken. on his toes. ALI excitement. He
intended TO do something and he did. That
something consisted of placing a safs
bunt toward third base and filling the
sacks. welch tried for the fence, but
the ball fell short into the hands of an
Client Danny Green, former running mate
OF Ducky Holmes on the Sox team,
Fisher scored before Green could get
the ball back to the diamond. The next
up was James d. Austin and he evidently
thought Ducky needed some exercise, Sc
he sent him ~shagging the ball to the fur
thermost corner of the lot while he him
self was making the circuit of the bases,
driving in two Rourkes ahead Of him.
Austin Played the Hero Role.
Austin added to his glory by making
several hard pickups and pretty throws
Belden made a run for a foul nearly to
the club house; Autrey picked one off his
shoestrings that was a corker, and An
dress made a pretty catch, all Of which
combined to give the fans a fine exhibit
ton OF the great national game.
The same teams Will battle this after
noon. II will be ladies' day. and Ragau
and Starr will probably be the opposing
slabmen
The score:
OMAHA.
ABB. r. H.. o. A. f
Fisher lf'.."'..""5 9 ,