Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-24
LINCOLN TAKES THE FIRST
Base Ball Season Opens in Omaha with
Good Game.
BUT VISITORS HAVE MOST RUNS
Remnant Raising Ceremony POST
poned--sferry widow Hats
Cause No Incon-
venience.
BUT VISITORS HAVE MOST RUNS

Gus amt going to last all the game
res sick"
Thus spake Foxy Fox. captain Of tn,
Green Indians before the game Thursday
The Omaha team now wishes this forecast
had proven true for Augustus Bonno. ar
italian from Washington, via Cincinnati
was the stumbling block In the way Of thu
pennant aspirations of the RouIke family
at the opening game OF the season on Pat
lot Thursday afternon. Lincoln won, to
II wa son the bills 20 have been dag
Of great celebration with the raising Of
the 1908 pennant, a speech by Acting Mayor
johnson and the big band. All these festi
vitles were postponed in accordance will
the wish OF Morris oNeil, president o.
the Western league that the flags on al
the masts Ia the Western league be put
at half mast in memory OF Henry p. Chad
wick, the father of base ball This wal
done and the other ceremonies were post
poned until Saturday. when they will b,
carried out with all the eclat originally in
tended. The acting mayor was on hand
but Pa would not change his mind aftei
he had decided to postpone the celebration
and besides he did not want to get the new
flag wet.
Threatening clouds and heavy rain mad,
It look all forenoon and almost up to ths
time OF play. as though old Jupt Plnv
was going TO take hand IN the fray
and open UP a few floodgates to spoi
the game, but he did not and the ZOO
people who turned out in spite Of thes,
threats were rewarded with the splendid
game Of base ball for although Omahs
lost, the game was hard fought and Lin
coin won by having little better luck
when luck was needed. The rain held of
until after the fans had reached ther,
homes after the game was all over.
Jack Haskell head OF the umpiring staff
Of the Western league. whose home is II
Omaha and who umpired the opening game
was made the recipient of a large bundl,
OF American beauty roses, evidently com
Ing from some admiring lady friends. al
though the umpire did not let the publ,
in on the secret as to where they did com,
from.
Merry widow Hats.
In spite OF the warning note which Harry
zimman has been casting broadcast
through the press there were womer
present in Merry widow hats and these diC
not seem to interfere with vision Of the
fans because Pas stand has high pitcf
90 they did not obstruct the view.
just who was responsible for the losi
will say that welch lost it in the frs
inning by striking out with two on bases
some win say King lost the game by losin1
track Of the bali after he had stopped I
hit in the eighth inning; some might Gay
that It was the poor base running Of Welch
who was put on. first TO run for Gonding
Who made a hit. Welch was caught
nappinsi and then some more might tel
you that Il was the fine pitching OF Mr.
Bonno. But. be that as It may, omahs
los thecause Lincoln made the most runs.
The Omaha team looked quite natty h
their new white uniforms with stripe O
red around the socks The Lincoln team
had the regular gray.Swhich tlis travelling
team in the Western league wears ana Mr.
Green, owner Of the Lincoln fnRm of cours
had green stripes o nthe socks ana evei
had a green stripe on the bat. sex
Pat Ragan was sent to Represent Omaha
in the box and he dia fairly we'll, tho only
trouble being that Alr Bonno was a litti,
more lucky. Ragah Was hit five times, hi
two and passed two. where Mr.. BonnC
was hit safely ak fiFnes and passed six
chickering Autrey was quite start him
self and pulled off several plays Of ths
real stellar order. He caught several hart
ones and especially, which Ragan hat
thrown, ne grabbed in his ''meat" hand I,
the astonishment OF ALL He made another
one-handed catch of q high one which
looked very much as though It was goinI
TO get away from all.
Bonno evidently had Householder on hi
staff. for the heavy hitter did not seem I,
be able TO connect with the bali safely, al
though ne hit one long one to King In lief
and anhther to Davidson In middle field
In the nfst inning Bonno passed House
holder ep. purpose otter Autrey had wake,
and stolen second but welch ended tn,
chance tp tie the score by striking out
Lincoln starts Fast.
Isincoih started off at about the gait tn
Chicago club would take. Fox lit on tn
second ball pitched for clean single an,
was sacrificed to aecond by Davidson. Gag
nier picked out one OF pats choice one
TO his liklng and Fox trotted home. 1t wa
beginning to look bad for the home root
ers, especially after Thomas had reache.
first on Austin's error. with Gaenier o.
third ana ThomAs on first. double stea
vas attempted and Gondins seemed TO &c