Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-14
SECOND CANE TO WICHITA
Rourkes Start Well, but Weaken
Sadly in Seventh.
GRAHAM THROWS OUT KNEE
JmRha's star second Baseman May
Lose Another Season and Perhaps
Base Ball Career by Repetition
of Last Years MIshRp.
Omaha, 2. wichita, 6,

Omaha, 2; Wichita, g.,
1t is bad enough to lose a game OF base
ball. but to lose it after the home team has
a lead most OF the way through the game
Ia hard on the nerves to the fans. That,
however. Is the bitter pill they had TO
swallow at Vinton park Thursday In the
second game Of the series with Wichita.
wichita made the fret run in the opener.
bat Omaha came back with one in the
second and another in the third. Thus II
stood with the score 2 to ! in favor or
the Rourke family until the fateful sew
enth, when all hopes were shattered.
westerzil's two-sacker to the left field
fence drove in the run that tied the score
and then Captain Franck let an easy
grounder pass between his legs and the
winning run was scored. Three more were
added for good measure by Wichita in the
last inning.
Wichita has made a hit with the Omaha
fans, for Jack Holland, with the aid OF
Izzy Isbei, has collected q bunch Of
youngsters VINO play ball all the time.
They are fun Of ginger and always right
after the ball. That they are always
poking is out is shown by the score which
reveals the fact thai the ten men who
we're retired were put out on balls hit a
good lick by the willow.
Tracy Johns was on the hill for Pa and
he did right well until the seventh inning,
when a hit and an error seemed to dis
commode him. A single and a double down
the third base line were made off his de-
livery in the first inning. and then for
five innings the Hoila nders could not con-
meet safely for q single hit. But the rest
of the game was a different story.
Grnham's Accident. Serious.
A worse blow than losing the game be-
fell the Rourke family when in practice
before the game George Graham, the bril-
liant second baseman. again threw his knee
out OF place. Friends OF Graham have
feared all along that his knee was not
fully recovered from the bad wrench Of
last year, but he insisted on playing and
although his knee has palued him at times
he had played in every game this veal
without injury. There was a slippery spot
between second and first and on this Ora,
ham slipped in practice and threw the
knee out. 1t is feared the accident may
keep him out OF the game the rest of thu
year. II not forever. His place was taker
by King and Belden went to center.
Again must the sad story OF a lost gam
be told. With two out In the first in
ming Cole hit a clean single. Pennell fol
lowed with a long twO-base drive down tn,
third base foul line and drove Cole home
That started Wichita off in the lead, bu
Omaha scored one in each the second ant
third and took the lead.
shaner did the slab work for wichita an,
the first two men up we're famed by hi
benders, while Pendry knocked the ball I
second. 1t began to look as though tn
game might be a repetition OF the day be
fore. with Brennan in the box.
In the second inning. however, Kan
started out by drawing a pass. welch sac
rlficed him to second. Belden sent him o
home by a two-sacker. The fans too
courage and dared to hope Omaha Nigh
win. They were sure the Rourkes woul
win after the second inning when with on
out Fisher doubled, went to third on King
single and scored on Pendry's sacrifice II
TO Pepnell.
Both pitchers now went like clockwor
until the seventh when with one out Rob
erts was walked and scored on Westerzil'
double. That tied the score. The infiel
came in close and Weaver hit a har
drive which went through Buck Franck
legs and the winning run was scored.
Nine men faced Johns in the ninth an
three OF them crossed the home plate. Tn
cause was four hits. a passed ball an
Kings error.
To-day will be ladies' day, with Wichi;
atf1t the Affirmation Trha .,,.