Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-21
ROUREES SLAM DENVER NINE
League Leaders Taken Into Camp in
First Game.
TILLEN DRIVEN TO SIDELNES
adams Fares Little Better NJ Hands
of Omaha Batters, Who Total
Twelve Htt-Pendry and
King PiIfer Runs.
7ILLEK DRIVEN To sIpELNEs


bniaha, 2; Denver, T.
BY persistently hitting the bail all over
the lot Omaha yesterday took the opening
game NJ the series from Denver by a one
sided score, although Il looked at the start
az though those hardy mountaineers might
capture the bacon. Lower was quite
shaky in the beginning, but when he had
warmed himself In the May sun ne had
the hard hitters who work for Gunthorpe
and Parksrd all on his staff
Denver came to Omaha in first place and
a large crowd went to the park to see what
changes had been wrought since MIR.
Tebeau gave up the team. They observed
an entirely new infield and a bunch Of
giants who hit the ball all the time. The
team which beats Denver In the pennant
race will have to DO some tall batting.
The opening of the game saw Lower
with little control and he did not help
matters any by making a home-run throw
on the first man who hit the ball. Cassidy
minus his burnsides-hit between the slab
and third. Lower grabbed the ball and
threw it high over Kanes head. When II
was pulled out OF the bathtub in the club
house Cassidy was home. This bothered
Lower So much that he hit Manager Jones
q rcsounding crack in the Stats. Ira Bel
den then hit out to Fisher. who doubled
the ball back to the diamond in time 10
complete a double play on the manager
Then Omaha started. Fisher walked and
King gave him the first Omaha run by a
double. Pendry sacrificed King to third
ana Kane sent in the second run by a cut
ting single to Manager Jones, who let the
BAN scoot by him fa~ enough for Kane TO
reach third. Wclch hit a sacrifice fly to
Cassidy. making three for Omaha in the
first round,
Denver came back with one more in the
second on a base on balls to Lindsay,
Thompson's single and Maag's sacrifice
Fly. In the third Manager Jones crossed
the plate with the third run. He was given
a rfe on Captain Bucks bum throw. which
allowed him to reach second. Ira Belden
made a single which put him on third and
pc scored on Lindsay's sacrifice fly to Bel
cen.
GiIIcn Batted from Box.
Hard drives gave Omaha two more runs
N the third inning. King and Pendry sin
sled and WEIGH scored them by a drive
along the ground by first base. That was
the last of Mr.. Gillen. He was put away
in the garage and Rick Adams trotted
out. II made no difference to the Rourke
family, however, for they simply kept hit
ting the ball and continued to hit until the
game was over.
Lindsay was asleep at the switch and all
lowed the speedy Omaha base runners a
run or two to which they were not en-
titled In the ffth. Both King and Pendry
had again singled when Kane hit to Hart
man. They had already executed a double
steal on Eddie Zinran and were perehed
on second and third when Kane grounded.
Both started for home. Lindsay acted as
though he might concede a run to King
but did not think Pendry would have nerve
enough to keep coming. Here was where
ne failed to reason correctly, IL he rea-
soned at all. and when he came to, both
were across the plate. = p,
In the sixth. Captain Buck singled and
stole second whan G9nding scored him on
a double. Logger hir another double In
about the same place and Gonding scored.
Three bad errors by Pendry and King
gave Denver another run In the seventh
inning, but as Jle score was not close no
one cared. Thc same teams this afternoon,
when women " II he admitted free,
The score: