Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-19
DROP TWO GAMES TO PUEBLO
Rourks Batters Not There When Hit
Meant Runs.
JACK PENDRY HITS OPPORTUNITY
wsiah Has Two Chance 60 Drive IN
Runs, but Pans on one
and Fouls out-Many
Pitchers worl.

Omaha, q; Pueblo, 4
Omaha. 7; Pueblo. Q.
And Pueblo took them both.
When the hoodoo Of the thirteenth game
fastened itself on the Rourke family IL
stuck and remained oil through the
doubls-header played yesterday at Vinton
street park. The members OF the family
could not shake off the Jonah and Pueblo
won both games quite handily, although
any sort Of luck or pinch hitting would
have won either or both games for Omaha
II il an uAexpiainabie proposition that
when the Rourke family should be on Its
good behavior then II acts the worst
Some time ago oartain noted scouts came
to Omaha to see the boys act up and they
played like a lot of bushers, Sunday a
large crowd gathered on Pas lot to soc
good ball and again did the team play
ball far from championship callbre. 1t
must be that they are . bashful lot and
are seized with stage fright at just the
time when they should act their pretdest
Anyhow, the team went all to pieces
while Pueblo oQppsd tive nice fat games
Sanders and swift were opposed in the
first and, while Sanders was hit safely
fourteen times and Swift but five, still
Omaha had several good opportunities to
brace up and win. Both OF omsha's runs
were made by Sanders, who was driven
home each time by a three-sAoker from
the bat OF Jack Pendry.
WEIGH weak I'm Piaches.
WEIGH was up next and with Pendry on
third, WEIGH failed to deliver the goods.
Once he struck out and once he fOuled out
to Clark. In the siAth Kane heat out a
bunt and stole second with one out, but
neither King nor Fvanck could help him
along. In the seventh inning three bases
on balls were Issued by Swift and still no
one scored.
Pueblo made enough runs in the first in
ming to win by pounding Sanders all over
the lot for five hits. These Pueblo boys
refused to quit hitting ana simply forgot
all about the inside game and lined out the
ball.
The second game was something fierce.
Rourke sent in Edmundson and Manager
Walters decided to try out a new battery,
Killingsworth and Rutherford. XIII lasted
two-thirds OF an inning and IL he had
staid much longer Omaha might have won
a game.
Pueblo made three runs in the first m
ming. Miller made the first by knocking
the ball until II rolled under the bull and
was lost until he circled the bases. Spsn-
Ger grounded out, and Clark was given
a life on Franck's tumble OF a ~grounder.
Miller drove him home with q double
and scored himself on Locke's single.
Then came Omaha also with three. Kill
got away all right with the first two men
who faced him. but then his troubles
began. Kane and Pendry had each sub
sided when WEIGH walked King put q
hard one to Corhan. which the shortutop
aocommodatingly fumbIed and KIN nIed
the bases by hitting Schlpke. He forced
in a run by hitting Holly and was then
driven to the stable to make room foI
Locke. a brother Of the third baseman.
Locke did not have a anc to warm or
and he forced in two runs by passing
Franck and Cadman- Esdmundson struoA
out.
Edmundson lasted a couple Of innings,
while Pueblo piled ND . few more and
then Captain Franck trotted out hts new
find, McGee. who pitched some good ban
but a couple OF bases on balls and aont
errors allowed Pueblo b make enough
runs in the sixth 30 that Omaha could
not overcome the lead In the five luningu
MCGEE pitched. he was hit safely but -four
times and struck out five
Denver comes this afternoon for fouI
games
Score, first game: