Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
TAKE FOURTH FROM CHAMPS
aourkes Play Winning Ball in Last
Game of Series.
METER PITCHES A NO. 1 BALI
Champs Nearly shut Out, Rally in
Ninth Netting Them Their only
Run-Omahn Gets Two
~3 TaIIies.

Omaha playd ball with gilt on It's edge
yesterday afternoon and took the last
game OF the series from the Des Moines
champs. The score was to l. Up to
the last inning the score was 2 to in
omaha's favor, but at this time the champs
got two hits, a single and a three-bagger
and put one man over the pan.
1t was a real ball game. all the way
through. Both pitchers worked well. but
Meter who was In the box for the
Rourkes, had the visitors guessing all the
time. He allowed but four hits, two OF
which came In the last period. Gates,
who was in the box for Des Moines pitched
wen. but was hit freely. Neither twirler
allowed a base on balls nor hit man.
Gates made a wild pitch which scored one.
Meter had a collection of bonders that
the champs could not touch and he was
there and over with control He was at
the batters all the time. Backed by ex-
cellent support, only one error was made
behind him. That was when George Ora
ham muffed Corridon's throw to second
on an attempted double. Gates hit one
10 Corridor and Hawkins, who was on
first, started to second. Graham covered
the bag and had plenty of time to take
the throw and complete the double at
first. He missed the ball and both runners
were safe. There was one down at the
time. Dalton, the next man up, hit one
to Red Corridor and he sped for the sec
ond bag, touched 1t and threw Dalton
out at first, completing a fast double. The
feminine fans gave Kane and him a hearty
hand when they came to the bench.
schipke Hits 90 the Fence.
Captain Schipke was responsible for the
first score of the game, assisted by WEIGH.
Harry hit a single to right. Skipper
slammed out three-sacke to the middle
field fence and scored the doctor. Omaha's
second score was due to hit, a sacrifice
an out and a wild pitch. Welch was the
first man up and made his second single
Of the game. Schipke sacrificed and Welch
went to third on Grahams out, short to
first. Gates heaved wild one that hit
Hawkins on the leg and bounded into
the diamond. Welch hurried over the
plate before the ball could be recovered.
Des Moines got one hit in the third and
one in the fifth. 1t appeared as though
big Steve Meter was going to get away
with a two-hit game until the ninth. In
that session Gates started Off with a
single and was scored by Dalton, who
Slugged out three-bagger. Steve steadied
Immediately after this little diversion and
the next three went out in turn. Colligan
flew out to King, Matticks famed and
Dwyer went out, Corridor to Kane.
The Des Molnes battery got up against
some hard luck. Gates got in the way of
Shotton's hot drive in the fifth and re-
ceived rap on the calf that made him
stop for a minute while his team mates
soothed him with a gentle massage. He
was able to resume play after a short
rest. In the next inning Hawkins got his
when Gates tossed a wild ono near the
plate and he attempted to stop 1t with his
shins Both the pitcher and catcher
walked with a slight limp for the re-
mainder Of the game
Graham Hops Into Air.
George Graham pulled off an acrobatic
stunt that brought cheer from the bug
cites. Dwyer hit a high liner between
second and first that looked as though II
was good for single George hoped
Into the air and dragged 1t down. much 10
The annoyance of the Des Moines flrs,
Sacker.
Every member of the Omaha team who
had chance played great ball. So fire.
Quent were the spectacular plays that
the fans took them as a matter of course.
The Rourkes leave Tuesday for Lincoln
where they will play a four-game series
They will return home Saturday and play
sixteen games.