Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-19
TWIST FOR THE GRIZZLIES
Rourkes Win Opener from Denver
Eleven to Eight.
FANS CHANGE TUNE AT TIMES
Game Full of Boots and Spectacular
Plays, with BIeachers HOwIing
Now in JOY and Now in
sorrow.

Omaha took the opener from Denver by
a score Of II to S, in game filled full with
mistakes and spectacular plays. At times
the fans were bowling enthusiasts over the
work OF the individual players, and again,
when bungle was made. the anvil chorus
rang out Justify over the green.
Omaha had the better Of it on team
work and batted schrleiber harder than its
opponents hit McCsfferty. The Rourkes
have cultivated the habit for the last three
games Of going in and doing business right
or the reel Three tallies were CLEANED in
I'M first yesterday and four in the second.
Then the Rourkes rested on their oars I'M
I'll the seventh. when they obtained four
more. But In the breathing space assistance
was offered to the Grizzlies in garnering a
few runs
Denver never had a ookin until the fifth.
Up to that period not run was scored and
but one single was made off McCafferty.
Then the Grizzlies jumped onto the big
boys Aame and grabbed off four. Mac
was yanked by Captain Schpke and Pat
ton took up the task of cooling the western
ers' ardor, and succeeded although they
were able to count run each inning.
Denver was able to hit but twice for extra
bases, and thet was in the eighth, when
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the ninth, when Dolan pushed a home run
over left field fence. both these were made
off Patton.
Schipke and Fox were the long distance
hltters for the Rourkes The captain, got
a home run and tow-bagger and Fox an
nexed a three-sacker to his list OF club
bling stunts
How Omaha started.
In the first inning, when Omaha got the
running start Shotton drew a pass and
stole second. Fox fouled out to Weaver
and King struck out Kane walked. Corri-
don hit one TO Kelly. the slim, shorts stop
from the city near the hills, who mussed
the ball all up and by the time he found
a place to put the ball shotton had scored
and Kane was planted on third Corridor
went to second on the play. WEIGH knocked
single between first and second and Kane
and Rabbit Corridor jumped across the
plate.
Schipke strolled up to the batters' box in
the second and after. picking out likely
place heaved the sphere over the right field
renee. Cadman, hit a. single and was sac
riticed by McCafferty Shotton singled and
scored Cadman. Fox happened to see one
OF Mr.. Schrelber's loose ones that came
wafting over the plate and slugged II for
three-bagger, away out In right. shotton
got his nameT1n the run column on the NE
KING singled and scored Fox by droppIug
one over first when Lindsey PLAYED IN
close to cut off "a run. King was caught
at second in an attempt at theft. KANE
flew out to Dolan.
Orhaha sased off on batting until the
seventh when Fox started the round wifi,
nit. King was pasted with the ball, nv
schreieersa kanes flew qat to second and
Corrdon nit one to right which was
slommed by Cassidy. Welch made a sin
gle ana Fox and King romped home When
the Denver players who attempted to field
the ball had Strengthened out from the
tangle resulting from Wild heaving, WEIGH
had reached third. Sehtpke hit double
ana Welch tailed one. Cadman knocked
an easy one to Kelly who booted and
Schipke galloped home. After Patton hit
ana put Cadman on second, Shotton famed.
MacHfferty Blows.
McCafferty went along fine and dandy
until the fifth. when he struck a sra,y
After Dolan was out. Weaver walked
Schrieber singled, but was caught at sec
ond when Corridor knocked down Mo.
Aleese's grounder and tossed it to Fox
Ihis put Weaver on third and McAleese
on first. Kelly singled and Weaver scored
Beall drew base on balls and moved the
base runners up peg Cassidy liked one
OF Macs offerings and slammed out a one.
baser which scored McAleese and Kelly.
McCafferty got to going from bad tc
worse and after passing Lindsay and
Thompson, which scored Beall, Schipke nut
the skids under him, sending in Patton
Dolan could not get the right line Of
vision on Pats curves and whitfield. From
then until the ninth nothing startling han.
pened. But then after one was don. Dollar
laced out homer and sent a SILVER dowr
the spinal columns Of the bleacherltes. Tn,