Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-09

LINCOLN TAKES LONG CANE
Defeats Omaha After Fourteen In
D nings in Mud.
%SRKEs HAVE IT WON IN SIXTH
.t%s
FaSV laying In Evidence Despite
Muddy FieId--UmpIre Clark
starts LIheoIn on Road
to Victory.
SRKEs HAVE IT WON IN SIXTH

Lincoln took fohrteen-inning game away
from Omaha Wednesday by the score Of
TO 5. II was hot contest from start to
finish. despite the fact that the field was
muddy aud errors were frequent.
Omaha apparently had the game won in
the sixth. the score being 5 to 3. but the
Antelopes ran IN two In the eigth on a hit,
an error, a sacrifice and three Dagger
and tied up the game. For four innings
both teams played tight ball, then Lin
coin made two runs In the fourteenth, with
Two singles aud double
McCafferly started IN the box for the
Rourkes, but was taken out In the third
after three singles had been made off him
and he had mt Cockman forcing run
showers the lanky twirler recently pro-
cured from Milwaukee, was sent in and
pitched good ball. He was not given the
support he needed to win on account Of the
muddy condition Of the field He was strong
with the stick and got two singles.
McGrath, who worked In the box for
Lincoln, went along the entire route in good
shape, his bad inning being the sixth, when
three hits, all singles, were made from his
offerings He also walked two men in
this session. Aside from that period he
kept the hits we'll scattered.
Umpfre Heads Lincoln to Victory.
Umpire Clark started the game in Lin
coins favor in the fourteenth when he
called CObb's bunt fair ball although
anyone sitting on the third base side of
the grandStand could see that the bail
rolled into foul territory Clark was also
off on balls and strikes when they counted
Cobb reached first when Clark called his
bunt fair, and wentto second on Cockman' $
out al first on groundedr from pitcher to
first. Cobb went TO third on Davis out at
first. Thomas hit single to center and
Cobb scored. Wiendensaul drove Thomas
home by hitting a long double to center.
With this lead OF two against them, the
Rourkes were unable to do anything In
their half Of the fourteenth.
The game started as though 1t was go
ing to be battle OF .hltless pitching and
errorless fielding, but In the third Lincoln
made two runs when McCafferty was
touched for threesing les and he forced a
run In the next inning one run was made
by the Antelopes. wledensaul hit safe
on, and went to the plate when schlpke
threw high over Kane's head after he
had flelded clark's grounder
ROurI<es Take Lead In sixth.
Omaha made a score in the fourth when
King raped out q single, went to second
on kane's out to first and scored on
Weich's two-bagger In the sixth Omaha
TOOK the lead by getting four runs Cor
ridon reached the initial sack when Cock
man booted his grounder King hit an
easy one to McGrath who fumbled and
could not recover before Berthe jumped
onto the sack. Corridor went to second
Kane hit a single and advanced the two
men ahead Of him one base. although with
fast diamond, Corridor could have
scored. WEIGH drew transportation and
Corridor was forced home. A wild pitch
by McGrath while Schlpke was at bal
let King in. schipke fouled out to Clark
Graham hit long high fly to Davis and
Welch scored before the fIeldor could
throw to the plate. Gonding drove a safe
one to center and went to second wher
Showers followed his example. Showers
made the third out when Shotten hit on,
to Gagnier who threw to second.
Lincoln Ties Up the Game.
Lincoln tied the score in the eighth Cock
man hit safe and went to second wher
Shotton nIuffed Davis fly, after n Ion,
run Thomas hunted to Kane who threw
Cockman out at third. Davis went I,
second. Wledensaul knocked a long three
Dagger into center and Davis and Thoma,
scored Showers steadled at this point an,
threw Clark out at first when he attempte,
TO hunt McGrath made the third out b,
hitting high one to King.
Harry Welch played spectacular gam,
IN right He accepted five chances witt
out an error. three OF which he grabbe,
out sof the atmosphere at spots where /
did not seem possible for the ball to b.
reached
The last game Of the series will h.
played this afternoon. Friday will be IN
opener with Des Moines and Pa Rourt
invites all the feminine fans TO 20 out 4
the lot and see the Rourkes trim tn
Boosters.
score:
OMAHA.