Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-22
ROURKES START BY WINNING
Take First Game Of the Season from
Des Moines.
PICKERING HITS A HOME RUN
smashes the Ball over the Fence in
Third Inning with Two on y
Bases, Giving Omaha q
start.

With a terrific clout, which lifted the ball
over the right field fence. ollie Pickering,
Pa Rourke's new left fielder broke up the
first game Of the Western league season
yesterday afternoon at Pas new grounds.
chickering's bingle netted three runs, and
eventually landed a victory for Omaha
from Des Moines. the score being 20 4.
For three innings Omaha trailed In the
wake Of the Iowa aggregation. A bit of
unsteadiness in the first inning, when the
visitors solved Bert Keeley's supposedly
deceitful shoots for three hits and one run.
put the local lads on the defensive. Though
they found owen, who essayed 20 do the
twirling for Des Moines, with frequency.
they were unable to bunch hits safely for
even one run.
Pick Rises to the Occasion.
Then came the third and Piekering's
chance. Gonding. the first man up. was
an easy out, but Kelley stared the undoing
of owen and paved the way for q victory
Of his own game by singing to right
schoonover followed by sending a sizzling
grounder to Kore at third. The guardian
Of the far sack for the lads from the neigh
boring state wrestled the ball and then
heaved high and wide to Kahl at second
Kelley easily beat the throw, both perch
ing safely.
It was up to Pickering. ollie faced the
little Des Moines pitcher. carrying bat
that looked twice as large as the pitcher
He never waited. Perhaps It would have
been good base ball for Pickering to take
one, but he didn't see it that way.
owen stuck the first ball pitched just
where Pickering likes them-waist high and
on the outside. Crash went the bat as 1t
connected with the ball. The sphere raised
high in the air and sailed over the right
fiel offence with the wings of a bird and
the speed of bullet. Kelley cantered
home, Schoonover ambled over behind him
and Pickering logged across amid the
cheers of 5000 enthusiastic fans.
Des MOines' Rally Futile.
The drive put Rourke's men in front
They stayed there, despite futile efforts
of the visitors, who by dint of hard work
and little help by Pas boys. managed to
collect three runs additional before the
game was ended
II was an suspicious beginning for Pick
ering. He won place in the hearts of the
rooters that will require a long time to
efface.
Miss Frances Nash, the Ak Sar- Ben
queen, started the game, putting the first
boil she threw squarely over the plate
The Ak-Sar-Ben king. Everett Bucking-
ham, attempted to start the game a mo-
ment before, but his was an awful effort
compared to the perfect throw Of his
queen. And Buck" is a southpaw, too
Miss Nash had the utmost composlife as
she delivered an overland ball, which went
straight down the groove IL was evil
IDENTIFY good omen for Kelley, too be-
cause he followed suit and put them over
so ceverly that he did not issue pass
Perfect base ball weather made the
game exciting and fast. Heavy hitting by
both teams featured. Fifteen hits were
made, Pas Colts getting seven. Through
out tho contest Omaha made one error.
This did not come until the last Of the
eighth inning
Considering the fact that it was the first
Of the season and the men were not used
to the large crowd and the noise, it was
a good game. Few wild throws were made
and the fielding was not bad
Omaha had a shade the better of condi-
ton. The outfield was perfect aud the in
field was fast. In the outfied King ac-
eepted three chances and Pickering got
away with two. schoonover came in for
three chances and had no trouble in
handling them. Graham played good
game at second and kneaves was fast at
short.
At the bat Omaha was not as strong as
the Des Moines aggregation. but the hits
were punched and proved effective Pick
ering was the big noise OF the game With
two men on bases in the third inning. he
lifted the ball over the right field fence
for home run. In three times at bat he
secured two hits. In the sixth inning
"Piek" made perfect running catch Of
Dryers high one.
BRchRnt Nails Four Coils.
Bachant proved effective behind the bat
for the Des Molnes team Four men were
caught stealing and only one man was able
to snatch second. the lucky individual
being Schipke, Gonding. for Omaha. could
not get his arm working until the sixth
inning. Prior two men pifered the second /
sack.
Kelley pitched a good game for the Colts. /
but TO the men behind him arc due the
credit for the small number OF runs mad. |
while he was in the box. In the seven |
innings he was the mound he struck
out four. Fentress was casy for Dryers
youngsters and three runs were scored he
fore he retired the side in the eighth
inning. owens pitched fairish sort of a
game.
Curtis Opeas with a Triple.
Curtis opened ;hc game for Des Moines
by clouting the bali to center for three
bases. Colligan followed with a tvo-bas,
hit to right scoring Curtis Matticks
singled to center, Colligan being caught
al the plate on a foolish attemut to score
Dwyer flew out TO King and HemphlI
grounded out to Kelley. Mattlcks dying on
third.
The Rourkes failed TO negotiate a run
until the third inning Kelley singled 10
center, and took second ON Korc's error
OF SchoonOver's easy grounder. Pickering
pushed the ball over the right field fence
for home run scoring Kelley and
SehoonoYer ahead of him.
In the fourth inning Schipke took first
on Dryers error, stole second and came
home when Hemphil dropped Conding's
fly. Two runs were made in the sixth
which ended omahas scoring. with two
out Kneaves went 10 first on an error
and Tailed on GOnding's two-bass hit.
Gonding counted on Keelcy's hit TO center.
Des Moines grabbed three runs in the
eighth with the aid Of a pass. a hit and
an error Curtis was walk and took
second ON kneave's error az Colligan's
speeder, both scoring On Matticks three.
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