Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25
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TIMELY HITTING WINS DAY
Pater Familias Rourke's Household
Plays Real Ball.
MANY FANS WITNESS THE GAME
LIBERAL with transportation
Last Game of Series TO he
Played To-day.

Real ball playing. backed up by timely
hitting, gave Omaha the second game Of
the series with Lincoln by a score Of 8
20 & Two batteries were used by each
team Kelley, who pitched six innings.
held the Antelopes down 70 two hits.
Parson FaFthing started the hurting for
the Antelopes and lasted six innings but
was found for as many hits before being
retired in favor OF Hegerman, who irnune-
diateiy gave the game TO Omaha by allow
ing three hits in the next inning. which
melted the Rourkes three runs. Up until
the sixth frame the Lincoln aggregation
had the better Of the argument.
In order 70 inspire the boys to do heroic
deeds on the battlefield Pa Rourke sat
on the bench throughout the entire game
In the sixth inning when the best batters
on the team had been used. schipkS stepped
up 10 the plate to bat for 0onding. The
bases we're full and two out. Two strikes
were called on the skipper and the fans
were beginning to lose hope when Farthing
gave the Rourkes a run by hitting the bat
ter with the ball. AEnew was then sent in
to bat for Kelley and clouted out a two
, Dagger which brought in two runs, put
ting the Colts one run to the good.
Played Like Veterans. =
It wac a real ball game that the twelve
hundred fans witnessed. 1t was spicy and
smacked Of major league style. Good
pitching and clever fielding was there and
the eighteen players we're on their toes
all the while. Omaha made three errors
two OF which went TO Kneaves but they
were not bad, and the Antelopes made one
Lincoln went into the game to duplicate
the preceding days stunt and got the first
run in the second inning Omaha had,
however, tasted enough defeat from the
Lincolnites and also Of Pas wrath and
were equally determined to win In the
third the SCORE was tied. The Antalopea
came back in the fourth and garnered two
more runs on two walks and an error by
King.
he Gay was perfect and the fans were
there with the big noise. Lincoln was repre-
scented BY large delegation Of fans from
the boilerfnakers' convention and made
things merry with chaff and remarks.
The first inning passed without a run
or hit by either team. In the second. Cobb
doubled to left and was sacrificed to third
by Cockman. He scored on McCOrmIck's
sacrifice fly to King.
Omaha came back in the third and scored
when Kelley singled to right and went
to second when Pick landed safely on first
Oh q PfOT tinOW ny Ga&nief. Kane then
doubled TO second and Kelley romped home
with the Rourke's first run.
Cobb opened the fourth inning by draw
ing transportation. He was forced 10 Sec
ond when Mccormick drew a pass and
both scored when King dropped Thomas
fly to deep center. who was caneht when
sliding home
Bases Are FILLED. =
In the sixth Williams hit safely pest first
Tor one base, was forced to second when
Niehoff drew pass, Both were sacrificed
ahead BY King. schoonover drew a walk
and filled the bases. sohipke was hit by
pitched ball and forced Williams across
the pan. Keeley doubled to left and Me
hoft and schoonover scored.
The seventh inning brought three more
runs for the Rourkes. Kane was hit bv
the ball and took first. Williams went 70
first on an error Of Thomas. Niehoff then
tripled to center. scoring Kane and VIII
liams. He crossed the pan later on Kings
hit to center
Lincoln made the last score in the
seventh. Miller walked and scored on Me-
Graw's double to left. Omaha made the
last run OF the game the next inning.
Kane walked and scored on williarna'
double to left. Score,
OMAHA