Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-20
ROURKES TAKE FIRST GAME
Meet the Sioux on Local Diamond
and Win, Eight to Five.
WORK IN MIDSUMMER FORM
Eight Thousand Omaha Fans Turn
Ont to start Home Team on
the Race for the PEN
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ltll IlciutI. NOll ORtuluH game lOT
the Rourkes yesterday afternoon by
clouting out a single in the. seventh in
ming when the score was tied and two
men on bases. Score. s to S.
Aside from the first two innings tn ,
game was wonder and the players Of
both teams worked in midseason form.
Fentress and Miller opposed each other
on the mound and lasted the entire nine
innings. Both worked good, although
getting the better Of the argument. Eight
hits were garnered from his delivery, but
aside from the second inning they were
kept well scattered and did no damage.
Jimmie Kane, the favorite OF the Omaha
fans. showed pin wonderful form. field
ing like a veteran and getting away with
some hair-raising stunts. He was the
Omaha man who was able to steal on
Cadman the Sioux backstop. Thomson,
Scanlon and Warmer divided the honors
with the willow. each getting two safe
hits. Thomson got away with three
bagger and Kane came across with two
sacker. Brooks was the only man In the
entire game who did not show up strong.
However. this may be due to his .condi-
ton. At the bat he gave a good account
Of himself, getting away with two safe
hits. . sd ..-
Fans All Attend.
Approximately 5000 fans attended the
opener and were well satisfied with the
dish handed them. II was a continual
boost for the Omaha boys and IL the fans
would come out every day the way they
did yesterday and with the same noise
there Is no doubt but what the pennant
would be easily won by the ,Rourkes.
Sioux City started out without hit or
an error. The Rourkes in their half OF
the inning made three runs on single,
a double and three errors, II looked like
the game was on Ice and all over but the
yelling for the home boys. But Sioux
City came back In the second and by
punching three hits, a couple Of walks
by Fentress and dead ball rolled up
four tallies. taking the lead by one. run.
Two hits, sacrifice and a walk gave
the Rourkes two in the second. taking a
one run lead. Sioux City tied in the
fourth on a walk, steal and hit.
In the sixth inning Omaha had a chance
q. 49,, a.. g.r,o with the aid Of two
hits and walk the bases were filled and
49,, ora ,a, an, rentress the next
- nm ha,,sa In. arrive 10 smith who
,oro.a ,he rurner ont AZ second and
heayed the ball TO Brooks. completing
80. aorh,a and retiring the Rourkes
s..a,o,.. NJ, IN the pex, inning won the
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In n. frs, CovIs singled to center,
-, 40 ..oord wbsr Rrooks dnopped the
,hrov % ,,rs, and T-homason landed safe
do,,,l. nv Kans scored CoyIe and
ra,o,na,on game went to third on
soar1or.s an, ana c.ma home ON an error
no Andrsa, - ~ 4
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In IN. s.cond M.yers opened for slouyI
cs,v ~, .drs wing free TRANSFORMATION. y
.lng,a ~, Brook. nlaced him ON second.
L.. ao,h,s s,saI worked perfectly.
-, .,r,oL an, cadman was hit by
~. ri - ,,a n. wsra nIled Miller
-. al ..sv al, Jus,,ce 10 Kan. hut
No.. .corsa A. ,ha NAV having a good
,..a 80, ,h,-a "a tsnt going smith
- ao,,r,. bv Andr.as sent
80, "a ,,.a,,a, acr,,a. TN. Mate ana
So, % ,h,,d An ,nf,e,d bit nv Farrell
- s,o,,h e.,uv r.,,red the ode by
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