Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-03
ROURKES BAT OUT VICTORY
Ryan Puzzles Des Moines and
Douglas is Found.
PAS BOYS BUNCH THEIR HITS
johnson slams out Two Doubles
and Triple In Four Times Up
Northup Pot. stop TO
Omshn,s onsIasght.

Heavy stick work won Omaha the sec.
ond game OF the series with Des Moines
yesterday Afternoon. The Rourkes got
the same number Of hits as Dts Molnes.
but they we're secured when needed and
consequently the home boys batted them
selves into the long end Of . to score.
wild" Jack Ryan made his debut with
with the Omaha team. lie was found
for ten hits. but luck was with him; the
hits did not come at opportune fines and
usually the men died on bases. Douglas
esayed 10 do the fiinging for the Hope
fuls and was batted from one end OF the
park 10 the other In four innings he
was found for eight hits. In the NTH
Northrup was sent In 10 stop the
slaughter: he succeeded in doing Il. al
lowg but two hits and one run In the four
innings he worked.
The Rourkes sure had their batting
clothes on. coyle and Thomson slammed
out two hits each. while Hickory John
son made record for himself BY making
two doubles and triple In four times up.
johnson also played a great game behind
the bat and not q Des Moines player
deemed II wise TO attempt a steal.
Thoma.en's Drive speared.
For Des Molnes 'Battle-ax" WEIGH
made a great play In the first inning
when he spsared Thomason's cannonball
drive down the third base line, WEIGH
made a pretty stop with his meat hand.
Had the ball gone BY II would have meant
a double and possibly a, triple.
Des Moines failed to tally In the first.
Davidson led off for the Rourkss and
was hit with the ball. Coyie out.bunt.
ing on third strike. Thomson singled,
putting Davie on second. Davidson stole
third. Kane walked. Johnson doubled
10 left. scoring Davidson and Thomson.
scanlon and Niehoff famed.
Neither team scored IN the second. Des
MoInes deadlocked the score In the third.
Douglas singled to center. colligan got
70 first on scanlon's error. Douglas going
to third. Curtis walked. Kelly singled
10 left. scoring Douglas and colligan.
Thomas sent one TO Niehoff. who tagged
Curtis between the bases and completed
a double by getting Thomas on first.
Hahn fouled out 10 Johnson
Omaha came back with one. Coyle got
10 second when Curtis dropped his high
ny. Thomson beat out q hunt. Kane
got TO first when kores muffed his
grounder. coyle scoring on the play,
Tommy was forced at second. a. were
Kane and johnson.
Omaha started the batting bee in the
foorth. Niehoff struck out. Justice
doubled 10 right Ryan drew q pass.
Davidson flew out 10 eKlly. coyle
tripled TO center. scoring Justice and
Ryan scored himself when Curtis dropped
the bali thrown to him by Kelly to relay
In Tommy walked and stole second.
Kane doubled to left. sending coyle and
Thomason across the pan. Johnson
trfpled To the left field fence. scoring
Kane. scanion retired the side with a
grounder to (Which to Thomas.
johnson Caught Stealing.
In the seventh johnson opened with q
double TO left. but was caught off the
bas when scanlon sent a grounder to
Northrup. scanlon landed safe on a
feeders choice. Niehoff grounded out,
kores to Thomas: scanlon made second
and was going to third on the play when
Thomas threw the bah wild In an attempt
to head him off and be romped home.
The Hopefuis got their last In the ninth.
WEIGH singled to left McGraw popped
one up to seanlon. Jsrnisan was sent In
TO hit for Northrup and scored WEIGH
with triple to center. coliisan and
Curtis were easy outs Score: