Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-05
DES MONIES WINS
In TENTH R0UN
Takes the Last Game of the Series
with Omaha in Hard Fought
Battle.
GAME Is LOST ON ERRORS
Boobies Come at Bad Time, Letting
in the Runs.
HICKS PITCHES GREAT BALL
Is Practically Invincible Till Near
the Close.
TENTH INNING TELLS THE TALE
Two Hits, n Walk and n Sacrifice
Give Dies Moines the Run Neces-
sary TO Win Gnme-Omaha
Cannot Even Up.
Lead pes MOines

{ took ten innings yesterday to see
whether Omaha would win all four games
of the series or three out of the four,
but in the tenth, when Omaha had one
run to overcome and failed to get 1t the
Rourkes decided that they would be salts
fled with three games. Dies Moines took
the long end Of the to score.
Hicks. who worked from the mound
for the Rourkes. flung a beautiful game
and would have won II easily had not
Kane and Niehoff blew up in the eighth
and ninth innings. allowing the Des
Moines bunch to overcome a one run
lead and then pile up two more runs.
When the errors came they unnerved the
little southpaw and he was found for a
few hits. which would not havs been
dangerous had they not beel coupled with
the errors.
One In the. Fist.
In the first inning Hicks allowed two
hits which allowed the visitors one run,
but the Rourkes evened up in their half.
For seven innings II was Hicks all the
way and the Hopefuls never had chance
10 get even a semblance of a hit. In the
fourth the Rourkes took lead with one
run. In the eighth Des Moines, with two
singles aided by two errors, overcanie
the Rourkes lead and went one better
In the ninth thep speared another tally
on two errors and a hit.
A ninth inning rally on the part Of the
Omaha club brought the two runs neces-
sary to tie the score. but scanlon atter
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first base and was caught. johnson In
the meantime had run to third and forced
Kane off the plate towards home, Ind
the firstsacker was caught at the plate.
n the tenth two hits. walk and a sacri-
flee gave. Des Moines the necessary run
to win and the Rourkes could not over
come It in their half OF the inning.
Thomson Hits Hard.
Johnson had hard luck in his batting
Yesterday and could not lift the ball oat
Of the infield. Thomson hit the ball
like a fiend. getting three hits n five
times up two singles and double. |
scanlon also had his batting clothes on |
and made two hits. For Des Moines |
Hahn made three hits and Kores got two |
In the first Des Moines got a run |
After colligan had gone out Hahn doubled |
to center. Kelly was hit by the ball. |
Thomas slammed one down to Nlehoff, |
who caught Hahn going to third A
double by Kores brought Kelly home. |
WEIGH walked, but Curtis popped up to |
scanlon.
Davidson led off for Omaha and drew
q walk. Coyle sent an easy one to Rores |
forcing Davy out at second Thompson
doubled to left. scoring Coyle. Kane
was an easy out, coIligan to Thomas.
johnson struck out. I
Nothing was doing then until the fourth, |
when Omaha got another. Niehoff doubled
to center. Justice was hit with the ball.
Hicks filled the bases when Thomas
made an error of his grounder. Davy
sent an easy one to Kores. forcing Me
hoff out at the plate. Coyle sent a
sacrifice fly to Kelly. scoring Justice.
Thompson grounded out. colligsn to
Thomas.
Kane Make. Two Boobies.
In the. eighth inning after Des Moines
had two out. Hahn singled to center.
Kelly sent one to Niehoff, who made a
bad throw to first Thomas singled, scor-
ing Hahn. Kores drove one to Niehoff
who juggIed the ball while Kelly raeed
across the plate. WEIGH was an easy
out. scanlon to Kane. in the ninth Des
Moines took another. Curtis got to first
on Kane's error, Ultowski got to first
on another error BY Kane. while Curtis
went to third. Northrup scored Curtis
with a single to center. colligan sent
one to Justice. who threw Ulatowskl out
at the plate Hahn struck out Thomas
struck out
Coyle Forced Over.
coyie' led off for Omaha In the ninth
with double to the right field fence
Thomson singled to left Kane walked.
filling the bases. Northrup was here
jerked out Of the game and Rogge sent
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