Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-08
ROUREES BEAT VANCE AGAIN
Score Four Runs While Sanders
Saved by Fast Fielding.
EIEMENTs wIN SECOND GAME
Rain, Cola, Darkness and Wet
Grounds, In Addition 20 imp
Fyfe's Date for Feed, Break
Up Second Fray.

Large gobs Of weather. including every
t. possible brand OF that staple article that
/ a well equipped weather bureau can turn
out on such festive occasions as Labor
day, fixed II fine for Pa Rourke's brave
and determined athletes TO cop the third
successive game from Jack Hollands fall
tering Josles yesterday. Dazxy Vance the
well known Pittsburgh person. was tho
goat. Dazzy lost the combat. TO 2,
simply because the elements decided the
, break in the luck for the Rourkes The
second game OF the scheduled double bill
was called at the end OF the second
. stanza because Jumps Fyfe decided II
was too dark, too cold too rainy and
the diamond was too wet All four Of
which are good reasons, but the real
reason was the jumps had q date for n
swell feed last night.
The second round OF the first battle
was the ruination OF Vance, just as It
was on Saturday. Four runs, all that
Omaha counted. came over in that fatal
inning. II Dazzy keeps on playing Omaha
Pittsburgh won't care to have him on the
Pirate paroil next year,
wind and Mud score Runs.
To start the fine business. In the second
Ernie Kruger rolled little one to Rip
Watson Rip made one OF his usual faux
pas things and Ernie was safe. Rip is
kind gent at times Thomas laid down a
neat hunt In front OF the plate in an
attempt at sacrifice. schans made a dive
for the pill. but got mixcd up with the
superabundance OF mire around the plat
ter and ruined his uniform without cap
turing the pill Thus. one hit which
shouldn't have been. schliebner whitfield.
but seabaugh drove one TO center. George
Watson should have caught the pill In his
hip pocket But the wind ruled other
wise and the ball sailed over Georges
dome for two sacks. Another pinch hit
by the elements. Kruger and Thomas
waitzed nome on the blow. Sanders rolled
one 10 stoloff. stoloff slipped In the mud
and threw the ball into the bleachers.
Before Patterson could rescue II Sea-
baugh, who is q wonderful Splinter and
can run a block easily IN couple OF
hours had come home from second and
Sanders was perched on that station.
Payne flew out. but Krug hit safely to
right. Sanders going 20 third. 4 wild
pitch gave Sanders a week to go home IN.
That finished II, as Vance allowed but
one more hit during the game that being
Thomas two-sacker Ia the third.
A walk TO schang. singles by Fox, Pat
tarson and Britton gave tho Josies two in
the first round. but snappy fielding by
the Rourkes. especially on the part OF
Martin Krug. who was king pin In
couple OF neatly engineered double plays'
prevented any further damage by the
visitors.
Crowd Watches aud suffers.
About 100 shivering customers lamped
the dolngs While the wind whissied
through them and the drizzle drlEzled on
than. they cheered for our side 10 win
and they called Jumps Fyfe all kinds OF
harsh names for calling the second game.
You have got TO hand II 10 Rourke fans
they are game guys.
The second battle was called with the
score z 20 Wiley, the Josie recruit,
recently mobnized from the state League,
was opposed 10 Red styles. the well
known sarlorial sensation. Both we're
pretty punk.
The Rourkes left last night for Denver
where they start trip on the road to
return 20 Omaha only for foHr more
games this year. Topeka Will play here
a.rtau,f,er IA IL II and IS Score.