Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-11
LAKAFF BLOWS IN ONE ROUND
Nicerino Allows Three Runs in
Fourth Stanza and Loses.
ERRORS COUNT IN SCORING
Roth Omaha and Des Moiner Make
Errors which Lead 20 Subsequent
Runs While ROurS<es Make
Hits in Fourth staRza.

Nick Lakaff. which sounds like a nihil-
ist but IL In reality one OF the best little
ayiators who ever drew a pension from
the Dies Moines ball club. propelled his
gentle self toward the silv'ry clouds In the
fourth inning OF yesterdays pastime, ably
assisted by Art Ewoldt and Red Andreas,
with the result that Omaha COPIED one
more combat from Frank Isbell, 20 g
During Lakaffs sojourn IN the uppermost
atmosphere In the fourth inning the
BouFkes complied three runs. enough TO
win any old ball game when Ralph Willis
is heaving.
Nicerino started like a regular Kaiser
Bill and for three innings nary Rourke
left the plate. Then Niceflno did some
thing he never should have done. Isbell
should have warned his young Finger but
lzzy was not on the job Nicerlno put a
Moe straight one over the middle OF the
plate for MT. Martin Krug to knock at.
Mr. Martin Krug knocked at II and he
knocked It into left field, whore Richard
Henry Breen found Il impossible 20 catch.
Thus one safe swat for Marty. Arthur
Thonason. the well known walking dele
gate. was next. He also bumped one TO
loft field, making two Rourkes on the
runway. Ernie Kruger rolled neat
little Rrounder 10 Mr.. Arthur Ewoidt.
whom IsbeiI Ia trying 10 sell to the White
sox. and Mr.. Ewoidt, after smothering
tho pill with much eolat. made one OF his
well known hectic heaves into the stands
rhc heave permitted Krug ample time to
hike TO the plate and Thomason made
third. Kruger, seeing ISrug making hls
lash for liberty. decided 20 advance to
he keystone sack. lie had bum luck as
Andreas recovered tho escaping pill and
rhucked Ernie out. Fritz schliebner. the
we'll known PrussIan prince. was walked
for chance at congaiton congaiton
poked out into right and Thomson
counted. Thomas rolled out 10 Burreii
VINO made perfect throw to Andreas but
Andreas forgot to catch H. Thus Con-
sslton came home. Three runs and
enough to win.
Kruger numps Andreas.
Bat krug. who started the fourth round
aoinSs. decided 10 start something else in
the eighth, lie kidded Lakaff into q walk
and then ne swlped second. Hartford was
waiting. pill In hand. TO tag out the inn
pcccable Krug bet fate decreed differ
entity krug slid neatly around Hartford
which made that gentleman fling the ball
toward the inoffensive ground with such
emphasis as TO imply his complete dis
gust with himself. Kruger rolled one 10
Burreil who threw 20 Andrews in time TO
retire Kruger However Andreas elected
10 remain on top OF the first sack, grasp
Ina the pill firmly In his noble mltt The
Impending result was that he and
Krueser coilidcd As Ia only natural
when a big moose like krueEor bumps
anybody. The anybody has the bad luck.
.Andreas had the bad luck He was
bounced over on to The grcensward and
ihe bah rolled gently away while Krug
tore home from second
schliebner next al bat hlt the baseball
resounding smack toward left field.
INrueser started 10 scan,per around the
sacks. Green started after the bail.
When Kruger reached third Breen
apenred the pin and banged against the
left field fence. This called upon Krueger
- return from whence he had come. lie
did. Tearing up large volumes OF the
diamond. much 10 the disgust OF brother
Dave. who has 10 repair the said dia.
naond. Kruger hurled himself back to
firzt- lie made It but he had 10 stay
there az congalton grounded out
Today Sioux City and James Kane will
play IN our bail yard -Four games VIII
be played and Il & said that Omaha will
win ali four score.