Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-28
Triple WINS HIS OWN GAME
Twirler Knocks in Winning Run in
Tenth with Single.
CoNGALToN CLoUTs HOME.
Bunk Makes First Circnit Bust by
RourlSe Athlete This senson, hut
TippIe's Timely Hit Puts the
OutfieIder Ia shade.

II was for while the general belief
OF tho gathering OF fans at Rpurke park
yesterday Afternoon that Bunk Congalton
was holding some kind Of special day
IN his honor for Bunk knocked a home
run over the right field fence In the sirst
inning. the first action Of its kind pra.
mulgated by a Rourke athlete this sea.
son. but Dan Triple. the pulchr,tudinous
athlete. sneaked In and grabbed the To-
inks. With the score tie. TO Z. n
the last OF the tenth two men out and
Joe Ward on third base. Daniel smote
one perfectly good single to left. winning
his own battle, : TO T.
Maddox had two strikes on the hand.
some twirler and the bugs resigned them-
selves to the best. as While Lee Crosby
under the same conditions had whiffed
on Nick Maddox's curves. on the sub
sequent pitch Joe Ward started for the
plate, This put Il up 20 Maddox to put
II over the middle. The bali went ac-
cording 10 directions and sailed on a line
for the plate. IL Tipple had let II go
Urnps Jack Haskell would have been COM
PEELED 10 call Il strike and Tipple would
have been out and Wards dash would
have been in vain. This put IL up to
Triple TO deliver. And Tipple delivered
He swung his heavy green bat. the bat
met the bail on the nose and the game
was over
Until that whirlwind finish the combat
was exceedingly bum. Vaught started
for the wiches and blew sky high. Clos
man started for Omaha and he finally
went up Maddox relieved Vaught and
Triple relieved Closman and both pitched
gilt.edge ball
WichcS score tn First.
Wichita made three in the opener. Mich
olson's single. steal OF second and
oRourke's double made one. Henry was
then hit by pitched ball and Grahsm's
single scored O'Rourke. Bills single
scored Henry
Wichita made no more until the sixth
when Closman ascended. Bills and Boso-
lonl singled and Fitzsimmons' double
scored Bills. Sehipkes error let the wop
and Fitzsimmons score. Congalton cap
tured the two remaining outs. although
he juggled ORourke's high fly for a
minute, thus making the bugs stand on end
for that length OF time. Closman opened
the seventh by hitting Henry for the
second time. He then walked Graham
and Triple was called. Triple walked
Bills before he was warmed up, and
then Bossoloni got a lucky single TO left.
With three men on bases stin Tipple
buokled down 10 work and no more scores
were made.
RouFkes Get EARLY Lead.
The Rourkes got a good lead In the
first with five scores. Clancy singled and
Krug was walked. Thomson rolled one
10 va,ght. who attempted 10 get Clancy
at third, He threw the ball into the
grandstand and Clancy and Krug hlked
home. Congaiton then lifted his home
run over the fence. scoring Thomason be-
fore him. Ward singled to center and
chase drove one through Henry which
scored Ward.
Two more were annexed in the second.
Skipper Bill schipke. the famous aquatic
athlete. walked and went 20 second on a
based ball. Clancy attempted TO sacrifice.
but Maddox tried TO catch skip at third.
4 useless attempt, as Skip beat the
throw. which was bad anyway. Krug
forced Clancy at second. but Thomason
walked. and Ward hit the punch after
Congalton died. Both schipke and Krug
came home on the hit.
Prom then on all was off with Nick
Maddox's pitching until the fatal tenth
CongaitOn flew out in that inning. but
Ward connected safely for the third time
Chase was safe on o'Rourke's error. bat
Crosby struck out. Here Dan Triple APP
p4afed on the scene OF action and now
Dan is hero In Omaha.
The Rourkes left last night for Sioux
City. where series OF four wiz be played
From there they jump to Topeka. from
Topeka 70 DenNvr a,io from Denver back
70 Wichita and Lincoln before returning
10 Omaha June i6 score.