Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-06
ROURKES BATTER
PIRATE STERZER
sOuthpaw Athlete Hammered from
Mound by Flock of Blows in
Second and Third.
PETTIGREW RELIEVES HIM
Utility 0utfielder Does Not Permit
Omaha to Score.
WILLIS MAKES , ANNUAL HIT
Ralph Smashes Two-Sacker with
Bases Completely Occupied.
WILLIS MAKES ANNUAL HI
DOC sEABAUGH PERFORMS
New Catcher Works Behind Bat and
illustrates Eligibility to Sprint
ers' Fraternity-vance to
Work Today.

Buck Sterzer, red-headed and left
handed, and now the property body and
SOUL Of the Pittsburgh National league
club. was atrociously cut, mangled, mall
treated. battered, pummelled and knocked
into a state of absolute incompetency
yesterday afternoon by Pa Rourke's ath-
letes, who have no use for Pirates since
they played them that day last April
when the mercury was lowering around
the freezing point While II is true that
most Of the athletes who performed that
frozen day have long since departed for
parts unknown. the one or two left put
up, a stiff kick when they found out
Sterzer was TO perform, and their mates,
all members Of the players fraternity
! and in good standing, Kfcked too. Har-
mony Is a wonderful thing. Anyway, Mr..
Stcrzer was bombarded so severely in the
second and third rounds that Jack Hol-
land. gradually forcing the west corner
of the visiting dugout into the ground
with his weight. put the derrick in ac-
ton, plucked Mr.. Sterzer out from the
box and hoisted him over into the club
house. Thus the Rourkes COPIED, to ..
Ned Pettigrew. utility outfielder, was
called to take up the burdens of battle.
Ned pitched in q manner reminiscent Of
the halcyon days some fifteen years ago
when Ned chucked the pill for living
lie didn't allow a run despite the fact
that the Rourkes hit han. Our athletes
made hit in every inning and they had
eleven gents stranded on the runway.
Some pinch hitting.
Doc Seabaugh entered the fray for
Omaha yesterday. Doc is a great attn
lete. He is also great runner. He is
eligible for the sprinters' fraternity of
which Bunk Congalton and Ralph Willis
are charter members. Doc will be in
iuated some time during the week pro-
Vidlng he fails to swipe any bases.
Josies Fail to show.
Messrs. Wiley, Pursell and Stoloff,
State 1eaguers who were booked to Join
the Josies yesterday, failed to appear
AS a result, Bob filled the break in the
infield made by the absence of Stoloff
1t Is thought that Stoloff is recruiting a
regiment of Germans out in the state
preparatory to going to Europe with Fritz
Schliebner to capture Paris. The duo are
SNANNSiSN " NSpdAI tut lne war zone
after the Western league season is over,
so Omaha fans can gamble their coin
that Paris will fall about October Is.
Sterzer got himself inv. difficulties in
the second by passing Bunk CongaIton
Bunk. being a speed demon, 1t was only
natural that he scored. Thomas, Schlieb-
ner and Seabaugh beat out infield hits,
scoring Bunk and choking the paths.
Ralph Willis then came up to bat and
made his annual hit. One thing about
Willis annual hits, they are regular hits.
This was two-base swipe which cleared
the sacks, Seabaugh demonstrating his
worth as runner by scoring from first.
Willis then went to third on Patterson
punk chuck Payne's single scored him.
krug forced Payne but Marty scored
when Congalton singled after Bell had
walked and Thomson had whitfield.
In the following stanza the Rourkes re-
newed the attack on Sterzer's slants.
Schllebner singled and was sacrificed 10
second by Seabaugh. Willis walked and
Payne's drive sent Schliebner over. Tint
ended 1t as Ned Pettigrew entered the
fray at this point and was loathe to allow
any more scores
Today Dazzy Vance VIII heave for the
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