Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-20
ROURKES GRAB RUBBER GAME
Omaha Wins Deciding Game of
Series from Sioux City.
SQUEEZE PLAY BEATS KLEIN
Twice in Succession I'm the Firth
Chapter GOnding Calls for Squeeze
and Both Times Kane Allows
Runner 10 score.

The clan OF Rourke took good poke
at the clan OF Clarke at Rourke park yes
terday afternoon and chased the Sioux
on their way minus tho much cherished
rubber game OF the series. Ralph willis,
despite the double misfortune OF having
pastimed in Quincy and Kansas city.
was all to the mustard and his comrades
were just as chesty thus Ralph copped
exertion or distress.
The only time willis was distressed
was when Larry Lejeune busted one over
the right field wall for four bases, but
as nobody was occupying the sacks at
The time mentioned the blow did not in
Jure the feelings OF the doughty twirler
II 1t hadn't been for some clever man
Ggement by John Gondlng tho Rourkes
might not have made so many scores In
the fifth inning Johnny howled for some
lunting tactics and the bunting tactics
Old the work Krug opened with a safe
hunt and after a couple OF bits had made
things nice and substantial from the
home viewpoint Johnny called for more
bunts. Ward bunted one to ]. Kane. j.
Kane fielded the bunt but Thomason
hiked home in the interim. Kane tried
TO put the pill on Ward, but failed In the
attempt and Ward was safe. Jim then
held the ball In his hand for few min
utes and Fred Thomas hiked from frat
clear to third and would have come home
II Cooney hadn't rushed at Kane and
usurped the pill himself by brute force.
Chase followed this with blunt TO Kane
and Thomas hiked home while Kane was
making desperate efforts TO capture
Chase. Thus the bunting stuff. with
emphasis on Jim Kano's fielding, gave
the Rourkes a big lead.
Klein suecumbs Quickly.
Lefty Klein offered 10 hurl for the tribe
of Clarke. but he was bit premature
when he assured Clarke he was the man
70 trim the Rourkes. Nobody named
Klein can trim the Rourkes anytime let
alone the rubber game Of a series. The
Rourkes started on Klein right off the
bat and II was only a question OF time
before his demise would be ordered.
Klein survived the first and second
stanEas chiefly through luck. but the luck
went back on him In the third and he
started down the incline, In the third
Skipper Bill sohipke. who had been
clamoring for rain as he has considerable
reputation as an aquatic performer.
busted a triple TO left Krug and Thoma-
son fell asleep at the switch. but Fred
Thomes delivered the little old infield nit
which put the skipper across
In the subsequent round Joe Ward
hammered out a double 10 center. Chase
was plokings, but George shestak pasted
cne 20 left which gave Ward ample time
20 score.
sdueese Plays Beat sioux.
The following inning. the fifth. saw the
finish OF Klein. He departed after that
fatal round for the cool seelusion OF the
shower bath. Krug laid down a perfect
bunt and beat II out easily. Just to be
accommodating, however Klein heaved
the pill through Kane and Krug didn't
stop till he was halted at third. Thoma-
Eon slammed one 10 center and Marty
flew home. Congalton advanced Tommie
with a hit, but was forced at second by
Thomas. Ward then pulled his famous
squeeze play much TO the disgust OF Kane
and Chase followed with another. also
much 20 the disgust OF Mr. Kane This
put the blink on Klein and Wild Bill
Luhrsen, late OF this city. was called 10
share J. Kanes misery. Just to show
him they could do Il sohipke. Krug and
Thomason poled hits off wnd Bill. scor-
ing tho Skipper. After that they let
their old pard alone and he worked nicely )
IN the seventh and eighth
The Sioux had 20 be content with two
counts. Three successive hits by Crisp
Klein and cooney garnered the first run
and Leieune's long clout made II two.
Tomorrow 81 Joseph opens a flve-gam'
series here with a double-header Sunday
Score.