Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-15
OMAHA DROPS TWO
TO WICHITA CREW
First Game is Lost in Ninth Inning
and the Second One in the
Tenth Frame.
MARTY KRUG IS BADLY HURT


After enjoying the blissful rapture OF
Rourkes found they couldn't stand pros
a winning streak Of three games, the
pie Of combats 10 the famished Wolves
who strive and toll under the whip Of
one Ham Patterson, who carries the larg-
est Crouch extant. The Rourklets lost
1.-THE first game in the ninth, inning. TO ?.
and the second game in the tenth inning.
g to 4 showing they did put up a sort Of
a fight.
A muff by Marty Krug cost our side
the first game. Martyrs mishap occurred
in the ultimate frame with two out and
a man on base. Hetling had strolled by
virtue of walk, taken second on Brit
TONS sacrifice and to third on Patter-
sons infield out Then Dolly Gray eased
a pop fly to short left which Marty
dropped and Hetling numbered home.
Omaha registered markers in the first
fray in the second and eighth rounds.
In the former Krug drove pippin to
cente, was sacrificed to second by Nc
Chesney and scored on Tannehill's sim
gle to center. walk TO Smith. an error
by Ham Patterson and Cyrus Forsythe' 5
blow to center marked the other in the
eighth.
EYGr0Om TO nlaAnGs
The second game was sad one to
lose. And Barney Everdon must heap
Goals of fire on his own noble bean for
the defeat With the counted knotted 1
TO 1 IN the eighth Barney became Wild,
oh. very wild. A couple OF hits were
made and he then proceeded to walk two
men in succession. thus forcing a run
over the platter.
srhts Ala ~ narff1i1lar nm xyoiing
Mr. Wright. chucking the pill for the OPP
position, became equally as wild IL not
more so. He walked three men, thus
choking the runway with Rourke's pre-
cious live stock. AT this point Mr.. Pat
terson waved his mitt majestically and
young Mr.. Wright hit the trail for tn,
dugout. Kid Southern, who pitches a
slow ball and imagines that umpires have
bum eyesight hustled in from the bull
pen to send up floaters and disapprovt
decisions made by Van Sickle. Southern
pitched four straight balls TO Tannehil
and a Rourke run was forced over. 4
very nice eighth frame.
Blows I'm Tenth.
But In the tenth Barney blew. To opel
the round Hetling was safe when tn
bell took bad bound in front Of Tame
hill. At that Lee should have handled tn
pill. Britton laid down a neat sacrifice
and Ham Patterson was walked. Doll!
Gray again came to bat in the pinch and
drove the ball on line to center field
Dolly clrcled the path to third and Erni
Kruger. subbing in center for Ear
Smith who went in at short, chased hall
way. around the park trying to field It
Hetling and Patterson both scooted hom,
as fast as their rheumatic pins would
permit
Dolly came home a minute, later wher
Southern licked one over schiiebner'i
knob. we ht~
Omaha tried to rally In the home hal
Of the tenth, but Il was Of no avail
With one down Kruger connbed q dou
BILE TO right and scored on Tannehill.i
single to right, but Schliebner whiffeC
and the agony ceased.
Marty Krus Hurt.
Marty Krug was pretty badly hurt II
the second game. In the fourth Inning
trying to score from third on Tame
hills grounder to Britton, Marty ant
Gray collided. Grays hip struck Mart,
amidships and the Rourke manager fel
prone on the hard earth. knocking hi
head as he did so. He was completely
out for several minutes and the aid o
Doc schleier. the club physician. wal
necessary. Marty gamely tried to sticl
in the game. but he was obviously hal
dazed and he found he could not follow
the ball as a result of the bump on tn,
Lead. He was finally induced TO quit AM
Earl Smith went In at short while Krue
ger went into center. How seriousl,
Marty may have been hurt is uncertain
The Wolves play two games again to
day with the Rourkes First game will
be called at o'clock. Following tn,
combats today the Rourklets depart TO
a long trip on the road. coming back I,