Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-02
Jumping is Good Exercise Overdone Sometimes
JOSIES COP GAME
In THE ELEVENTH
ROurkes Pass Up Several 0ppOrtuni-
ties to Win by Rather Ragged
Base Running,
STILL LEAD LOOP, HOWEVER

The Rourke machine slipped a cog yes
terdsy and the lowly Drummers from
st. Joseph COPIED a win from our ath-
letes, to q. after eleven innings OF
rather ragged base ball. but II matters
not In the per centage column. for the
obhsing Grizzlies turned q trick or two
in Wichita and the Ransas town was
trimmed, thus leaving Omaha sim perched
at the top Of the ladder.
The Josiss tried hard TO give the game
10 our side several times but Martyrs
athletes were not inclined to take adj
vantage Of the proffered gifts. Paul
Brown passed out seven swats. six walks
and his mates added nine miscues to the
offerinEA On four distinct occasions
Rourke runners were nipped rambling
promiscuously around the runway with
out any apparent sense or direction or
purpose.
Burney Everdon toiied nine rounds for
Omaha and pitched fairly steady ball,
especially considering It was his first
effort this year and he was still nursing
flock OF boils on the back of his neck.
Burney had swell control. allowed nary
a walk and kept the hits pretty we'll
scattered. He expired in the ninth to
let Cy Forsythe bat for him. and Frank
lin johnson went in TO get credit for
the loss.
Patterson Turns the Trick.
blow by Manager Ham Patterson did
the work In the fatal eleventh. Fox beat
out an infield hit and was sacrificed to
second by Watson. Here Patterson In
jected his only hit into the matlnee and
II sufficed to ruin the Rourkes.
Omaha got the jump on the invading
battalion in the second stanza, but the
lead was short-lived. Thomson was
given a walk to start the festivities, and
Huelsman laid down a neat sacrifice.
Brown pegged wildly to second to catch
Tommy there and the ball rolled into
ccnterfield, while Tommy hied his little
self to third. Kruger litter a sacrifice
fly to Fox. .giving Thomson coolies Of
time in which to mark.
Three blows in the fourth put tho
Josies one to the good Britton beat out
an infield hit and went to second on
Williams drive to right. Both men
Travelled an extra base when Huelsman
fooled the ball a moment O'Day's sin
gle TO center registered both men.
RourIxes Count Two.
When Breen deceased in the sixth Krug
caught slant for a hit to right, and
went to third on Thomason's poke to
the same garden. Tommy was nipped
trying to take second when the ball was
relayed TO third in an Intellectual attempt
to catch Kruk. Huelsman was deliber-
ately walked and he stole second. Kruger
slammed a line drive to left. counting the
manager and Huelsman. KRUGER went
TO third when the pill trickled through
Fox, but Schliebner made the third out,
ending the rally. se-
Pass Up Chance I'm Tenth. ~
That was all for the Rourkes although
tho bases were choked In the eighth. and
fine chance to count occurred in the
tenth. The tenth was the saddest round
of the quarrel from a. home standpoint.
HuslsInan was safe on Willie Patterson 8
error. and was forced by Kruger.
Schliebner and Kruger werei both safe
on wiIIie's second foozle. and Whalen
drove beaut Of hit to center. Kruger
stopped to watch the progress OF the ball
and was, as a result, cut down at the
plate by Williams. Schliebner went to
third In the interim. and then was caught
mapping off that bag by withrow, MAX
ing double play that should never have
been accomplished.
Britton opened the seventh with a hit
for the hostiles. Williams doubled but
Britton was caught at the plate trying
TO score. Williams went to third on the
play. He counted on ODays blow. Then
came the fatal eleventh and the winning
marker for the Joetown athletes.
WhaIen Plays Great Game.
Red Whalen played great game al
short He made three hits and several
sensational stops at short. Smith made
great running catch of what looked
like three-bageer from the bat of Fox
in the third.
Today Tom BIodgett. the hero of the
opening combat viii toll on the mound
for Omaha. Cy Forsythe will also be
seen cavorting about one of the outfields
The game today will be called at
o'clock. Score