Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-23
KAWS ARE TRIMMED
AGAIN BY ROURKES
Iron Man Grover Is Called to the
Rescue, but He Arrives
Little Too Late.
ROCKIES ERROR DOES WORK

Down in Kawtown they call Bert
Grover an iron man. Probably he is.
Yesterday when things were going hard
for young Mr. Clunn, d beardless south
paw from some place OF other. Jimmy
jackson turned his megaphone loose In
center field and hustled BERTHE to the bull
pen 10 prepare to take up the rescue
work, despite the fact that BERTHE had
heaved an entire nine innings and been
walluped Friday. Bert took up the Job
In the sixth. but Il was too late, as the
Rourlkes had made enough 10 win the
game, to 2, even though they failed TO
connect once with Bertie's slants during
the remainder of the combat
A casual glance at the box score would
indicate that the pastime yesterday was
some ball game. IL would have been but
for the fact that II dragged out for ovcr
two hours, due TO the propensity of both
Larson and Clunn to loaf and waste
time while Jumps Geisel. who evidently
was in no hurry to go any place. let
them loaf at will. Also Larson was ex-
tremely wild and only in two innings
was he rot In hot water.
KRfOra Makes Long Drive.
The RoLrkes got the jump on the Kaws
in the opening frame and it is we'll they
did so. with two down Cy Forsythe.
natural enemy of all KawJown residents.
landed on one Of young Mr.. Cunn's
southpaw slants for safe blow. Jake
Kafora, who was laboring behind the bat,
proved that he was just the guy to &C.
cupy the cleanup position in the batting
order by driving one TO the left field
fence for two sacks while the Tango Kid
gslloped gaily home
For the next four innings but three
batters per round faced the Kaw south
paw lie was hurting swell ball. while
Larson was In constant trouble, due TO
his wildness
Topeka tied the game up In the sixth.
and without the aid of a safe hit. LARGO
dished out gratis trip to baltimore t..
start the stanza and Whalen bobbie
Jackson's roller. A sacrifice by Rooh
advanced both men and Roaring b.
Rapps lifted a sacrifice fly to Thomson,
which entitled baltimore to mark.
Roche Makes Hectic Heave.
In the last half of the sixth the
Rourkes put over the two counts which
annexed the fray. Smith beat out a hit
and Clunn was so excited he walk ed
Breen. Forsythe put down a bunt, beat
it a mile to first and then Roche staged
three-base heave into the bleachers.
Before the pill was recovered by. the
frantic Roaring BIZ. Smith and Breen
had rambled round the runway for tai
lies and Forsythe was perched on third
Gliding the Kaws most gieefully. At this
point Grover was brought in and nothing
more stirred. Even the Tango Kid
couldn't edge his way home, although he
tried 1t on a near-passed ball by KID
Monroe, the pugilistio catcher.
Tommy Mufss Fly.
After two were. down On the eighth
Artie Thomason committed d naiscua, IA
mutfed an easy fly right IN his hands by
jackson. In four trips to the plate jock,
son got to first twice on walks and twice
on errors. That guy must have been born
with horseshoe in his left mitt. Red
Roche, who had made the beautiful three
base heave, poSed a two-bagEer down
the third base line and jackson scored
Larson settled down in the ninth ana re.
tired three In a row.
Today another battle win be STAGED no.
tween the Rourkes and the leagues lead
ers. They are due for another bumn,ne,
declares Krug. The game will be CALEB
at o'clock. Score: