Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-16
9th Ways to the Middle is Nearly Always a Loser
RALLY In EIGHTH
WINS FOR ROURKES
Game Replete with Sensational
Fielding Won on Whalen's Triple,
Smiths Double and an Error.
LARSON HEAvEs NICE GAME

An eighth inning rally staged by Marty
-krug desperate athletes broke up Il
swell hurting duel between Bert Larson
and Lefty Thomas and gave Omaha the
long end Of one of the best little ball
games ever seen at the Rourke lot. Two
runners were hammered across in the
eighth ard the Rourkes COPIED, to 2.
To say that the fray yesterday was a
great ball game is putin git mildly II
was greater. Larson and Thomas both
heaved nice ball. but 1t was the fielding
which attracted first attention. Both the
Boosters and the Rourkes were on the
toes from start to finish and the fans
were sitting on the third rail every min
ute. Even though Larson and Thomas
were performing quite niftily the athletes
of both forces bumped the. ball hard in
the nose at all times At least dozen
knocks that should have been safe ones
wee cut down and converted into put
outs by the demon flelders.
WhaIen and Brcen shine.
Red Whalen and Dick Breed OF the
Rourkes and Sawyer Of the Boosters were
the sensations i'm this line Red and
Breen both made stops that bordered on
the miraculous. while Sawyer made two
assists that were wonders. Breen and
whaIen also staged two ripping double
plays around second. and Sawyer carried
the load in one made by the Boosters.
Omaha made the first run OF the matt
nee when Krug, second up in the second
frame poled triple TO center. Thoma-
son walked and when Sawyer made
one-handed stop of Schliebner's drive to
catch Tommy at second Manager Marty
registered.
Home Run by Jones.
Due to the remarkable fielding only two
hits were nicked off Larson In the first
six rounds. Then in the seventh two
blow netted the Boosters two tallies. BIZ
Hunter opened the frame with double
and Tex Jones boosted a slant over the
right field wall for a circuit ticket, count
ing Hunter ahead of him. Bills slammed
a drive to short that looked safe, but
Whalen made a great running stop and
pegged JJue out. Then Earn Smith made
a diving shoestring catch in left of Saw
yeTs clout and the heart was taken out
of the Boosters.
One run behind the home artillery un-
limbered in the eighth and two runs were
marked. Whalen opened with triple to
right, Kafora was called upon to pinch
for Larson. but fell down on the job. But
Earl Smith was on the sob and he cracked
a double that went by Tannehill like the
Twentieth Century LAmited. Whalcn
scampered home with coolies OF time to
spare Smith darted to third on Breen's
infield out. Forsythe dropped one in
front of Thomas and Tex JONES muffed
Lefty's throw to first. allowing Forsythe
to land safe and Smith to mark the win
ming score
Double Play Ends Game.
Clsman took up Larson'g job In the
ninth and faltered moment at the start,
making things look rather bad for the
home boys Hunter walked on four
straight balls. and then JoJnes was
soaked in the knee. A quick play OF
Bills grounder by Whalen to Krug forced
Hunter at third and a, riPsSag double
play, Breen to whalen to Schliebner, re-
tired the side, much to the delight or tho
700 bugs assembled.
Make Twenty-Five Assists.
Only three men were left stranded on
the bases on each team The Rourke I'm
field chalked up twenty-five assists, which
shows the brand Of fielding executed
while the Boosters made seventeen as
ssts. Also the game was played In an
hour and a half. Unques.tonably 1t was
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