Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-24
ROURKES COMMIT
A DOUBLE MURDER
Wallop Wichita Two Games,
Winning One After They
Were Eight Runs Behind.
FORSYTHE HITS HOME RUN

In a couple Of wierd and wild COM
bats, in which every possible kind Of
base ball was interpolated, the de luxe
Rourklets lambasted the wild Wolves
from Wichita yesterday, IA to II and
I to 3.
The Wolves certainly were wild yes
terday. What happened to them in
the first game made them wild and
during the second contest more
peeved assembly of athletes never was
before beheld at Rourke park.
Jackson's men got away to flying
start in the first game and it looked
like the Rourkes would be unable to
head them. Due to Gaskell's wildness
the Wolves put four runs over the
rubber in the first inning. Then in the
second inning they annexed six more
tallies by hitting Harry Krause hard.
As the Rourkes had put over only
two runs in the first the score stood
10to 2 in favor of Wichita.
This made 1t look pretty soft for the
Kansans. Even the most rabid bug
conceded them victory and an Omaha
better couldn't have been found if ten
to one was offered. ,..,
But for some reason or other the
Rourkes wanted to win that game,
and win it they did, with the able as
sistance of the Wolves.
Forsythe Hits Homer.
In the home half of the second the
Rourkes made six runs on two hits,
one of the hits being home run by
Cyrus Forsythe with two men on the
runway. This made it 10 to 8.
The Wolves made another tally in
the third and then the Rourkes made
two more in the fourth. incidentally
it might be mentioned the Rourkes
made their ten runs in the first four
innings on four hits, which 10 going
some.
In the sixth our heroes brought
home the game by nicking Bolivar
Kaufman, who had taken up the hurl-
ing when Jackson chased Klein, Grit
: fen and Koestner in the order named,
for five hits, counting four runs.
O'Toole .durlS wen.
After the third inning Marty
O,Toole took up the twirling for the
Rourkes- and pitched swell ball. He
did not allow run during the six in
nings he worked and only permitted
three hits. y, - a,'
This first game was replete with all
kinds of base ball. Hitting, errors,
great fielding plays, smart base ball
and bones were pulled by both sides.
Forsythe's home run and a double
play engineered by Earl Smith were
the leaders. After catching a fly
Smith nipped Britton off first base
by a perfect throw from deep field.
SCy Forsythe also contributed a one
handed catch Of Dolly Gray's line
drive in this game.
The second game was duck soup for
the Rourkes. The Wolves were so
sore at themselves they couldn't play
ball, and Omaha walked home easily.
Smith Bats Thousand.
Earl Smith was the Rourke star in
this combat with four hits out OF as
many trips to the plate. Earl didn't
have any chances in the field.
But Dolly Gray and Jimmy Jackson
furnished the most entertainment for
the fans. In the fifth inning with two
down Ernie Kruger singled. He stole
second. Gray made beautiful heave
into center field. Jackson leisurely
fielded the ball and threw it to Brit
ton. Jackson evidently forgot about
Kruger, for Ernie raced all the way
home from second. Then Cy For
sythe drew walk and stole second.
Gray made another OF his center field
heaves and Forsythe continued his
way around the bases. This time
Jackson mussed up the ball and Cy
rambled clear home. 7
Z Jackson's crouch at himself reached
such a high pitch he turned around
and threw the ball directly at Coy in
left field. Luckily for Coy, who
wasn't paying any attention to the
game, Jimmy's aim was bad. The ball
missed Coy and rolled out of the park.
Fan Faints. ~. .... II
A fainting fan in the bleachers also
loaned enchantmen to the second COM
bat. The second game was called in
the seventh by mutual agreement.
Today the Rourkes and Wolves lay
off, having played the game scheduled
for today as part OF the double bill
yesterday. After today the Rourkes
~ a, - +. f~1x 4s,n ,rnund the enrfh.