Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-31
ROURKES TAKE TWO
TYING FOR SECOND
Omaha Pitchers and Batters Put II
All Over Des Moines Boosters,
Winning Two.
TEN TO FOUR AND FIVE TO ONE

~eDcs Moines, May 30.tSpecial lele-
gram Omaha won both ends Of
double header here today, the first by
ascore Of 10 to and the second, to
/ tying Des Moines for second place.
The hart hitting Of all the club won
The first game for the Rourkes and the
excellent pitching Of North was
largely responsible for the second. He
allowed but two hits inthe entire
game and none after the second
frame.
A single by Hunter, free pass
TO ZONES and a slashing double TO
right by Mclean scored two runs for
Ues Moines in the first frame OF the
first game on the Memorial day dou-
bic bill
Brilliant fielding came to Krause's
aid in the second after two Dies
Moines battcrs had singled Claire
forced Hartford at third and Kildnff
caught Gillgan's liner and then dou-
BLEED Ewoldt off first.
In the third Thompson was safe on
fielder's choice and went TO third
on Smiths single. Smith stole sec
ond, Krug walked, filling the bases
and Thompson scored on a wild pitch.
GilIigan walked Miller purposely
Kruger singled 10 left and Smith
scored Forsythe was safe and Krug
and Miller scored when Forsythe sin
gled 10 right.
O'Toole Enters Game.
After Mclean had singled and Hart
ford had doubled with one down in
the fourth, G'Too'e replaced Krausc
on the mound Mclean was forced at
the plate and Claire grounded to
Burg, who threw him out at first.
krug walked in the fifth and stole
second. but died on the bag. Forsythe
singled In the sixth, was sacrificed 10
second by kilduff and scored when
Burg singled 10 center. Krug scored
on O'Toole's single to left and went
70 second on Meloan's poor throw
home. Thomas then went 10 the
mound. Thompson singled TO center
and O'Toole went to third. Thomp-
son went 10 second on a wild pitch.
QToole scored when Hartford Jug
gied Smiths grounder. Miller singled
70 center scoring Thompson and
Smith. Forsythe singled to center
scoring Miller but Kruger was
caught al third
Fifth Hit for Forsythe.
Kruger knocked a hard single in
the ningth and Forsythe dropped a
I'eXas Lacquer for his fifth hit OF the
game, but Burg flied 10 Mclean for
4ihe final out.
~ Jones walked in tho ninth and was
ths first man to reach first under the
DrIoolc regime Jones went to sec.
ond on krueger's error, and Hartford
Singled TO center Ewoldt singled 10
ccnicr and Jones scored. Claire sim
aled 10 left. scoring Hartford. but
Claire was caught for the third out
trying TO make it a double
taln the second game, with two out,
Hunter robbed krue 81 an extra base
hit IN the first inning BY running
back 70 the center field fence and
Nothcring his ily Hunter robbed
torsythe of a like hit with two down
in the second Ewnldt and Hartford
pulled oti 4 double steal Tor Des
Moines first score IN the second
kilduii walked IN the Rnnrke's half
was sacrificed % second hy Burg, but
North and thampon failed 10 get him
tnfihef Miller got a lie on Ciaife's
error ii ihe fourth. but Marshall llied
"a Mclean Zoe The final out
iofsythe stopped one Of Musstr'
spltiefs with his head W the fifth III,
took his base hut went tnthnd ~
wntake and had 20 81 Ted over 90 ilrtl
~ Managcf King lie was sacrificed
tl second hy kiibuih snd scored
when hnfg singled with Tho first hu
n The sAmf t0f The visitors
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