Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-05
ROURKES BATTLE
COLONIES TO TIE
Conflict Is Called on Account of
Darkness in Twelfth, With
Count Reading 8 to 8.
GOOD CROWD SEES FRAY

Twelve innings to tie, 3 to 3, bat
tied the Omaha Rourkcs, winners Of
the Western league 1919 champion
ship, and the Louisville Colonels, pen
nant winners in the American asso-
cation, in the opening clash OF the
post-scason series to determine the
minor league championship Of the
country. About $500 fans witnessed
the event, which proved to be one Of
the prettiest conflicts staged in the
local baiiwick this season.
The Rourkes would have COPIED
the ball game except for two things
the luck broke against them and a
couple. OF mental slips were COM
mitted.
In the fourth stanza the Rourkes
had three men on the runway, with
two out. Kewpie Kilduff pulled line
drive into left field that handcuffed
Compton. It's wonder it didn't
break him in two. But the drive went
right into the paws OF the Louisville
outfielder. Again, in the seventh, Kill
duff slammed liner toward left and
this time Red Corridor threw up his
! hands and nailed It and doubled Cy
Forsythe, who thought the hit was
good for a triple, a mile off first
Shag in Hurry.
In the eighth Shag Thompson was
on third and Ray Miller on second,
with one down and Kruger up, Shag
tried to count on short passed ball
and was nailed. II Shag hadn't been
in too big hurry the run, which
would have won, would have been
scored.
Marty O'Toole started to do the
hurting honors for the Rourkes. He
got away to flying start by whiting
Compton and Whiteman, the first two
men to face him, but got into trouble
in the third when he walked this same
pair An infield out advanced each
man a base and Kirkes single to
center scored both.
The other hostile tally was marked
up in the fifth, when Platte tripled to
right center and counted on Kirke's
second safe knock in pinch.
Error Is Aid.
The Omaha counters were chalked
up in the second and eighth. After
Miller flew out Ernie Kruger got to
second when Roxie Roach made a
bum heave to first, after successfully
fielding his grounder. Forsythe's sim
gle to left sent Ernie to third, from
which station he scored on Kilduff's
sacrifice fly to Whiteman.
A real rally was staged in the
eighth. Marty O'Toole busted a
beauty down the third base line. The
ball looked safe, but Umps Mullen
called it foul. Marty then showed the
jumps he was wrong by making hit
anyway. Earl Smith followed with a
single to left. Marty Krug attempted
TO sacrifice and fell into trap. Ire
Ian, running for O'Toole, was thrown
out at third, But Shag Thompson
spanked single to left, sending
Smith home from second Bill Clymer
jerked Northrup and put Lefty
james, a southpaw, in to pitch TO Ray
Miiler, who is left-handed batter.
Miller showed Clymer his judgment
was bum by placing a single to right,
scoring Krug. The pitch to Miller
ended James career and Rubc
Schauer, late OF the Giants, was sum
moned from the bullpen to finish the
game. The RUDE did very nicely.
The game was charged with sensa.
tional fielding. Kewpie Kilduff and
Roxie Roach exhibited all kinds Of
the scintillating stuff around short
and Platte, Smith and Thompson
made some great catches in the field
The game was called in the twelfth
inning on account of darkness
The Rourkes and Louisville will
play the second game this morning a,
l0:4S, on account OF the parade this
afternoon. A game will also be played
Friday afternoon. This was orig.
inally scheduled to be an open day
but the tie fray yesterday necessitates
using that afternoon.