Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-18
NORTH HIT HARD
In THREE ROUNDS
Wolves Connect in the Pinches and
Win Fray From Rourkes by
Margin Of One Run.
RoURKEs RALLY TOO LATE

Lou North had three bad innings
yesterday That was enough. For
In those three fatal frames Jimmy
Jackson's bcguiled crew Of bellicosc
athletes shot seven runs across the
rubber and copied the fray, 7 TO 0.
The Wolves garnered total OF
fourteen hits yesterday and they were
made when they counted Only four
Wolves were left stranded on the
paths 50 il can easily be seen the
enemy made its hits count.
The hostile artillery opened its
bombardmfnt on North IN the second
stanza, Five successive hits by Brit.
ton, Jackson, Rapps, Gray and
Flcharty nctted three runs. II Bill
Rapps hadn't let himself get nailed
off first there is no telling what
might have happened in this frame.
Fox Hits Homer.
In the fifth the Wolves didn't make
50 many hits. only two. but they
pushed another set of triplets over.
Dolly Gray opened with a hit File
harty sacrificed and was safe on Mill
cr's error Bill Fox, who once be-
longed 10 the Rourkes and therefore
should be more considerable toward
them, busted home-run drive over
the right field fence and The pro-
cession paraded over the plate.
The final opposition run was
ehalked up IN the eighth. Tobin
sncakcd double 70 right when no.
body was looking and was sacrificed
10 third, from which position lie easily
scored on Liisehi's single 70 left
Score in Second.
The Rourkcleis put over one run in
the second inning A walk to Miller
and hits BY Kruger and Burg turned
the trick
For three innings Flcharty held the
home boys in the hollow OF his hand.
But in the sixth he fatered a trifle.
lie walked Smith. Krug and Smith
were both safe when Britton and
smith collided at second and Britton
dropped the ball There is sus.
picion the foxy Mr.. Smith had some.
thing to do with Mr.. Brittons sudden
attack OF the dropsy as he had the
ball well IN hand for second or So
before he LEI il tricklc through
forsythe popped a weak fly and Fox
managed to smear Miller's drive. but
kilduti got walk which filled the
bases. Fleharty went up in the air,
walked Kruger and hit Burg in the
nean, forcing two runs over the plate.
Jumps Makes Miscue.
With still three runs on tie sacks
Harry krause sent drive into right
field. The sacks emptied like magic
as the Rourke runners crossed Inc
plate and hranse liked 20 second.
Then Umps Mullen decided that il
was foul The unanimous verdict
q The seribes in the press coop was
that the hlt tell safe. Ii even ieli in.
side the white foul line aud 10 the &c.
eupants Of the coop il didn't even
hook questionable Bnt fnr ! connie
oi curves IN Mr. Mullen's line nj
vision the Rourkcs would have won
the game on that hit kfaust came
ioflofnly back 20 the plate. but he
couldn't de- u twice and ilew our IA
Jackson Curses.
ht kQurkfs tried 10 stage a req.
niaf rails ~ the eighth. but couldn't
deliver quite enough Miller htt safely
through short and kilduii Nh satrk
g lett after which Ernie krurggr
fpnHted Miller nn a single ia Tohins
garden and kfause scored kilduH
with a blow ~ The same spot
Smith Hits Triple
tafl smith tried awiully hard 10
tlaft something Is ihc ninth He
9pfHfd che round With 4 foafinn ana
lnplHg tfiplt in lfit Isetsan ar
licked flehafu and called anan
hmfAtnrf ~ d6 ihe ftsaue aet fhat
tnHas mAa hsrd 40 tn fspegmtions
w emiftd MARTY kruw ana iarstA
tefsYihe apH Miller 81 faW So
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