Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-16
Somebody's Been Feeding Those Shrinking Grizzlies Chill Con Carne
DENVER WINS OUT
IN WILD FINISH
Twirlers Blow Up Late in the
Game and Runs Are
Scored in Batches.
RoURKE RALLIES FALL SHY

After six innings OF pretty base
ball. featured by pitching duel be-
tween Russell Ford OF Denver and
Freddie Bruck for the Rourkes, yes
terday's game developed into wild
smuggling match in the seventh, and
the Rourkes were trimmed, II to 10.
Denver used three twirlers and the
Rourkes pair. Bruck, who started
for the locals, was the victim Of two
fatal errors, both OF which gave the
Mountaincers a chance to score runs
in patches. .
Both Ford and Bruek weakened in
the seventh, the intense heat of the
afternoon probably having something
to do with their failure to keep up
their gait. Bruck, however, wabbled
the most, and seven runs were jabbed
through by the Denver crew in the
fatal inning. ......
After the Rourkes had retired two
men in the first inning, Marty Krug
booted Cakes grounder, and Cole
doubled to left, putting Cakes on
third. Dyer drove both runners home
with triple, but was stranded when
Shields flied out to Smith.
The Rourkes came right back and
took the lead in the second. Kruger
singled, took second when Ford un-
corked a wild pitch, and went to third
on balk. Kruger was safe at the
plate and Forsythc reached first on
his grounder to Shields, who couldn't
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feed, and Burg singled to right, scor-
ing Forsythe. Bruck sacrificed Burg
to second, from where he scored on
Smiths single to center.
That ended the scoring for both
sides until the seventh, when the
wooziness began.
Then II Happened.
Shields started things with an in
nocent single to center. Davy Lloyd
popped out to Manager Marty Shes
tax forced Shields at second, and two
were down with man on first. Ford
smashed the ball to left for double,
putting Shields oh. third. Miller's
Texas Lacquer put Shestak over the
plate with the tying run. Kelleher
then popped one. over the infield,
which Cy Forsythe caught all right.
but didn't hold. That permitted Ford
to score, and started the real grief.
Cakes and Cole singled, Dyer tripled,
and Shields, coming up for his second
time OF the inning, made his second
hit OF the frame, these swats making
the total for the inning seven runs.
Shields finally was caught stealing,
ending the trouble.
Marshall opened the seventh for the
Rourkes with double, batting for
Bruck. Smith beat out a hot drive
to Dyer, and Krug walked. Ford was
jerked and Harrington walked
Thompson, forcing home run. Miller
famed, and Smith scored when
Kruger forced Thompson at second.
Forsythe grounded a slow one to
Lloyd, which collided with Kruger,
automatically, retiring him.
.s Plenty Of Action.
Denver picked up two in the eighth,
three bases on balls, "a hit batter and
sacrifice fly doing the Job. The
Rourkes countered with three in their
half, on pair Of walks granted BY
Harrington, Krug's double and ].
Thompson's single. Denver only took
one in their half Of the ninth, on
Shields double, passed ball and an
out. ~
j The Rourkes had chance to over
come the four-run lead in the ninth,
but fell just a bit short. Kruger got
single to open festivities, and For
sythe walked. Kilduff forced For
sythe at second, Kruger reaching
third. Harrington was jerked, Man
ser going in. He walked Burg, filling
the sacks, and then walked. Krause,
forcing Kruger to score. Kilduff
scored on Smiths out to Shields, but
with Burg on third and Krause on
second Krug hit an easy one to Man
ser, who easily retired him at first,
ending the game.
This afternoon Denver is in line
again, with Marty O'Toole due to
pitch.