Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-14

OMAHA DEFEATED
BY MILLIONAIRES
Colorado Springs Celebrates
Transfer by Trouncing
the Rourkes.
GROUND RULES NEEDED

= Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. b.
Especial Teiegram.) The adopted
Wichita waite, playing their first game
as the Colorado Springs Millionaires,
took new life today beneath the shad-
ow Of Pixies Peak and slapped IL to
7 defeat on the Rourkes in game
filled with hitting Of the most vicious
kind.
OF 4 total Of thirty-one hits. Of
which the Miilionaires took seven
teen. there were five homers, six
doubles and a triple. To explain this
amazing hitting performance visit
to Zoo park, where games are staged
is necessary. The left field fence is
low and close and the right field is
bordered BY mountain stream and .
Jungle Of weeds and trees. Umpire
Mullen plans to outline some ground
rules to cover these two field defi-
ciencies tomorrow.
Fouls Are Lost.
Prince Gaskill was hit hard in clus-
tiers by the newly rich and several
times was saved by some ultra sensa-
tional support. A trio Of bases on
balls also added to his difficulty and
the Rourkes were puzzled by the limi-
tations OF the field, in which il was
impossible to 60 after foul balls and
flies sunk deep in the outfields.
Davis. the overwarked Millionaire
hurler. also was touched up for the
hard blows. but he was stronger in
the pinches and the snappy fielding OF
his teammates, completing a trio Of
double plays assisted him In many Of
bis difficulties. 4
Batting averages were swcetened
today with vengeance. Miller gar
nered four clouts out OF five trips, two
! being doubles. Kruger picked off a
double and a circuit swat, and Burg
got four-ply blow. The sacks were
never filled, however, when the Oma.
ha drove cut their home runs. while
the orphans laid particular emphasis
on loading up the bags and then pro
ducing the homcrs.
The Miilionaircs seemed to take on
new life under their present owner.
ship, with a good chance Of the fran.
chise being placed here next season
in new park. Some 500 fans were
out to watch their antics.
Coy's triple after Fox had singled
and Jackson walked produced two fol
the Springs team in the first inning
A double play nipped chance Omaha
had in the second, but in the third
Burg drove one over the left field
wall and Miller singled, scoring on
Krueger's two-base swat.
In the third Britton scored homer
off the locals, sending Fox in too
Griffith got on when Kilduff threw
wild to first and scored on Litschi'.
single.
The Springs garnered three more II
the fourth on six hits and . sacrifice
Davis was going strong and kept thu
visitors in his power easily for til,
next three innings, aided on one oc
casion by beautiful peg by Jackson
that caught Thompson off first.
Smith singled through second In tn,
seventh, was advanced when Burg wa
hit and scored on Millcr's double 4
the right field jungle.
Kilduff Scores.
Kilduff scored in the eighth whei
he drove hard one that White foun,
too hot and came in on Gaskill'
double to right In the eighth Gas
kill weakened and two home runs, b,
Jackson and Litschi. double by Grit
fifth and Coy's single put over fou
runs.
Omaha threatened in the ninth. Nil
Ter drove = double to LETT field. Krue
ger scored both with home rur
Forsythe singled to center and Ire
lan's double sent him in.
O'Toolc will face West here tonor