Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-06
MIDDLETON is NO
TERROR FOR OMAHA
Leading Hurler Of American
Association Is Hammered
From Mound.
NoRTHHuRLs A GOOD GAME

The Rourkes drew first blood in the
post-season series now being staged
by the Omaha Western league PEN
nant winners and Louisville, leaders
of the American association. Krug's
crew scattered the gore Of the Clymer
clan all over the lot yesterday morn
ing and copied the combat, II to 7.
The ll-to-7 secrets misleading. The
seven runs for Louisville would ordi-
nariiy indicate that the enemy clouted
Lou North soundly. On the contrary,
they didn't. Six Of the seven runs and
seven Of the ten hits were gathered in
the ninth inning. Three of the hits
were outfield flies that Earl Smith
lost in the sun. They all went for two
baggers. But one OF the Louisville
runs should have been counted, and
but three OF the hits made.
Jimmy Middleton led the hurlers of
the American association this year. II
was largely through his superior box
work that the Kentuckians captured
the American association flag. He
performed so well that John McGraw
gave six players for him, But Jimmy
looked like rank busher yesterday.
The Rourkes hammered him for nine
runs and twelve hits in six innings.
North Hits Homer.
Our heroes started after Jimmy in
the fourth stanza. Shag Thompson
crossed the Louisville infield to open
the frame and beat out a bunt. Ray
Miller sacrificed and Ernie Kruger
grounded out. With two down the
Rourke artillery opened fire and be-
fore it quit five runs>was the toll. For
sythe drew walk and Kewpie Kilduff
lined long triple into left, scoring
Thompson and Cyrus. Joe Burg de-
livered another triple, this time to
center, scoring Kewpie, and Lou
North capped the climax by polling
home run drive into the right field
bleachers. Earl Smith ended the
agony by grounding out.
Middleton was nicked for five more
safcties in the sixth, but they only
melted two runs. Shag Thompson
cracked triple to left after Krug
went out, and scored on Milier's
double to right. Miller counted on
Krueger's single to center. Forsythe
and Burg also made hits, but they
couldn't push "a run across.
James Hss Trouble.
Middleton was yanked at the end
of the sixth and Lefty James was
asked to assume the twirling burden.
Lefty found the going rough in the
seventh and eighth, when the Rourkes
put over three and one runs, respec-
lively.
In the seventh Miller beat out a
bunt, Kruger walked and Forsythe
was punctured in the Stats, choking
the runway. For the second time
Kewpie Kilduff cracked a triple to
left, this time sending three men
home.
A walk to Thompson, Shag's steal
OF second and Krueger's safety to left
scored one in the eighth.
Blunt Goes Safe.
The Colonies failed to make a hit
Off North in the first three frames.
In the fourth Burg failed to catch
Plates popup bunt and the dinky fly
went for hit. In the seventh Nc
earthly and Roach made singles, but
couldn't score.
Thus until the ninth Lou was only
nicked for three hits. In the ninth
after Corridor flew out Mccarthy and
Roach singled. Williams flew out, but
Sniper Billings delivered a hit. scoring
Mccarthy. Then Compton, Whitemar,
and Platte all hit flies to left field.
And Earl Smith lost every one in the
sun, and every one went for a two
base hit. Kirke came through with a
real two-bagger and the six runs were
over.
The same teams play again this aft
fernoon. starting at 3 o'clock.