Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-21
RAIN HALTS FRAY
y IN THIRD ROUND
After Freddy Bruck Whitfield Five
Out Of Six Batters Jup Pluv
Proceeds to Interrupt.
RoURKEs LEADING BY l TO o

Just as Freddy Bruek. Pa Rourke's
new pitcher, was getting ready to
establish new worlds record by
striking out twenty-six batters in the
games with ST. Joseph yesterday, old
Jup Pluy, who is rapidly becoming
our greatest nuisance, took a handsfn
the proceedings and put the ever
lasting blink on the contest at the
start OF the third inning with the
count J to in favor OF Omaha
Freddy had good start when the
rain started. lie whitfield three
straight in the first inning and two
out 81 thTce IN thesccond inning. All
he had 10 do was strike out everybody
else TO make the twenty-six. II was
pretty tough on Freddy.
And the toughest luck OF il all was
Omaha had a lead on the Josies. One
run was sneaked over by our side in
the first inning and the way Bruck
was going that looked like a SUI
ficiency If only the game could have
gone three more rounds.
Smith Loses Hit.
After Burg, who was put in the
lead-off position yesterday, had
grounded our Earl Smith cracked a
single 10 center. Smith is another
guy who is sore on the rain, he gets
tipped out Of a hit in the official
records and every hit counts in these
days Of the high cost Of living. For
sythe drew a walk. Then Smith stole
third on Mr. Block. More tough luck
for Smithy, trimmed out OF a stolen
base and a steal Of third at that.
Miller got walk, filling the sacks.
Krug is Robbed.
Marty Krug reefed a long drive
into left that looked like two bases.
But Denny Sullivan lcaped into the
air and pulled the ball down in
spectacular one -handed catch Smith,
however, scored easily after the catch.
Sommers then walked Kruger,
filling the bases again, and Jack Hol-
land hoisted Sommers from the park.
lie called upon young Mr.. Hovlik,
gent with a lot OF smoke. Just as
Hoyik entered the box it ciouded up
and became so dark that the fans be-
gan 10 call for the electric lights.
Hovik sailed few heayes over the
plattex<and Pete Kilduff could even
see the ball, as a resultsof the com
bination Of speed and darkness lie
whitfield.
Hovlik Whiffs -Four.
Hovik also did some striking out,
whiting Krause, Bruck and Burg IN
q row In the second Bruek whitfield
Sullivan. MeCabc and Butler in sue
ccssion in the first and famed Hell
mer and Jourdan in the second. lie
had two strikes on Heating and was
getting ready to put over the third
one in the third stanza when the rain
nterfered and Jumps Carney called
time. The rain kept up and the fray
was called off
The weather prediction for today is
Showers which is cheering news IN
deed Rain today may be worth
million dollars to the farmers, but it'll
start few base ball rnaRnatcs on a
good start toward bankruptcy.
O'Toole to Hurl Today.
If the fates. however, should be SO
kind as TO permit little sunshine to-
day local fans viii be treated 10 a
little extra. Marty OToole will work
for Omaha and Roy Patterson will
work for St. Joseph. These chaps
should stage a corking battle
Outfieldcr Thompson, who was
procured by Rourke from Connie
Mack Friday. is expected to report
here Monday. He is ready to go into
the game at once. Thompson,
Rourkc believes, will strengthen the
club wonderfully as he is 800 hit
Ter with a record OF bcingfa demon
in the pinches. lie is also said to be
sweet fielder and ball players OF
the fighting sort.