Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-27
Didn't Act Much Like the Team Topeka Beat Twice So Hand
Rourkelets Hammer Jack Halla;
Lou North Holds the Links Safe;
Omaha Wins First of the Series
Rourkes Hammer Daylights
Out of Halla, Cream of Duck
ling Hurting Corps.
THOMPSON SWATS HOMER

THOMPSON SWATS HOMER
Displaying bang-up article OF base
ball that startled the fans who have
been watching them the last ten days
lAc de luxe Rourklcts wallopcd the
laylghts out of the lowly Links from
jucoln yesterday, s to ,
The Links were completely out
oasscd. They never had a chance to
aGucx the combat. Lou North held
mem in the hollow OF his hand i'll
Every inning except the eighth, when
the Ducklngs garnered their only
two runs, and the Rourkc artillery
numerically hammered the offerings
4. the ancient Jack ITalla, the class
OF the Lincoln hurting corps.
About 1000 fans turned out Tor the
contest 1t was the biggest SATURDAY
crowd OF the year, despite the chill
p in the atmosphere, which made II
bit uncomfortable in the grandstand,
and the threatening sprinkIrs which
occur GU just "'I''v t.i. e'.'' Wv,
that has attended A ball game this
year. The Rourkcs had d lot al moral
support and they deserved it, FROM
the fervcncy of the fans yesterday
there will be some doInGs at the bar
gam bill thi, afternoon.
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Scare IN the First.
The th~obbing public was ulcd
with little apprehension in the
opening .tanza. Alter Earl smith
maze d r'i'ty A'Ci' u >"' ''H'' I|Nr
:" 'eit' "iy 1'''' ~ SlIl'd't" -" uo ,'
mo f'9h, 'IG'o, ,''l'l">"'' Va "0'N
coup DIt Norm Ot ,L1 WI" |I'
Wd'keu l-''o'l' ",'N i,t"t een' >'"'"P
GREG TO SECOND WI't1 Nfcue'I ' H'IPPrI
P,''n, NO; W. u; however e''"''' '' '''"
'o2k GaLr "i III NoISt' H. l,...,-,.,,
ran 'ol.''''' "''s',e' lno '''i'@. Una, nan
OF me iH>t r"un' NIlI a N"np , /"
'el'' out ny mates 'd''t' /" WOLF "''''
around -. I....
\ mental slip ny La,'ih , s%lc
'ne h9ufKes their iifSt , lildrkeI Il, t.t
.cohu ?Pa:ni. r!l'r ~! N'ues'l S'a !.L
eo me teSuVi.'e9 IN :, ehlo s!dil avn, VIII
s, orive 10 'ell' anu VI y Tue =, oT E
NofSe h'uoseo II up d''u GU H,H,e
an4 ~ were SAFE alteF MIl'ch MI
dulf ia'o Gown neat SdcFll'CT' hule
',lt IoIIef 10 Ld'tillo,c anu lay
ICC'ueu - iii"Nc 'i0 pay iOl ~ L
ms enabled krueger TO score lazy
Cou!u nave cut hFueeer uo"ll d. INC
IuOGer II ne nad 'rieu' a'.d ms iai."lt
!? 90 so oloueHt u1"li ,'e "'d''' VI
'''' '''"''' g., upon ,,7 ~ a.,
., j.,
North heId the LINKS ugilt III the
thlrd and fourth ana mana pfeEell'eu
any scoring by INC 1r, Nou' NeS' ouI III
me 1!'h onde thompson 'ook
nana IN tne ooiiieo diio otdIte1 WI
mana on me todu 10 tuliI' Nl'll wv
down iii til'S irame' Marty M; Nrug Deat
out an infield iii. 1hohlpsoli' AMER
waiting for the Gount. cracked the
Pill INTO tieht field' Inc dfiVe was
low ana naru ana carried d lot OF
engllSh; inc Ddi, I'LL SeN ID ice. li'
SIDE the ioul me Dut INC ufNe
was SO hard ana the efghsll SO great
mat me pill bounced over Oyer inc ,i IenoS
INTO the oleacnerS ana ohag gailoPeG
nome Tor nome run. Afue raced
IN from irst at ,en,SeToilu gan;
Marty dldn Eno" inc pan bounced ,c
INTO the oleacnGrS ana ne ran nm nm !
self purple n Inc lace IN MS eiloft
to score
mat drive pfoVeq the undohlg OF
the veteran MI fldlla' 'r II, 'ne
subsequent two frames the locals
slammed MS curves all over the park !
Kruger Cracks Double.
Ernie Kruger started the sixth
with a double 70 left, and Lober
dronned ForsvtheS flv to right Xii |
duff scored both men with a double
which sailed over Lober's bean.
kewpie counted moment later on
North's single over second,
In the seventh Thomson gave the |
carnival a sendoff by hitting a single !
10 center and taking second on
PASSED bali. Miller beat out a bunt,
and Ernie Kruger made his fourth
hit Of The game, scoring Thompson. .
Miller wa put out at third. but For
,vthe delivered single which sent
Kruger home.
The Links got their only talies in
the eighth IIa1la opened the inning
WINK a single ia center and Carlisle
doubled to right. sending lack to
both i'5II1 men. Tony stole second and