Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-10
'ROURKES DIVIDE
WITH THE SIOUX
Marty 0'Toole Loses First
Game, But Otto Merz
Blanks Enemy.
cY MAKES GREAT CATCH

double bill fifty-fifty yesterday after
noon. The enemy captured the front
section, 7 to S, by humping Marty
O'Toole somewhat soundly. Marty's
inability to locate the well-known
plate also had its part in the hostile
victory. The second contest was a
real combat of seven innings, won by
the Rorukes, to 0. The second game
was called in the seventh by agree
ment, it being desired to give the
war scribes chance to feed before
midnight.
O'Toole never had a chance to
escape with the first fray. The Sioux
have something on Marty and they
will not let him get away with a VIC
tory. In the first stanza they slipped
over two tallies and from that period
to the curtain managed to keep the
margin i'll their advantage. Mr., Wat
= son was the chief disturber, although
Kid Cooney, the demon taxi pilot,
horned in with few timely wallops
But while the slugging OF Watson
and Cooney and the rest Of the Sioux
sent the runs over, O'Toole's Wild
ness was the potent factor in the
home defeat. Marty issued six trips
to first and all but one got mixed
up with scores. In the fourth inning
he issued three walks in row, fin
ing the bases, and in the ninth he
gave pass, which forced a run over.
Umps Fires Two Sioux.
Umpire Mullen and Messrs. Gill
more and Schardt provided little
entertainment for the fans in the fifth
inning. Kewpie kilduff smote
drive to left in this stanza and made
second on it. The poke scored For
sythe from second. The Sioux in
sistedthe ball fell foul. Mullen dis
agreed and the argument ensued.
Gilmore wanted Mullen to walk to
left field and see the spot where the
pill landed Mullen refused the invl-
tation. Gilmore got noisy about it
and was promptly banished. Schardt
then put in anoar and was informed
that his career for the afternoon had
ceased. Pepper Clark went into left
and Manager Casper went into the
box to hold the Rourkes the rest OF
the game.
Casper felt so clipper after the first
game he decided to twirl the second
one. And he hurled good game, but
Otto Merz hurled better one which
accounts for the Rourke victory.
Allows Three Hits.
Otto permitted but three stingy hits
and none of them were made at dan
gerous times. Gilmore was cut down
at the plate in the first, but after that
nary Sioux got past second base
and only one got that far, which is
pretty good pitching even if only for
seven frames.
The Rourkes put over the lone tally
which won in the first. Floyd Smith
started it with a single through sec
ond and Burg sacrificed. Thompson's
single through the box sent Smith to
third. Shag and Smithy worked a
double steal with Smithy carrying the
tally over.
The Rourkes threatened several
times, but couldn't quite deliver in the
pinches.
Forsythe Pulls Sensation.
Cyrus Forsythe in the sixth inning
of the second game made one of the
fanciest catches ever seen on the To-
cal lot. 1t was of line drive to right
center by Watson. The drive carried
three-base ticket and even 'Ty Cobb
would have been content to hike for
Sshe fence and try to get it on the re-
bound. But not SO Cyrus. He ran
a mile and half after the pill and
; made the catch. He was running at
full speed and with the ball at the
time. When Watson saw that Cy had
caught the pill he was paralyzed in
his tracks. So were the fans in the
stand and it took 'em ten minutes to
recover before they gave 'Cy hand.
Another double bill is carded for
this afternoon. Lou North and Harry
krause will probably do the hurting
for the Rourkes while Bert Grover
and Kelly are billed to exhibit for the
Sioux.