Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-19
BY WILLIAM o. BLOZIES.

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program staged at the various mu-
nicipal parks and playing fields by
the teams of the City, American
Gate City, Booster and Inter-City
leagues, members of the Municipal
Amateur Base Ball association, and
the newly organized Bee Junior
league, the only independent organi-
cation in the city, were chuck full
of excitement from start to finish,
and the many thousands of fans en-
joyed the national pastime.
While the majority of the games
were one-sided affairs, a number
of them were fast, close and hard
fought.
City Games Hard Fought.
This was especially true in the
City league, the oldest circuit in the
city, where all three contests were
hard fought until the final out.
Down at Riverview park, where the
Bowen Furniture Co.'S team. lead
ers of the league, defeated the
Mickle Victrolas by 5 to, 3 score,
winning the said contest in the
ninth frame after one man was out.
Up to that stanza the talking ma
chine" crew was leading by 3 to 2
score, and it looked as though the
leaders would be pulled down from
their 1000 per cent, when the heavy
hitters of the furniture squad de-
cided it was about time to do some
thing. A walk to Koehler. followed
by three hard drives and an error
by Left Fielder Hoffman of the
Mickles, gave the Bowens their vic
tory, making it three straights thus
far.
Southpaw Stanley Schupa, who
pitched the Bowens to a 3 to 2 VIC
tory over the Union Quitting crew
a week ago, was again on the firing
line and pitched an excellent game,
and was given brilliant support by
his team mates. He was opposed on
the mound by Bill Goodro, who also
pitched great game.
M'Caffreys Cannot Hold Outfitters.
Although the McCaffreys were the
first to score against the Union Out
fitting team, when they sent one
man across the plate in the third,
they were unable to hold their op-
ponents, and the Outfitters won by
to 1 score. 1t was pitchers
battle between Jim Moore and Wal
ter Nufer, with honors about evenly
divided, although Nufer issued six
free passes to the Motor lads. He
was given brilliant support by his
team mates, and the fielding of Nc
Intyre was sensational. Catcher
Guinotte redeemed himself and reg
istered pair of bingles for the win
ners.
By winning over the Omaha Print
ing Co. by E to 2 score, the Will
lard Storage Battery team pulled
themselves together and broke the
tie for cellar position with their OPP
ponents.
In the American league the Pax
ton-Vierlings continued to cop the
large end of the scores and by 9
to 4 score won from the Universal
Motor Co. Beers on the mound for
the Vierlings pitched a good game,
allowing eight hits and held the
Motor team at his mercy. The iron
workers secured eight hits off of
Reed in the seven rounds that he
pitched and couple off Sohm. The
losers made five errors and base
their downfall on this result.
Riggs Optical Beat Roots.
Three doubles and single by
Outfielder Brandt. a home run by
Hep" Jordan, the catching Of
"Swede" Everson and the remark
able pitching of Jimmy Baumgard-
ner for the Riggs Optical Co. proved
too much for the ]. B. Roots and the
former won by an 8 to l tally.
Baumgardner allowed but two hits.
A total of sc hits, including four
home runs. nine three-baggers, six
doubles and the rest one-sackers
were made by the Sample-Hart slug
gers against the American Railway
Express team. The total score was
IS to 2. Scheaf, who pitched for the
Sample-Harts for six innings heaved
them. over the rubber like big
Lacquer. He was relieved by John
Bird, new recruit which Manager
Hubatka signed last week, in order
to give Bird a workout.
With Joe Ort pitching gilt-edge
ball and allowing but six hits, the
Townsend Gun Co. team maintained
to hold first place in the Gate City
league with 1000 per cent when
they took the Beselins to a 10 to 3
trimming. The Beselins were power
less and 10 of them went via the
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