Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-20
ARMOUR HuRLER
PITCHES NO-HIT,
N0-RUN CA M {
Art Dyke Shuts Murphys Out
-Blacksmiths Leading by
Two Runs When Second
Game Called Off.
Armours, 6; Murphy-Did-Its, 0.


Practically every base ball pitcher
at some time in his career longs for
his name to be carved in the Base
Ball Hall of Fame" for performing
some great deed, but it very seldom
happens that any one of them have
the honor of pitching a no-hit, no.
run game, especially in a champion
ship series and against team com
posed mainly of former league stars.
That is just what happened yester-
day afternoon at Rourke park in the
first game of the double header be-
tween the Murphy-Did-Its, city and
western amateur champs, and the
Armours, Omaha's semi-pros, in
their fight for the city base ball title.
No Hits, No Runs.
Art Dyke, on the mound for the
Armcurs, is the gent who performed
this remarkable feat, and, as re-
suit, kept his teammates in the ruiz
ming, the Packers winning by the
score of E to 0. Dyke pitched one
of the best games of his career, and
had the hard-hitting Murphys at his
mercy throughout the entire con-
test, not issuing a pass, and ii of
them went via the strikeout route.
During the nine frames only u
men faced him. His teammates also
gave him wonderful support, max
ing but one bobble. The Armours
had their batting togs on and Sc
cured a total of Is hits off of
Butch" Hay, the star hurler for the
western champs, including a triple
by Catcher Hale and a double by
Dyke.
The armours started the scoring
m the initial frame, when Marty
Collins reached first on Mancuso's
error, took third when Hay threw
wild to first and tailed on Corcor-
ans siugle. In the third Dyke
started the fireworks with double
to right. was sacrificed to third by
Al Graves and scored on "Butch's"
wild pitch. A triple by Hale and
Hemmingway's single gave the
Packers another in the fourth, while
singles by Corcoran, Hale and Hem
Iningway scored another in the
sixth. Two more were registered in
the eighth on singles by Hale, Hem.
mingway. Reed and Echtemier.
Rain Stops Game.
The first contest was stopped on
two occasions on account of Jupiter
Pluvius interfering, but nevertheless
ii was fast and snappy and more
pep was displayed than in any Of
the previous games. In the first hall
of the fifth rain stopped the game
but play was resumed after a rest Of
IS inmates and again in the seventh
the game was called for about Il
minutes.
/ By their victory yesterday the
Armours have still chance at the
city base ball title. and the series
now stands to 2 in favor of the
Murpiy-Did-Its. Not Murphy
player reached first base in the game
against Dyke.
Manager Otto Williams, who was
out of the game on account of ar
injury received last week, managed
the team from the bench. Hem
mingway, former star second base
man of Pa Rourke's team, filled thai
position, while Catcher Hale, also
a member of Pas team this season
played behind the bat.
Started Second Game.
On account of the remarkable
showing made by Dyke in the first
game, Manager Williams decided tc
use him in the second game. All.
though touched for four hits in four
innings, he pitched great ball
However, before the Murphys could
register a hit off his delivery, he
pitched nine and one-third frames
After LAWYER was out in the first
inning of the second game, Sweeney