Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
BY WILLIAM O. BLOZIES,

WIN tiC ChSSptlOH Vi lOul SdllSS
the amateur contests as staged by
the various teams of the five anna
teur leagues-members of the Mu-
nicipal Baseball association were
fast, snappy and chuck full of ex-
citement from the moment the UNI
pires called, "Play ball." until the
last batters were, out in the final
rounds. ....-
No better brand of baseball could
be furnished by any of the major or
minor leagues than that witnessed
on many of the amateur fields yes
terday afternoon, and although the
weather was somewhat threatening
the biggest crowds of the season
were in attendance and enjoyed the
national pastime as dished out by
the youngsters.
Big surprises were sprung by
many of the teams, and the favor
ties in a number of the cases went
down in defeat at the hands of their
opponents, or were given the hard
est battles of the season. Leaders
of the leagues lost to the tall-enders
by large scores.
Best Game in Years.
No doubt the most exciting and
thrilling contest witnessed in local
amateur baseball circles for num-
Der of years was staged at Thirty
second and Dewey avenue by the
Bowen Furnitures and the Union
Quitting company squads for first
honors in the City league.
After IS innings of the snappiest
and prettiest baseball ever wit
messed, in which the work of both
twirlers was remarkable, and SEN
sationa1 fielding by both teams
featured, the Furniture lads won by
3 to score, when in the last half
of the fourteenth round Catcher
Guinotte of the Quitting crew
overthrow to second trying to catch
Koehler.
Up to that fatal moment the game
was 2 to 2 tie with both pitchers
working in wonderful style and both
teams playing for every inch and it
looked as though the battle would
wind up tie.
The Union Quitting started the
scoring in the first round when
Mann hit and stoled second and
scored on w. Nufer's hit. They
made their second run in the next
round when Custard hit to center,
stole second and scored when Koch
Ter muffed E. Nufer's high fly. The
Bowen's evened up matters in the
third when Delehanty singled,
Koehler walked and both runners
scored on Pat Manion's two-sacker
to center.
Unable to Score.
From that time neither team was
able to score although in the seventh
the Bowen's had two men on and
one out, while the Outfitters had
men on bases in the eighth and ninth
round and couldn't connect with the
pill.
Things looked mighty dark for
the Bowen's again in the eleventh
when w. Nufer walked and took
second on F. Pascal's hit over sec
ond. Dross then whitfield and when
Custard hit hard fly to Cliff Long,
Pascal was doubled off second when
the speedy fielder ran and touched
second base, completing a double
play nassisted. In the twelfth and
thirteenth the Outfitters had the
bags loaded but fast fielding on the
part of the Furniture lads and fail
ure to connect with the pill proved
their downfall.
Southpaw Stanley Schupa was on
the mound for the Bowen's and al
lowed seven hits and whitfield II
while E. Nufer of the Outhtters
allowed nine hits and struck out
seven. w. Nufer's fielding for the
losing team was one of the features
of the contest, while Skonal, Felt
man and Longs fielding featured
for the Bowen's.
The score by innings:
outfitters 4 ooo o o o o o.
Bowen's 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-3
Batteries outfitters: e. Nufer and
Guinotte; Bowen's: Schupa and Delehanty.
Tie For First.
By to 4 score the McCaffrey
Motor team won from the Willard
Storage Battery team and tied with
the Bowen Furniture team for first
honors in the City league. The hit
ting of Bough for the winners, who
secured three two-baggers over the
right field fence at Luxus park was
feature as was pitching of Wenke
of the Motor lads. He struck out
10 and allowed six hits.
Although the Universal Motor
company team was nick-named by
the followers of the American league