THE OMAHA DAITjY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1003.
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BASE BALL GOSSIP OF WEEK
Omaha Pitying Bsttar 'Ball, but Still
" Trailing th Bunch.
SOME INSIDE WESTERN LEAGUE HISTORY
What BUt lUrarke II. Dose far th
Orgaalsata lor tha Mtimtei
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Doing better.
Omaha made something of a splurge dur
ing the week, winning Ave games In a row,
1 the longest string of victories of the ifuon.
It availed nothing a to betterment or
position, for the losses to Den Molne on
the Fourth put us so far behind that we
eouldn't overtake the Prohibitionists. Bore
satisfaction may be extracted from the fact
that the team played better ball durl.ig
the week than at any time this season and
gave every Indication of a revival. The
Bee haa insisted all the time that the
Omaha team is capable of playing good
ball and this laat week's experience has
proven this. The games have all been
snappy and full of ginger from the Omaha
standpoint, and this has helped a lot. After
losing two miserable exhibitions to Des
Moines on the Fourth the boys took a
brace and played like pennant winners,
ven tha game lost to Colorado Springs on
Friday being a fighting one. Weak hitting
is still tha trouble, but thin Is likely to be
Improved aa the team spirit gets better.
Supporters of the game feel encouraged, and
tha attendance, which had fallen away
sadly, has been steadily Improving during
the last three or four days. There should
be one of the old-time Sunday crowd out
this afternoon.
Manager Rourke haa not ceased his
efforts to strengthen the team, although
the necessity for It Is not so apparent now
as It was several days ago. In the defec
tion of Dolan one of the disturbing ele
ments haa been removed, and. while a
ahortstop who can hit Is needed, the post'
tlon Is being very well filled by Frank
Oenlns temporarily. It will be a good thing
to have a good Inflelder so that Oenlns can
take his accustomed place In the middle.
While Marry Welch la doing aa well aa
could have been expected, he Is by no
means the tower of strength In the out
field that Oenlns would be. With Carter,
Oenlns and Miller covering the outer gar
dens, the Omaha team would be well-nigh
perfect In that regard. Radcliffe haa re
fused to come to Omaha and Intends going
to the coast. Ha la now playing with Den
ver to help that team out until Captain
Delehanty returns from the east, where he
went to attend his brother' funeral.' Aa
soon aa ha la relieved Radcliffe lntenda to
go to the outlaw league. President Pack
ard of Denver aaya he will be given an un
conditional release, but President Rourke
of Omaha aaya ha will protest Radoliffe'i
playing with Denver any longer than la
necessary and will Insist on his being sus
pended If ha Jumps.
apparently been forgotten. At any rate,
the treatment accorded Omaha would eo
Indicate.
When Colorado Springs needed a player
last year, Rourke let Everltt have Tom
Fleming, who haa been the star outfielder
of the team ever since. When Everltt came
to Omaha this spring for his first visit, he
Immediately opened up his trap and began
to boast that he would get Brown from SL
Louis In spite of Rourke; that he oould get
all the men he needed at any time. Everltt
kriew there waa no foundation for his boast.
knew that he had had no correspondence
with the Roblsons for the use of Brown,
and knew that he was furnishing the home
roasters with fuel for their tires; but this
didn't stop him. His whole time In Omaha
waa apent In knocking Rourke. Rourke
got Cookman and Oatlns for Hughey
Duffy Inst year, and now Duffy Is boast
ing of his ability to get and develop star
and Insinuating that Rourke could get the
players If he would go after them. Pact
ard was not In need of assistance last year,
but this year he has professed to need help.
He released Radcliffe to take on Sohelbeck,
though why no base ball man could ever
understand; now when Radcliffe la ordered
to come to Omaha, Packard talks of giving
him an unconditional release, that be may
go to the outlaw coast league. Packard
had already allowed Kid Mohler to go un
molested.
Rourke la light In his stand In regard to
Radcliffe, and will have base ball law on
his aide It nothing els. And right here
will be a good place to tall torn of the
truth about the way Bill Rourke haa been
treated by the other magnate of the
Western league. To begin with, ha la the
only man who depend aolely on baa
ball for a livelihood who haa any money
lnveeted In the league. Ha has been looked
upon aa a leading; spirit In tha league from
Its birth In 1900, and ha alwaya taken a
leading part. In 1901, when T. 3. Hlckey
and George Tebeau. conceived tha Idea of
forming the American association circuit.
they approached Jtourk with the plan for
reducing the -Western league to a slx
club circuit. In order to hold tha Denver
franchise for Tebeau. Rourke refused to
assent to this, but Insisted on being taken
Into the big circuit. This waa not what
Tebeau wanted, for he was anxioua to
keep Denver, which waa a money-maker J
for him, and at the aarae time hold Kansaa
City In the new league. He hadn't tried
Louisville aa yet. Rourke absolutely re
fused, and waa finally invited to come into
the new league. At a meeting in Chicago
Hlckey and Tebeau undertook to buy the
Omaha franchise from Rourke, and even
took an option on it, but finally let the
matter drop, and granted Rourke a three
year franchise In the American associa
tion. Finding he could get no better than
thla, Rourke at last agreed to accept the
f -three-year franchise In the new league.
I This meant tha and of tha Western league,
y for without Omaha and Kansas City It
could not exist.
In the meantime Billy Hulen, aided and
abetted by George Tebeau, had unloaded
Colorado Springs on Tommy Burns at a
fancy price, and when Burns aaw the
league going to pieces he proceeded to
hustle in a lively fashion. Van Brunt at
BL Joseph aaw his base ball Interests in a
fair way to being wiped out, and he too
got buay. Rourke must be held In the
Western at all costs, and to him Burns and
Van Brunt turned their attention. Beall
waa In tha same boat, but didn't cut so
much toe. Ho had been at Chicago when
The American association was formed.
and waa given tha cold shoulder by the
new league. The Western magnates got
to ROurke, and by making him all aorta
of promises, and working on hla setese
of responsibility to his business asso
ciates, for the time of the Western
league agreement had not yet expired,
managed to get him to give up his Ameri
can association franchise and stick to the
Western league. It is not necessary here
to recount all that waa aaid to Rourke to
get htm to atlck In tha Western. It U
enough to state that he was made promises
that were sufficient to outweigh the advice
of some of his best frelnds and some
mlcrhtv rood base ball men, and these
promises are yet to be fulfilled.
Hlckey and Tebeau did not give up
Omaha until after a long effort., Even
after Rourke had decided to remain In the
Western, they came to Omaha and offered
htm a big price for hla plant, but he was
loyal to his Western league associates and
would not sell. Then the American mag
natea arranged to plant a team In Omaha
anyhow, and made all arrangements for
doing so, even In the face of aaeurances
that a second team here would only kill
the game, and did not d-slat until Tebeau
had gotten Into Louisville. All this ma
tory is recited to show how essential Is
Omaha to the life of the Western league.
' If Rourke had gone with Tebeau and
Hlckey last year, there would be no base
call In Peoria, Des Moines, Denver or Col
orado Springs now. It will be worth while
for the other magnates to remember this
and patrons ought to know It. too.
In addition, Van Brunt practically aban
doned St. Joseph, and was only Induces
to come back on discovering that the men
to whom he had sold the team had no
money to pay him or the players or any
one else. Burns Is nearly ready to quit in
Colorado Springs; In fact he did give con
sideration to the offer of Pueblo, and de
clined only after the people In the Springs
made It an Inducement for him to hold
the team there one more season. This
shows how Rourke kept faith with hla
associates, and how they kept faith with
him.
When Omaha started out thla season it
with with the same magnificent organisa
tion, barring the pitchers, that had won
so much glory on the field last season.
During the winter Rourke had treated his
men with unusual liberality and even kind-
nees. Money had been advanced without
stint and everything done to show how
much tha men were appreciated by their
employer. What did they give him In re
turn? Look at what Ace Stewart did, and
what Joe Dolan did, and at the perform
anca of the whole bunch. Ranker Ingratl
tude was never shown than that of Dolaa
and Stewart Piqued by a roasting from
the bleachers, not the first he had ever
had nor the first he had merited, Stewart
quit cold, and refused to play even until
a man could be secured to take his place-
He did not care what became of the team,
but only thought of himself. Dolan, who
had been given money to live on during the
winter, and was In debt to the club at the
time he attempted to Jump, waa foxy
enough to hold to one Job until he got an
other, but Just recall the sort of ball he
played while he waa waiting. Rourke let
him off too easily by simply suspending
him. Dolan's case la particularly bad, aa
Omaha la hla home, and it would seem
that ordinarily a man who Intended any
such disreputable work would cheese some
other theater for Its exhibition than his
own home. These exam pies illustrate what
may be looked for In the way of gratitude
from the average ball player.
Is handling the bell cleanly. In two w eks
he has brought his fielding average up rom
11.1 per cent to 86 per cent, which Is 1 1 a
bad showing in the way of advancei tent.
That h has been working during that time
Is shown by tha fact that, while he was
ut of two games during tha two weeks, ha
haa had thirty-seven putouts, sixteen as
sists and six errors, a 90 per cent clip. If
that isn't good work at third base for a
man who Is not a record player then good
work hasn't been discovered yet. If the
knockers will Just let Hlckey alone he will
be the pride of the team yet. Jack Thomas'
slump In fielding Is dua to the fact that
b waa asked to play third In one game
and second In another, positions he Is un
familiar with, snd here he accumulated
three errors, Just enough to pull him down
from the head of the list Harry Welch
haa Improved his fielding a little, but Is
still far from being a reliable outfle'.der,
while his batting has taken a deeded
slump. He may get onto himself again.
In other regards the statistics are much
mora satisfactory this week than last al
though the deficiency at the bat Is 111
most marked. Here are the figures:
FIELDING AVERAGES.
Last
PO.
t
.... 0
....E47
Oenlns 142
Companion .. S
Gondlnc 163
Thomas 119
Carter US
Bhugart 81
Schafstal .... 7
Henderson ... 9
Milton 7
Welch 40
Hlckey 66
Miller ..
Sanders
Wright .
Sanders ....
Wright
Carter
Miller
Welch
Thomas ....
Hlckey
Bhugart ....
He, ha ratal ,.
Oenlns
Gondlng ...
Milton
Companion
Henderson .
A. E. Tot Ave. week.
0 6 1.000
10 t 1.000 ....
41 23 611 .962 .Kt
27 7 17 .90 .90
40 1 47 . 967 . 9M
49 t 221 .9G6 .5
35 8 162 . 950 .980
9 1 0 1 37 . 949 .921
13 18 133 .931 .920
40 61 .VTl .902
21 I 33 .909 .903
46 t 68 .910 .m
4 7 61 .f"3 .842
63 21 139 .860 .(20
NO A VERAO ES.
Last
AB. R. H. Ave. week.
..3 0 1 .833
,..22 21 2 .274 .293
...226 89 60 .264 ,256
..4 0 1 .250
..104 13 25 . 240 .270
..117 13 27 . 230 .233
...140 10 82 ..230 . 229
..164 26 36 .220 .12
...62 1 11 .212 .181
...219 82 46 . 206 .203
,..124 7 21 .170 .176
... 44 2 .136 .108
... 47 I 6 .106 .077
...43 It .071 .077
Let us look for a minute at the way
Rourke haa treated his men. When Billy
Cllngman was after Tommy McAndrews
to go to the Milwaukee American associa
tion team. Tommy went to Rourke with
his case, and aa ha was promised mora
money than Rourke would pay htm, he
got hla release and left with the best
of feeling. When Dusty Coons waa hold
lng between Omaha and Louisville, want
ing to play with the American, and not
wanting to be blacklisted for Jumping,
Rourk gave him hla release. When Tom
Fleming waa ready to Jump to California,
Rourke coaxed him to go to Colorado
Springs, and aaved him not only his base
ball reputation but got him a good Job to
boot Insteadlng of suspending Ace Stew
art aa he should have done, Rourke traded
him to Peoria, getting a Job for him. He
let Podge Allaway go to Peoria without
kick, trading him for a doubtful claim
on Shafstal. Rourke needen a first base
man, but when Whistler had a chance
to get a Job of manager for Montgomery,
he was allowed to go In exchange for a
false-alarm pitcher. And many other in
stances can be cited In support of tha as
sertion that BUI Rourke la not only a good
man to work for, but that he looka after
the Interests of his men even at the cost
of his own. Tet the hammer brigade playa
the one tune, that Rourke la a "tight
wad." and that If he would loosen up he
could get all the men he need.
Now, tha moral of all thla is BUI Rourke
has been eaay for the Western league; he
ohould have taken the franchise offered
hlra two yeara ago In the American asso
ciation, and then he would have a team
In a circuit worth while,- and would not
be suffering the Shakespearean fate of
being "kicked to death by pissmires." If
Hughey Duffey or Big Bill Everltt know
where there are any ball players to be had
for love or money, It would only be decent
tor them to make a auggestlon. They
have all the men they need, and if they
can't help any other team to get good
men, they should at least stop knocking.
In debating tha ungrateful ball playar, it
would be unfair to overlook Walter Preston
He loafed and shirked In Omaha until his
conduct became unbearable and he waa sus
pended. When be found he oould not keep
his family on wind Preston begged to be
reinstated and was allowed to Join the
team again. He soon resumed his loafing
and waa released. Peoria signed him and
he has since been playlna the ball he Is
capable of and Is a great favorite with
Peoria's supporters. All these follows who
are kicking about playing with a tail
end team overlook the fact that If it
hadn't been for the tactics of Preston,
Dolan, Stewart and one or two others
Omaha wouldn't be at the tall-end by a
long shot. If they had played bull for
Bill Rourke Uke they are playing far Bill
Wilson, Rourke's team would be well up
to the top of the heap. A splendid example
to this class of players Is found In Dusty
Miller. When he was ordered to report to
Omaha he came without a murmur and
began playing ball Just as hard as ha had
been In Kansaa City. Charley Nichols
showed himself to be on the level by send
lng Miller to Omaha without any argument
or dodging. It Is good to contract this act
of Nichols with the conduct of Bill Everltt
and Hugh Duffy, both of whom have with
held players from the nr.an who helred the n
get players last year when they ntedel
them.
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When the Western league began Its un
certain Ball on atormy watera In the spring
of 1902. Manager Rourke of Omaha was the
hrdt worked man in the whole lot. He
asfisted In arranging for teams at Kansa
City. Milwaukee, Des Moines and Peoria
He helped them all get players, and ha
did all he could to make the undertaking
a success. Up to this very moment he has
not wavered. Last year he had a magnlfl
r.ni team, and the attendance at the
Omaha gamea at home and abroad waa un
precedented. Rourke made money, and he
contributed' largely, more than any other
man in tha league, aave perhaps Packard.
who had the advantage of tha Increased
uric of admission to games, to the up-
curt of tha weaker teams. All of thla haa
The Sporting News of St Louis la au
thority for the statement that Miner Brown
Is coming back to Omaha very shortly. We
will give Moraecai a great welcome nere.
Henderson and Companion are promising
young pitchers, and another season will
see them among the best, but Just now
they are a trifle too uncertain for the com
pany they are In. With Milton, Schafstal,
Bonders and Brown, Omaha will be aa good
aa the beat of them.
On of the features of the last week's
work waa the fact that Schafstal scored
a run. 8ome bets were being offered with
no takers that ha wouldn't get around the
bases this season, but he has made the trip
now, and may be expected to go quite often
in tha future. By the way, the Omaha
bunch of pitchers are about tha weakest
hitters in the whole aggregation. They
should be ashamed of themselves. No good
reason is known why a pitcher shouldn't
be as good a hitter as any other man on
tha team, but the Omaha bunch doesn't
seem to think so.
Big Bill Ereritt's five-day euspenslon
didn't seem to do him any good. He la
Just as much of a bully aa aver, and doesn't
hesitate to Jump on an umpire on or oft
the field. His mlxup with Kelley at Des
Moines, even If It waa at a hotel, waa far
from being a credit to him or anyone else,
and Sexton ought to take some notice of it
Everltt la at present the chief umpire
baiter of the Western league, and some
way to suppress him should be devised.
Don't any of you worry about Omaha.
Bill Rourke will be running a base ball
team In this town and In a good league
after aome of the present whistling post
teama have been forgotten. The slump of
the Omaha team haa cost him more money
than any one; In fact, he is the only one
who has lost money, but, while he has
worried a lot and has had to stand for a
heap of unearned roasting, he is still In
earnest and hasn't squealed once. Some
time the home roasters will come to reoog-
nlx the fact that Rourke Is doing all that
all of this play that they have participated
In it is not difficult to Judge Xoung and
Caldwell and it la clear that they are In a
class by themselves In single. They will
play together In tha doubles and are an un
known quantity in this event Soma yeara
ago they played together, but have not to
any extent thla year.
Thar ar a number of local playera on the
court, who are putting up a strong game,
but their inability to win out from Cald
well and Toung with their handicaps shows
clearly that they can hardly be expected
to win anything for Omaha If toung or
Caldwell can not
In both of the tournaments at the Field
club the tennis committee, composed of
8. B. Caldwell, H. T. Clarke, Jr., J. N.
Haskell, F. M. Bllsh and John W. Towle,
haa entire supervision and John Sylvan
Brown will act as referee. The announce
ment are aa follows:
City Ten a la Champloaahlp.
The twelfth annual tennis tournament
for the city championships In singles i.nl
doubles will be held on the ourls of the
Omaha Field club commencing Mondiy.
July a;.
The tournament will be open to all bona
fide residents of Omaha. The winner of
the tournament will be called upon to play
the present city champion, Mr. Conrad
Young, and the winning team In doubles
will play Messrs. Young and Caldwell, oily
doubles champions.
Prices will be awarded to the winner and
ine runner-up in eacn event.
Play will commence each evening at 6
o clock and any player not on the oourta
at 6:30 shall default.
An entrance lee of 60 cents oar man In
eacn event win ue cnargeu.
Entries will close at a p. m. Saturday,
July 26.
Address entries and all communications
to Mr. tt. S. Caldwell. 2u South Sixteenth
street
The Omaha Field club will hold Its third
annual open tennis tournament for the
championship of the middle west under the
auspices or the united states Nation il
Lawn Tennis association upon clay courts
at their club arounda on Monday. Auuuat
17, and following days.
The events will consist of e-entlaman'a
singles and doubles. The winner of the
singles will be called upon to play the
middle west chanmlon. Mr. B R ManH.r.
son oi uaicsourg, ill.
ine winners or the doubles will clay the
present champions, Messrs. Far ns worth and
tvaymona.
The trophy known as tha "Field Club
Challenge Cup" In singles will beco.na the
personal property of any one who may win
ine cnainpionsnip tnree umua luol uacea
saiily in succession).
liie trochlea known aa the Field rluh
challenge cups In doubles will beoorae tne
personal property or tne team winning
mem ig cuiisecuuv years.
In addition to these cuds, suitable niiaea
win uo awaraea to uie winner ana runner
up in each event. loiutoiatloii Drlaea In
Doth slnitles and doubles, ouen to all oon-
lesuinig uereaiea in tneir nrst match actu
ally played, will also be awarded.
Ail matches will be best two out of three
seta, except the unals, which will be bejt
tnree out of Ave. Vantage erainea will he
puiyea in an matcnes.
Tue regulation Wright A Ditaon ball
will be used throughout the tournament.
An entrance lee or u will be charged In
the oinglea ana S3 per team In the druhlj
All entries must be in by Saturday, August
AW, UtIIUI V V J. m.
flay will begin each morning at 10 o'clock:
and each afternoon at 4. All players must
ipun io me reieree mteeu minutes be-
iore may uectns.
ine privileges of the Omaha Field club
will be extenued to all onnrutAni, icu pv
effort will be made by the Omaha 1ld
ciud 10 maae tne stay or tne visiting play
ers thoroughly enjoyable.
Address all entries and oorreanondenra
rcgarum accommoaauons, etc., to S. S.
vmuwwi, an bouui cuxieentn street.
Wlli.lt.,
MIRI
FOUND IN COUNTLESS MILLIONS IN THE DUST AND DIRT
OF THE STREETS; SWARMING IN THE POLLUTED AIR
OF SHOPS AND FACTORIES, AND INVADING THE HOMES
OF THE RICH AND HUMBLE COTTAGES OF THE POOR.
Germs and microbes assail us on every hand and
surround us on every side; there is no possibility of
escape from these little enemies to health and life, for
they are invisible to the natural eye, and ive no signs
of their presence. We carry them about in our cloth
incf and unconsciously inhale them into our lungs, and
take them into our system with our food and drink. These smallest of all living things get
into the circulation, causing fermentation and deterioration of the blood and wreck and ruin to
the whole system. They feed upon the elements of the blood, rob it of its health-giving, nutri
tious qualities, destroy the red corpuscles and reduce it to a thin watery state, when it can no
longer supply vigor and strength to the body which succumbs often to the simplest disease.
When germs and microbes find a lodgment in the blood it means an end to good health.
1 ne aeenne may dc graauai dux is sure, une alter an
other the different organs of the body are affected, the
Liver becomes torpid, the Kidneys fail to act, the Stomach
is thrown out or order, the digestion becomes weak, the
constitution runs down, an indifferent lifeless condition
ensues, and disease fastens itself upon the helpless victim
because of the germs and microbes at work in the blood.
Malaria, Aenemia, Chronic Ulcers, Dangerous Fevers,
Carbuncles and Boils and many wasting debilitating dis
eases are due to a polluted germ-infected blood. No one
can feel well or is well whose system is at the mercy of
these insidious and unseen atoms of destruction and foes
of human health and hanniness. Thev must be driven out
and the weak sluggish blood invigorated and made rich and pure again before the debilitated
system can rally and good health is again established. S. S. S. supplies all the needed prop
erties to the watery blood and removes all obstructions to a full and free circulation, resulting
in renewed strength and vitality, better appetite and digestion and the certain upbuilding of the
health. S. S. S. bv keeniner the blood in its natural tmriti
and strength prevents the accumulation of germs and mi
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As long as there is a perfect circulation of pure blood
throughout the body we enjoy freedom from disease and
the blessings of good health, b. fa. S. contains no mineral
ingredients whatever, but is guaranteed strictly vegetable and harmless.
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GOLF GETS MORE ATTENTION
Omaha liaka Ar Busy Darin; th
Moral,- mni ETealnars
Thes Days.
Interest in golfing in Omaha haa been
increasing considerably for tha last month
and tha Units at both the Field and Country
clubs ar In mora constant us every day.
In the mornings and lata afternoon th
weather la never so bad, or the day so
hot but that enthusiastic followers of the
same are found roaming over the link
and industriously playing, with brassle,
mashle, putter and niblick.
With the Increase in number of player
has also come an Increase in the number
of players who are making records for
themselves that show that they are reach
ing true golfing form. It la not many moons
since the number of players, who could so
over the course at either club In less than
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at least.
TENNIS MEN TAKE ON FORM
Several Preliminary Tour
how Strength f th Sev
eral Local Playar.
enta
a mortal man can do to give his home town 100 oould be counted on the fingers of your
two bands and. now, their number la
lexion. Every match played haa brought
out from ten to fifteen at both of the
cluba, who are making gross scores that
ara drawing fairly close to bogle.
With the betterment of the general aver
age of the play of th enthusiasts have
come no low scores among the amateurs
with any regularity. Few of th playera
on th local links ar playing a gam that
would be in th runnlnc In eastern or mid.
With the week Just closed has come I di, western championship tournaments.
practically the end of the preliminary tour- xhia la accounted for mainly by th fact
namenta that have come with consistent that most of th enthusiast have taken
regularity to the local tennis players.' It hold of the gam after they had grown
has truly been a perioa or lournamenis. p ana are not aDie to reach beyond a cer-
Two on the courts of the Field club, one tain point readily, no matter how much
extending over a period of two weeks on they practice. On of th beat of local
the Bt. Croix courts, and tha fourth on th players summed it up in a nutshell the
Toung Men'a Christian association courts, other day when he said, "We will have to
But one of these torurraments, however, wait for tha generation of ycunger players
has been an open tournament and the op- to trow up before the local links can ex-
portunlty for comparing th abllltlca ofpect to put forth any wonders. Thy ro
th various player tnrougnout ine city is celve the training when their muscle and
very slight. - brains 'ar still bright and fresh and they
It is somewhat of a relief 16 the players gt closer to the game than any of the
to know that the tournaments aro over and rest of us, who started after wa were out
that they can once more get down to work 0f our teens.
and practice. The time Is short until the -it would not be a bad idea If th city
Interstate and all of th players are in were to put a public links In one of the
need of practice. Tournaments cannot give parks. There is plenty of room at Rlver-
them the practice necessary nearly so well I view and a superb course oould be laid out
aa regular playing from day to day where there at a slight cost to the city. One of
very point must be fought for. What tho the drawbacks to golf here is that only
player want is an opportunity to work those who belong to one of the private clubs
into their form and not sacrifice tms lor can play. That necessarily restricts the
points aaralnst weak players with heavy number of players and a public course
handicaps. The season of tournaments be- would double the number of players In a
gan almost aa soon as the courts were In year. And beside many of th younger
condition for play and they have been In men, who do not feel able as yet to stand
use almost all of the Intervening period the expenses of a club would play on pub
fur the tournament matches. 8o there has He links. Inside of three years links In
been little opportunity for practice among one of our parks would be crowded
aiw;w!iK mating
Hotels and
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Let's talk about something else. The
Omaha team ia doing very good work at
present, and, If it had a good ahorutop,
would be aa strong as any in ths league
Not that uenlns Isn't a good shortstop, for
he Is. That was his old position, and he
plays is well today. 8o well in fact that
his week's experience at the place didn't
Interfere with hla fielding average of IS
per cent. The dicker for Eddie Hlckey
transfer to another team Is off. It would
be suicide for Rourke to lot this One ball
player go Just bcaua the bleacheri'.ai
hav It In for him. His game during the
last two week haa beea as fins aa any
ever played at third, lie la taking all aorta
of chaacee; Bddl never wa a ahlrk ao
throughout the warmer months by persons
who would enjoy playing Immensely."
The attempt which the Meld club has
been making to Interest the women In the
game seems to be meeting with more suc
cess than was anticipated. There have
any of the men on the club courts.
The tennis committee of the Field club
has made formal announcement of the city
chnmpionship and Interstate tournaments,
the former to begin Monday. July 27, and
the second Monday. August 17. This gives not been many, who have competed In the
an lntcrvol of two weeks between the two tournaments so far but the number playing
tournaments and Is not any too much lor on the links from day to day has Increased
the players to rest and practice between, materially. Now, that a cup haa been do-
The Kreatest Interest naturally centers In nated for the women. Interest will un
the Interstate aa It is the acme of tennis doubtedy Increase even more and many of
playing In Omaha and partakes of a social I those who hav not played In the com
as well as of an athletic side. Last year petitions wm enter.
proved conclusively that It is one of the Then ther is th scheme afoot of having
best tennis tourncmems in tne west and a tournament with the women of the Coun-
all of the strong players of Inst year expect try club. It Is doubtful if the Field club
to enter agnln. It Is expected that Collins wm be able to make any great showing
and Wallner, who are aa fast aa any men
In the west In doubles, will enter, bealde
which Uiere will be Bander son, Ashcraft
and Snow, without doubt. Farnsworth and
Raymond will enter, of course.
The great hope of local enthusiasts is
that some of the honors msy fall to the
local men and Toung and Caldwell are
being watched with a great deal of Interest.
Toung won out In the handicap tour
naments at both the Field club and Bt.
Croix despite a heavy handicap and did
not participate In the laat hat.dlcap at the
Field rlub. After playing through the two
he decided to hold off and rest and practice
up for the city tournament. Caldwell came
Into the doubles In the Bt. Croix handicap
without any practice this year and started
In to play. Blnce then his opportunity for
practice ha been slight, but he held hla
own remarkably well last week at the Field
club when he had th heart est handicap,
by tar, et any of th contestant, with
In this match for several years aa there
are a number of very clever women players
at the Country club. A number of the
women from the Country club went over
the Field course early laat week and made
a very creditable showing, the lowest score
being 127, made by Belle Dewey.
Tomorrow Bherwood, Instructor of golf
at the Omaha Field club, leave for Mil
waukee to compete In the western cham
pionship ther on th links of th Mil
waukee Country club. While it Is always
difficult to fortell the results of all such
matches, owing to th surprise of some
of the unknowns and th uncertainty of
condition that confront th better play
ers, ther ar many whe believe that
Sherwood la bound to win. Last year
Bherwood waa aieventa in th western
championship, although ha would hav
been eighth or ninth It he had not thrown
away aTral hole through oarales play-
The eastern man who has never been to Colorado has no idea
of the size and luxury of its principal hotels particularly those
at Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou and Glenwood.
They ape palaces splendidly furnished, comfortable, con
veniently arranged, and managed with the one idea of satisfying
guests. If Colorado has no other attractions than its hotels, it
would be worth visiting. But' it has other attractions the
purest air, the bluest sky and the most brilliant sunshine in the
world. A hundred thousand people go there every summer. Not
all of them stay ah high-priced hotels. By far the larger propor
tion of the men and women who spend their vacations in Colorado
live in boarding houses, "lodges" or under canvas, paying $ 7, f 8,
?9 or ?10 a week.
We issue a little folder which contains a list of hotels and
boarding houses in Colorado capacity, rates, etc. It also gives
detailed information about-the low rates to Colorado, now in
effect. Write or call, and a copy will be furnished free.
The Rock Island System operates fast and finely equipped
trains daily to Colorado Springs and Denver. These trains leave
Omaha at 7:30 a. m. and 1-20 p. m.
Tickets, berths and full information at this office.
City Ticket Office
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lng. Showing, as h does, a greatly im
proved form and style of play thla year
over last. Bherwood will undoubtedly finish
In th money. Everything 1 In his favor.
The course, which is a nine-hole course
with 400 yards between the holes, is very
like to the course at the Field club, and
particularly to the laat nine holea. Mnet
of the drive from th tee ar down hill
and will be a easy for him as on a level.
He should reach the putting gTeens In two
strokes and hole In not more than four.
With this record from hole to hole he
would have bogle considerably worsted, ss
it Is 40 for the nine bole. Bogle has never
been beaten by any amateur player on the
course.
Bherwood is still a comparatively young
player, aa he only started playing five
years ago, having been caddie on the pub
lic links at Washington park In Chicago
for two year previous to that. For these
five year he has been instructor In golf
at various private club In th middle weat
and for tha 'past two years on th link
of th Field club. Sine coming her hi
play ha Improved greatly and two weeka
ago be broke hla course record of tt on
th Field club links, bringing It down
from 83 to Tt. This Is remarkable work
as bogle stands at 19.
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the Idea of entering again this year In
the western championship and accordingly
began practicing and preparing for It. For
weeka he haa gone over the course every
day, never going over less than fifty-four
holes and generally seventy-two, the num
ber in regular medal play for th cham
pionship. This continued play has not only
Improved th form and character of hi
play greatly, but has given hlra strength
and courage In hla own ability.
Th greatest fear of hi losing out la
that tha putting greens may be dry and
low. In such an event Bherwood will not
b able to reach hla true form, aa ha la
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