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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY JUNE 9, 1910
VOLUME XXIX
NO 39
CIGI1ERS MD WllDEIIS
PLftY FAST USEMUL SUE
Cigar Rollers Get the Best of the Thirst Relievers in a MostExciting
and Spectacular Game Yesterday.
Yesterday a large crowd of good
citizens saw the cigarmakers of the
city plaster the kibosh on the saloon
keepers and bartenders by a most
humilating score. And they were not
content with giving them one beat
ing but discarded several of their
crack players and trimmed them a
second time, Just to make them be
good. The great occasion was duly
observed by the whole world and
telegrams of congratulation and con
dolence reigned In on the members of
the team. A message from manager
B. G. Wurl of the winners to T. R.,
London, read as follows:
"Have fixed 'em bully. Listens
like African tales. Hearty congratu
lations. . Bully for Manila wrappers."
Manager McDaniel received a mes
sage reading "Sorry for kibosh. Com
mence practicing now for the next
game In 1925." T. R."
But it can be stated there will be
G. Wurl, third; Emil Droege, short;
Frank Checkal, left; James Ptacek,
middle, Wm. Weber, right and Aug.
Hesse pig-tail.
That made some teams, ine rirst
round looked gloomy or the wrap
pers. Weber, Ptacek and Ptak went
to bat and struck out, striking at
everything which young Mr. Thomas
cast up and biting large holes in the
atmosphere. A rule agreed on was
that three strikes was out whether
caught or not and this saved the liq
uidators as none of the third strikes
were caught by Koubek. This left
no runs for the wrappers and great
glee filled the liquidators. Koubek
went to bat and hit a grounder to
Hadraba who tossed him out to Kan
ka. Thomas drew a base on balls,
stole second and scored on the first
passed ball. Perry and Polin struck
put. Score 1 for the liquidators
The wrappers tied the score In their
no game before 1925 as every man -half of the second on a hit by Droege
on the two teams Is too bunged up who came In on a two bagger of Kan
to think of base ball today. A per
son can enter any of the cigarfac
tories of the city and he will hear
of chorus of "ouch," "Gee, but I'm
sore," "Don't touch me" and the
like while a person who wants a
mixed drink at a saloon is risking
his life as the shaking motion brings
tears to the eyes of- the barkeeps.
However, It will all wear off.
Two big carryalls and some dozen
other rigs conveyed the players and
spectators from this city to the
grounds which were located in a big,
wide open meadow belonging to John
Kaffenberger about four and a half
miles west of the city. Here the
commissary had been set up and was
in full running order by the time the
teams landed on the ground. Con
siderable trouble took place when the
two teams lined up and a great deal
of wrangling took place over who was
entitled to play. Union cards were In
order and this was made the test of
memebership In the teams except that
cigarmakers had to have worked in
the trade for thirty days before the
fatal event. This resulted In ruling
out several players who were looked
on as professionals. Cold feet re
sulted In losing several of the cracn
players for the saloon men, A. Gelse
who was to have played center field
for the liquid dispensers, failed to
show up and there was considerable
wrath as It was through he could
dazzle the cigarmakers by taking his
hat off and let the sun shine on
bis head. He plead that he had a
very Important engagement but he
really had " a chill at the prospect
of defeat. Wm. Hinrichsen who had
also been counted on to do part of
the hurling for the liquadators, fail
ed to show up and this was another
case of north wind. Bill had all kinds
of excuses but the real cause Is, fear
of the mighty swatters of the cigar
ros. Henry C. Miller failed to con
nect on account of business it is
said but he slept all afternoon and
his excuse don't go. He waB paraly
zed with fright when he found out
the clever stunts the cigarros were
going to pull off. Henry Tims also
forgot the location and drove in an
other direction, not coming to until
the games were over but then he had
a cause. Ed. Donat complained of
the old Injury which he suffered In
training and did not arrive. He, too,
was terror-stricken by the Connecti
cut wrappers. On the other hand
most of the cigarmakers were there.
John and Mike Bajeck were two ex
ceptions and this was owing to their
wanting to say the team would have
won If they had played but it won
anyhow and they will have a hard
time squaring themselves. Herman
Spies is another who fell down at
the critical time and did not show
up. Herman plead that his business
would not'permlt but the reason is
said to be he feared a rnp on the
coco from the ball.
But those who did show up were
there and over. The barkeeps lined
up thusly: A. II. Koubek, catch;
Bert Thomas, pitch; Joe Terry, first;
Ed. Polin, second; J: E. McDaniel,
third; F. H. Egenberger, short, D. L.
Amlck, left;. F. G. Egenberger, mid
dle; P. F. Coos, right and Claus
Speck, pig-tall. The elgarmakers
lined up: .1. W. Hookmeyer, catch;
Charles Hadraba, pitch; A. J. Kan
ka, first; Emmons Ptak, second; P..
ka. The liquidators got none In their
half. Wurl scored for the wrappers
in the third on a hit and various
and many errors while the liquida
tors drew another blank. Score 2 to
1 In favor of the wrappers. In the
fourth Dreoge scandalized the liq
uidators with a home run and Check
al, Hadraba and Wurl also scored on
hits and errors. This gave the wrap
pers 6. In their half the liquidators
made a rally and Thomas, Perry and
Polin ran around the circle. This
cave them 4 and made it 6 to 4. But
in the fifth the wrappers did the evil
deed. They swatted the balls Mr
Thomas cast up fore and aft and in
between the middle and made nine
hits and S runs which run their total
up to 14. The liquidators scored
none and by agreement made before
the game started the game ended
with the score of 14 to 4 in favor of
the wrappers. Considerable peevish
ness was shown by the liquidators
and charges of professlonism, rot
ten umpiring, bum scoring, general
disreputable tactics on the part of
the opposition, and other things were
handed out freely until one came
near imagining he was seeing a real
ball game. A number of the play
ers on both sides severely criticised
the umpire Val Burkel, and threat
ened to lynch him or mob him and
the suggestion of ye reporter than he
be burned at the stake came near
being put into execution. Certainly,
Mr. Burkel did not deserve the un
kind things said of him although if
must be owned his umpiring was
very mildewed and yellow and he
favored both sides at times. How
ever, what could be expected when he
had two such teams to contend with.
Individual work of the teams was
generally fine, Claus Speck made
grand hit as pig-tail. The ease and
grace with which he ran from the
ball excited the greatest admiration.
Also his elegant figure as he pad
dled about In the creek after lost
spheres aroused great interest. Cer
tainly he Is some goer. A pedometer
on his person registered 217 miles
which he made on foot during the
game. Koubek caught a fine game,
he gracefully sidestepped all the third
strikes and threw one ball nearly two
miles while trying to catch a runner
at second base. Eddie Polin also
was there with the goods and reck
lessly spread his legs apart as a
grounder approached bo It could go
on to Fred Egenberger in center. F.
B. Egenberger was the victim of a
game leg and could not fill the shirt
field in his accustomed manner. He
waddled when he walked and fre
quently avoided the ball. J. E. Mc-
Dnniel at third played like a vet
He tagged his own players at times
to keep in practice and once when
a runner tried to run over him he
tossed him aside like so much chaff
and remarked "I was too heavy for
him." J. E. was a little heavy on his
feet, however, and did not make
many runs, although he tried hard
He got the g'ad hand frequently and
elicited much sympathy from the
audience. Ills coaching was fine and
eloquent, and his frequent rebukes
of the umpire was mot with favor
Dave Amlck was a bright particular
star of the game. He electrified the
audience by catching a fly hall and
getting It to Eddie Polin in time for
a double play which Is going some,
He also hit like a fiend and was gen
erally there with the goods. Fred
Egenberger in center field, was some
player and then more. He did Just
as well as the others, and when the
ball came Into his territory he laid
down so that it wouldn't hit him on
the head. He proved a good foot-
racer, however, and ran down the
grounders with great speed. He also
batted well, striking out every time
but once, but he got a base on balls
and tried to run McDaniel down. He
was tgged out for his foolishness.
Peter Goos was also brilliant In right
field, although he slept most of the
time. He ran down several ground
ers. Peter also batted well, striking
out every time.
Wm. Weber played right for the
wrappers and did fine work. He never
caught anything but he intended well
and hit the ball hard. His running
was very graceful, too, although he
ran away from home plate one time
and failed to score. Jim Ptacek play
ed grand ball and acted like a pro
fessional. Emmons Ptak was also
there and tackeled the hardest hits
with nerve, which would have done
credit to many an older expert in
the business. He also did some hard
hitting.
Emll Droege was one of the pro
fessionals roared about, and quite
justly, as he was too fast for his
class. A. J. Kanka was a demon at
first and played like Droege. He was
a good player for the contest. Coun
cilman James W. Bookmeyer made
the real hit of the contest. He
came out or it with a thumb
knocked out of place, and a large,
dark blue bruise on one shin, besides
being generally to the bad, and he
won distinction by never catching a
ball. However, he certainly is game
for he stuck the five Innings and
would not be fired. Chehal and
Hadraba were also too good players
'for their class and jreally played
pretty ball! Bernard Wurl was Bure
ly there and emulated McDaniel as
he would not stop a grounder. He
did put out a man at third, though.
He also runs nicely and gracefully
and certainly has the fine points of
the game.
Throughout the game refresh
ments were served, J. W. Vallery
making a very handsome and attract
Ive young waiter. J. W. has the hap
py knack of putting the foam on the
bottom, something not nearly enough
cultivated In this country. The re
freshment stand was moved to third
base during the course of the game,
and this aided largely in run-getting,
The umpiring of Mr. Burkel was
far below the average this capable
man has done In the past. He act
ually seemed to be giving each side
a square deal and this irritated both
of them. Nobody wanted a square
deal, as he should have known, and
his conduct is inexplicable.
Owing to lack of space details of
the score cannot be printed. By In
nings it it:
Cigarmakers 0 1 1 4 8 14
Liquidators 1 0 0 3 0 4
Hits Cigarmakers 41; Liquida
tors 14. Errors Cigarmakers 93;
Liquidators 107. Dislocated Fingers
Bookmeyer 1, Koubek 1, F. G.
Egenberger 3, J. E. McDaniel 5, B. G
Wurl 2, E. Ptak 2, Polin 3. Busted
Shins Bookmeyer 1, McDaniel 3,
Burkel 2 i"1 Goos 2 Caved in slats
Burkel 2. Minor injuries Both
teams. Time 8 hours 10 minutes.
Owing to the road made by the
liquidators over the professionals on
the team, another game was arrang
ed with Droege and Bookmeyer out
and the cigarmakers again won by a
score of 7 to 6. This was better
played and the liquidators made a
desperate effort to win, resorting to
frogging tactics In the fifth when
they refused to let Goos and Speck
bat for fear they would strike out.
This game was marked by more novel
umpiring. Several of the batters
struck at the ball and were gratified
to hear Burkel call it a ball Just
the same. Protests made no dif
ference and the umpire ruled with
a rod of iron. He threatened to send
both teams to the bench if they didn't
quit sasslng him and made his In
fluence felt. Hadraba caught this
game for the cigarmakers and Ptacek
pitched and they did well, too. De
tails cannot bo printed for lack of
space. The score by innings la:
i igarmaKers 0 3 t 1 2 7
Liquldatdrs 2 0 0 2 2 C
Hits Cigarmakers stecn, Liquida
tors exstein. Errors Cigarmnkers
doube four, Liquidators thirty love.
Pinochle Jack Ptacek. Miles Trav
tied Speck G32, F. 0. Egenberger
157, Amlck 333, McDaniel 2, Weber,
itit, vvun '.)!, rtnk 131, Sammy
Henderson 148. Hit by Schooner
J. W. V. Blanked by Evervbodv
, - - - w
' Burkel.
!H VERY MVS-
Was The Young Man Injured in
j
a Fight or Runaway?
A peculiar case which Is somewhat
puzzling the authorities took place
last Saturday night near the Roberts'
place JuBt southeast of the city. As
a result of what was either a bad
fight or an accident of some kind.
Walters Byers is lying at his home
near Rock Bluffs In a very critical
condition. His head was badly cut,
the scalp being laid back to the bone
and his chest Is badly bruised, his
collar bone broken and he is suffer
ing Internal injuries.
Byers and Ed.. Wilcox living near
Rock Bluffs were in the city Satur
day afternoon and while here imbib
ing freely. They seemed to be the
best of friends and were together
all the time. Along in the afternoon
they had taken on so much that sev
eral of the Baloons declined to sell
them more but In some manner they
obtained some bottled beer as people
who passed them on the road home
in the evening saw them drinking
together and having a social time.
They drove out of the city together
in a lumber wagon belonging to By
ers and when last seen together they
seemed to be in the best of terms.
The first known of the accident was
when a traveller to the city met By-
ers'ri team near the Robert's place the
team running away and having upset
the wagon. This man promtply
brought the team to a stop. He saw
Wilcox in the wagon some distance
ahead of him and apparently, Wilcox
was in the wagon box as he seemed
to be back of the seat. When still
some distance from the man, Wilcox
was seen to leap from the wagon Into
the road. Jle fell down but got on
his feet and came up to where the
team and the man who stopped them
were. At the time the team was
stopped the lines were dragging on
the ground out to one Bide of the
wagon. Wilcox came up and decided
to take the team and drive on to
Rock Bluffs.
While he and the man were ar
ranging for starting on with the team
a Mr. Lippert drove up and had with
him Byers who ' was bleeding very
freely and was plainly severely hurt.
Lippert told them he had picked By
ers up alongside the road and that
he would have to be gotten to town
at once as he was evidently badly
hurt. This seemed to scare Wilcox
who said, "My God! Is he dead?" or
something very close to that langu
age. Assured that Byers was not
dead but was badly hurt and suffer
Ing a great deal, Wilcox took Byers's
team and drove on to Rock Bluffs,
refusing to turn around and come
back to the city with Byers.
The latter was brought to the city
by several parties who had been noti
fied of his condition including P. A
McCrary, Robert Hunter and several
others. In this city considerable
trouble was found In securing a phy
siclan and surgeon, Dr. J. H. Hall be
ing finally located and giving the In
jured man medical attention.) Dr.
Hall found that the scalp had been
laid open for several Inches In length,
the collar bone broken and Byers
badly bruised about the chest. He
also was apparently suffering from
internal Injuries but the exact nature
of them could not be told at that
time. After his Injuries were dres
sed he was taken to the Perkins ho
tel where he was made as comfort
able as possible until yesterday after
noon when he was taken to his home
at Rock Bluffs.
Byers has no recollection of what
took place nor how he came by his
injuries. He states that his last re
colleeeltno was that he was in the
wagon seat with Wilcox and that a
five gallon can of gasoline in the
back of the wagon hnd upset. He
handed the lines to Wilcox and got
back into the wagon box, straighten
ing up the can. When he had done
this ho saw Borne tobacco which he
had purchased for a neighbor had
broken and was spilling out and h
fixed this. He then rose up to get
Into the wagon seat when something
seemed to have struck him and he did
not remember anything further until
ho cnme to while being treated by th
surgeon.
The ease is a peculiar one an
the authorities will likely make
searching investigation into the fact
ns Byers' injuries aro very severe
It developes that Byers had stopped
Wilcox from drinking during the af
ternon having requested Home of the
more to drink and there is a suspic
ion on the part of some that this,
may be at the bottom of the difficulty
Byers, his brother Charley, Wilcox
and one of his brothers were all in
the city Saturday and according to
one of the saloonmen Byers asked
that the other three be kept from
drinking. He placed no restrictions
upon himself, however, according to
this authority and drank whenever he
want to. There is a possibility that
the men quarreled over this while on
their way home and that the trouble
all grows out of this quarrel.
Both the men concerned In the
trouble are very well known In this
city and In the vicinity of Rock
Bluffs. They were generally peace
able and no one Saturday suspicion
ed anything like bad blood between
them. The nature of Byers's injuries
Is what has served to excite suspicion
of a fight as he seemed to have been
badly beaten about the breast and
when moved complained of great pain
in his stomach. He had no signs of
injury, however, about the latter or
gan and whatever Injury he had re
ceived was internal. At the point
where Byers was found the road is
smooth and free of obstancles against
which he could have been thrown by
the team running away and this is
another circumstance which points
to trouble between the men. The par
ties who found hlra and brought him
to town are not inclined to believe
the runaway was responsible, for his
injuries and believe in the trouble
theory. Should he get easy enough,
It is probable he can throw more light
o nthe difficulty and maybe aid tho.
officers In getting the straight of It.
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BALL G1E
Plattsmouth Again Beats the C.
B. & Q. Omaha Team.
From Mondny'i Dally.
The liattsmoutn base ball team
yesterday gave the C. B. & Q., team
of Omaha another severe drubbing,
efeatlng them by a larger and more
one-sided score than they did before
when the two teams crossed bats. The
locals played all around the visitors
and from the Btart had the same
well in hand. There was an excel
lent attendance and the gate receipts
were good. Plattsmouth tried out
Bardwell, Its new pitcher again and
he pitched brilliant ball, having the
visitors at his mercy throughout the
entire game and keeping their few
hits widely scattered. Perhaps he
pitched the best game seen on the
local grounds since the Fort Crook
game. He indicated that he is a pitch
er and showed up splendidly. In
connection with Bardwell he played
a great and winning game and made
a fine impression in his new position
Both of these players batted well
also. Mann played third base and
filled the Job in good shape. The
entire Plattsmouth team played close
ball and there was more team work
In evidence than at any previous
game. The visitors played a listless
game and were unable to do any hit
ting to speak of. They also fielded
loosely, there being no improvement
n this part of their work over the
ffist game they played here. In fact,
their work was distinctly disappoint
Ing and they plainly are not fast
enough for the Plattsmouth boys.
Plattsmouth hit the ball hard and
often and made the result too one
sided to be interesting, although it
pleased the many fans present. G. B
Gould was umpire and was one of
the few who have appeared on the
local grounds who gave absolute sat
isfactlon and who umpired fair for
both teams. The Townsend Gun club
team plays here next Sunday. This
team is probably the fastest amateur
team in Omaha and the game will be
a sharp and fast one and worth sec
Ing. The score by Inning:
Plattsmouth .2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
C. 11. & Q. . .0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01
The Woodmen of the World Pay
Tribute to Their Dead Brothers
From Monday'a Dally.
The annual decoration day of the
Woodmen of the World occurred yes
terday, the event being duly observed
by the members of Evergreen Camp
of this city. They met at their hall
at one o'clock In the afternoon and,
headed by the Plattsmouth Comet
Band, marched to Oak Hill cemetery,
where the ceremonies of respect for
the dead as outlined In the ritual of
the order were gone through with.
There was a very flattering attend
ance, there being some fifty odd
members of the order in the line of
march to the grave yard besides the
band. The ladies of the order were
escorted to the cemetery in a carry
all driven 'by Ray McMaken, the
young man handling the reins like a
veteran. At the cemetery the serv
ices were conducted by W. B. RIshel,
who acted as master of ceremonies
and who acquitted himself excellent
ly. There were flowers in abundance
and the graves of the departed sover
eigns of the order were most hand
somely decorated. The music rend
ered by the band was of a high grade
and very appropriate to' the occasion.
The services at the cemetery follow
ed closely the ritual of the order and
the oration which was to have been
delivered by Hon. B. S. Ramsey was
delivered by .Hon. R. B. Windham,
owing to Mr. Ramsey's Indisposition.
Mr Windham delivered an able, elo
quent and Inspiring speech filled with
many of the tenets of woodcraft and
very interesting. He Bpoke highly of
the benefits to be derived from mem
bership in the order and his able
address did much toward building
u'p the order and increasing Its
strength. After he had concluded
the procession reformed and return
ed to the city where it disbanded.
The members of the Woodmen of the
World are much pleased with tho
success attendant upon the observa
tion and commemoration of this
sacred occasion and gratified at the
attendance which was paid by the
sovereigns of the lodge.
Visit Their Old Home.
Charles S. Sherman of the Lincoln
State Journal and tho Evening New
and Adjutant General John C. Hart!
gan of Falrbury, were two old Platts
mouth boys who came In Saturday
night to spend Sunday in tho city
tho guests of friends nnd old ac
quaintances. Both of them found
many of their old schoolmates and
comrades here and had a very en
Joyablo and entertains visit. They
returned to Lincoln last evening.
As a Token of Ksteein.
The employees of the store house
last Saturday gathered In a body and
invaded the office of Storekeeper H.
M. Regnier who retired from that
position on that day, and presented
him a fine gold-headed unbrella as
a token of their respect and esteem.
The ceremony of presenting the um
brella was simple, the employes be
ing much affected by having to part
with Mr. Regnier who was personally
a very popular man with them. As
told in the Journal heretofore, Mr.
Regnier resigned to accept a position
with the Wabash In their supply de
partment, being located at Decatur,
III. He departed for his new loca
tion Saturday night accompanied by
his two charming little daughters.
Mr. Regnier has many good friends
here outside of the Btore department
who will wish him and little little
family the greatest success and pros
perity.
Work at Sliopn Increasing.
As an evidence of additional en
gine work which will have to be done
in this city in tho near future or
ders have been received by the shop
authorities here to clear our several
stalls in the round house which have
heretofore been used for storing sup
plies. The stalls will be used in
the future for engine work, the re
pairing and boilermaklng having in
creased to the extent that all avail
able room is being taken up. This
Is good news as it means the addi
tion of a number of high priced em
ployes to the force. The storekeeper
in charge of the supplies which have
been Btored In these stalls was much
disturbed over the order but there
was nothing to be done but move as
requested.
J. B. Loveless of Union spent Sat
urday evening in tho city, being rcg-
saloons to prevent him getting any stored at the Hotel Riley.
Sad News.
H. T. Patten this morning received
a telegram from C. V. Grassman at
Alliance, conveying the uiwg of the
very serious illness of Mrs. Grass
man, formerly Miss Blanche Batten.
No particulars were contained in tho
messngo but Mr. GraHsman asked Mrs
Batten to come at once. Mrs. Batten
will lenve for Alliance this afternoon
according to plans. It Is hoped Mrs.
GrasBman's illness is not so bad as
reported and that she speedily recovers.