TIIE OMAHA DAILY JiEK: SUNDAY, AUGUST 0, 1003. 13 BASE BALL COSSIP OF WEEK Coaditkns in Western Learns Dai to Btd Jaizm:nt of Magna'ei. FAKE STORIES ABOUT OMAHA FRANCHISE Par kit r and Dirni Imlnlae Tbrtn aelves In Disponing of It to Vari ous Parties Without Consult Ingr Papa Bill Hoirk. It's just Ilka this: Omaha doesn't stand any show of win ning the pennant; Denver doesn't stand any show of winning the pennant: Des Moines doesn't stand any show of winning the pennant. The best either of these teams can hope for Is to escape last place, and ono of them Is booked to fill that un desirable position. Milwaukee, Kansas City or Colorado Springs will fly the flig next year. In this situation Is the whole story of Western league management. The admitted three best towns In the league have, the tallend teams, and the three poorest towns In the league have the winners. This ought to answer any of the silly charges that the games are fixed and the winner decided on In advance. But It argues something more than that. More than a month ago the magnates of the Western lesgue met for conference at Omaha. They agreed that something ought to be done to assist Omaha and Pes Moines, and after considerable debate decided to cut the number of players carried by each team to a certain number and assign the extra players to the teams that neoded them, A plan for a better distribution of playing strength was made, and talked over, the understanding being that the weakness of the teams In the good towns would be relieved. Omaha neftdod a first basemen and a short stop, owing to the failure of Wright to make good nnd the defection of Dolan. Thornton of Milwaukee and TladclltTo of Denver were ordered to come to Omaha to fill these positions. Did they come? Hardly. Thornton reached Omaha after he had been unconditionally released by Hugh DufTy. something like five weeks after he was awarded to Omaha at tbe conference, 'and Radcllffa la still playing In Denver. Des Moines hasn't had any of the promised assistance. This matter Is referred to again to show what sort of harmony prevails among the owners of the Western league club. When Bill Rourke was complaining of his team's condition and asking for help, ha was told to go and buy some players. "I can always get players," said Tommy Burns, and "Money will always get play ers," chimed In Insurance Agent Packard. Packard had just succeeded In landing one Bchiebeck, and ho knew what money would do. Since that time Packard has had ample reason for holding on to RadcllfTa, and no one Is Inclined to blame him. Buck Francks jumped from Colorado Springs to the coast, and now Tommy Burns Is raid ing the Denver City league In order to show that he can always get players. Charley Comlskey Is trying to enforce his claim on Jonea and Dundon of the Den ver team, and Packard la getting a fur ther Illustration of what money will do. Bobby Lowe Is asked to take the QrltcHes and lick them Into shape to play ball, but ha has his work cut out for him. St. Joe is feeling the effects of the situation, too, for Maher, the cracking little short stop of that team, has jumped, and Is thought to have gone to the coast. Other mag- as It appeared In the Press of that city: Robert Lowe, present manager of the Denver team and veteran second baseman of the U'wlun and Chicago Nationals, Is to succeed rMIl Rourke as the holiler of the Omaha Western league franchise. This was one of the Inducements held out to Lowe by President Packard for the former to accept the management of this year's Denver team and Iowe confided the fact, to members of the flt. Joseph team while he was here a few days ago. Lowe stated that Messrs. Tacknrd and Burns, owners of a majority of the West ern league clubs, had offered the Omaha franchise to him and also stated that he had decided to accept the grant. According to the program, "Pa" BUI Rourke Is to be deposed s a league mag nate because of his failure to give Omaha a winning team this year and will sever his connection with the organisation entirely. Last year Omaha was the best paving city In the circuit and Rourke Is said by Owner Burns to have cleared 17,0(0 with his tam. The attendance In the Nebraska city has alwava been good until this year, ami naturally the fans and the league owners blame Rourke. When Owner Thomas Burns was In St. Joseph a few days ago he took occasion to roast Rourke unmercifully for the poor showing at Omaha and declared openly that he was In favor of "canning" Rourke. That "Pa Bill" was In serious disfavor has been well known snd the fact that he Is to be deposed will not occasion any great amount of surprise. Rourke Is preparing for the fireworks, as when he was in St. Joseph recently he In formed Lee Oarvln and Oeorge MeUrlde that he was to have the Providence team In the Eastern league next season and trid to Flttn both the local players. The success of Chrll Nichols. Hugh DufTy. Prank Selee and other ex-Bostoneso In getting together winning m" T'91' a great hoost In favor of Lowe with the Western league owners, nnd the veteran second baseman Is being well cared Tor. There is. ao far as known, not a shadow of substance on which to found such a story. Omaha dnosn't owe the Western league a cent; Bill Rourke has a clear and undisputed title to the franchise for this city, and the Western has no claim whatever on his plant. To a man up a tree It would seem tttot Pnpa Bill will have to be reckoned with before "Me and Van Brunt" Burns succeeds in rewarding Vet eran Bobby Lowe for his eminent services to the Boston National league team by making him a present of the most valuable franchise in the Western- league. Out of all this one can see Just one thing certain. At the annual meeting of the Western league there is likely to be one of the warmest sessions on record. Ban Johnson Is now accused of holding back on the permanent peace pact until after Ms American league managers have succeeded In making one more raid on the National's sheepfold. This sounds like an excuse for John T. Brush In his determina tion to go to the limit In his fight for Oeorge Davis, regardless of the action of the National league. As the National league magnates are 7 to 1 against Brush, and are agreed with Ban Johnson on the main points to be covered In the national agreement. It Moesn't appear that a little delay In signing will seriously jeopardize base ball peace. The men who put up the money are tired of the- war, and will not keep it up on a mere pretext. Tim Hurst has broken Into the National league umpiring corps again, and Moran Is to be let out. This Is too bad, for Morau has been a good umpire, and Is being made the victim Of the very men that President Pulllam Is priding himself on controlling. Bug Holllday went the same way. It's a hard proposition, this umpire question. Tim Hurst has been one of the best answers It ever had, and here's hoping he'll revive for the youngsters some of the dead and gone glories of umpiring In the National league. There's a little more consolation In the even seen before and that the team was In- complete, the first day's defeat of ten down after playing twenty-seven holes Is remarkably good . The Des Moines Country club and the Omaha Country club have links greatly similar In contour, although the Des Moines course Is only a nine-hole course. The greens on the Des Moines course are faster than the local greens, and this will un doubtedly prove a slight handicap to the vis itors. With the Country club team strength ened there should be little difficulty In their winning the match and the cup, which the two clubs bought Jointly at the close of the match of two weeks ago, to be contested for on Friday. On Saturday the Vnlverslty and Wave land team will meet the Country club and this match should also fall to the Country club If the first showing made against It Is any criterion. The course that tho team has been playing over la greatly dissimilar to the Country club course and should' prove a handicap to thorn, so that every thing really favors the strengthened Coun try club team. ' What the team that represents the Omaha Field club will succeed In doing sgalnst the visitors Is more of a puzxle than the Country c'.ub's showing. It will bo a weaker team without doubt, but It has the added advantage of knowing Its own course thoroughly, while the visitors not only do not know It, but are unaccus tomed to any links of the kind. The turf Is hot clean and Is dotted with bunch grass and Is uphill and down dalo it 1th a per slsltent regularity. From all that can be determined with regard to the chances of the visitors In this ma'ch against the Flel l club It would seem that the Des Moines Country club should win their match, while the first day's match with the younger players of tho University club should fall to the Field club by a close scora. 1Z ri n Neither of the local teams has been se lected as yet and probably will not be un til Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. Tho players will generally be selected for the ability as medal players at the Coun try club, while tho Field club will select its team by playing off a number of quali fying matches between the first twenty or twenty-flve players of ability. It Is doubt ful If either of the local teams will be the same entirely throughout the two matches, but some change will be made In the per sonnel for the two days. The Des Moines Country club will probably have a team of ten men, while the University club will have twelve team members. The matter of public golf links Is being given an abundance of attention by local golfers and there Is considerable talk among them of bringing the matter before the city officials to see If a course cannot be laid out In Rlvervlew park or some other convenient place. 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In the first set against Caldwell he played In faultless form and it seemed that he would win the semi-finals, but Caldwell began some of his fast net work in the next set and passed Young at the net and put the ball down the side lines repeatedly. Young did not place his balls so well as in the first and sent a good many outside the courts and netted quite a few so tnat Caldwell took three sets straight and the match. Mean while Bcrlbner had been working up to the finals steadily, playing consistently and winning with apparent case. In the finals Scribner seemed to lose his nerve and played a shaky game. It & S. Caldwell.... Hoyt Burr Vernon Chase .... J. 8. Scannell H. Kohn A. Tebblns F. 8. Welty J. 8. Brown J. Palmer ........ V. Pollard J. R. Dumont.... O. Prltohett F. Werner IL McWhorter .. J. O. Brown C. IL Young 5. B. Irwin H. Burr K. H. Packard... F. Hoel J. W. Battln W. Chambers ... J. N. Haskell 1a Van Camp.... Dr. Schneider ... L. Kohn A. J. Collett F. Dufrene F. Hamilton J. Rogers J. W. Towle J. Webster Dr. Lemera J. Huh lies J. J. Hill J. 8. Knox K. Kohn B. S. Doherty.... S. Smith U. McConnell ... A. Scribner CITY SINGLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP Caldwell, 6-1. Chase, 6-l 0-L Kohn, 9-7, s-1. Caldwell, (M. 6-1 Caldwell. 6-4, 6-0. Kohn, 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 Werner, default. Brown, 7-6, 6-0. Young, 6-2, 6-0. .'Packard, 6-4, 6-4. Battln, 6-4, 6-0. Haskell, 6-0. 6-0. Schneider, 6-4, 6-4. ! Collett, 6-1. 6-4. .Dufrene, default. Brown, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Pollard, 6-1, 8-1 Dumont, 6-0, 2-6, 6-S. Young, 6-2, 6-4. Packard, 6-S, 6-1. Haskell, 1-6, 6-4, 6-S. Collett, 6-0, 6-6, 6-4, x ' Towle, 6-1, 6-1. Lemere, 4-2,' 6-1. Hughes, 6-4, 6-L Knox, 6-2, 6-0, .Pollard, 6-1. 6-1 Young, 7-5. 6-1. Caldwell, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7. ' Young, 6-2, 8-6. Caldwell, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Haskell. 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Haskell, default. Towle, 6-1, 6-0. Hughes, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. ' Bcrlbner, 6-3, 0-1. Smith, 6-2, 6-L Bcrlbner, 6-1, 6-2. Bcrlbner, 7-6, t-6. Bcrlbner, 6-L 6-1. nates than Rourke are Just now having their full share of trouble, and the end Isn't In sight, either. All of which brings them face to face with what waa pointed out to them two years ago; their war with the HIckeyltes could be produotlvo only of disaster, ana bow that disaster has overtaken them they find only themselves to blame. Each now admits what all who have watched the progress of events knew many days ago, that the war In Kansas City and Milwau kee must end with this season. Hugh Duffy Is out In an Interview in Milwaukee In which he suggests that the Western league abandon Milwaukee and the Amer ican abandon Kansas City. Of course this would be eminently fair, but It would break Into the American circuit at a point where that league has the advantage of local pop ularity, and would leave It with no par ticularly good city to take the place of Kansas City. It Is not likely that the American will consent to any 'such com promise. On the other hand. It Is far more likely that the Western league will aur tender In both Kansas City and Milwaukee, nd will undertake to fill the gapa In Its circuit by the addition of two other west am towns, Bloux City and Pueblo for ex ample. This would leave the league Just as It Is In regrd to strength, three good towns Omaha. Denver and Des Moines and five weak ones Peoria. St. Joseph. Colorado Springs and whatever two are added to BU the circuit That la what the Western Vague magnates look forward to Just now. Efforts to dispose of the Omaha franchise continue. The last deal waa made by an auctioneer of fate at 8t. Joseph, Identity fendlscloaed, who guvs It to Bobby Lowe In return for his aervlces as manager of the Denver team. As Mr. Packard aold the franchise and team to his very good friend, Julius Alchele, a Denver politician, early last spring, ha may not have any trouble In turning It over to Mr. Lowe. The only Weak point In these transactions up to date is that the Ruurke end of the combination has not been taVen Into consideration. Every time Mr. Packard sells the Omaha franchise or gives It away he neglects to notify Papa BUI of the deal, and somehow h never gets any further than the columns f a Denver newspaper. For the Informa tion of the Denver Times, It may be stated light here that these stories do t have their origin In Omaha. A number of tao base ball fakes have been sent out from here, but so far the dreamers haven't un dertaken to dispose of the Omaha fren kUe. Bar la the BC Joseph story. Just statistics of the performance of the Omaha players during the last week. Here are the figures: BATTINQ AVERAGES. Last AB. R. IL Thornton id 2.6 Miller Hi 21 (6 Curler Hi bl 9i Welch & 62 .chaf stall T 4 IS Mickey ....239 24 64 Thomas 216 23 49 Uenlns 332 4B 73 Bhugart 2ttf 34 M banders 26 1 Companion 74 6 14 Oondlng 216 14 40 Henderson bJ 2 Av.Week. .600 .64 .275 .247 .230 .226 .226 .21!) .318 .MO .Us .16 .064 .266 .T6 .m .220 .231 .239 .RJ .2u .2U0 .m .191 .063 FIELDING AVERAGES. PO. Thornton .... ii Ml.ler W (winders 3 liohding 2 4 Uenlns 228 'l nomas Carter . omponlon Shugart ... lieiiil -rson Bhafstall . Welch 176 Illckey 96 2,3 .156 . 13 .244 . 10 1 A. 1 3 t hi 7 M 16 4!) 221 2 66 10 14 EX V 14 12 16 11 33 21 33 TC. 34 61 i 31 317 3.3 . 1X2 .' m 41 si 207 233 Last Av.Week. 1.000 .9K7 .904 .9,3 .9tU .967 .939 .9.'W .933 .9-' .913 .8118 .868 .97.1 .9fi0 .907 .951 .970 .946 .933 .81 .92i .1121 .893 .870 care of that portion of the park. One of the local players, who la grratly In favor of the Idea, drew a comparison between Omaha and Des Moines In this respect the other day. He rpoke of the two courses which Des Moines had, both public, besides a private course, while Omaha, with twice as great a population, has not even one public course. TWO BUSY DAYS FOR GOLFERS Friday sad Sataraay to De Devoted to Match Play Agalaat Ylaltlna; Teams. Friday and Saturday of this week will be given over to the golfers at both the Field and Country clubs, because of the advent of the University and Waveland Oolf club and the Des Moines Country club, both of Des Moines. On Friday tho former will play the Country club on the Country club course, while the Des Moines Country club will play the Omaha Field club team on the Field club links. On Saturday the teams will change about. The coming of the two teams together means a great deal to the local golfers, aa It gives them ample opportunity to try their mettle against worthy opponents. Two weeks ago a team of the Omaha Coun try club met both of these teams on their own links and divided with them, winning the match from the University olub by seven up and losing to the Dea Moines Country club ten down. The flrst day they played the Country club with but five of the ten players from the regular team. On the next day they Were strengthened by the arrival of two others of the regular team and succeeded In defeating the Uni versity club. Considering that the Omaha Country club played aver a course that soma of the members of the team had never TENNIS MENIN FINE FORM Play la City Tournament Indicates a Bright Futare for the Game Locally. The weather of the two weeks Just gone by has not been propitious for the playing of the city tennis championship and consequently the matches in. the doubles are unfinished and the singles were not finished until last Thursday. The tournament has proven one of the most successful tennis tournaments ever held in Omaha, both from the stand point of the players and the outsiders. The play waa of an unusually high class and every night found a laige coterie of spectators anxiously watching the matches. The spectators were unusually well versed In the game, too, and appreciated the bril liant plays. As a result of the contest In the singles Caldwell Is city champion In singles and Is the flrst holder of the new singles champion ship cup, donated by Mawnlnney A. Ryan. The cup Is very plain, but a worthy prise for the championship, which has never had a permanent cup before, it Is a silver loving cup standlrg about twelve Inches high and simply engraved with the name of the donor and what It represents. To be held It must be won three times, not necessarily In succession. It will probably be a good many years berore the club will have to search for another. Judging from the results of the series Just finished and the general style of play throughout It. Caldwell won bis right to the cup by playing a moat remarkable game. He used his old style of play at the net mostly, although his strong lawrord stroke from the back lines secured many of hla points. He was quick and active on hla feet and covered a wide apace with his long reach. Until the semi-finals e was never forced to exert himself to his utmost. . Then he met Young. who held the city championship last year and one of the prettiest, if not the prettiest match, of the tournament was played. Young had not been required to play through the tourna ment, but be desired to enter because of the seemed as If he thought of what the match meant too much and that, with the feeling that Caldwell was so strong unnerved him entirely. It Is certain that whatever was the cause, he did not play the game he had shown himself capable of playing earlier in the tournament. He let Caldwell take the net without trying to lob over him except at rare intervals and he took the net himself from time to time and made no great effort to kill the ball when he had the opportunity. Occasionally he rallied brilliantly for two or three points and made Caldwell work, but he soon dropped back Into his listless style of play and let Cald wtll win with ease. Piobably he la not as strong or clever a player as Caldwell, but his showing does not do him Justice. But the players In the semi-finals and finals were not the only ones that did excel lent work. A number of the younger play ers did work that at times gave great prom ise for their future play. Chase, Pollard, Hughes. Kohn, ell of the Bt. Croix courts, did some very clever work before they fell out. It was a pity that Dr. Schneider of the Bhrlner courts was not able to remain In the match any longer, as his play in the preliminaries and in the first round waa very brilliant and, he seemed to be playing a game that should have curried him to the emi-flnals. For many reasons the Field club should be very proud of the tournament, as all of the playera were eminently satisfied with their treatment and the attention given them. There never was a tournament freer of any dissatisfaction and disagreeable bickerings than this one and much of the credit for this must go 'to Caldwell and Young, who did a large share of the work In connection with It. This was a strain which, added to their participation In the tournament, was very wearing on them. And now the middle west championship tennis tournament to be held on the courts of the Feld club Is only a week off and all previous estimates of its success are more than borne out by the Interest taken In It locally and In the bordering states. 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