TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 17. 1907.
When the Brotherhood Threatened
X.TI ren. 11. T7i rising
I Seneratlon of base hoi! f arui re-
uu ine pi ni aay nctOTS CI
th diamond with tKth f and
recoct. TTier consider Unhn-
on, Hal Chaw. Morderal Brown,
dance, Fielder. Jone. Welsh, Mc
Oraw. Griffith. Keeler. Lain. Wagner.
Wadd-ll and other (tare the greatest ball
Tayere thiit ll red, and It la bat natural
for them to bold thla opinion for the reaen
that many of them neyer aaw tha faiiioua
ball tosaera t tha dart long ago ret never
to be forgotten by tha 11 time enthusiast
The recent war between the old National
league and the New American league
was generally regarded aa a hardship for
the fan a In cities where there were rival
elub for the season that for the time being
the Interest was divided and the root era
eould not pall ahooMer to shoulder for
ne representatiT teem aa In former rears.
Thu tn probablr remain fixed in
th minds of the younger base bUI enthusi
asts aa lone as they lire chief y because
e the sensatlonej Incidents which marked
ths struggle, the passing of varlcus well
known magnates and player, the Intro
duction t new stars and the resulting
harmony whlrh has msds the game mors
prosperou than ever before becauae of the
keen business rivalry that exists between
the two bis major leaguea -
Thla Utter day revolt against tha National
league succeeded becanse ft waa well
managed by two men Ban Johnson and
CJiartes Cooilakcy. They got the capitalists
In the different cities together flrst and
then went after the players. They did not
try to establish the present American
league circuit all at mce. but they felt
their way gradually until they hal eetab
llahed successful dubs In Bvs Nstlna
league strnnghoiaa. But thla fight for pun
Ke patronage waa nothing compared to the
lastmua war of seventeen years ago be
tween the National league. and the Brother
hood of Ball Plarera In which more than
fl.flrie.nno was lost br tha men who under
took to make ths Plarera league a rae-
For several years prior to 1W. when ths
crash came, ths ball players bad been re
ceiving Wg salaries. Bock Ewing. Mike
Kelly, John M. Ward and other at re ant
pretty cloae fo K.ST for their serrlces for
one season, while the others pocketed all
ths way from HWX) up to M.on for six
montha of work on ths diamond The
profit of the magnate In those dars were
enormous. Ths Boston club, owned be
Boden. Billing ft Cbnant. cleared $100.OT
In lSX while the New Tort rhib. owned
hlefi y by John B. Day. mads as much. If
fot more, the same year. Ths Chicago
club, controlled by A. Q. Spalding, waa an
other big winner financially from year to
year, and so was the Philadelphia club,
ths property of A. J. Reach and John I.
Rogers. In fact every club in the National
lsagus waa making money hand over fiat
with auch persistency that the players, br
ooming Jealous, soon derided to get aa
much of the public' gold aa possible.
Becauae of legislnttn-n calculated to cnt
flown salarlee, the Brotherhood waa organ
ise at the Instigation of John M Ward.
Timothy Keefe. Edward Hanlon and a few
other brainy ball players, who succeeded In
getting nearly all the men In the National
league to sign a pledge that they would
tick to tha organisation, no matter what
might " occur. Ths word was secretly
passed to ths players to secure capital tn
the different cities where they were play
ing dating ths season of IS8 and they went
to work m earnest. It was not a difficult
natter to secure money for auch an enter
prise as the Brotherhood had planned, for
business men knew that there were enor
mous profits tn base ban games, and that If
they wers able to control the player the
National league magnate would be up .
against the hardest kind of a game. It
was on November of that year, there
for, that the Brotherhood, having com
pleted Its plana, announced that the Play
ers' league would be organized and that
the National league would be opposed by
rival clabs In Boston. Brooklyn, New York,
Philadelphia. Chicago, Cleveland and Pitts
burg. Cincinnati was the eighth club In
ths National league, while Buffalo rounded
out the Brotherhood circuit.
When the National league convened ' a
week later It was found that only one
player remained loyal and that was Adrian
C. Anaon. the manager and captain of the
Chicago, who had refused to become a
member of the Brotherhood. The league'
decided to resort to the courts and Injunc
tion suit were Instituted agalnat Ward
aad Ewing by ths New Tork club, asking
that they be restrained from breaking the
reserve clause in their contracts. But Jus
tice Morgan J. O'Brien denied the applica
tion for a permanent Injunction and the
league decided that there was nothing left
to do but fight.
Immediately atrenuoua efforts were made
to win aume of the player back by offer
ing them big salaries. As a result John T.
Brush succeeded In inducing all Of the
members of his Indlanapolle team to desert
the Brotherhood, except Con Datley, An
drew Beery and McGeacby, ail of whom
went ever to John M. Ward' Brooklyn
club. Then the league bought out ths In
dlanapolla and Washington rluba. making
room for tha Brooklyn and Cincinnati clubs
of the American association, which waa
soon pillaged by the Brotherhood to Till tha
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eruptions of various kinds. Eczema appears, usually with a slight redness of
the skin followed by pustules from which there flows a sticky fluid that dries
and forms a crust, and the itching is intense. It is generally on the back,
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places of those who left the ranka to o
bark to their old employer. In this way
the Brotherhood kept the rivers' league
clubs well supplied with playing talent, so
that there were no defection among the
backers of the scheme.
John B. Tay. the owner of the Nw Tork
National league club, did not lose faith
In hi old players, who had been royally
treated, by him. until he learned from their
own lipa that they had left his employ.
H was also surprised to learn that several
former friends. Including E. B. Talcott, a
Wall street broker, were behind the nw
club In that city and had appointed Swing
manager. Mr. Day began an attempt to
win his men back when It waa too late.
But at that Mike Tieman. Mickey Welch
and Pat Murphy stock to him out of per
sonal gratitude and sympathy for him tn
his predicament.
Ills manager. James Mutrle. proceeded
to sign a lot of young bloods picked up off
the seml-profeaslonal diamonds hereabouts,
together with several oldtlmers who had
seen their best days, so that when he took
the team south It waa little more than a
joke. As the New Tork brotherhood team
was practically the same that had won the
world champion ah tp in 1SS9, Mr. Day
soon realised that something had to be
dons to save the National leagu In. thla
city. Mr. Day had at that time what waa
later known a Manhattan field at Eighth
avenue and One Hundred and fifty-fifth
street, while the Brotherhood club pro
ceeded to build a new arena, which la now
the Polo grounds.
John T. Brush' Indlanapolle player
were then sold to Mr. Day for t . 0 and
when the asason opened her Mutrie had
under hi management Qlassctck. Denny,
Buekley. Boyle, Rusie, Bassett and other
that had been sent on from the Hooeler
capital. These men, who had deserted
the brotherhood. Were called 'scabs" by
ths piarer In' the rival organisation and
a a result several personal encounters oc
curred. A it had been mutually agreed
that the fight for patronage should go U a
finish, tb schedules were so arranged that
all the game conflicted. In ihla city and
Brooklyn, therefore, there were five game)
of ball each day. played by the New Tork
National the New Tork Brotherhood, th
Brooklyn National, the Brooklyn Brother
hood and th Brooklyn American Associa
tion team, which was located at Rldgs
wood. When th struggle began th two
New Tork team took ths field In thla way.
New Tork, P. U Poritlona New Tork.NL.
Keef Pitcher Husie
Crane Pitcher Welch
0Day Pitcher Bharrott
J. Ewing Pitcher Boyle
W. Ewing Catcher ....Buckley
Vaughn Catcher Clarke
Brown..... Catcher Murphy
Connor .First base Esterbruuk
Richardson Second base Baaeett
Whitney Third base Dnnv
Hatfield.. .Shortstop Glasscock
Gore .Outfielder Hornung
Ollourke .Outfielder Tieman
Slattery Outfielder Burkelt
Ewing' team had all the patronage from
the start: While thousands filed Into th
Brotherhood grounds, a mere handful of
spectator saw th game at Mr. Day'
park. On on occasion there were ,
spectators at th Brotherhood gam, while
tb turn tils count at the other ground
was exactly Ml. Metro poll tan fan could
not desert the old favorites, Keefe, Crane,
Ewing. Conner. Richardson. O'Rourke,
Got aad other for tb Indianapolis bunch
on th other side of the fence, and aa a
result th . New Tork Nationals lost so
mach money - that Mr. Day was flying
signal of distress by August 1. In order
to keep him from going to th wall the
other National league club put up 180,00
to meet carrent obligation, and th team
played out th schedule to empty benches.
But meanwhile th public, weary of th
strife aad convinced that Ewing men
could not win another pennant, became so
indifferent that th Brotherhood club' re
ceipts began to fall off to aa alarming de
gree aad th backer of the club were
soon suffering from cold feet, although
they still maintained a bold front
Over In Brooklyn the National leagu
club, controlled by Byrne, Doyle and Abe II,
had a really fin ball team, which had
won th pennant in th American associa
tion ths year before and had baaa beaten
by th New Tork In th world' a aerie.
Under Day Ftoutx'e management, and with
such star a Bobby Carat hers. Doc
Bushong, Will Terry, Hub Collins, George
Ptnkney, George Smith. Darby O'Brien,
Pop Cork hill and Tom Bum, th Brook
lyn proceeded to win tb National leagu
pennant. But they did not monopolise th
patronsgs on the other side of the bridge,
because John Ward had a cracking good
team out at Eastern park and was making
a bold bad for the Brotherhood champ" -n-shlp.
This was th way the two Brooklyn
team were mad up when the season was
'eunched:
Brooklyn, P. I Positions. Brooklyn. N.Ik
Wayhlng Pitcher Caruthers
Bowders Pitcher Ivett
Morphy .pitcher Terry
Hemming .....Pitcher
Klrslow Catcher Bushong
DaUy Catcher Daly
Cook Catcher Clark
Orr First base. PorlU
Blerbauer Bttcond base Collins
Joyce Third base Plnknev
Ward Shortstop Bmlth
Andrews -Outfielder O'rTien
VcGeachy Outfielder Corithlll
Beery Outfielder Burn
Van Haltren Outfielder
Tb fight waa about even In th way of
S
comes ia scaly patches on different
through the Winter to break, out and
torment the suoerer with the return of Spring.
The best treatment for all skin diseases is
8. S. S. It neutralizes the acids and removes
the humors ao that the skin instead of being
irritated and diseased, is nourished by a supply
of free a, healthy blood. External applica
tions of salves, washes, lotions, etc., while
they soothe the itching caused by skin affec
tions, can never core the trouble because they
do not reach the blood. S. S. S. goes down
into the circulation and forces out every par
rtcripta in Brooklyn, the business at tie
Brotherlod yeeterday being a distimt
disappointment. Ward hud few star on
his team but the men played great bail for
him, and Dave Orr, who had made a name
for himself aa a member of the Metropoli
tan of the American association, was a big
favorite with the fana because of hia l-e-mendcua
hatting. Ward Incidentally made
a third baseman out of Scrappy Bill Joyc.
who waa a raw recruit when he was dug us
aomewhrre in Texa. Van Haltren. who
had been pitching Some for the Chkaaxe),
took a turn In the box to help cut aad hia
work waa excellent.
Over In Boatun. Boden. Con an at
Billing, the owner of th Nationals, suc
ceeded In keeping Bennett. GanzeU Oetren
and Clarkson out of the Brotherhood ranks,
and with Frank Bele as their manaeer. th
Triumvir were able to put a fair sort of a
team la the field, including Kid Nichols,
Bobby Lowe and Herman Long, then young
bloods, who later became scintillating stars.
But th Hub was all for the Brotherhood
team with such attraction aa Mike Ke;ly.
Old Hoes Radburn. Hardle Richardson. Dan
Brouthera. Joe Qulnn. Tom Brown. Hurry
Btovey and otkers who won the Brotherhood
championship In a walk. The Boston team
began the season In thla manner.
Boston. P. L Position. Boston. N. l
Radbourn Pitcher Clarkson
Gumhert Pitcher Gettein
Ia!ey Pitcher Niche's
Kelly Catcher Bennett
Murphy .Catcher rn-i
Bwett Catcher Hardle
Brouther First base Turk-r
Qulnn Boond base Smith
Nash Third base McGarr
A. Irwin Shortstop Long
Richardaon Outfielder .. Sullivan
Ptovey Outfleldr Brolie
Brown Outfielder Lowe
Harry Wright waa the manager of the
Philadelphia National when the breai
came. He cluag to Big Sam Thompecn. the
great batsman: Billy Hamilton, the crack
baseman; John Clement, a star catcher;
Kid Gleason. then a gnod young plther.
and a few other. Eddie Burke, for whom
Burkevllle waa named afterward at th Polo
grounds, was also under Wright, but he had
not developed. Still the Brotherhool backed
by two butcher. J. Earl Wagner and hi
brother, George, had had the call In Quaker
town with Charley Bufflnton, one of the
greatest lefthanders that ever stord In th
box; Lave Cross, then a catcher; Sid Farwr,
the father of Geraldlne Farrar. the opera
singer: Jo Mulvey. a star third baseman;
Billy Shlndle. George Wood, Mike Griffin,
afterward with Brooklyn, and a fine center
fielder, and last, but not least, Jimmy Fo
garty, a superb all around player. Th
Quaker rival were follow:
Phila., P. I Positions. Phlla . N. L
Sanders Pitcher Gleason
Bufflnton Pitcher Wkery
Knell , Pitcher Smith
Milligan Catcher Clements
Cross Catcher Shrlver
Farrar First base McCauley
Shannon Second base Myers
Spoiling Gossip of the Week
MATEUR base ball team all over
th city are beginning prepara
tion for th season' work and
are planning for th summer,
which will boob be hare. Th
foremost in th amateur line 1 the Diets
Athletic association, which support two
team. This club will again thl season
have regular game for th benefit of It
member each Sunday. The club has
nearly 10 member and tb officer think
tb membership will be filled before April
L Fred Bradford 1 also rounding up hi
L-OLBas-Asdreeen Originals team for
tha season' work. This team ha a hard
task marked out for Itself right from the
start, for. following tb ancient and hon
orable custom of years, ths first gam
which th Omaha professional team will
play will be with the old Originals. The
Hollya, the Nonpaxlela, th Sterling and
the Jetters are all again figuring cn their
chance for th ummer. The Omaha Field
club is undecided as to whether It will
put a strong team In the field thl year or
not. Many of the members favor the plan,
but other, who delight more In golf and
tennis, do not fauor spending th money
necessary to keep up a good team. Tb
Field club team cost considerable money,
as nothing 1 charged to wltnea th
game, which are all arranged for the
Field club ground for Saturday after
noon. Tb election of officer of th Omaha
Rod and Oun club for th coming year will
be held thl month at a date not set. but
probably February 2R. Ths club ha a
strong list of member, nearly SO) In num
ber, and a clique has been formed to try
to oust the old offloera from control, that
a caf might b put ia th club house at
which drinks would be served. Many mem
ber were secured for tb club because of
the rules prohibiting ths sal of Intoxi
cating liquor on tb ground and a pro
test la being raised agalnat any action
which would change tb present conditions
Th club made giant stride laat season
and member hop for a better season this
year, for th fishing ahould be considerably
Improved because of all the fleh of dif
ferent kind which have been planted dur
ing the last two year by Fish Commis
sioner O'Brien and becauae of the splendid
work Deputy Commlealoner Pterson has
been doing in ssisting the eher'.ff and hi
men In keeping Illegal seiner out of th
lak. Cut Off lake la an Ideal place for
baaa. and some of the fishing cranks are
complaining that ths addition of ao many
gasoline launches to churn up the water
so continuously will hav the effect of
making tha fish wild and flighty ard make
them keep clear of the lures.
The new Toung Men's Christian associa
tion gymnaaium will be opened thla after
noon at I o'clock with a religious service,
being the regular Sunday afternoon er
vlc for men. under the auspices of the
Toung Wen's Christian association. Special
music will be provided and everything
possible done to make the service Inter
esting. The gymnasium ta now complete
and only awaits a few finishing touches
on the bath room and the completion of
the artesian well which la to furnish the
water for the batha and the plunge. When
opened for action the Toung Men' Chris
tian association gymnasium will not he
surpassed by any In the en'lre weatern
country and It will be the equal of any.
With an Inclined running track, plenty
of paraphernalia and ample room, no
pain hav been spared to make this ample
for all needs and at the same time at
tractive. Over L steel locker are In
place m the airy locker rootn. and a dosen
hower bath, some In Individual rooms
and some ia clusters in larger bath rooms,
will be sufficient t accommodate all the
member the association will have for
some years to coma The plunge ts the
pride of tb association. It la eighty feet
long and range from three to ten feet
In depth, with smooth stone walla aad
bottom. Th plunge room and the ehower
and stationary bath rooms are all finished
la dark marble and will almays have a
clean ar-pearance. The plurge Is now
ready for use. but the directors prefer to
wait for the artesian well wster. lest tho
Missouri wati-r ahould darken tha stone
lining. The upper floora of the Toung
Men s Christian association building arc
practically finished.- The well I as now
reached a depth of over W feet, and It la
thought a good flow of ma tar may be had
at about UM fsaC As aooa a U wall
MTilvey. Third base Mayer
P'ltndie. Phortstop Ailn
Wood Outfielder Burk
Unriin Outftllr Hamu. hi
F'jgarty Outfielder Thompson
When Anson began to get together
new Chicago team he found that his old
siile partner. Tommy Burns, had decided
to remain with him. Anson promptly
signed the veteran Cliff Carroll, who waa
a tar player on th Providence team In
ISM. and Walter Wilmot, who. with Dummy
Hoy, caused a sensation a few year be
fore tit member of the Washington team.
Anaon picked up a midget shortstop named
Cooney. and Kittredga, a fin young
catcher, who la now the manager of tb
Montreal team. His star pitcher wa BUI
Hutchinson, a Tale graduate, who wa
helped out la the box by Luby and Ed
Stein, both good twlrlers. This makeshift
Chicago team did so well that Anson fin
ished second to the Brooklyn In th pen
rant race. But the Brotherhood, aa In
other cities, enjoyed a grester popularity
for a time, as Charley Comlskey, who had
Jumped the St. Louie Brown nd Chris
on Der Ah to take hold of the new team,
had an all-star aggregation. Including the
great pitchers. Silver King and Mnrk Bald
win: the crack backstops. Jack Boyl and
Charley Farrell; Fred Pfeffer. th best
second baseman In the country; Ed Wil
liamson. Hugh Duffy. JImt.iy Ryan and
Tip O'Neill. It wa freely predicted that
Comlskey' team bad a mortgage on the
pennant, but Internal dissensions proved
disastrous The Chicago team Mned up In
this manner:
Chicago, P. L. Pout Hon a Chicago, N.L
Vc- Pitcher Hutch'n-"!
Baldwin pitcher Luby
Dwver Pitcher Sfin
Bovle Catcher Kittredre
Farrell Catcher Nagle
Cn-nlskey First base Ansnn
Pfeffer Second base Glenalvin
1-n'ham .Th'rd base Burns
W'liiamson Shortstop Cooney
Duffy Outfielder Wilmot
Rvn Outfielder Carroll
O'Neill Outfielder Earl
In Cleveland the Robinsons, who owned
the National league club, lost by desertion
Pat Tebeau, Jimmy McAleer and G ruber.
But they retained Cy Toung, Chief Zimmer,
who broke the catching record that year by
taking part In every game; Beatln, a good
pitcher; Ed McKean, the star shortstop,
and Bob Gllk. They also had two young
sters. Georg Davie, the preaent shortstop
of th White Sox. and Jack Doyle, who as
catcher never got a chance to relieve "Zlra
mer. Albert L. Johnson, a brother of Tom
Johnson, was behind the Cleveland Broth
erhood club, and when he landed Ed Dele
ha.nl y and Pete Browning, two of the
heaviest batsmen in the land, he thought
he had a winner. But th team waa quickly
disorganized, made a sorry showing, and
Johnson, aa well as the Roblanns, lost big
money with these team.
Cleveland, P. L. Position. Cleveland. N L.
Bakeiy Pitcher BeaUng
ia completed the gymnasium will be thrown
Omaha are anxious for the completion of
the Toung Men' Christian association
gymnasium, for at present there la no
uitable place for playing basket ball
games, and should tb gymnasium aooa
be completed a aeries of games would be
arranged.
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Tb balmy spring day of th laat week
baa set th Omaha golfer to -chafing at
tn bit., a Well as ths base ball players,
and many a golfer waa seen to quietly seek
out hi club and fondly - embrace them
and muse of th time, a abort distance
hence, when h and they would again be
companion on th links. Tb announce
ment that Bob Simpson, tb crack profes
sional, had been secured as instructor at
th Country dab set a lot of golf goaaip
afloat. Argument are heard pro and eon
as to which Is the moat important stick
of th golfer collection. Omaha ha
om golfer who' make th round with
only aa Iron, but thla Is not taking ad
vantage of th chance of the game. Th
niblick is the dne that furnihe the ex
ercise, and can be put to many excellent
uea In deep grasses nothing but th
niblick is of any use. for a club must be
heavy In head and strong of shaft to sur
vive. Long grass is one of the chief ter
rors to the player who Is wont to deviate
from th trajght and narrow path. In
peaking of th use of the niblick, a writer
for a golfer's magazine has said:
Say you havs llced your ball thirty yard
Into the rough grass from th tee at a long
.vi. S .w Thre o" of four, even
though they recognise that tn niblick is
their on.y salvation, will play tralght on
toward th pin. with ths Vesult that they
only rsmov th ball from on position m
th long grass to another, twenty or thirty
yard farther on. No; recognise that you
sre in trouble and play to get Out of 1L
flay to get back on tlie fair way. not nces-
"n'.J.,to e.1 ner ""l t all. and then
Poaslbly a long braasey may yet take you
KOmewbereV,0rt'r yrd nrr th hole,
but with your ball still m the rough! your
chances of recovery are vastly Inferior.
.,J n ,n- Vlh your bJI 'y'n right
S?df,r !.W.kv.' kb1edei but on the'same
of It as the bole, th niblick again will
prov th friend In need. To aa aiJDeej--anee
you cannot get at the ball at ailto
Play any kind of ahot: but If you stand
facing th wall, with your back to the hole
and "mow" at it with the niblick, taking
quit a fua shot, with the face of thTc ub
turned well over, but never allowing the
weep of the club to go h.gher than you?
knee, the n.oat aurprlaing reeoHa may
often b attained, and a ahot of this klni
properly executed, may be safely rafted
upon to have such an effect on your oj
Wl1I.i00 u 1 ""f'-" difficulty with a
niblick if you do not mind a splashing
but thla ahot certainly does require pra?:
tire, and there are not many who will
practice playlug shots out of water But
take a niblick and a ball or two down
'V Jou to Jrour oiP fore breakfTet
and the necessary aklll is soon acquired to
prove, perhaps, of th greatest value' to
?.?," ,S'?m ''rJ fouht when to
lift and lose one would be fatal.
'
Billiardlats are wondering whether. If
Schaefer ahould defeat Sutton In their li l
balk line contest for the world's champion
ship In Chicago, March 11. the next holder
of th emblem mill consent to a change in
th governing rules whereby future con
tst will be of liM instead of iuO points.
Wise people say no. Ignorance of the rules
governing the trophy has caused much
misunderstanding. These rules give ths
holder of the emblem the privilege
of naming any place in th country. wh-re
h ha a lgal residence a the battle
ground when challenged. To change the
rule governing the number of points, which
aimply reada. "All contest shall be of V
pointe up." It would be r.ecesaary for tbs
holder of the emblem to surrender it to th
donors. Then conference would be called
r all player eligible for charapionahlp
honors, and they would decide upon the
rbanre prrposed. It ta the pa vera who
decide these matter. n the donors of the
emblem. In discussing this matter Maurice
Daly said: "There la ns doi-bt that is a
I.i(fc-point match a better ci n-.rtunltv la
afforded to test individual merit than in a
cei night's gsme of Srt points A p'avr
may be off. one right but come back the
next, uhkh may be also the reverse of the
cpp-fietH. 8f you se you come hack again
te tb ore nlrfct i r.-prsltlon after H
Again a player may b ao bad!y out
classed that Interest In th match
Is lost after on nigtt Ives Insisted cn
three nights, but st that time Schaefer
waa In favor of abort gamea. Xt a room
keeper In America would favor long game
or aer al contests, which I believe Injur
biUlarda."
Base Ball
Oruber Pitcher
OBrien Pitcher
Mcjiii Pitcher
SnydT Catrher
Putoiiffe Catcher
Brennan Catcher
Irkln First base...
Stricter Second hse
Jeoeau Third base..,
Delehanty Shortstop ...
Browning Outfielder ...
McAleer Outfielder ...
Radford Outfielder ...
Young
Wadswrth
Vlau
Zlmnvr
Doyle
- Virtu
Ardnr
.....Pmalley
.... McKean
Gilka
Iavls
Dalley
The National league waa a total wreck
In Pittaburg. J. Palmer O'Neill, acting aa
an agent for the league, had a team of
misfit that won only twenty-three, games
and lost 111 a record at that time. There
were day when O-NeiU did not have
enough money to pay hotel and railroad
bill, but h managed to make end meet
at th critical moment, and treated th
mtter a a huge Joke, Whenever th team
lost O Nell distributed a box of cigars
among th unfortunate player, while h
declined to speak to them at all when they
won. Edward Hanlon wa the manager of
th Pittsburg Brotherhood team, but aa la
other cases, th players, who war stock
holder and director, rod over htm rough
shod and th team wa a dismal failure.
Thl waa th composition of th two Btnok
town nine:
rittsburg. P.L.
Staley
Galvin..
Maul ,
Ter
Morri
Carroll
Quinn
Field
Beckley
Robinson ,
Keuhne
Corcoran
Hanlon
Carroll
Position
Pitcher
Pittsburg N L
Baker
Lgtle
Duryea
"."..'".'.." Wllaoa
Berger
Pitcher
Pitcher
-Pitcher
Pitcher
Catcher
-Catcher
.-Catcher
First base...
Veacta
.La Roque
Miller
Sale
.... Osbom
Keltv
Second base.
....Third base..
....Shortstop ...
...Outfielder ...
....Outfielder ...
... Outfielder ...
Flelda ,
Hecher
The Buffalo Brotherhood club wa prac
tically In the same class with th O'Neill
ts (lender, a they were always last "In
their race, even though th team Included
the veteran. Connie Mark, Deacon Wbita.
Jack Rowe. Sam Wis. Dummy Hoy and
Jocko Halllgan. still playing with the Jer
sey City team. Th Cincinnati team bad
some atari, notably Long John Reilly. Bid
McPhee, Kid Baldwin. Tony Mullane, Bug
HoUlday and Hugh Nicpl. but even In tb
weakened National leagu tb Red could
not deliver a pennant to their follower.
Buffalo and Cincinnati were made up of
thl timber:
Buffalo. P. L.
Haddock
Keefe
Twltchell
Mack
Halllgan
Clark...-
White
Wise
J. Irwin
Poett'na. dnclnnati.N L.
Pitcher Mullans
Pitcher Rhine
Pitcher Foreman
Pat cher Harrington
Catcher Keenan
Catcher Baldwin
first baas ReUly
Second base .'..IIcHim
Third bas..M Marr
Shortatoo rA
Rowe.
Beecher XxitAeUtar uitih
Hoy Outnelder ......... Knight
Ramey .Outfielder Nlcol
Th two championship races resulted In
this manner:
PLATERS LEAGUE STANDING.
Cluba w. U
PC.
.621
-57
.MS
.547
51
.46
nosxon gi 4
Brooklyn t M
New Tork 74 J7
Chicago 78 6l
Philadelphia M a
Pittsburg m es
Cleveland ES 7J
Buffalo K M
NATIONAL) LEAOCK STANDING.
23
Z7I
Club. W. I p.c.
Brooklyn J .667
Chicago - tl U .610
Philadelphia 71 U .M6
Cincinnati -. TS t& .it
Boston 7 67 .71
New Tork a U .tn
Cleveland . 44 H J9
Pittaburg B lit J6S
The eaon was practically ovr when th
Katlonal leagu suffered a terrlbl blow
by th sal of th Cincinnati club by Aaron
Stern to th Brotherhood for 1 40.00a It
looked then a If It waa all over with th
old league, but soon the New Tork Brother
hood player began to desert th ship.
Ewing was the flrst to go back to Mr.
Day for a salary. It waa said, of 110.00s.
A oon aa he broke away other folio wad.
and the Brotherhood backer were in a
panic. They were ready and anxious to
hold a conference with th National league
men, and It wa not long afterward that
th two warring leagues wcr consolidated;
the player one more finding themselves
at th mercy of the magnates.
Sine those stirring time many of th
players hav passed out of thl world.
Among them wer Delehanty, Browning,
Burn of Chicago. 'Williamson, Pogarty,
BUI Brown, Rad bourn. Kelly. Pouts, Col
lin a Darby O'Brien, Klnalow, Buck Ewing,
John Ewing, Ed Cran. Mlk Slattery and
Ester brook. Clarkson I In aa Insane asy-
Newsy Gossip
A aleigh drawn by an automobil wa a
recent novel sight at New Tork.
Judging from tb machine seen at th
shows, green will b tb popular color thl
year.
Thre steam car are being used at Mil
waukee as aa experiment in ta postal
service.
A company ha been formed to conduct
a general motor 'bua and freight servio
t Calcutta. .
Brakes ahould be thoroughly Inspected be
fore setting out on a journey over snowy
or icy roada
There are now over fifty auto 'busses
la Paris aad ta number soon will be in
creased to U0.
There will be an elaborate display of
raotor-djivan nr apparatus at ths Buaton
show next month.
It 1 proposed to construct an automo
bil track in tb ground of London
great Cryatal Palace.
Tb Brltiah Motor union has appointed a
committee to kaep tab on and oppose anti
motonst, autophoblt bills
With 0v automobile club, on com
posed exclusively of women. Philadelphia
can no longer be accused of slowness.
Frank B. Hower of Buffalo ha beea ap
pointed chairman of the touring board of
the American Autumobll association.
To meet th ever-Increasing demand for
ruUber th government has begun tbs
propagation of tb trees in tb Philippines.
Nearly SJO electric cabs and carriage
were destroyed in tb nr which wrecked
the building of th New Tork Cab com
pany.
v Korty-on entries hav baaa ro(vd for
tit side-silp and akU-preventioa competi
tion oi in Automoui ciuo or ursat
Britain.
Between February 1 and July 1 It ts es
timated that upward of 'X.wu motor cars
will be delivered to customer la lb
I hlted States.
Queen V llhelmlna of Holland ta aa ar
dent motorist, and an expert one. too, for
aha drives hr big luuriug car ilk a vet
eran chauffeur.
Consular report declare there la a good
maraet throughout fcurope for Amencaa
apeedomeiers, odometer, clocaa aad other
autoinobil sundries.
A good road do a tbs east coast of
Florbia probably will be built by a stock
company, which will get its money back
by charging toil.
Another victory for American machine
Atr foreign baa beea scored by Countess
Hoyea uf Hungary', ordering a car from a
New York agency.
The mechanical branch of the Aaeoeia
Ikm of Licensed Automobil Manufaciurere
luia taken up tlie quesuua of eiandard
laung rims and Urea.
A bill before the New Tork legislature
provide imprisonment for not over a tear
tor a driver of a motor car who runs
away alter aa accident.
Judging from tbs support it is receiving
the gret race in Germany fur the Kaiaer s
cup will eclipse even the Grand Prix a a
Luropean spurting event.
A Chicago deabr. who evidently expeeta
to win the feminine trade, announces that
afternoon tea will be aerved U ail fair
visitor to hi sale rooms.
Where crude oil ha been used on west
ern gravel roads it baa beea found to
combine with the gravel to form a wear
sng u-fac of much durability.
Leaking screw tolnt may b temporarily
retired by drawing a piecs of soap across
lb thread, tk soap woaraia foa- a t
11111
at receptions, "showers" and home entertain
ments, it is becoming quite the vogue in select
circles to serve
iT
"The Beer You Like"
Q Good hosts like to honor their guests with
happy surprises things unique and rare. Luxus
-the new llrfht beer, is the most exquisite re
finement of the brewer's art.
Q Where Ltrxtzs is served, its rare fragrance of
bouquet its snappy, piquant flavor linger long
in the memory as a most delightful feature of the
reception.
41, Serve Luxus freely drink all you like of it
there is no dull or unpleasant after effect no
heaviness or unripeness. And therein is Luxus
different from ordinary beer Luxus is a llht
refreshment brewed exactly to satisfy the true,
refined American taste.
Q Luxus should be in your home for daily
wants and ready for social
Li
lum and Bennett I a cripple, baring lost
both leg in a railroad sodden t aeraral
years ago. Burkett Is tb owner of th
Worcester club. ODay 1 a Katlonal league
umpire, Connor ia living la retirement In
Watarbury, Conn.; ORourk I owner and
catcher of the Bridgeport team: Gore la
a deetctive. Ward a lawyer. Rusl a day
laborer, Bassett a police man,- Tlsraaa a
saloon keeper, Bushong a dentist. Burns
of Brooklyn a saloon keeper. Van Haltren
still a player In California, Orr a theater
doorkeeper, Joyce a Bt. Louis saloon pro
prietor. Cod Dalley and Tom Daly race
track regular. Brouther an owner of real
estats In "Wappinger Falls, Tim Keef tb
am in Cambridge. Mass.; Mickey Welch a
drink dispenser In Holyoke, Stoney a police
man, Tom Brown of Boston an umpir in
th Trl-Stat leagu. Brodi with Newark
and Low with Detroit last year. Tucker
In retirement at Holyoke, where Jack Doyle,
who will manage th Milwaukee team thl
yar. also apende th winter; Arthur Irwin, .
a Trl-Stat manager; Kid Qleaaon still
with the Philadelphia Nationals, Sam
Thompson, a realdept of Detroit, and still
for Owners of Automobiles
aa well as more expenaiv packing.
Th repeal of St. Louis' preaent speed
law, which limits th rat to nine miles aa
hour, la favored by Mayor Holla Walla,
himself an enthusiastic motorist.
For eight year there ha been a Pari
law forbidding automobile to emit bad
odor. A Judge has just decided tnat ths
chauffeur, not the owner, I to blame.
A California Judge ha upheld th con
tiuiUwnaiity of a law of that etate making
it a misdemeanor for any peraon to uae au
automobil without Its owner' consent.
New rule for th English Tourist Tronhy
rac hav beea made, with the design of
ooouraglug the development of the ideal
car rather than a standard type of care.
A French Investigator who baa made a
atudy of pneumatic tire and their weak
aease has coma to tha conclusion that they
arouid be lnoaisd with nitrogen insured of
Xvbraeka' low fee of fl for a perpttual
Ucenne la not regarded with favor by a
legislator, who has Introduced a bill pro
viding for an annual fas and a tl driver
tax.
Th two automobile uaed by the pollc
Of BC Luula to chase speeders will b re
pisced by ax motor cycle. The fine for
inducing In too rapid pleasure ia that city
A atudy of condition under which acci
dent occur has shown th curious fact
that tb least number happen on open
country roads, wbsr tb highest speed is
made.
In IDInoU It Is proposed to limit th
peed of motor car to twenty mile an
toour In tbs country, fUtaen mile in oitles
'and village and ten miles la concealed
districts.
Nassau county farmer bavs heartily ap
proved the Long island motor parkway
project. The parkway will have no grad
crossing. Lut will either tuiwei or bndg
other roads.
, A erat rented by the teamahlp company
for a single voyage, like a steamer chair.
I the latest suggestion advanced by auto
mout lists in their campaign agalnat th
crating nuia anc.
That outdoor shows are profitable Is
shown by ths recently-Issued report cf th
. held at the fcsnuir Track. New Tork.
laat .May. KxhiUiora have received a JM
per cent dlvldecd.
At Newport the Indieatlons are that the
automobile la driving out the horse. Many
prominent residents of that resort are
building extensive garage and arrangiug
to sell their stables.
The multiple disk clutch is prominent
ia many of the Wi cars. Its adoption being
not bocaus of Its inherent virtue, but
becauae of th shortcoming of th ooo
dutch, a usually applied.
It was notlceabl that no Invitation
wer issued It tne caar of Russia or th
king of Belgiar. to attend the recent
Madison Square Garden show, though other
European crowned heada wer bldJeti.
A German inventor ha devlaed a hy
draulic car. dais away with clutch chain,
ahaft. etc., and transmitting hi power
by aeriea of oil pumps operated by th
anntor on similar pumps on th rear
wheel.
Wbsa examining a leather top oa a
rlctori or land an let, ths proafwctlv pur
chaser Bboald notice th effect at th top
after It is down. Only th very best leather
tops will let dowa perfect ty flt and give
a good effect
Although th Italia Touring club ha
nc ntajiy maps ana ra4 guide. It aa
1 rape Mr g a aw series a read eg
rt
occasions. Order a case
sent home today- direct
or from your dealer.
Brewed and Bottled in Omaha by the
FRED KRUG
BREWING CO.
. -Exposes ta t tk Fum Art el Brwia"
i
abl to play a bit; Lar Cross with'th
Washington. Hutchinson tn th railrsad
business out west, Wilmot a Wild West pro
motor, Anaon city clerk of Chicago, Duffy
owner of the Providence club, Latham an
umpir whenever h get a chance, Dwyer
a police commissioner In en of he cities
up the state, Mark Baldwin a doctor, Char
ley Farrell a hotel keeper In Massachusetts,
Fred Pfeffer doing th best be can in tha
Windy City, McAleer manager of the St.
Louis American. Tebeau a saloon keeper,
McKean th same, Zimmer a Union leagn
umpire, Cy Toung atlll In th game with
th Boston American, Tener a barTlc offi
cial. Beckley with th 81. Louis National
last year. Corcoran' recently aold by Cin
cinnati to McOraw, Calliope Miller living
In Brooklyn. Long John Reilly an artist.
Mack manager of th Philadelphia Ameri
cana, Comlskey owner of th Whit Sox.
with many other in obecurlty.
Thl I base ball history which th youth
ful fana of tb preaent time will find Inter
esting reading. How many 'of th star of
today will be recalled by th fan who
rave over th national gam In 1931?
faly which will cose. tSW.oaft. Th club,
the headquarter cf which are at Milan,
ha a membership of O.WO.
"The autolsts and ths manufacturers a 111
havs to huild the long cross-state road
the-y want." said Michigan a state highway
commissioner recently. "The farmers are
only interested In short mads that will take
thorn to the nearest market. "
The Automobile club of Franc unlik
other national bod lea. appear to have but
on purpose In viewthe welfare of th
French Industry aa against ths rest of ths
world. Th term of th Grand I Tlx ax
notoriously based on thla plan.
The promoters of tha New York-Boston
automobile boulevard hav bills before ths
legislatures of the four state involved
giving them the r!ht of eminent drwnaio
to sweure a right-of-way. Th cost of th
enterprise 1 estimated at tlS.W.OG.
A Indications that th day of th femi
nine chauffeur la corning a well known
eastern firm" has received several 'applica
tions for Instruction in "motoring In all us
branches" from women, and there 1 an In
creasing demand for leather blouaea for
fair motorists.
New York's legislature 1 flooded with
automobile bills. One alluws owner to
Insure their car agulnst ions by acci
dent, another eucgesta an annua tax of
and a similar annual license fe for
chauffeur, while a third would tax ear
S2.5U for each Boat.
With the speed of an automobile, with
all roads open to it whwh will admit of a
bicycle, with eaae of control, complete re
liability and a malntananc expense aver
aging about V, cent a mi.e. It la not hard
to understand why the motor cycle ia ruah
lr.g Into popularity.
Boston'a Automobile Owner' aasdatlon
has asked the legislature to pass bill pro
viding a fine fur any autoist who, after
participating In an accident, refuses ti
top and. cn request, give his name, and
punishment for any per eon using an auto
mobile without permiealon of ths owner.
Mr. and Mr W. S. Oehr and their dog.
Snip, who came from Wnatche, Wn:i,
to New Tork in an auto, are now on a
steamer enmut for Mexico, via Porto P.ico
and Cuba They will cross Mexico In their
car and then motor up th Padrlo eoaat.
A a result of th growth of th auto
mobile business tn New York and tb ten
dency of dealer to congregate In a special
district, real estate value have Increased
over su per cnt In two years, and store
which formerly commanded but a nominal
rent now yield from t2Ji to U a squats
foot.
Lancia, th most popular automoblllst
from Lurope who vr cam to America
to compet for th Yasderbiit cup, will no
longer b seen at th wheel or th fast
car in speed contests, having abandened
racing for manufacturing. He has becom
interested In a factory in big aattr town
la Italy.
Automobil Instruction will be specialized
tn the new Art et Metier colleg to t
built near Paris. A ttiree-year course will
provide Instruction In varlaue art ' and
trade: th fourta year' a oeura win b
devoted especially to autmbti eoiistroc
tlon and electricity. Th coiieg will coat
II. ..(.
It ia a good plaa to mpty all th gr
or oil out of tn gear box oeaatooaily
However good th gears and however sai.U
ful ths driver, th frequent dinging of
gear Is bound to result In same small
shippings of ths hardened steal being de.
tax Led. and these, if not removed, are ear.
rwd about in th oil. which Is being
churned up by th revwlrlmr ihwi. . ,
d milage.