Ths Omaha Sunday Bke.
OMAHA. FUN DA T, JCLT .
Wit
Mddgments
OMAHA U developing on tort of
talent that should ba nipped at the
vary outset. It U th clasa of
talent who go to tha games ssd
devot their ttma to roasting tha
hem team and rooting for tha visitor.
Ta ertrJels a player on either aid U the
wasted Tight of Ua fan. and will rot ba In
. terfered with and la forraar years Omaha
fan hava exerted thle right unsparingly.
Thla cours baa given Omaha tha ham of
ttng tha beat town In tha country to
' play In. for a playar baa had her tha fln
est of treatment, no matter whether h
belonged to tha home team or tha v tat tor
'Abaoluta falrnaea haa bean tha rule until
tha preaeat aaaaon. but now an element
aema ta be imbued with tha notion that
tta mleelon hi Ufa la to make the home
players aa miserable aa feasible. Ferons,l
abuse and earcaatn are shewerad upon
them without any reason, and frequently
ao unjustly aa to dleceurege the players
from trying-. For example, on the after
oon of the Fourth, when Arbogast waa
Spiked on the hand and dropped the ball
' while making- a play at the plate, a loud
mouthed Individual In one of the boxes
Shouted "Bonebead!" and other endearing
terraa at tha Injured catcher, and when
A (new cam on to rellev Arbogast he waa
Saluted with "Tou r a fine catcher, ain't
roar It maybe that the man who called
out thla abuse to the player la a fin
ball player hlmaelf, and It may alao be
that he la a kind hearted and altogether
lovable gentleman, but the evidence la
against him. If all tha playera were not
trying their beat at all time to win. t
might b different. At any event, they
ve entitled to the benefit of any doubt
that may aglet, and eheuld b given the
encouragement of friendly greeting In
tend of abuss when they are on tha home
ground. The pleaaur of tha game will
t enhanced for all when tha home roaster
ubaldea,
4
Tha Fourth of July attendances at tha
Haw Rourka park In Omaha were disap
pointing. In tha morning about LJ0 fan
war out and In the afternoon, perhapa
MOO. There ahould have geen 10,000 In all
Th xoeeetve!y hot weather, of court,
kept many away, but many atayad away
becauae of Indifference. Thoee who mieaed
tha afternoon gam missed a beautiful con
test Omaha la playing aa good ball today
M tha laadera of tha league and It haa aa
toad a team. Of late It haa participated
la half a dozen extra-lnnlng games
eleven, fifteen, aixteen and seventeen In
sane. N'n n i. ... . . ..
- - - -." game or mat
ort unlaaa it play good ball. yt it i
ot deriving the home aupport It ahould.
Friday many tana left the uark ....!...
w.. mmaim. i waa not tha fault of tha
Horn team; It beat Dea Motnea at will.
Su war thoaa Una out tha day before?
If o, they aaw a grim atruggl between
th sains team that went for aixteen In
Binge. And aixteen Innlnga la not enough
to swell the crowds to what they ahould
be. Th fact la, thoaa who are knocking
th Omaha team at preaent ar only look
lag for a chance to knock. At tbla writing
the team haa won five out of th laat atx
gemea played-on from bloux City (at
Sioux City), two from St. Joaeph and two
from Dea Molnee. What elae le wanted T
With four euch pitcher, working tha way
Hall. Roblnaon. Rhode and UeMott are
and th team back of them going aa it la.
we are aura to push hard trom now on.
Everybody get In and holp push.
President O'Neill le Having hla trouble with
umpires, but la meeting them well. By the
Wo of tha teamownura. ha la InaiaUliig the
tomplet double-umpire ayatem and tiring
the bumba aa last aa ha cau get at thorn.
It waa a disgraceful thing that occurred
In Omaha on July 4 and . when playera
bad to umpire the ihru
le True, they did It very well, but two
nmplrea war In town at th. n.n
vtaw
Oxunk and th other too yellow to go out
eu worn aiooe. Hut they have not um
pired ainca.
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Omaha haa begun Ut run baaaa better.
It la tuna. Tha team haa been backward
1Mb year la that essential department of
the game, la which It. haa had the reputa
tion of leading, la Wednesday a game with
C Joe It made fourteen hlla and ahould
aava won in apite of a rank' decialon or
two and Kneavea' fatal muff at aecond.
Bt. Jo mad but six hlta. It I Impoaalble
to argue that tha base running la what It
houid be when results of this , kind are
achieved. '
Charley pick playing a great gam
t third for tha Rourkca aod hitting tha
ball aa timely as aay man in the league.
H haa recovered his throwing arm. too,
and whipping them over to Kane with
deadly precision. la a word, tha little Vir
ginia geatlemaa is playing gilt-edged ball
and reminding the fans once mora of that
other jug of ginger. James Auatln, whe
sacs starred at third for Omaha.
Bt. Joe really did not abow up aa formid
ably aa we had expected la that three
gam eerlea Some of Holland a brightest
luminaries seemed rather dim, Thla waa
true of tha great Tex Jon. Tax and
Melnke. while they played their positions
,r bot nil at tha bat Big
Chief Johnaoa ahowed hla old-Uma yellow
aad la all tha team did not compare at all
favorably with Omaha.
Thomaaon Is the peer of any outfielder
la the Western league. He I playing won
derful ball and hitting Uk a madman. As
sa indication of th way he ta going, uk
Friday game. He takes all of seven
cnaace. nve of which were terrors; gets
single and a triple and two runs ia four
tlmee up. And- hla work la a constant spur
to tha others.
Bchlpke ahowea the qualities of a real
leader Wednesday, when, his team behind
ana two outs, he went in to bat for
Kneavea and drove aut a triple, paving the
way to two runa In the Inning, aided and
abetted by Pick a triple and Jim Kane's
Out to second.
Manager Schlpk la oead right to put
himself In at short and give Kneavea the
atllity Job for a time. Kneavea haa plenty
of time to develop, while the skipper la
there, hitting and fielding In fine form.
Ehmaa certainly turned tha trick oa hla
aid teammatea tha firm chance he had to
itch for Lincoln against Denver, holding
the sluggers from tha hllle to five hlta
, Bam Agnew wanta to learn to drop fewer
balls behind the bat It la one element t
great catcher to equeea 'em. Sam.
: Tk Cuba, with Chase limping, and
Ever down, still Is sble to dispute first
Place with the Clanta and Quakers.
MATTICKS LEADSAIi BATTERS
Dei Koine Center Fielder Show Up
with Percental. ( .380.
CASSIDT OF Dm VS IS 8ECCJTD
nsma f R re Saved le Rat.
tins; .ftSB la All Thlrtr-Oa
Ftarer la Wtra Laa-
Dat Ore-r .SOA.
Bill Mattlrk. th Dea Motnea center
fielder, la still leading all batter In th
Western leu rue with a iiarpantae-a n too
Close on hla heela la Caaeldy. tha Denver
nghtflelder. who haa a batting average bt
Omaha geta rank with tha leaders
with Thomaaon batting at a clip of .UL
In all. thirty-one playera are batting above
th .Mo mark. Kan leada the Omaha
playera In fielding with 071. Halt arm
clalma tha distinction of being Omaha's
oeet pitener. having won seven and loot
five battles, standings:
attlagr Averaae.
Town, "loux City
Claire, Pueblo
Herche, Des Moines
Mattlck; De Moiaea
Clark, Topeka
CesKlny, Denver
Koerner, Pueblo
Bpahr, Denver
Shaw, Pueblo
Tomason, Topeka-Omaha..
Ikorf, 81 ou city
Wagner. Bloux City
Leultke, Topeka
Andreaa, Bloux City
Borton, Pt. Joseph
rvl8. Pueblo
Mlddleton, Pueblo
Keeley, Umaha
Helden, Pueblo
McCormtck, flncoln
King. Topeka
Dundnn, Lincoln
Perrer, Pueblo
JJnglaub, Llnooln
Khman, Denver
Beall, tVnver
Tex. Jonea, 8t Joseph
Oil more, Denver
Nclghbore, 8loux City
Frambe. Topeka
Wetriennaul, Deaver
tabell. Pueblo
Coffey, Denver
Breen, Bloux City
Hartman, Sioux City
Kmtllln a T w
Nelhof,' Omaha
Barber, Sioux City
Clemona, . Pueblo. . .'.
Kelley, Bt. Joxeph
Kane. Omaha
Powell, at. Jneeph
Thnmaa, Lincoln
Rellly, Bloux City
Hus-hea, Pueblo
Cobb, Lincoln
Qulllin, Denver
Hafford. Topeka. 1
Pick. Omaha
Hchlpke. Omaha
Ulatowskl, Dee Moines
Whitney. Topeka
Rellly, Bt. Joseph
Jarnlgan, Pueblo
Wilier, Lincoln
hlckert, Topeka ,
lra ham. Dee Moines
Colllgan, Dee Moinea
Lloyd. Denver..
Colo, Lincoln , ,
Crompton, Topeka ,
Oagnler. Lincoln ,
Btetn, Sioux City
Llndeay, Denver
C. Miller, Bloux City..."...,
Hamilton, Bt. Joseph
Breltensteln, Topeka
Benx. Dea Moinea. v
McMurray, Denver
Agnew, Omaha
Cockman, Lincoln
Hanlfan, Bt. Joseph
Curtia. Dea Moines...
Kenworthy, Denver
Moore, Topeka
Johnson, Bt. Joseph
Willlama, Omaha
Melnke, Bt joeph
Kneavee, Omaha
Anderson. Dea Moinea
Clarke, Bloux City
Dwyer, Dea Moinea
McGrath, Topeka
Ellia, Ppeblo
Dui bln, Topeka ,1
Jackaon, Pueblo
Bchm.d. Pueblo
Oossett. Bt. Joseph
Wilson, Sioux l ily ,
Applegate, Lincoln ..........
RreDs. joneka ,,
McGi aw .Lincoln
Harris. Denwae ...
Stratton. Lincoln
Korea, Dea Moines
O'Brien. Denver A,..,
Hall. Omaha
Knapp, Ijncoln ..,.......,.
Arbogsst, Omaha ,
rox. Lincoln
Hawklna, Topeka
Bachant. Des Moines
Rhodes. Omaha
Bag, Bloux City
Hoblnson, Omaha
Farthing, Lincoln
Durham, Pueblo ,
Miller, W., Sioux City..,..,
ferry, rueoio
Kerns ' St. Joseoh
Haxer'man. H. K.( Denver
Fentreas, Omaha
Kaufman. St. Joseph
Heuston, Dea Molnee
FuKate. .Topeka
NorthuD. Dea Moinea
Crutoher, St. Joaeph
Hagerman, Lincoln..
Wolverton, Llnt-oln
Ktnsella. Denver
Chellette, St. Joseph
Holmes, Sioux City
Buchanan. Topeka
Fat ton. Des Moinea
Amsler, rl.oux City
Mek'ee. Dee Moines
fturnham. St. Joseph
Freeman. Bt. Joseph
Omaha
Schr'elber, Denver
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Harerenan. H K., Denver.
Asnew, omah 144
Ptwot. Pueblo
MHIer. W.. Bloux Clty....
t hman, Denver
amb. Topeka
Kins. Topeka
Jarksnn, Pueblo ,
Coffev, TVnver
Crompton, Topeka
Baobant, Dee Moines
Heme. Denver
Fos. IJnroln
Thomseon. Omaha
Dnndon. IJnooln ,
Henston, tee Motne...
SrhMonorer. Omaha ...
Q'llllln. Denver
MWormlck, Lincoln ...
Hartman, Bloux City..,
Crutoher. St. Joeeph...,
Brelteneteln, Topeka ..
Cockman. Lincoln
Hall. Omaha ,
B-hmld. Pueblo
Hamilton. Bt. Joeeph U
Cobb, Lincoln
Beee. Bloux City ,
Durham, Pueblo ....
fchlpke, Omaha
Powell, St. Joseph..
mis. Pueblo
Rhodes, Omaha .....
Moore, Topeka ,
Koree. Dee Molrtee..,
Kneavea, Omaha
Colhran, Dea Moinea., l.V
Johnson. St. Joeph 3
Buchanan, Topeka 3
Owen. Des Moines 8
Rellly, Sioux City 37
Wilson. Bloux Oty 1
Pick. Omaha 88
MeOrath. Topeka I
Hftserman, Uneoin
Pe-her, Topeka ..
Boblnaon. Omaha ..
Rena. Dea Motne..
Hafford. Topeka ..
Cook. Omaha
Kelley. Omaha
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Manager Cnglaub la said to be "in bad"
J with Lincoln fans. Oh. wt-ll.
OMOt an. w bids for Dea Moinea.
PO. a. K. Pet.
Towne. Sioux City M 0 1.000
Lakoff, Sioux City 18 0 l.Ono
Clark. Sioux City I 22 Mm
Chellette. St. Joaeph 3 23 I 4
Freeman. 8t. Joaeph 4 14 l.Oift
Lotx. omaha 0 3 1
Fentreee. Omaha 4 21 0 l.ouO
Shnelberg. Dea Moinea.... 0 3 0 1 Oott
Jonea. Pueblo 18 0 .0U0
Srhretber, Denver 3 4 0 1.000
O'Brien. Denver 4 81 0 l.OO
K:naelU. Denver , I 28 1.000
Appiegate, Lincoln..'.. 4 23 J. Out
Knapp, Lincoln . S 37 0 1.00
Jonre. Tex.. St. Joseph.... 413 24 3 .M
Borton, St. Joaeph 277 13 3 . 990
6 rem. Sioax City 700 45 3
Lindsay, Denver 46 5S .9S7
B.ldn. Pueblo 120 3 .M
Koerner, Pueblo 44i M 11 .8H4
Mliler. Lincoln 67 1 .9M
Stratton. Lincoln 174 M 4 .!
Zwil.Ing, St. Joeeph 94 13 3 .92
Hawkins, Topeka 27J 70 .83
1Mm11. Pueblo 60 1 1 .9M
Mlddleton. Pueblo 134 14 3 .9M
bpahr. Denver let 83 3 .!M
shew. Pueblo 1M 4 4 .9M1
Thoniaa. Lincoln 046 el 13 .M1
CsKaidy, Denver l & 3 .9-0
OoeaetC St. Joaeph 221 73 4 .90
Cleimnons, Pueblo In 03 I ..
Kan, umaha 2 44 18 .978
Dwyer Dea Molnee 78 46 17 .977
Mrijraw, Lincoln M 40 t .974
Miller. C, a.oux City 2x1 m
Wh.tney. Topeka S2 37 17 .978
Kautman, St. Joeeph... 8 32 1 .974
Herche, Dee Moinea 3 33 1 .9,3
Clark. Topeka 3 34 1 .9,3
McMurray, Denver 249 Jk .9,8
Arbosast. Oman 144 M 6 .971
Uiatowskl, Das Moines 94 33 4 .9n
Davis. Pueblo 94 I I .964
kerne. St. Joeeph lu M On
-Farthing, Lincoln 4 38 1 .907
Neighbors. tloux City 77 S S .946
Kelley, Bt. Joseph 103 7 4 .91
Barber. Sioux City 12 43 1 .5
McKee, Des Moines 128 .14
Ki. kcrt. Topeka 121 14 I .14
Lngiaub, Lincoln 218 133 14 .11
Head Denver S I 1 .
Mattlck, Ilea Moinea I4 18 7 .90
Lloyd. Denver 173 197 18 .18
Preen Bloux City 104 3 5 .17
Lynch. Lea Moines sa 36 4 .9K7
Anderson. Des Moines lot 8 t .57
C.asnier. Lincoln 117 193 It .7
Andreaa. Sioux City 1"7 11 18 .968
Cole. Lincoln 198 13 7 .V
Weldenaaul. Denver 46 1 8 .96
Hurnham. St. Joseph 3 18 1 .11
North up, Dea Moinea.. .t... 4 38 3
Nelhoff. Omaha :U7 14 19 .9f
Wolverton. Ijnooln 94 2 .91
Huebea. Purbio 170 19 It .11
Williams. Omaha i3 3 3 ,9t9
Memke, Bt. Joseph 1T VX 2 .948
Graham. Dee Motnea 178 11 19 .94
Reillv. Xt- Joaeph lea 179 30 . 948
Oil more. Deo'r 112 7 7 .944
Jamivan. Pueblo I 23 3 . 94$
Curtia Dea Moines ira 4 .943
Wag oar, bloux City. ........ Ut 13 Mi
Smith, Lincoln
Jackson, pueblo .,
Wolverton, Lincoln
Clark, Sioux City
Crutoher. Bt. Joeeph ,
O'Brien, Denver
Hagerman, II. K., Denver.
Keeler, Omaha ,
Chellette, St. Joseph.....,
Weight, Pueblo
Appier ate, Lincoln ,
Durham. Pueblo
Clark, Topeka
J am I ran. Pueblo .,
F arbor. Sioux City
Puchaaan, Topeka 7 I
Miller, Walter. Sioux City.... 7
Hsrrts. Denver t I
Hall. Omaha
Freeman, Bt. Joeeph
Kaufman, St Joaeph...
lohneen. Bt. Joeeph.....
Ehman, Denver
Fusate, Topeka t
Rhodea, Omaha
Wllaon, Bloux City
Peer her, Topeka V
Purnham, St. Joeeph
Schrelber, Denver
Heuston. Dea Moinea
Hacerman. Lincoln
Knapp, Lincoln 4 I
Pens, Dea Moinea $ 4
Fox, Lincoln I 4 t
Robinson. Omaha....
mile. Pueblo
Durbln, Omaha-Topeka
Klnaella, Denver
Base, Sioux City
Farthing. Lincoln
Northup, Dea Moines
MoOrath, Topeka
Schnelberg, Dea Moinea....
Fentress. Omaha
McKee, Dea Moinea
Hererhe. Dee Moines
Cook, Topeka 1...
Team Work.
Hat tin Pueblo. .BIB: Bloux City. .281:
flOn, 1 1 V-K T'A.ul.. nci. at
Joseph, .266; Omaha, .265; Des Moinea, .241.
Fielding Bt. Joeepn, .wz: tenver, ,wr;
tJnooln. .951: Pueblo. .959: Bloux Cltr. .9S7;
Omaha, .948; Dea Moinea, .9., Topeka, -.926.
Stolen Haaea Lincoln, 1R8; Bt. Joseph,
147; Denver, 140: Omaha, 189; Sioux City.
123; Dee Moinea, 84; Topeka, 78; Pueblo, 58.
Sacrifice Hits Bloux City. 13; Denver,
107; Omaha. 88: Lincoln, 78; Bt. Joaeph, 71 i
Pueblo, 70; Topeka, w. uea Moinea, 47.
Big Prizes Offered
in National Events
Omaha Field Club it Making Prepara
tion! for Clay Court Cham
, pionthip Tourney.
With lesa than a month to prepare for
the blggeat tennla tourney that Omaha haa
ever handled, tha tennla men of tha Field
club ar working Ilka beea to get all In
readiness for the big national clay court
tennis championship events at th Field
club August t to 12.
As a part of the preparation th first
oiled court of tha west waa constructed
Friday, 330 worth of oil being poured on
on of th seven tsnnla courta. Tha oil
courts of th east ar famous alt over
the tennla world aod tha tennla men of
this city, by tha advto of Conrad Young,
th veteran head of tha Field dub raoquet
ers. ar trying aut th fluid.
Th complete Hat of prises for the tour
nament Includes more than tlJM. Th
championship challenge singles eup ta val
ued at StOs and Is one of tha moat beauti
ful trophies ever offered here. Th two
double challenge eupe are valued at $300.
For first prise In th championship
alnglee, to go to th winner of this year' a
tourney, there I a atlvar pitcher aad tray,
valued at 81S0; and for the second prise, to
go to th runner-up, a gold watch, worth
S0S, will be given. The winner of th
doubles ar to be given two clock, and
aecond prise m the doubles will be two
silver service trays
Tha consolation prliea srs ones which
csn be used every day. First, for conso
lation singles, la a fine camera; and aecond,
a allver-backed ahavlng glass. It will be
hsrd If some beard lees youngster captures
that prise. Consolation doubles prises for
first are two service trays and. the runner-up
prises ar two thermo bottles.
Th tennl men ar campaigning all over
th country for th Mg playera Th entry
list this year will total 12 names, it Is
thought; one of tha largest tournaments
of th In I ted States.
Buckles Challenges
Uvick for Encounter
Declares that He Wat Not Treated
Fairly in Seeent Kill and it v
Anxious to Box.
Guy Buckles comes forth with a chal
lenge to box Billy Vvlok. by whom he was
defeated on Ford'a decialon In the mill be
fore th Ak-Sar-Ben club In South Omaha
oa June 11 "I am In good shape now and
am willing to meet Cvtck at any time he
designates.'' says Buokles. The challenger
declares that he was not given a square
deal In the laat mill, and ha la anxious to
mee t'vlck again with ether officials. Ha
alao declares that t'vlck violated the rules
by wrapping hla hands with plaster of
Paris, which Is ss hard as a reck when set.
"I don't cere to meet a man with plaster
knucks. but I will bos Uvlck la a fair and
square con teat." ay Buckle.
Shakespeare on
Base Ball
Phort-graaaed green Th Tsmpeet.
In a pitched field. Ttmoa of Athens.
To tbe field. Cymbelloe.
This field, shall bold me. Lore's Labor Loot.
Tbe tame Is up. Henry IV.
On btoe and ground. Twelfth Night.
A pair of bases. Pericles.
Base sefond. Henry IV. x
Paee men. Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Tbe left band of tbe even field. Jnllua Caesar.
A great ride. Merchant of Venlca.
Thy center out. Romeo and Juliet.
Short. Much Ado.
Men to catch. King John.
Pltcheri. Richard HI.
Shall pitch a field. Henry VI.
The field la even. -Taming of the 6hrew.
These, are a aide. -Corlolanoa.
Tou Bhall play It In a mask. Mldturamer Night 'a
Dream.
Maska for faces and for noeea. Winter 'a Tale.
Let me be umpire. Henry VI.
There'a three umpire. Merry Wlree of Wlndtor.
He knows the game. Henry VI.
Your stiff bats. Coriolanue.
On the bat. The Tempest.
Why, these balls bound 1 AU'a Well.
Face them in the field. Henry IV.
The game's afoot.-Henry V.
Strike, 'tis time. Winter Tale.
Two pitch halls. Love's Labor Lost.
Shall I strike at It? Hamlet.
Ne'er leave striking In the field - Henry VI.
I'll atrlke nothing. Two Gentlemen of Verona.
A lofty pitch. Henry VI.
I will atrlke It out. Henry V.
A hit! a very palable hit! Hamlet.
Tie a foul. Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Not a foul. Measure for Measure.
The game was ne'er ao fair. Romeo and Juliet.
I strike It and It hurt my hand. Othello. v
Pitched out. Henry VI.
I will run no base. Henry VI.
What, not one hit? Merchant of Venice.
Strike noma scores away. All's Well.
Leave my base! Henry VI.
After he scores. All's Well.
We hare struck. Cortolanus. t
Run, boy, run! Two Gentlemen of Verona.
We'll run. Midsummer Nights Dream.
Fly out.--Cymbet!ne.
Now, let ua have a catch. Twelfth Night.
Here, catch thla. Merchant of Venice.
I'll catch It ere It comes to ground. Macbeth.
Make speed to catch. Midsummer Night's Dream.
Stare and catch the air. Henry VI.
Could I but catch It! Tlmon of Atheng.
I ehall catch th fly. Henry V. 4
The games are done. Julius Caesar.
Call the field to rest, and let's away. Jullua Caesar.
Hark! they are coming from the field. Henry V.
They are come from the field. Trollus and Cresslda.
Thomas B. Chrystal in New York World.
AMATEURS 1NJANY GAMES
Teams Have Battles looked for All
the Fields Thii Afternoon.
DOUBLE-HEADERS EVERYWHERE
tars Trtnmpaa Wilt Flay th Traffya
at Sooth Onaks Hibkssi Parka
Play th Council Blaffs
Merchants.
Faetmen.
Welch
Kuoera
Durkee ,
McLaln
Hall
lrommy....
Probst
Bruggeman.
Shamrocks.
Graves
Maylleld
Fletcher
Corcoran
Horan
Fagan
Kennedy
Tost
Mason
For tha first time thla year th Stori
Triumph nine will battle with ths Sham
rock at Duffy'e park. South Omaha. Tha
Irish boy of Blaughtartown are the only
sn who hsvs not ss yet fallen victims to
ths beer ealeemen. But thla afternoon'a
slash will narrate for tha fttna whether It
Is possible to stem the Btors'a victorious
tide. Tha brewery boy have beaten every
thing In Omaha or thereabouts snd they
will hereafter look for duel ot a higher
class. Last Sunday tha Shamrocks took
tha gunners' brigade Into camp and wal
loped them to th tun ot 10 to 5. They are
after th championship of th three cltle
and, to say th least, they hava a beautiful
chance. Peanut Mason will cast tha horse-
hide for tha home boys, while Probst will
work en th mound for th Rtors outfit
Lineup:
Stor Triumphs, Position.
Lett ....
Center ,
.. ..Right ..
Third ..
Short ..
.... Second
First ..
Catcher
Pitcher
Haasoasa Parks to lens.
Again th Hanseom Park will invade
Iowa territory, but thla time only to Coun
cil Bluff, where they will endeavor to
trounce th Council Bluffs Merchants. Of
course, vrythlng look good for the
Park boys, as they are now playing ball
at their old time rat. Under th leadership
of - Captain Benson they have Increased
wonderfully, both In fielding and hitting.
Benson was formerly one of tha premier
t wirier of Omaha, but had retired for
some time until about a month ago ha
broke th air of aolltude that circumscribed
hint and grabbed the Hanseom Park man
agerial relna. Bogatta. the snappy Mule
southpaw wonder. Is handling tha horse
hide m a mysterious manner; of late he
ha beea keeping the hlta down and wall
scattered. Th Council Bluffa boy hava
taken a alump lately, but today they ex
pect to get busy and ahow th town folk
that they can get out of the hole. Joe
Adama will exhibit on tha Merchants'
mound.
Lineup:
Hanseom Park.
Stevena
McCormtck
Fiannigaa
Wllllame
Botto
Front ,
Benson
Hachtun
E. Bogatta
II. iiogatta
Position.
. Left
..Center .
..RtKht ..
..Third ...
. . Short . . .
. . iSecond .
., First ...
, i Catcher
..Pitcher .
.. Pitcher..
Merchants.
Kvera
Ooff
Boyn
Mlnlcus
Phillips
Olbson
, Wahl
Duff
Adama
CHANGE COACHING METHODS
Yale Will Adopt Now Plan Darlag
Caaalasj Ssrtac.
NBW HAVEN. Conn.. July I -A change
ta coaching methods for th Tale bas ball
team la expected to ba put I operation
thla coming eprlng. xTb losing of th last
four games of the season, when Tale waa
looked upon aa having one of the best
teams In several years, mad a disastrous
ending that may possibly do away with
profeealonal coaching. Th election of
Third Baaemaa Richard Merritt waa aa
expected .and aa there la good malarial
coming from thla yeer'e freshman elaaa,
together with several players who were
sot put forward because they were under
classmen, a first class tear ahould be
whipped Inta ehap for tha WU season.
basse at Fort Omaha.
Out at Fort Omaha this afternoon
four powerful aggregation will try their
beet to please the fans The first fray
will undoubtedly be an Interesting and
hotly contested one, between the Holly
and th Hoffman of South Omaha The
Hoffmane are about aa good aa there are
In th meethouae, having tha 'big and
famoue Eddie Quraesa on tha throwing
corps. Both teams recently beat tba Mer
chant aeroa th Muddy, and It la thought
that more evenly matched teams could not
ba found In the dty. Jawney Hlckey will
use hla mesmerising breaks to bind tha op
position in a mysterious fold. The Hollys
hava made a few changea, presumably to
their betterment. Oeorge Dougherty has
been switched from short to third. Gtlham
from second to abort stop and Faber will
fill the second corner vacancy. A soon aa
the Holly and Hoffman hava retailed
their beat work tha Towr.eead Oun com
pany and th American will box for th
aecond time. In their laat match the
Americana got sway with about one score
to tha good, though "Cy" Raymond Toung
only allowed them one scratch hit. Dyke
and Dana will act aa tha pitcher and
catcher for the Americans, while the nil
L. O. A. Original battery. I. a. Mortality
and Claire, will perform for th gunner
troup. Mr. James P. Mullln of ths Town-
sends la Satisfied that hla bunch couldn't
b Improved upon becauae of tha acarolty
of better playera around the city.
Two at Florence.
Out at Florence a doubleheader la sched
uled to be pulled off. The owner of Flor
ence park have struck the falling rock, but
during tha laat week Manager Hughes has
ao thoroughly repaired hla aggregation that
they ar ready for tha beat of ua. Today
they will again mix thlnga with the J. 8.
Cross gang. At their laat meeting the
beer patrons thrashed the wlr boya very
viciously, pounding the great Pike for eom
twenty-one safe awata. Because Manager
Hughes published a few wild statements,
the Cross management became provoked,
and ao they decided to play again thla af
ternoon and let thia game settle all dis
putes To make the argument exciting a
1 100 purse will hang as a beautiful incen
tive to draw from both sldea their best
work. As a curtain ralaer to the big affair
tha Florence Athletics will try to induce
the Bteinberga of South Omaha to snlfT the
odor of defeat. Both these teama wer re
cently organised and ao they are out for
everything In sight during the remainder
Of the season.
Rotea of th A ma tears.
The Royal Achates are out of town vlait
Ing thla Sabbath.
Hlllard Morlarity says tha only way to
beat Wilbur. Neb., Is with a club.
There will be a hie base ball innni
at Nelelgh. Neb., on August 12, IS, 14.
The Broriegaard trowm are looking for
gamcf. Call Manager Dolson at Red 6144.
The base ball buzz can now be heard
very plainly In the Klkhorn Valley league
towns
The much-talked-of bout between th
Diets and Rod and Oun club waa pulled off
yesterday.
Big Bill Hombarh ta nltrhlnv tn tk -
old victorious manner In the Kouth Dakota
uuuaw league.
This afternoon the fast native blrda ot
Benson and the R. B. Longe will clash at
Benson Eagles park.
The J. S. Croea hooca anarehanfa ara
looking of more eombata. Call talker
B-Btd or Webster 4737.
Aa long aa St. Claire in umpiring down
at Duffy a park all opposing teama are
aure of a square deal.
Vaughn Caughlan Fathered hla Mazeppa
stare together aireln vreterday and played
the Omaha Field
Dick Kennedy, m. of Omsha'e fa moua
amateur catrhera, lacked hla duds for
Sioux City laat Thursday.
A smsll base ball tournament was pulled
Off at Prescott. la., taet week in whih
Corning. Ia.. won first prise.
Paul Kelly, Bert McAndrewa and Roy
Young, all got away with their first a-amea
on the Farrell Syrup's low tour.
Rudy Thenar hns returned from Chicago,
where he haa been plavlng the national
sport with different amateurs.
A big psrt of the Americans became
rownsenna on the national holidsv of last
week and Journyed to Tabor. Ia.
Rumor atatea that Farmer Rurn'a Farrell
Syrups are not cleaning up ail that money
that they ao lavishly talked about.
Neal McKee, associated with tha Oothen-
burg club, haa been making every game
look like a swatfest aa far as he waa concerned.
Manager Kennedy of the Shamrocks haa
rorgotten nis old time crabbing stunt. Now
. his nords are few while a game Is pro-
Glenwood. la., beat s bunch of would-be
stars from omana on the nation's blrthdav
and published that they had conquered the
i numpns.
W hile the Burns outfit Js travellna-
throuKh Iowa the colored outfit bearing the
omana uunt etaiicara is parading tnrougn
Many F1nkentetn and Pod Fsserenn
would like to reorganise the Alamltoa if
someone win notify Mm of the whereabouts
oi rne unirorma.
Ked Kyle is with Audubon. Ia.. although
he failed to make good with Auburn of the
Mink league Thla little town thlnka him
precious pack a ire
Hodgson of Stanton, la., brought himself
to the glimmering footlights when he
imcnea a no nit. no run game for Stanton
against Nodaway.
Many of Omaha's best bsll nlavera ra.
celve but scant notoriety for their services
Decs use or the poorness of the team with
wnicn tney are algned.
Buck Kucera. the right fielder for tha
rnumpna, succeeded in breaking hla nose
last aturday, so he will be out of the
game for a few weeka.
Hachten and O'Conner did the battery
work for tfi Ounnera Sirs I nut Tsbor.
Msvbe thst tnw purse ma1e them show up
fn that profeealonal manner.
Wlllard Qulgley will organize an all-star
team to plav the 8rrs Triumphs on August
or proahly on Labor dev. lis haa al
ready written Ruacell Routt.
Hie Farrell' e:.-scorekeeper, vis Ray
mond Roberts, is s visitor st some Mink or
sisie lue gsme every Sunday, ss he
takua grrat delight in giving hia saw
Auburn some Ssbbath exercise.
Th Council Bluff Americans are after
tha scalps of both th Council pluff Boat
club or th Advo ef Omaha. Mr. Do.
i "ea i awaiting a reply.
Although hi batteries deeerted Mm,
namely. Mortality. lwls I'm and flair
en last TwetMay. aeverthslee Jatnee Mul-
ii n aereetea labor, ia, with eaa.
Lewla Journeyed up to North Rend on
flrecrarker day and. after striking out
fourteen and allowing only two hlta loot
mm ams mtuFi oi poor euppon.
tme ef oar old Crelghton star and Store
inumpn player, vis the chubby 1'hilbln,
tried out with Nebrsaka City, but failed
to enow enough of th right stuff.
Rig Rob MrNsllv Is rlavtne fine altb tba
Rod and Oun club. He le now luet round
ing Into form. Hla running, fielding and
mumg nave increased most voluminously,
The Baura Irona ar continually vlaltlna
the out-of-town burgs. Yesterday they
left for Arlington, where they will piay two
names, on t-eturoey ana punoay after
noons
Abner Kalman. th Stor scorekeener
snd th lad who la noted ss big leaxue
erutlnlserv aaya ha would rather catch a
double-header than play another Sam of
cowpasture pool.
Some of the old te-01aas-Andreon
Originate have thought of reorganising In
order to plav the Store Trtumrhs near the
end of tha season. If thla la dona. It ought
to be a big drawing card.
Frank Otllstev ta loiinatna- arnimA .!-
lor Springs, Ma. trying to obliterate hi
ailments that have been creeping upon him
for the last couple of year and forcing
ma atnietie preanaa down th ladder.
Th Stors Triumphs only mustered to
gether twenty-eight hit In two arguments
at Rl vert on. la., laat Tuesday. llarrv
Welch enlivened thtns-a vlvtdlv when ba
Cracked out two circuit punches at River-
ion.
The Council Bluffa Rovlne avlatlni
base ball team has started thlnga rolling
one more. Although they hv a late
start. Manager Wheeler expecte to head
off a few of th headllner In either the
Saturday or Sue4v parsd For gemea,
aildreea J. Wheeler. Council Bluffa Rowing
clu
Frank Raker, who recently qu't the Cro
bunch In order to take Iiwls Joh ef pitch
ing for the Aavos. seems to have more
stuff than Lewta. but he haa not had tbe
ezperience. and therefore Is not nolle o
beajy. Baker became nervous and lst hla
game Sunday aaalnst the Victors, but on
cannon day he held Papllllon at his mercy.
At Rlvervlew park the Victor and Val
Plata enpect to make things exciting when
they coma In contact with each ether thla
afternoon. Beaver and Miller will do the
battery work for the beer boya. The Vic
tors are looking for a few out-of-town
games. Address. The Victor Hae Hell
Club, Cms Ha. or phone Douglas ? or aon.
Karly thla morning the lloctor bae ball
rluh boarded a steam horse for Papllllnn,
where they expect to carry affairs In their
dli-ectlon. On Mir fl these two agsveaa
lions were arheduled. but old Jupiter
I'luvlus preaented himself ao strongly that
the contest was postponed. The Hoctora
have been repeatedly carrying off the big
end of the tally record In their out-of-town
rlashea and expect to duplicate their teat
this afternoon. During the whole season
Kendall haa pitched admirably and with
such men aa Uuyer. Wlntera and Van
Orden one can eaaliy see why they win
battle.
One of Omaha's famous amateur base
ball warrior who Journeyed up to South
Dakota and found a berth oa the Mitchell
team, via., Patrick Kennedy, returned horn
because ot unsteadiness with which that
team is working. Mitchell tS. D l I now
at the bottom of the league and the sers
being too short tor them to win tha pen
nant they have turned everything Inta a
betting place and tha man who loses a .
game Is the man who loses his position
also. Pat was working fine at hla new
location, ha being one of the best battera.
Kennedy will continue to play ball and
holds himself In readiness to .loin any
bunch If notice Is left at Douglas 40,14 or
write him at Sixth and Plero atreeta.
J -
The Making of a Base Ball
Hera la th story of th whlt. hose-hide
covered baa ball. Scarcely a month passe
that aoma magazine doss not tell ot th
national game from tba point ef view of
eom greet player or expert, but decidedly
little I known of the history ef the sphere
that form the ball playera' chief Implement
of warfare or the way they ar manufac
tured.
Philadelphia may be rightly said to b
the horn of this Industry, not because bas
ball wer first made her, but because
more of them have been made her for a
longer ttm .hen In any other American
city. The largest base ball manufacturing
firm In th world tt at Tulip and Palmer
treeta. In Kensington. That firm make
both the Spalding and th Reach official
balls for th National and American
leaguea. and In addition furnishes balls to
dosens of minor leagues snd manufacture
thousanda of cheaper balls.
Now for soma figures. Th baa ball fac
tory turn out about 34,000 clean, white, tin
tlemlshed belle every day. In a week 144.000
are turned out and In a year about 1,000,000
are manufactured and ahlpped sway. Even
mora would b turned out If th bas ball
machines worked at lop speed every day.
But thla time of year, although It la bas
ball season, It not the busiest tlm at th
factory. Th balls now being used In th
Mg league parka and en tha open lota
were made early laat winter, when the
fans were buying Christmas praeenta.
What It Mesne la Mosey.
Enough money la apent on base ball each
year to build a battleship or a good-sized
city. A conservative estimate makes the
baae balls manufactured In Phlladelphla'a
factory alone retail at close to 12.500.000.
And when one conaldera the sums paid for
glove, uniform, mask and bat an Idea
may he gleaned of th American publlc'a
expenditures In playing th national 'game.
Of course, that doesn't take In the mllllona
of dollars we spend to watch eighteen men
battle with a small, white ball for nine
Innlnga.
Just the other day 'Torn" Shlb. a mem
ber of Philadelphia's big baae ball manu
facturing firm and a man well veraed In
tha national game, eat back In a swivel
chair In his office and smiled genially as
he told of the evolution of the ball. These
daya the manufacturer are feeling well
satisfied with themselves because they be
lieve they bar at last produced a perfect
baaa bait
"After years of experiment," said Mr.
Shlb. "w st laat have a ball th on with
th cork center that wtll pleas both fsns
and playera and. will certainly laat longer
and hold It shape better than any other
ball w have mid. There may b minor
changes made In It yet, but I doubt that.
Tha new cork center, I think, I here to
stay."
A Proeeaa of Evolattea.
The perfect bass bsll I Long year of
patient striving have been spent In evolving
that. Th first base ball mads wars llttl
different from cricket balls. They wars
wound by hand snd had rubber centers to
make them bound. All tha genluaea of th
national game Spalding, Reach, the Shlbes,
Connie Mack, McOraw, Fred Clarke and
Lajole have helped In different way to
make It what it la. But th manufacturer
themaelvea, Spalding, Reach and t the
hlbes, sre responsible for most of the' improvement.
The office where Mr. Shlhe aat waa
ellent except for the smooth whirr of elec-
trlo fan snd tha tick of a typewriter In a
room near by. But when ha opened a door
that led to the factory tha confused mur
mur of hundreds of baae ball-winding.
packing and stamping machines could be
heard. Five hundred men and women.
and boya and glrla. wer busily working
In different parte pf th building. Som
wer running the winding machine, aoma
were labeling, other were stitching th
balls with practiced fingers.
Or ground floor of the fetory, wher
th- are brought to ba labeled, thou-
sbi hem lay on racks. What a slsht
tr ' f baae ball! They aay the ball
Pla ea hia glove. He nurse It, oils
Hi It Into shape so that It answer
his move. On another player's hand
It r. a to work, but on tha hand of Ita
ewner It performa wonders and helps him
to make aeemtngly Impoaalble catches. But
who loven the bsaa ball? Not the ball
player. No. It I the fan. When he aeea It
shoot gracefully across th diamond or rise
high In th air at th crack of tha bat r.e
rises and lets out a prolonged "O-oh!"
And to a fan the sight of thousanda of
white anuaed base bells la decidedly fas
clnatlnf.
A Story of Develosaaeat.
Mr Shlbe lighted a cigar and puffed
aoftly for a moment. "To begin at the
beginning, as I know H." he said, finally
"I have sn uncls, Daniel Shlbe, who played
on a cricket team here In Philadelphia bark
In th sixties, when town ball, old cat.
pussy In th corner and drop th handl er
chief were th national diversion. Gradu
ally th American evolved base ball. The
balls they used at first wer all home
made. I believe the first baa ball factory
waa up around Hartford, Conn., but I'm not
aure.
"At any rata, my Uncle Dan, who lived
not far from here, and who now keepa a
cigar store down tha street, started to Im
prove on cricket bail and make baa bulla
of them. He used to buy up ojd rubber
overshoes to use for centere, and wound
the string around them by hand. Later
father (Benmln F. Bhibe) got Into the
buslneaa. and tha J. D. Shlbe company was
orgsnlzed about 1J In Eyre atrret, not fir
from here. They called It -base ball alley'
tren.
"As th game grew In popularity wa en
gaged more men for the work. Finally ws
Invented a machine to wind the balls. That
aved time wonderfully. In the old daya.
when men wound th balls by hand, a fast
worhr might turn out a doaen nd a halt
ball a day, but never mora than that.
Now we can wind several hundred ball
en one machine In an hour. And th old
balls were mere beanhags by the aide of tl
new, well-made article.
"During th past thirty yrara we have
been ennstsntly experimenting to Improve
the baae ball. That's a part of tha gam
that neither tha fan nor the player know
much about. But Mr. Reach snd my father
snd I have watched rloaely for year to find
out which kind of ball th players llkvd
beat and which kind tha fsns liked. And
we hav found It la Impossible to satisfy .
them alt entirely. Sevrrsl years ago we
made the balls with rubber center. Ther
waa som complaint because of lack nf
hitting ao we atarted to use a email piece
Of cork Inside tha rubber. Constantly we
changed the site both of the rubber and
the cork center. Not a year passed hat
w did not make aoma alight Changs.
Tha "Cork" Rail.
"Laat season we got out the cork ball ws
re now making, and they were used In
both the American and the Nations! leaguea
after August. But you didn't hear much
about extra base hitting then. Now, this
year w have complalnta from some of the
pitcher. Brown of the Cuba told m th
other day he couldn't locate the plate with
locate the plate he oughtn't to blam tna
ball.
"Ther Is no doubt.though, that the cork
center do Increaae hitting wonderfully In
one way. If a player hits a grounder tha
new ball act about th aame at tha old
on. It doea not bound much faster or
harder aa far a 1 can see. But If th man
at bat hlta a fly It travela farther. That
accounts for th great number of doubles.
triples snd home runs this year. And why
shouldn't the ball ba that way? For tha
paat few yeara the crowds hav been de
manding more hitting In th gam and baaa
ban writers have devoted columa to th
subject."
Her Mr. Shlb turned to a tray con
taining a dozen old balls, stained and
scratched, some with the covers ripped
off. He picked up one of the oldest of
them and said: "There's on w used
several yeara ago. The Rind w make
nowaday last twlcs a long and holds
Its shape. Whenever wa get a new ball
w hav the boys that work her try It
out In tha lota nearby to see how It wears
and th way It acts. Tou know s bass
ball Is a delicate piece of mechanism. Ths
least change makes a big difference In Ita
behavior. Th ball vary iightly In
weight, from five to five and a quarter
ounces Tha difference I becauae ef the
difference In thickness of th horse-hide
covers.
"Now let us go through th factory."
said Mr. Bhlbe, rising. "We'll go to th
top of th building, where you'll see th
first tag In th making of a ball."
Th elevator moved slowly and when tha
sliding door ws at last thrown open a
roar of machines cloee by could ba heard.
Back of each machine stood a duat-cov-ered
man skilfully winding. First tha rubber-covered
center, weighing one ounce, la
placed on a machine. Swiftly It revolve
and tha gray woolen twine la wound around
It by the unerring machine. When It
comes off It weigh three ounces. Then It
goes to snother machine, and an ounce
of white twine I added, and. lastly, a
chang to gray twin Is again mad. Th
ball com from the final winding machln
aa hard aa a bullet.
High aad Lave Priced Balls.
If It happens to ba a high-priced ball It
la sent to the second floor of th factory,
wher th men aewera work. If, however,
it la on of the cheaper gradea It go
to th third floor, where women and girl
ewr do th stitching.
Most of th women sewers were girls of
IS or year. At long table feminine
heada, blonde, brown and brunette, wer
bent ovr their work. Th ball war held
In llttl wooden vice and the girl, using
long, gleaming needle, drew the cover
neatly together. It takes from eight to
nine minutes to sew a ball.
On the second floor we found the nun
at work. They sew a bit faster than in.
glrla, finishing a ball In from seven to
eight minutes. Before the ball a are aewed
they are weighed carefully. To the flrat
floor they go after they hava bean aewed.
They are of all sixes, ranging from alx
lnchea In circumference to nine aod a
quarter lnchea. the aise of tha league ball.
There thoy are carefully labeled by men
and boys, wrapped In tinfoil and packed
In pasteboard boxea by a machine.
In the basement of th factory tiia cheap
est balls at made by entirely different
methods Th center are filled with
ground carpet rag in a pressure machine,
and a slight amount of atrlr.g la wound
about them. Then the covers are sewed
on by women, who take tbe balls home
and do the work.
After ws had gone through the factory
-Mr. Shine returned to the office and con
tinued the interview.
"Each major league ball team uses about
100 doxen balls a year. The home team
generally furnishes the balls. VtelUng
teama are supposed to carry balls with
them for practice, but they don't do It.
"The major league us comparatively
few balls when you consider the thousanda
of balls we acll outside T-r are flv
cheap bells sold for one high-priced ball.
Th boy and men who play In back Iota
in the ililes and towns throughout the
country buy thousands of them ever
year." Philadelphia Record.