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Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
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Judgments
SANDLOT BEES ARE BUZZING
KENESAW MOUNTAIN LANDI3
is Humming the cards at a rate
he doesn't apparently appreciate.
The longer he defers that deci
sion of his the greater the un
certainty in the minds of player and mag
nate, and neither can tell how far he is
to be permitted to go. Just why the Ju'ige
should delay all this time In the matter
of handing down a decision is unknown,
but It may be guessed at. Maybe he Is
planning on writing a companion to tho
famous Pred Beott decision, the pro
nouncement that got poor ojd Roger
Taney in such disrepute and brought to:
him obloquy that lasted long after his
life, but which finally came to be quoted
as an authoritative statement of the law
cf master and servant. The law of con
tracts is most concerned In the ease be
fore Judge LnnCIs and he may be able to
prepare a treatise on that which will
establish in the compass of a single
opinion the concentrated experience of
all the world. Let us hope that be does,
and that he makes clear Just what por
tions of the base ball contract are valid
tnd binding, and to what extent the rela
tion of owners and players Is contractual
end what proportion of It comes under the
head of master and servant, and maybe
the future will be then undisturbed by
Unseemly argument; calling of names and
the like. But, .for goodness sake. Judge
Landls, hurry up.
Amateur Stove League Gossip Be
comes Hotter as Season Ap
proaches Nearer.
TEAMS ALREADY IN THE FIELD
A young man from out In the. state
writes to The Bee this week, in com
plaint against the law prohibiting spring
shooting. He makes his own point very
clear, but mlsse entirely the purjjoso . of
the law. It is ' not Intended to rJrotect
the game in the spring so that tine city
man may go out and shoot It in the faU;
It ts to so order the matter that tram
birds will be .preserved for anybody to
shoot. If he can get into touch with
some of the old-timers, who handled
shotguns forty .pr even thirty-five years
ago, he will learn something that may
surprise him. And the old-timer who is
honest will admit that the changed con
ditions In shooting have been brought
about by the spring hunting, the slaying
of birds at a time when they ought to
be let alone. A male bird killed in the
spring means the possible destruction of
teveral broods, while every female bird
killed certainly means that one brood has
been prevented. In the face of facts so
plain as these, the man who really loves
to hunt, who abominates the pot hunter,
nd who wouldn't take advantage of a
bird, ought to rejoice when he sees the
water fowl winging its way north un
molested in the spring. That bird la cer
tain to come back in the fall, accomi
panied by its summer-reared family, and
that is why the shooting of water fowl
In the spring has been prohibited.
In England horse racing is to be kept
alive during the war to hold up interest
In breeding. Over here, the attempt is
being mode to revive the sport in the in
terest of betting. That's all the differ
ince. Willie Ritchie says he Is going to give
Freddie Welsh one awful bumping when
they come together. And Just a day or
two ago Charley White told the Chicago
boys how he was going to grab the title
from the little Britisher. Oh, very well.
If Freddie Welsh stays over here long
rnough, he will have grabbed off about
ill the coin his countrymen lobt when
they sold railroad and other stocks away
below the market price lost fall.
The Nebraska State league magnates
re gome all right, and they are also
business men, so the tight little league
mill very likely have another flourish
ing season.
Well, that affair didn't take place at
Juarez, and it looks like it would not
take place at Havana, or, for that matter,
anywhere in the wide wide world.
In less than six weeks now they'll all
have to uncover, and it won't make a
great deal of difference what Judge Lan
jls finally decides.
Fa Rourke is sold to have a wild pitcher
in his list of hirelings this season. Quite
'some novelty, we assure you.
Brother Dave Is just proud of this
now as if he were raising winter wheat
Instead of mere sod grass.
No matter where Walter Johnson
pitches, a lot of batters won't worry If
be 1 kept on the bench.
I'a's boys win soon be trooping in, and
that will be another sign of the spring.
Jumbo SUehm's basket bailers or Just
kike bis boot boll team-only different.
Anyhow, the big mag admit the Feds
re a fact and not a theory.
Here's wishing a good season to Mor
dvcal Brown.
Tune to begin to overhaul that fishing
tackle.
By FRANK Ql IOI.KV.
Tn a few days Old Man Snow will won
der off for a much ncedrd snooze and
with the chirping of tho red breasts, base
ball, tho king of sports, will again reign
supremo for approximately six months.
Already some of tho youthful expon
ents of the national past'me have been
pooping In the attic to see if their base
ball paraphernalia Is still Intact. Of
course the older baste ballists are Just as
enthusiastic a the aforementioned, but
experience linn tauKht thorn that the early
bird in base ball generally grabs a sore
lunch hook. At that in a couple of weeks
the majority of the local pill shooters
w'll lip perambulating on the sand lots
to tucertiin whether or not they will be
able to make the grade this season.
Quite a number of the old ball heavers
have decided to unbuckle from the game
and they will devote their Saturday and
Sunday afternoons as spectators, although
some of them wlU .be Btire to -change
their thought reservoirs and scramble for
the diamond before many moons roll by.
Eight leagues started tho fireworks last
season and they all waltzed up the rocky
road of success with ono exception. Tho
exception was the Tri-Clty league. Here
with the seven that stuck until the gates
were locked, namely: Commercial league,
Saturday Class A leaguer City league.
Mercantile league. Boosters' leaguo, Met
ropolitan league and the Church league.
All of these leagues will be back In the
harness this season, the only difference
belnff that .some of the leagues will add a
couple of teams to their organization.
t . Start to Organise.
Laat week several of the leaguers con
gregated in order to clean ux tho pre
liminary work preparatory to organizing.
The Mercantile league Is practically or
ganized. All they are waiting for Is to
give a couple of their teams a chance to
decide whether or not they wish to enter
the race. In case they decide in the
negative they will by vote elect a
couple of teams from the numerous ap
plicant to fill the gaps left open by the
departure of the "has beens." S. L.
Story was elected chief cook of tho Mer
cantile tribe and O. W. Johnston will do
the cribbling and be custodian of the
kale. Last season this league met all
lt trials and tribulations with a smllo
and a it ts its firm intention to let har
mony reign supreme this year it will
undoubtedly float up the avenue of suc
cess. In all probability eight teams win
compose this league.
Twice the class A leaguers have con
gregated, but to date they have not per.
fected an organization, but they expect
to In the very Immediate future. They
have talked the situation over thorouKhlv.
but ore not in a position to organise until
they decide what they want to do relative
to orsanlzing two class A leagues, to be
composed of six teams apiece. One will
be composed of1 what are supposed to be
the fastest of the class A players and the
other of the second ratera At the ex
piration of the season the leadr of each
league will play for the championship.
The speed merchants want each team to
put up 125 forfeit money. This dough to
go to the champtona They win also play
for side bets. At their lost meeting all
the managers concerned seemed satisfied
vrun tne plans and In all. probability a
"If Walter Johnson Doesn't Pitch for Feds
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NEW YORK, March . Clark Griffith
has tackled a man's sized Job in trying
to lure Walter Johnson back into the
fold of the Senators. "Fighting Jim"
Gilmore, president of the Federal league,
is determined that Organized base ball
will not defeat him In the Johnson coup,
and he avers that unless the redoubtable
Walter pitches for the Feds he won't
twirl at all this season, and he will carry
the case to the highest court, etc., to
prevent it.
This is the Intermission when everyone
Is awaiting the decision of Federal Judge
Landls, of $29,000,000 tin to Standard Oil
fame.
other meeting next Thursday at the city
hall and all of the Class B teams are
cordially Invited to attend. At this
meeting they will decide how many
teams will be utilized.
Sand lot Chatter.
This season the Prownlng-Klng com
pany team will enter the Class "A"
army. They think they can ramble fast
enough.
The report Is going the rounds that
th Tri-Clty crews will attempt to or
ganize this year.
Hageman is a partner cf Barr'a in the
iFederal business, liow does that combi
nation look?
A new team to he kmwn as the Gentle
man's Holly, will be hacked and man
aged by John A. Gentleman, the under
taker. The Luxus Mercantile company 1 fig
uring on putting a Class A team In the
couple of leagues will be spiked together I on any definite plans.
at their next meeting. The only obleetlnn
the das A bosses registered against a
league last year was the question of
finances and as they didn't stab enough
dough to enable them to hire a Jitney to
cart It away the opposition isn't very
strong this year.
Commercials to Meet.
The Commercial league, which repre
sents different commercial institutions
and Is under the personal supervision of
Leo Kieny. will get together this week
and make the final arrangements for the
ensuing season.
From the dope tossed around It Is
apparent that Logan Burr Is the main
gazaboa of the proposed Federal Ama
teur league. For approximately thirteen
years. Barr has been associated with dif
ferent clas A organizations. He knows
the game and the- possibilities of the
local contingents. He is excellent to
start things, but he generally falls to
attach tho finishing touches, conse
quently this proposed league ha about
a good a show to get a royal reception
a a bow legged glri in a classy chorus.
So, fan, you don't have to quibble or
blbbl about the Fed.
Red aee to Six Teams.
Now this City league, a Clas B or
ganization want to reduce their leaguo
to sis teams instead of eight In the
estimation of the writer the raoo would
be more Interesting and satisfactory to
the fan If the league contained eight
teams. New officers were elected at
their last meeting. The lucky ones were:
Robert Kroll, president, manager of the
Vinton Street Merchants and formerly
secretary of the league, and James
Mllota, secretary, manager of the Brown
Park Pharmacy. They will hav an-
Home Run Abe Sampson has decided
to keep himself In seclusion this season,
as fur as base liail la concerned.
If George Kennedy can argue a law
suit as well as he can a declulon made
liy an umpire, he oiiKht to be a rip roar
ing success in his new profession.
Thin trip Hlllard Morearty claims he
will be the "come ai-k" dude. If he
even louts like ho is coming bark a quite
a few of the local fence busters will in
oculate that icy feeling.
Hoh F.lllott Is figuring on organizing
a Hatunluy team to represent Crane St.
'Co., and enter same In some Saturday
league.
Hap Hogan Passes
Up $3,000 Beauty
They're telling one around the Western
league circuit that would do Hap Hogsn,
manager of the Venice Paclflo Coast
league team, a lot of good if ha knew It
was out. Hara Patterson, first baseman
and captain last year of tbe Drummer.
Is a pretty good friend of Hogan and
last summer Hogan asked Pat to reoora
mend some good players In the Western
league. Hogan intended to either buy
them or draft them. Patterson did so, in
cluding In the lot the name of Catohar pat
Haley of the Ie Moine club.
Hogan put In a draft for Haley, but
later cancelled it. The draft price fur
player taken from the Western league
by class AA leagues is SI, 000. Only a week
or so ago Frank Iabell, manager of the
Lies Moines club, announced he had sold
Haley to Providence of the International
league for f3,m0. lzzy cleaned up Juiit
$2.00 when Hogan decided Haley wouldn't
du for the coast circuit.
Mascot for Giants
Retires Just Like
J. Franklin Baker
"I have decided to leave base ball Mat
I am through with the game except as a
spectator. I tried to pull the Giants
through to a fourth pennant, and, falling
in that, I am convinced that my mission
in base ball ha not been a auoceas.
Therefore, I wish to formally notify you
that the position of Giants' mascot is
open. I have stepped out"
The foregoing was the essence of part
of a letter of resignation received by John
B. Foster, secretary of the Giants, from
"Jimmy" Ford, one of the best mascots
who ever attempted maacotlng.
"I used to think that some day I might
become a big leaguer and play ball my
self, but I have been cured," he con
tlnued. "I realize that I was cut out
for something else. I believe that I have
what Is known as a financial brain, and
for this reason I have decided to train
for a stock broker. I am going right
down Into Wall street where they don't
have any of this pennant business to keep
a fellow awake nights. I'm going down
there, where all they have to do la worry
about money.
"Money is my long stilt, anyhow. X
know more about fielding a dollar bill
than I do about fielding a grounder. And
that' saying something at that Fur
thermore, I think I can do more heavy
hitting against some of those bankrolls
I've heard about than I could against
Matty' fadeaway, so I'm going to try
rn bat against some of tho financial
lnshoot. If I mis I guess they'll call
me an out-drop. Just the same I'll make
'em put a hop on their fast one
"Every afternoon I get a chance I'm
going up to the Polo ground and root
foi the Giant. Day when I have the
pi Ice I'll pay to get In; on other day
well, I won't pay, that's all. But I'U be
there.
"Wishing you and Mr. McGraw and trie
Giant more luck than the Brave hod
(which was some, believe me). I am your
retired mascot, "JAMES FORD.'
tio passeth another star from the game.
When it came to handling ice cream
cones "Jimmy" fielded 1.000 any afternoon
he started In the lineup. And at Juggling
peanut burs he had the world cheated In
a disappearing act "now you see 'cm
now you don't"
ASSERTS STEGKER IS CHAMP
Omaha Wrestling Fan Eidicules
Yousiff Hussane's Claim to the
Cherished Title.
JOE ONCE THUEW THE TURK
An Omaha wrestling fan who ha ren
mny mat encounters between grnpplers
of more or less worth for several years,
writes the followlnu letter to The Bee,
scoffing at any claims Yousiff ITussane
mnv promote as l"ng as the rocord of a
defeat ndmlnlKiered by Joe Sleeker hangs
over his head.
"In Monday nlh's World-Herald, of
February IT), under tho head of sporting
column appeared the news that Hussane
was to defend his Ittlo against Olson. In
that article It stated that by virtue of his
win over WrMcrgnard two weeks ago the
Turk Is now looked upon ns the champion
of the 1'nlted States. This Is all soft
talk and every paper should know that
for a couple of ttceks ago Joe Fteckcr,
a Nebraska biy, living at Podge, Neb.,
wrote a letter to Sandy (Irlswold of the
World-Herald In which ho told very
plainly of tho match wherein he had a
decision over Hussane and saying that
he was willing to tnet Hussano In Lin
coln or Omaha and that within twelve
hours after Ifuasnne would accept his
challenge he would place $MV with the
Wof'd-Herald, the match to be for SR.nOO
sldi bet and all the gate recolpts. Hus
sane In, his wlnd-Jammlng-way Ignored
this challenge but kept on talking about
what h could do to Stecker, and two
weeks ago the paper camt out and stated
that he was to meet the "Mysterious
Man" in Chicago whom he was to wrestle
for tf'.OOi) a li.e. It Is strange that he
run away from our own Ncbrsska and
goes to Chicago and sends back word
what great things he Is doing. On the
day of the wrestllnr match between Hus
sano and Jess Weetergaard, appeared a
letter from Jack Curley, the noted wind
jammer of the country, wherein he com
ment on the Idea of Stecker wanting to
bet ,0"0 as a side hot and saying that
this Is too easy hut he did not have the
backbone and nerve to come forward with
his little tO.ODO to prove that he had the
confidence in Hussane for they are all
fighting shy of the .Nebraska boy for he
has got the goods on them. Of course. It
Is well known among the general sport
ln public that before every match or
every fight there la a lot of ragchewlng
and a lot of bluff. It stands to reason
that If this man Hussane had the confi
dence in himself, or the money, or any
friends that would back him, or that Jack
Curley had the money or had the nerve
to back his Turk against the young No
braskan, that they would do something
moro than talk, for If they thought for
ono moment that they could wtn S,0O1
they would he there to do it. If there
was a match put on between Bteoker and
Hussane tomorow the Omaha sports who
have shown their unloyalty to Nebraska's
greatest ' wreetler. If not the greatest
wrestler in the world, they will ret a
chance to show how much real sporting
blood they have In them for the Dodge
county farmer and business men will
back Stecker for all the money that any
of tho Omaha sport or outside sports
want to bet against Stecker and those tin
ran sports around dowa here wunt to be
gin saving their dimes and they had
better save car fare home for that Is
all they will have left when Stecker geU
through with Hussane. If Hussane or
Curley do not think Joe Stecker wants to
wrestle Hussane for t.r,0O) lot them show
their money and stop talking. It la a
case of put up or Shut up.
"Hussane made a brag that be chased
Stacker off of tho stage tho night of the
Westergaard wrestling matoh. He can
not chase Stecker any place and If they
want to bet from $5,000 to $2,000 the
money will he up so quick that his back
er will really wonder whether they want
to be sent to Lincoln or not."
"AN OMAHAN.
"P. B. This letter was ent to the World
Herald, but they being friend of Hus
sane, would not print It Jack Curley
has' pulled another of his bluffs down at
Juarez, Mexico, for he I not going to
make good with the public by haying the
Johnson-WIIIard fight; and while Hus
sane) made mention In the "World-Herald
since thl letter wa sect to the World
Herld about 8tcker, yet he ha failed to
put up any money or make an offer. Ho
talks about Stecker being sick because he
ate a piece of pie. If he over goes up
against Stecker he won't need pie to
made hlra lck. AN OMAHAN."
Chief Bender Some
Trap Shooter, Too
Chief Bender, the former mainstay of
Connie Mack's crew of ball tosser and
now with the Baltimore Federal league
team, is a top notch trap shooter. The
Chiefs eagle y seem to be Improving
with age, tho clay pigeon falling prey
to hi mtghty gun In ever larger num
ber. Bender is well satisfied with bis berth
with the Balferia and the expectation or
that ha will excel past performances.
Baltimore fans are anxiously awaiting
the opening of the season In order to get
a good glimpse of the famou slab artist
in action.
TO WED OR NOT TO WED
Benedicts Assert They Are the
Better of the Ball Players and
More Valuable.
NOT SO, SAYS 0LLTE 0'MARA
There' a heated debate going on Just
now In base ball circles over thl sub
ject t
"Is a married ball player of more value
to a club than a bachelor ball player?"
One faction the wedded faction asserts
loudly that tho wedded gent Is more
valuable to the club, while another fac
tion the unwedded gents take the op
posite viewpoint. It looks like a dead
lock. The wedded fellow nays that after a
ball player gets msrrled he quits frlv
nllng end that the less frlvollng the
better It Is for the ball eluh as a whole.
That faction assert that after a ball
player gets married ho becomes steadier
In Ms habits: he doesn't etay out all
night, or even half the night. He reel
Izes that he has a fam'ly. responsibilities,
and that he must keep working so as to
hold his Job and thu keep the wolf from
the doorstep.
Ollle O'Mara Speaks.
OUlo O'Mara, who ahortsstopa for the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and who Is spokesman
for the bachelor gang, ha this to say;
"As soon a a guy gets married ho
begins to go back. He loses his pep and
he loses his nerve. He no longer takes
the chance that he did In the past. He
doesn't try the long shot on base that
ho did before he got hooked up.
"A married fellow detracts from team
spirit Instead of getting around with the
boys In the evening, he ducks Into some
corner and write a letter to hi wife.
Then he sneak off to bed. The mar
ried fellow won't get Into a card game
unless the limit Is about tan blue chips
for a penny.
"A married ball player doesn't sass an
umpire as an umpire sometimes needs to
be passed. WhyT Oh, because the mar
ried fellow fears a fine and a later ac
counting to wlfey for the shynes In the
pay envelope.
"The unmarried ball player piny base
hall all the time on the f'eld. on the
Pullman and In the hotel lobbies. A
soon a a fellow get married he plays
the game only on the ball field. At all
other times he play the love game. And
base ball and love don't mix."
Carrigan Makes His
Athletes Work Hard
Manager Bill Carrigan of the Red Box
will follow the same course of training
at Hot Springs this season as In 1914. He
believe that by going out at about 10
o'clock in the morning and practicing
through the hottest part of the day right
up to S o'clock In the afternoon all the
players will benefit. There will be no
car riding despite the fact that the Hotel
Majestic, where the team I to atop this
year, Is nearly a mllo farther away from
the grounds than was the hotel used In
19U. The men will walk to the playing
field and after each player has done his
stunt he will bo made to Jog back to the
baths, where "Doc" Charlie Green Will
be In attendanos to arrange for his wants.
FATHER OF BILL ARMOUR
DIES AT EGHTY YEARS
Adam Armour, father of Manager Wil
liam Armour of tbe Kansas City Blues,
died at his home in Homestead, Pa., .last
week. He was 84 years of age and had
been blind for twenty-five years.
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