THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUKE 8, 1916.
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Judgments
A DOZEN of the most prominent
racing drivers in America last
week signed contracts to par
ticipate in the annual automobile race
on the Omaha speedway, July 15. Last
year something like twenty of the
speed pilots affixed their signatures
to Omaha contracts. Seven of them
appeared and the inaugural Omaha
race was very much of a disappoint
ment It remains to be seen
what will be the result this
year. The drivers will have to be here
with their cars on the track a week
before the day of the race in order to
get the public to pay out its hard
earned coin this year. So, now that
the Omaha speedway has signed the
drivers, the fate of the annual Omaha
race depends entirely upon the Amer
ican Automobile association. It is up
to this body to see that the drivers
who have signed contracts live up to
their agreements. Last year Dario
Resta signed a contract. He did not
show up. Last year Ralph Mulford
signed a contract He did not show
up. Both have signed again this year.
Will they make good thi9 year, or will
they repeat their performance of last
year and leave Omaha in the lurch?
The local .speedway officials can do
no more than sign the men up. It is
up to the American Automobile asso
ciation to force the drivers to make
good their agreements. If the Amer
ican Automobile association does this
Omaha will have a great race, if it
doesn't the race will be a frost and
the game will be given a permanent
blackeye in Omaha and Nebraska.
John McGraw, manager of the New
York Giants, has encountered a little
rough going in his new venture of
. base.Dall writing, jncwaw jjas. oeen
writing base ball articles for a Goth
am paper. Recently he scrivened a
few words about Cincinnati, speaking
in a rather derogatory manner about
- Redland. August Herrmann, a power
on the national commish, has taken
exceotion to Mr. McGraw's assertions
and has signified an intention to bring
the matter up betore nis own national
commish. The case of McGraw is
merely another instance where news
paper writings by players make
trouble. McGraw made the prediction
Herzog and Hal Chase would soon
be fhtint between themselves. Such
, writing does not do the game any
good, especially coming from another
player. Let us nope Mr. Herrmann
will make his position so emphatic to
the national commish that that august
body will put the ban on players'
Bcribbling. -
The Chicago Cubs have employed a
press agent it is his duty to be ad
vance man to the team and supply all
the newspapers with news of the team
prior to the arrival ot the team, yuite
some difference from the attitude tak
en by base ball magnates a few years
ago. Magnates used to figure along
the line that the newspaper needed
base ball. Mr. Weeghmann of the
Cubs evidently has come to the con
clusion base ball needs the newspa
pers. For a guess Mr. Weeghmann is
right and he'll find his club prosper
ing a lot more than the unprogressive
and deluded owner who makes the
reporters do the worrying and get the
news when he can.
Amateur base ball in Omaha con
tinues to be largely made up of pro
tests, disgruntled managers and play
ers, and rowdy fans. What's the mat
ter this year? Last year the amateur
players and fans behaved themselves
most gracefully. This year there has
hardly been a game that has not cul
minated in some manner of disagree
able way. Omaha has been very gen
erous toward the amateurs, has sup
ported them and encouraged them.
But amateur base ball should be base
ball, not fights, scraps and fusses, and
if a transformation doesn't occur
pretey soon the amateurs witl find
themselves without any friends.
Frank Moran and Jack Dillon are
going to fight in New York. A few
of the skeptical are inclined to scoff
slightimgly of this match because
Moran is so much bigger than Dillon.
But our guess is it will be a pretty
good mill insofar as there can be such
a thing in ten rounds to no decision.
Dillon is one game box fighter. He is
willing to mix it with any and all,
large of small, fast or slow. He also
carries a wallop. Moran is a pretty
willing mixer and he also packs a
solid kick. If these qualities won't
make a match nothing will so Gotham
fans really should be in store for
something pretty good along the fistic
' line.
Tuesday is our day to step out,
fans. Tuesday the Rourkes return to
the home baliwick after one of the
most sensational road trips an Omaha
base ball club has made in years.
Their dash has taken them from third
place into first, It is up to us to show
our appreciation and to prove that
Omaha is proud of them. Let's all
find our place at Rourke park Tues
day to give the boys a royal greeting.
Get set, Mr. Stecher, Mr. Lewis of
Iowa, Kentucky and New York is
, next on the list. '
.i. Everybody ready for Tuesday,
DIRECTORS EAT WEDNESDAY
Manager! of Greater Omaha League
to Provide Banquet a Besu.lt
of Recent Ball Game.
ISAACSON RESIGNS HIS JOB
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.
At last the directors of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association re
ceived the joyful news that the mag-,
nates of the Greater Omaha league
had decided to banquet the directors
in sumptuous style on next Wednes
day night . The reason for aforemen
tioned decision is that the magnates
failed to produce enough counters to
smother the directors in their recent
base ball debate, which terminated
with the directors two runs to the
good. It was agreed before the tan
gle that the losers would have to dig
up the fodder. If as much comical
stuff is pulled off during the banquet
as occurred during their battle for
base ball supremacy the banquet will
unquestionably be a distinct success.
Being provoked because some of
the directors of the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association hinted that he
was not broad-minded or fair-minded,
Jake Isaacson, president of the asso
ciation, has written out his resignation
and turned it in to Secretary Bloszies,
to take effect as soon as a successor
is chosen. His resignation will be
confined to the waste basket imme
diately upon receipt of same by the
directors' because the directors wouldJ
iiui even eunsiuci ncpuitg ii. ill;
has always worked hard, conscien
tiously and honestly, and in the esti
mation of the writer is the most com
petent man that could be secured for
this position.
. At the meeting of the Omaha Ama
teur Base Ball association last week,
the Greater Omaha league submitted
a protest against the Commercial,
Class A, Saturday league, which was
declared reasonable and in many ways
injurious to the association, and it
decided not to wait for any further
developments before taking official
action. Although the constitution
was not violated by the Commercial
league, the directors did what they
thought would be fair and square with
the ones vitally concerned. Herewith
the case: The Greater Omaha league
actrjtrl fhaf th RranHjtl nlavfl nla.f-
ing with the Hotel Castle be ousted
from participation in contests coming
under the jurisdiction of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association.
The directors went on record, mak
ing the contracts of Dygert, Platz and
Oleson of the Brandeis with the Hotel
Castle null and void, and the general
sentiment was that if a similar case
developed they would take the same
action.
Fans to Blame.
Umpires are only human, but some
of the spectators that decorate the.
sand lots seem to have a different
opinion, especially against the munici
pal adjudicators. The version of the
writer is that the spectators should
burden the onslaughts of rowdyism
so frequently directed towards the
amateur players, because in nine cases
out of ten the fans are indirectly re
sponsible for any altercation that bobs
up. These municipal umpires, hired,
paid and backed by the city ot umaha,
are a bunch of fellows that like base
ball, umpire because they love the
game- and are well trained under the
personal direction of George Clark,
chief supervisor of the barkers. They
call every play as they lamp it with
out any intention of befriending any
particular party. Man is far from
being perfect, consequently mistakes
are made and will continue to occur,
which, if you are a true sport, you
will overlook. There is no incentive
for one of these umpires to purposely
make an erroneous decision, so when
you know they are dishing out their
best efforts you ought to give them
the benefit of the doubt, at least on
a close play. A lot of those blokes
with a giant physique and a dwarf's
disposition and full of childish tricks,
that always want to squawk, kick and
fight, ought to go into the pugilistic
game. Of course, on the other mitt,
the umpires should not get a Swelled
bonnet and soak in the idea that they
are head and shoulders above the or
dinary amateur.
The Kansas City Royal Giants, a
band of tar babies that hail from Kan
sas City, repudiated a contract made
some time ago to play the Brandeis,
consequently Manager Bradford had
to do some rapid-fire work to fill in
the open space on the calendar. He
signed Blair (Neb.). In the past few
years Blair and the Brandeis have
bumped against each other several
times and as all of the wrangles have
been close and interesting, it is a
safe wager that their jamboree this
afternoon will be a peacherino. Oleson
will probably work on the mound for
the Brandeis and Cook for the boys
from upstate. .
Sioux City Golf
Experts Play Here
A score of Sioux City golfers
breezed into Omaha yesterday after
noon to play a number of matches
with golfers of the Seymour Lake
Country club today.
Mike Shearman, formerly connected
with the Omaha Field club, but now
professional at the Sioux City Country
club, accompanied the golfers trom
up-river and will also play a match
this afternoon with his brother, John
Shearman, who is the Seymour lake
professional.
Some of the City City men who
made the trip are: Thomas Dealtry,
Thomas Colledge, H. G. Peirce, H. J.
Chittenden, A. J. Lynch, Walter
Lynch, W. J. Downey, Hugh Twohig,
William Johnson, Otis Garrison, J. J.
Donohue, D. Carbaugh, D. Webber,
Frank E. Scott, Frank Meyers, Frank
O'Shea, Ray Duggan and John J.
Murphy.
Krueger Hitting
In Charmed Circle
Western league batters hitting .325
or better in half or more of their
games, including last Tuesday's game,
are:
Gilmore, Sioux City, .398; Living
stone, Sioux City, .38; Oakes, Den
ver, .341 ; Kreuger, Omaha, .338; Het
ling, Wichita, .338; Dyer, Denver, .335;
Shestak, Denver, .330; Hinchman,
Lincoln, .330; Watson, Sioux City,
.326. Denver leads in club batting
with .289; Shields, Denver, in stolen
bases with 13; Litschi, Wichita, in
sacrifice hits with 16; Dyer, Denver,
in home runs with 7, and Kelliher,
Denver, in total bases with 96 and in
runs scored with 38.
Leading pitchers for nine or more
games:
Plarar. Won. Lost
Caspar, Sioux city.
Horllk, St Joaaph.
North. Omaha
Thompson, Omaha....
Baker, Dm Motnas...
Krauaa, Omaha ,
Hall, Topoka
Manaar, Danvsr......
Pattaraon. St. Joaaph..
Eaat, Lincoln
Halls, Llnooln.,
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I SPEND THE "FOURTH" IN OMAHA!
The Pacific Coast league is in a
squabble over alleged violations of the
salary limit. A salary limit is a nice
bit of legislation and minor league
magnates give it a lot of time and at
tention, but for all that we never
heard of anybody taking it particular
ly serious.
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JOE STBCHER.
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Manager, Jo Stochar.
JOE STECHER
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