Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 9, 1903, Page 13

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, even seen before and that the team was in- 1903, BASE BALL COSSIP OF WEEK‘:,'..'n‘.:r"."i',',".“.,'"Jl’..';i";.?fi.‘."."r' o ihe enver team and veteran second baseman of the Boston and Chicago to succeed Bill Nationals, I8 Rourke as the hoider of This was one of the Inducements held Oonditions in Western League Das to Bad I the Omaha Western league franchise Judgm:nt of Magnates FAKE STORIES ABOUT OMAHA FRANCHISE Packard and Burns Indulge Theme selves In Disponing of It to V ous Parties Without Consult- ing Papa BIIl Rourke. It's Just Omaha like this doesn't stand any ning the pennant; Denver doesn't stand any show of winning the pennant; Des Molnes doesn’t stand any show of winning the pennant. The best either of these teams can hope for is to escape last place, and one of them fs booked to fill that un- dosirable position. Milwaukes, Kansas City or Colorado Springs will fly the flag next year. In this situation is the whole story of Western lengue management. The admitted three best towns In the league have the tallend teams, and the three poorest towns in the league have the winners. This ought to answer any of tho #illy charges that the games are fixed and the winner decided on in advance. But it argues something more than that More than a month ago the magnates of the Western league met for conference at Omaha. They ngreed that something ought to be done to assist Omaha and Des Molnes, | and after considerable debate decided to cut the number of players carried by each team to a certain number and assign the extra players to the teams that neoded them. A plan for a better distribution of playing strength was made, and talked over, the understanding being that the weakness of the teams In the good towns would be religved. Omaha needed a first basemen and n short stop, owing to the fallure of Wright to make good and the detection of Dolan, Thornton of Milwaukeo and Radeliffo of Denver were ordered to come to Omaha to flll these positions. Did they come? Hardly. Thornton reached Omaha after he had been unconditionally released by Hugh Duffy, something ltko five weeks after he was awarded to Omaha at the conference, ‘and Radcliffe is still playing In Denver. Des Moines hasn't had any of the promised assistance. show of win- This matter 1s referred to again to show what sort of harmony prevalls among tho owners of the Western league club. When Bill Rourke was complaining of his team's condition and asking for help, he was told to go and buy some players. “I can mlways get players,” sald Tommy Burns, and “Money will always get play- ers,” chimed In Insurance Agent Packard. Packard had just succeeded in landing one Schiebeck, and he knew what money would do. Since that time Packard has had ample reason for holding on to Radcliffe, and no one is inclined to blame him. Buck Francks jumped from Colorado Springs to the coast, and now Tommy Burns is raid- ing the Denver City league in order to show that he can always get players, Charley Comiskey s trying to enforce his claims ou Jones and Dundon of the Den- ver team, and Packard is getting a fur- ther illustration of what money will do. Bobby Lowe s asked to take the GrizzHes and lick them into shape to play ball, but he has his work cut out for him. St. Joe out to Lowe by President Packard for the former (o accept the management of this year's Denver team and Lowe conflded the fact to members of the 8t Joseph team while he was here a few days ago. | Lowe stated that Messrs. Packard and | Burns, owners of a majority of the West- ern lgague clubs, had offered the Omaha franchise to him and also stated that he had decided to accept the grant According to the program, “Pa” Bill Rourke Is to be deposed a a league mag- nate because of his fallure to glve Omaha a winning team this year and will sever his connoction with the organization entirely. Last year Omaha was the best paying ity in the ciroult and Rourke is said by Owner Burns to have cleared $,000 with his team. Tho attendance in the Nebraska city has always been good until this year, and naturally the fans and the league owne: blame Rourke, When Owner Thomas Burns was in_ St Joseph a_few days ago he took occasion to roast Rourke unmercifully for the poor showing at Omaha and declared that he was in favor of “canning” Rourke. That “Pa Bill" was in serious disfavor has been well known and the fact that he is to he deposed will not occasion any great amount of surprise. Rourke I8 preparing for the fireworks, as when he was in St. Joseph recently he in- formed Lee Garvin and George McBride that he was to have the Providence team in the tern league next season and triad to sign both the local plavers. The success of Charlie Nichols, Hugh Duffy, Frank Selee and u‘v'rmr(ox-flr\s!mu-v" in geiting together winning teams was o et fn favor of Lowe with the Western league owners, and the veteran sorond baseman 18 being well cared for. There is, 80 far as known, not a shadow of mubstance on which to found such a story. Omaha doosn't owe the Western league a cent; Bill Rourke has a clear and undisputed title to the franchise for this city, and the Western has no claim whatever on his plant. To a man up a tree it would seem that Papa Bill will have to be reckoned with before ‘‘Me and Van Brunt” Burns succeeds in rewarding Vet- eran Bobby Lowe for his eminent services to the Boston Natfonal league team by making him a present of the most valuable tranchise in the Western-league. Out of all this one can see just one thing certaln. At the annual meeting of the Wostern league there is likely to be one of the warmest sestions on record. Ban Johnson is now accused of holding back on the permanent peace pact until after Mis American league managers have succeeded In making one more raid on the National's sheepfold. This sounds like an excuse for John T. Brush in his determina- tion to go to the limit in his fight for George Davis, regardless of the action of the National league. As the Natlonal lengue magnates are 7 to 1 againat Brush, and are agreed with Ban Johnson on the main points to be covered in the national agreement, it doesn't appear that a little delay in signing will serlously jeopardize base ball peace. The men who put up the money are tired of the war, and will not keep it up on a mere pretext. Tim Hurst has broken into the National league umpiring corps again, and Moran s to be let out. This is too bad, for Moran h been a good umplire, and Is being made the victim of the very men that President Pulllam is priding himself on controlling. Bug Holliday went the same way. It's a hard proposition, this umpire question. Tim Hurst has been one of the best answers It ever had, and here's hoping he'll revive for the youngsters some of the 1s feeling the effocts of the situation, too, for Maher, the cracking little short stop of that team, has jumped, and is thought to have gone to the coast. Other mag- 8. Caldwell. . R. . Pritchett . , Werner . . McWhorter . G, Brown H. Young. . 8. Lrwin. . Burr . H. Packard. Hoel . W. Battl . Chambers . N, Haskell. Van Camp. Dr, Schneider . L. Xohn A. J. Collett. F. Dufrene . Hamliton . . Rogers . W. Towle. . Webster . r. Lemere Hughes . . J. Hill . 8. Knox Kohn . 8. 8. Doherty 8. Smith ... L. McConnell . A. Scribner .. LY Foe] 2eEmOns Tl =CaLe ) nates than Rourke are just now having their full share of trouble, and the end isn't in sight, either. All of which brings them face to face with what was polnted out to them two years ago; their war with the Hickeyite: could be productive only of disaster, and now that disaster has overtaken them they find only themselves to blmme. Each now admits what all who have watched the progress of events knew many days ago, that the war In Kansas City and Milwau- keo must end with this season. IHugh Dufty is out in an interview in Milwaukee in which he suggests that the Western league abandon Milwaukee and the Amer- fcan abandon Kansas City. Of course this would be eminently falr, but it would break into the American circult at a point where that league has the advantage of local pop- ularity, and would leave It with no par- ticularly good city to take the place of Kansas City. It 1s not likely that the Amerlcan will consent to any *such com- promise. On the other hand, It 18 far more Mkely that the Western league will sur- render in both Kansas City and Milwaukee, and will undertake to fill the gaps in its eireult by the addition of two other west- ern towns, Sloux City and Pueblo for ex- ample. This would leave the league just as #t is In regRrd to strength, three good towns ~Omaha, Denver and Des Moines—and five weak ones—Peoria, St. Joseph, Colorado Bprings and whatevet twn are added to fll the cireult, That is what the Western feague magnates look forward to just now. Bfforts to dispose of the Omaha franchise eontinue. The last deal wes made by an auctioneer of fate at Bt. Joseph, Identity undisclosed, who gave it to Bobby Lowe in roturn for his services as manager of the Denver team. As Mr. Packard sold the franchise and team to his very good friend, Jullus Alchele, & Denver politiclan, carly last spring, he may not have any trouble fn turning it over to Mr. Lowe. The only weak point fu these transactions up to date is that the Rourke end of the combination has mot been taken Into econsideration, Every time Mr. Packard sells the Omaha franchise or gives it away he neglects to notity Papa Bill of the deal, and somehow it never gets any further than the columns of a Denver newspaper. For the informa- tion of the Denver Times, it may be stated right here that these stories do met have their origin In Omaha. A number of fool base ball fakes have been sent out from here, but so far the dreamers haven't up- dortaken to dispose of the Omaha fran- shise. Mere is the BL Joseph story, just dead and gone glorfes of umpliring in the National league. There's a little more consolation in the CITY Caldwell, 6-2, 6-1. Chase, 6-Q 6-1. Kohn, 9-7, 61, Brown, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Pollard, ¢-3, 6-3. Werner, detault, “Brown, 15, 60, "Young, 6-2, 6-0. "Packard, 6-4, 6-4, "Battin, 6-4, 6-0. -Haskell, 60, 6-0. ‘Bchnelder, 6-4, 6-4. ‘Collett, 6-1, 6-4. ‘Dufrene, default. Dumont, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3. Young, 6-3, 6-4, Packard, 6-3, 6-1, Haekell, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Collett, 6-0, 6-8, 6-4, Towle, 6-1, 61, Lemere, 6-3, 6-1. Hughes, 6-4, 6-1. Knox, ¢-2, 6-0, Smith, 62, &1 Scribner, 61, 6-2. | statistics ot the performance of the Omaha players during the last week. Here are the figures: BATTING AVERAGES. Last Veek. Thornton . Miller - | echi Hicke, Thomas Genins | Shugart | Banders Companion . Gonding .. Henderson . FIELDIN PO. ‘Chornton ... 6 Mider ....000 b8 Banders | Gonding Genins ‘Lhomas | Carter .....00 Companion Shugart Hendoraon Behatstall ... Weleh ... | Hickey 9% 104 3 TWO BUSY DAYS FOR GOLFERS ¥Friday and Saturday to Be Devoted to Mateh Play Am Vistting Tenms. ST o8 e Friday and Saturday of this woek will be glven over to the golfers at both the Field and Country clubs, because of the advent of the University and Waveland Golf club and the Des Moines Country club, both of Des Molnes. On Friday the former will play the Country elub on the Country club course, while the Des Molnes Country club will play the Omaha Field club team on the Fleld club links. On Saturday the teams will change about. The coming of the two teams together means & great deal to the local golfers, as It gives them ample opportunity to try their mettle agalnst worthy opponents. Two weeks ago a team of the Omaha Coun- try club met both of these teams on thelr own links and divided with them, winning the match from the University alub by | seven up and losing to the Des Moines Country club ten down. The first day they played the Country club with but five of the ten players from the regular team. On the next day they were strengthened by the arrival of two others of the regular team and succeeded In defeating the Uni- versity club. Considering that the Omaha Country club played over a course that some of the members of the teawm had never openty | complete, the first day's defeat of ten down after playing twenty-seven holes is remarkably good . The Des Molnes Country club and the | Omaha Country club have links greatly | similar in contour, although the Des Moines | course 1s only a nine-hole course. The greens on the Des Molnes course are faster than the local greens, and this will un- | doubtedly prove a slight handicap to the vis- ftors. With the Country club team strength- ened there should be little difficulty in their winning the match and the cup, which the two clubs bought jointly at the | close of the match of two weeks ago, to be | contested for on Friday On Saturday the University and Wave land team will meet the Country club and this match should also fall to the Country club if the first showing made against it is any The course that the team has been playing over Is greatly dissimilar to the Country club and should" prove a handicap to them, so that every- thing really favors the strengthened Coun- try club team. . course the team that represents the | Fleld club will succeed in dolng | the visi is more of a puzsle | than the Country ciub's showing. It will be a weaker team without doubt, but it has the added advantage of knowing its own course thoroughly, while the visitors not only do not know It, but are unaccus- tomed to any links of the kind. The turt | {18 not clean and is dotted with bunch grass and is uphill and down dale with a per- itent regularity. From all that can be determined with regard to the chances of the vicitors in this ma‘ch against the Flel1 club it would seem that the Des Moin Country club should win thelr match, while the first day’s match with the younger players of the University club should fall to the Field club by a close scors. What Omaha against Nelther of the local teams has been se- lected as yet and probably will not be un- til Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. The players will generally be selected for the ability as medal players at the Coun- try club, while the Fleld club will select its team by playing off a number of quali- tylng matches between the first twenty or twenty-five players of ability. It is doubt- ful If cither of the local teams will be the #ame entirely throughout the two matches, but some change will be made in the per- sonnel for the two days. The Des Moines | Country club will probably have a team | of ten men, while the University club will have twelve team members. ‘The matter of public golf links is being given an abundance of attention by local golfers and there Is considerable talk among them of bringing the matter before the city officlals to see if a course cannot be lald out In Riverview park or some other convenient place. They argue that there are many young men and women, who are not in a position to join either of the two clubs in the city, which have links, and that many of them would enjoy play- ing golf somewhat If they were given the opportunity to do so. The cost of laying out a courss and taking care of it in Riv- erview park would not be very great, as little more attention would need to be glven to the ground it covered than is now and a great many more people would reap a greater advantage and pleasure from that portion of the park thdn is now pos- sible. It would be necessary to secure the services of an expert to be on the links all of the time and look after the caring for them, but beyond that there would prob- ably be no increase in the cost of taking Caldwell, 6-4, 6-8 .. Caldwell, 6-4, 6-0. Kohn, 6-4, 06, 6:3. 1 JPollard, 6-1, 6-2. o Young, 7-5, 6-1. Haskell, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Haskell, default. Towle, 6-1, 6-0. Seribner, ¢ Hughes, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Scribner, 7-5, §-6. Beribner, 6-1, 6-1. TIDINGS OF JOY FOR THE AFFLICTED Welcome at any time—they are most appropriate just now. To find and know that there is help for those dire diseases which have been up to this day considered incurable, no doubt a revelation to know their troubles don't have to be urged to come to us Those who But who can tell? many sufferers, Do you know? You may not even SUSPECT the true nature of your symtoms, the real seriousness of their presence, Why ren in doubt? 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Young did not place his balls so well as in the first and sent a good many outside the courts and netted quite a few 80 tnac Caldwell took three sets straight and the match. Mean- while Scribner had been working up to the finals steadily, playing consistently and winning with apparent case. In the finals Scribner seemed to lose his nerve and played a ehaky game. It e SINGLES TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP dwell, 2-6, 6-2, 9-T. Caldwell, 6l care of that portion of the park. Ome of the local players, who is greatly in favor of the idea, drew a comparison between Omaha and Des Molnes in this respect the other day. He spoke of the two courses which Des Moines had, both public, besides a private course, while Omaha, with twice as great a population, has not even one public course. TENNIS MEN IN FINE FORM Play in City Tournament Indicates a Bright Future for the Game Locally. The weather of the two woeks just gone by | has not been propitious for the playing of the city tennis champlonship and consequently the matches In the doubles are unfinished and the singles were not finished until last Thursday. The tournament has proven ono of the most successful tennls tournaments ever held in Omaha, both from the stand- point of the players and the outsiders. The play was of an unusually high class and every night found a large coterle of spectators anxiously watching the matches. The spectators were unusually well versed in the game, too, and appreciated the bril- liant plays. As a result of the contest In the singles Caldwell is city champlon In singles and is the first holder of the new singles champlon- ship cup, donated by Mawninney & Ryan. The cup Is very plain, but a worthy prize for the championship, which has never had a permanent cup before. at 1s a sliver loving cup standing about twelve inches high and simply engraved with the name of the donor and what It represents. To | be held It must be won three times, not | pecessarily in succession. It will probably be & good many years berore the club will have to-search for another, judging from the results of the series just finished and the general style of play throughout it Caldwell won his right to the cup by playing & most remarkable game. He used his old style of play at the net mostly although his strong lawrord stroke from the back lines secured many of his points. | He was quick and active on his feet and | covered & wide space with hus long reach. | Until the semi-finais he was never forced to exert himself to his utmost. . Then he met Young, who held the city champlonship last year and one of the prettiest, I not the prettiest mateh, of the tournament was played. Young had net been required to play through the tourna- ment, but he desired to enter because of the | them. T seemed as If he thought of what the match meant too much and that, with the feeling | that Caldwell was o strong unnerved him | entirely. It Is certaln that whatever was | the cause, he did not play the game he | had shown himself capable of playing | earller in the tournament. He let Caldwell take the net without trying to lob over him except at rare intervals and he took the | net himself from time to time and made no great effort to kil the ball when he had the opportunity. Occasionally he rallled brilliantly for two or three polnts and made Caldwell work, but he soon dropped bacls | into his listless style of play and let Cald- | well win with ease. Probably he is not as | strong or clever a player as Caldwell, but | his ghowing does not do him justice. But the players In the semi-finals and | finals were not the only ones that did excel- lent work. A number of the younger play- ers did work that at times gave great prom- Ise for their future play. Chase, Pollard, | Hughes, Kohn, &1l of the 8t. Croix courts, did some very clever work before they fell | out. It was a pity that Dr. Schneider of the Shriner courts was not able to remain In the match any longer, as his play in the preliminaries and In the first round was very brilllant and he seemed to be playing a game that should have carried him to the | semi-finals. | For many reasons the Fleld club should | be very proud of the tournament, as all of the players were eminently satisfled with | their treatment and the attention given | ere never was a tournament freer | of any dissatisfaction and disagreeable bickerings than this one and much of the credit for this must go ' to Caldwell and Young, who did a large share of the work In connection with it. This was a strain which, added to thelr participation in the | tournament, was very weering on them. | troduced from time to time. And now the middle west champlonship tennis tournament to be held on the courts of the Feld club is only a week off and all previous estimates of Its success are more than borne out by the Interest taken in it locally and in the bordering states. There have come from Kansas, Missouri, lllinois, lowa and Nebraska twenty-nine entries be- sides ten Omaha entries. Last year's suc- | cess and the efforts put forth this year by the committee have worked wonders for the success of the tournament. From Gales- burg, I, where Banderson, the winner of the singles last August, comes from, there are five entries alone without counting San- derson and his partner, who may be unable | to contest this year. Kansas leads the list, | | Myers-Dillon drug store and at the Town- | nament matches will begin each day at 10 | there. 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