Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 10, 1916, Page 31

7) IANT TN = WL BOY ONE AND T KEEP pREUS AT NOME MORE - we Gan PLAT Judgments HAT’S become of the bleach- erites is a question that is | perplexing major league and minor league magnates alike of late. So manifestly has bleacher attendance been falling off 'in recent years that most of the plants of the country have been so remodeled that the space devoted to bleachers has been lessened to make room for more grandstand. plexing. “The bleacherite is a bug of inexplicable tendencies who likes to watch base ball play. He doesn't care | whether he is comfortable or not. He doesn’t care what kind of a ball game he sees, good, bad or indifferent. He only wants to see his team win. The bleacher fan has taken to the amateur | game. He doesn’t have to pay to see it and he's just as satisfied to see an amateur team as a professional. Su- perior play hasn't any attractions for him. Neither does he demand a shady grandstand and a comfortable seat. ians. But they are of a different brand. They consist of fans who haven't the means to purchase grand- stand seats. They take bleacher seats because they can’t afford the better ones, not from choice. But they are the same kind of fans who inhabit the grandstand, not the bleacher bugs of old. The latter have disappeared just like the gallery gods have at the theater. And that’s one reason why throwing of pop bottles is largely confined to St. Louis, which is still a pretty good bleacher town and is the one city in the big leagues where grandstand and bleachers are of equal seating capacity. Harry Pollok, who -made a cham- pion of Freddie Welsh, is now angling to line up another meal ticket in the person of one Charley Weinert. Pol- lok' declared Willard, Moran, Coffey, Morris, Fulton and all the rest ol them are afraid to meet Weinert. Pole lok intimates the heavyweight crop in this country consists exclusively of lemons. Harken to his description of Fred Fulton: “Of all the glass-case f_reserved, gently nursed, self-styled ighters, takes the blue ribbon.” Not doubt- ing the truth of Mr., Pollok’s asser-! tions regarding the superabundance of incompetency in ‘the heavyweight ranks whatever—we believe he has the dope—but who, pray, is Mr, Weinert and what did he ever do? If we remember correctly, one Jack Dil- lon slipped Mr. Weinert a severe spanking sometime last winter. Out- side of that we can’t remember any- thing he did. However, that doesn’t matter much; let's put him on with Willard at ten rounds in New York; they grow 'em back there. President Zehrung of the Western league came in for some more criti- cism last week as a result of the Wichita muddle. Frank Isbell was the disapproving party this time. There are a number of persons who would like to see Zehrung removed from the Western league chair and the dope sheet reads that the prexie 18 going to encounter some opposi- tion, The oppositign at present, how- ever, is limited toq disgruntled few and hasn’t become very serious and won't unless a nigger in the wood pile bobs up, which, 1t might be said, is a very frequent event in base ball poli- tics. ! Just how much faster is the Ameri- can league than the National? One wonders. World's series results in the last few years have been pretty good evidence that the junior organi- zation has a little something on the senior. But this year it was thought the National might parallel the Amer- ican in the prowess of its talent through the flood of new talent, But the dope sheet doesn’t show it. When 42-year-olds like Wagner and Hinch- man come close to leading the league in hitting you have got to pass the honors to the other circuit. Last winter at the National league meeting Charley Ebbets of the Brook- lyn club introduced a new draftin rule which was accepted by his col- leagues. The new rule provides that the weaker clubs shall have first choice in the draft lottery.. Now Mr. Ebbets’ club is one of the top-netch- ers in the National league race and hc‘ll‘bc one of the last to get a chance to pick up promising players via the draft route. Thus is Mr. Ebbets a victim of his own new rule, which is as it should be in such cases. Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown were pitted against each other at Cub park Labor day. The score wasy 10 to 8. Cincinnati made nine- teen\hits off of Brown and Mathew- son was nicked for fifteen safeties by the Cubs. And therein is told another ;vnlc! of those sad tragedies of base hall. This truely seems to be a year for voungsters with Eddie Plank, Hans \Vagner, Pop Geers and the rest of xhul chickens cutting up in top-notch style. L - 7 A Home PO TABLE -7 e But the | bleacher problem shouldn't be so per- | There are still some bleacher | the elongated Frederick | ; ttheth Rummey OH DEAR — HA-MAHA - A~ HA- M A - WESTERN LEAGUE | GRS A CALLDOWN | National Commission Ox'dersj | Unwritten Rule of League Must Be Rescinded. FOLLOWS KANE COMPLAINT The Western league has received a sharp calldown from the National commission as the result of an appeal made to the commission by Jimmy Kane, former Omaha and Sioux City first baseman, On May 4 last Kane was uncondi- tionally released by Sioux City. Ten days later he was informed by Presi- dent Ebright of Wichita that if he could obtain the permission of Sioux City, the Wichita club would sign him. Kane subsequently came. to terms with Wichita and reported on June 17. Kane filed a complaint with the national board, the arbitration body of the minor leagues, contending that he was barred from employment with the Wichita club from the time of his release and the date he reported to Wichita because of legislation by the Western league prohibiting its clubs from taking into service a player within sixty days of his unconditional release by a member of the league. The national board found against Kane. The baard declared evidence of Kane's contention of the operation of such a rule was insufficient, and President Zehrung denied knowledge of such a rule. Appeals Decision. But Jimmy appealed the decision of the board to the National commis- sion, the high court of base ball. And the commission returned a decision in favor of Jimmy and allowed him sal- ar* claims asked. he commission declared its inves- tigations uncovered such a working agreement in the Western league, It says a gentleman's ‘agreement existed barring players who are uncondition- ally released by one club from sign- mfi with another club for sixty days unless the waiver price of $400 is paid to the releasing club, The commission accordingly re- versed the decision of the national board and granted Kane salary claims against Sioux City from May 9 to July 17. He was also granted five days' salary from Wichita. ’%‘he National commission followed this decision by serving’ official no. tice on the Western league that the gentleman’s agreement must be re scinded at once. “The commissior will not permit such a practice, so un- just ‘and repressive of the privileges of released players to secure employ-; ment wherever they can obtain it, to remain effective in a major or mi- nor league,” was the decision of the| commission. Ping Certainly Does Kick | The Slats Out of Webster Scout Eddie Herr of the St. Louis Cardinals was out in San Francisco watching Ping Bodie to determine if Ping was a prospective comeback and would be of value to the Car- dinals next year. He decided to ask Bodie his own opinion of it. “How's your eye, now, Ping?” ask- ed Herr, to start the conversation, “Eye! My eye?” answered Ping. “Say, I can count the nail heads in that center field fence from here at the plate.” “How do you hit 'em in Salt Lake?” asked Herr. “Great,” answered Ping, as he fon- dled his bat. “Say, that high multi- tude in them mountains in Salt Lake is made to order for me.” Omaha Gas Bike Riders Race ai Nebraska City _Half a dozen of Omaha’s crack gas bike riders wi!l take part in motor- cycle races to be held today on the half-mile dirt track at Nebraska City, Birdie Lutz, Otto Ramer :nd several others will take their racing machines down for a crack at the prize money. About 100 members of the Omaha Motorcycle club plan to journey down to see the fun. Y. M. C. A. Will Not Have Summer Park Next Year The Young Men's Christian associ- ation will have to vacate its summer park at Carter lake, October 31. The property has been sold by the own- ers and the “Y" lease terminated with the sale. The association probably will not have a park next year because of lack of suitable 'ocation, Paul Schissler Goes to Coach Kankakee College Paul Schissler, former Uniyersity of Nebraska player, and last year coach of the Doane college eleven, passed through Omaba last week on his way to Kankakee, Tll, where he becomes head coach this fall. Sehiss- | ler lives in Hastings. ITHNT TRAT FUNNY HE LTLE RED OME BOONWED RIGHT OFF ™ME BDGE-HA-UD: K/ HERE ARE THE MASCOTS THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 10, Buyth a Pool Table for Aleckth Wi FOR THE BLOOMERS—Leo Pezdirtz has a job the other boys envy, in helping the River- view girls to victory, while Crystal Baker proved the rea! thing, for under her charms comers. Bits of Sandlot News Although the Luxus glommed three hite last Sunday, none of them stepped out of the infleld, Those Armours woke up the Plattsmouth contingent after they packed away a cou- ple of games. Some of the Krajlceks were real peeved last week because their backer refused to loan them his automobile. At the last moment Dennison, Ia., put the damper on a game booked with the C. B, Imperials for last Sunday. Clyde Tunberg dropped in town the other day to renew acquaintances. He used to be & demon on the shank sticks, Al Graves, Collins and Leamer are sure stinging the pill in a pernicious manner for the Armours these days. Cook, the leader of the Burgess-Nash squad, Is already letting off gas as to what he s going to do next meason. James McAndrews recently picked up sev- eral bones handling the indicator in a very satisfactory manner for Plattsmouth. Al er of the Btars and Stripes struck out teen of the Joe Smith's in the Blur nl allowed them five hits, Because of a4 death, the game between Bimpso! All Btars and Wilbur, billed for Crete, Neb, was cancelled last Sunday. At the Neola, Ia, tournament Jawn An- drews, local product, kinked 'em for Persia and blanked Panama for nine frames. Dick Kissane did the barking during the Neola, Ia., tournament. His work as usual was worthy of the amp of approval Not a protested game was reglatered In the Commercial league. Frank Buoky held the reins for this orderly organization. It is sald that Manager Bourgeols is In favor sottling third place between the Armours and Bourgeols with a flip of a coln. To date Cleve Hull, the cheesa of the Omaha Oas company tribe, has not oon- summated that proposed tour through the state. Now the Beddecos want to play the Kra- Jloeks for one hundred rocks. Better put your dough on ice, boys, and play for your health. ’ The Armours and Bourgeols are still knotted for berth three In the Greater Omaha league. This knot will have to be broken. George Holbrook, the oaddy golf oham- plon, is a brother of Billlam Holbrok, th famous swatsmith associated with SBimpson's All Btars, The two hits collected by the Ramblers from the Luxus, one by Mogensen and the other by D, Holland, were clean-cut und unstoppable, Lucke. playlag with Holbrook. Neb, the Fontenelles defeated all | | struck out eleven times and made three home runs out of fourteen times at bat Is he lucky? Eight to seven, couple of girl tel proved thelr supe man margin, Roscoe Fitch would like to hok a few tournament jobs. Any manager wishing his seryices can communicate with him at Herman, Neb. Bamuel Moore is as sore as & boll because the Trimble Bros. falled to show up for their game booked last Sunday with th-' Frank Deweys, jre. Carl Holland, who used to cateh 'em in the corntields when Tekamah had a classy | ball team, weas lamping the sky ticklers | in Omaha last weok. | The two Bloomer teams that delivered | their wares at Ducky Holme's park lust | Labor day have three or four slauths on | the trail of the umplre. | | Last week Red Penry, well known among the local old-tim breezed iInto Omaha. married no nd he has hung the crepe on his base ball Ectermeyer, the Stars and Stripes big first sacker, got another home run, knook- ing the ball over centerfield fence iIn the Joe Smith's game last Sunday. The tabulators were forced to wotk over- time to keep track of the counters pushed over the crockery by the Murphy Did Its againet MoCarthy's Sunnybroks, Martin Peterson, leador of the . B, Joe will shake paws with speed merchants, For further Information, call C. B. 969 Tom Sullivan s mnow able to sround on orutohes. He broke his leg some time ago. Tom says he will be back on the mound next term with oodles of w#ip. Cleve Hull, general of the Omasha Gas company team, present spending his vaoation somew somng the Osarks, hunting squirrels and catohing minnows Harry Tollefsen, conch of the Kearney Normal leather egg squad, was In town lnst week consulting a few wiseacres rela- tive to the new wrinkles t obe sprung this tall Yost and Maxwell were the headliners with the pole for the Murphy 14d Ttw lnat Bunday. Out of six trips to the platter they poked five a plece to the land of nafoty, Last Bunday Pete MoGuire falled to sidestep & fast one and It oaught him on the fni, breaking same, He will prob- ably be on the shelf for the balance of the nenson, The game booked for today between the Riverview Bloomers and a ouline bunch from the Riverview park neighborhood was cancelled because some of the Krajlceks deok ‘ather nifty score for a s, The North Enders rity and won by a one- hobble were supposed o be on OF AL JORTS OF JINK | expected to be the largest in recent king were there out of curiosity alone. | 1916. and PROSPECT BRIGHT AT CENTRAL HIGH More Than 150 Oandidates for Gridiron Orew Report to Ooach Mulligan. SEVERAL VETERANS BACK Central High seems to be in for a banner season, if “pep” and enthusi- asm count for anything. All of the old men that have returned to school want to get into their togs and down to real work as soon as possible. More than the usual number of husk- ies have entered school this year, and some keen competition is expected for every position on the squad. At a called meeting Friday after-| noon, held at the high school, of all| boys interested in foot ball, mare than 150 responded. The squad that will turn out the first of the week is years, for few of those at the meet- Coach M: igan seemed to be as enthusiastic as any one present, al-| though, with six regulars gone from the last year lineup and most of the first-string substitutes, he might be rather dubious about the chances for this year. But the players he has left ver from the squad of last year he nows thoroughly, and can spend his time in plugging up the holes rather than being compelled to construct an entire new team, as was the case last year. Logan in Texas. Captain “Chuck” Morearty is the veteran left in the hdckfield. He played a great game at halfback last year, and with his added experience, should prove a valuable man this year. “Turk” Logan, who had been counted upon to hold down the other halfback position, is now doing duty for Uncle Sam on the Mexican bor- AND THE JVDGE 1§ powy AT THE CORNER W (M THE AW (r- PAING 1504 aw HOUE AS OF N ORE der, with little prospect of getting back to school in the near future, The loss of Logan is a blow to the team, for he was a hard and earnest worker at all times, besides being a foot ball player of first-rate ability. With the return of “Limp” Phil- lips, there is little worry that at least one of the tackles will not be well taken care of. Philips played on the team in 1913 and 1914, under Coach Mills, but attended school in the east last year. He tips the beam around e condition, e ar T T at the average owner's and absolutely proved | examination made after the test proved the car to be in perfect @Y conrriant, 1016, International News Service. By Tad the 185-pound mark and is an aggres- sive player. The two regular ends of last year's team, Smith and Daugherty, are back, but they will have competitipn for the position and will be forced to show their best at all times to hang on Paynter and Krogh are the linemen that are left, Last year was the first foot ball -experience for either of these men and they should be con- siderably improved. Many candi- dates for the line are noted among the new students, and no great diffi- culty is expected here. Shepherd and Harper, members of the second team last seasor. are also likely-looking candidates for line positions. Quarter Job. Open. . Filling the quarterback position will be the biggest problem. “Chick” Neville, quarterback last year, and| “Clayt” Nichols, his understudy when not playing at end, were both lost b graduation, “Fuzzy” Macfarland, quarter on the second team, did not return to school. A new quarter will have to be developed from the new men. “Babe" Alwine, of amateur foot ball fame, has enrolled in the high school, and is being counted upon to play one of the backfield positions. Ten games are on the pchcdulc for this year. Five games will be played away from home, the remaining five on the local field, ¢ The first game will be played with the High School of Commerce on either the twenty-third or the thir- tieth of this month, the date to be decided upon later, The second game will be played on the seventh of Oc- tober, probably with South High, al- though the final arrangements have not :een made. Council Bluffs High will be played on their own grounds on October 14, Make Trip to Norfolk. The first game away from home will be played against Norfolk High, Norfolk had a strong team last year and Omaha succeeded in defeating them on the local grounds only after a hard fight. Omaha will entertain York High on the local grounds on October 28. Beatrice High will be played at Beatrice on November 3, and Lincoln High at Lincoln on No- vember 11, y This is the first time for several years that Omaha and Beatrice have met on the foot ball field, and last ear was the first time they had met in basket ball, outside the state tour- nament, Friendly relations were re- e caband Lkaa Pl i it s, > G of Coach Mulligan, who is a native of Beatrice, Sioux Falls, a new team on the schedule, will be brought here on No- vember 18. Sioux Falls always turns out a good team, and last year de- | feated a strong Chicago team that | seemed to have underestimated their | ability. Sioux City High school will | be played on November 25, at Sioux | Cit{. The final game of the season | will be played against the St. Joseph | Central High school. St. Joe has a § strong team and always figures in Missouri 'state high school ¢ ships. | Harvard to Practice By Aid of Arc Lights | Boston, Mass., Sept. 9—~The Har- | vard foot ball system, already one of the most efficient orflniutl«u in | the college world, is calling upon sci- ence to make the work on t! even more efficienlls. Th.la‘hk d;t:n 'lbl’ sociation is considering stadium so that practice can be held at any time during the afternoon or evening and thus do un{ with the y the | | 1 inconvenience occasioned ap- proach of darkness early in the after- noon, which lerimn‘l'y hampers the practice late in the fall, The preliminary estimate calls for lamps supplied with strong pm;utm They will be placed at the top of stadium, ninety feet above the ground and 200 feet from the center of the field. It is estimated that the intensity ofthlelsmuoxsallulnu‘” e | mately 3, can ; lamps will be so arran { that the tire field of play will be lighted we! enough to play upon, : Amateur Tilts Toda Xeagioss' againat Trimble Bros, Lexus P! Naun agalhst Armotrs, Luxve park, 3:39 ), _m. Ly Frank %c'vw- at Hamburg, 4 A blished between the two schools last year, mainly through the efforts ONTINUOQUSLY for fourteen days and nights a registered stock eight cylinder King, carrying the equivalent to a five passenger load traveled 10,850 miles without a motor stop or « mechanical adjustment or repair of any kind, The car was driven It wasa Car Qwner’s Service Test mizht cylinder KING Ask Us for Our Bosklet “Twe Years in Tave Waeks" 60 H, P. 7-Passenger Touring or 3-Passenger Roadster, $1750 Noyes-Killy Motor Co., Distributors 2066-68 Farnam St. KING MOTOR CAR CO,, DETROIT, MICH. product. An Omaha.