Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
Flashes From the Diamond.

flaSneS FROM the DIaHiOHu.
Once more, and for the last time, it. is the
Western association and not the Western
league.
Wilson and Cooney, the catchers, and
Lovett, the pitcher, will reach here Thurs
day next.
Il the western association there will be 1876
games for each club to play, 63 at home and
63 abroad.
Mclaughlin is still in the city d~isengaged.
He would make q valuable man for any OF
the minor leagues.
Manager Selee, while he is a strict disclp-
l~inarian has the reputation of being very pop
ular with his men.
The Des Moines club has rented the old
Union grounds at st. Louis for their prelimi-
nary spring practice.
The Omahas play exhibition games in Min
neapolis and St. Paul on April Is, 20, 2l, %,
"a and 20, three in each city.
Charlie Krehmeyer has caught on at last.
With Bader and Genins he will play with the
Denver Western league team.
Charlie Rosters sold 1928 worth of adm;s-
sion books to the grounds this season, yes
terday afternoon and evening.
Decoration day, May 80, the Omahas will
play two games at Des Moines, and on July
4th the Kansas Citys will play two games
here.
C. F. Whitney, of the famous old Union Pa
Cities, will play third base this season with
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club.
Campana will be released. Doran will oc-
cupy third regularly. Manager Selee feels
assured that he is much the better man OF
the two.
The Western association championship sea
son will open Saturday, April2 S; the N ational
league ON Friday, the Goth, and the American
ASSOCIATION Wednesday, the 18th.
TIT Western association has at last ar
ranged its forces for the great campaign, and
in a few more weeks everything VIII be III
readiness for the order: "Play ballW
Armies and Messett are the only players
who nave reported SO far, but the next ten
days will see the entire team here and active
preparations will be begun Immediately.
Jack Messitt will be utilized this season
exclusively behind the bat. Those who saw
him catch in a game here last summer fee
confident that he will develop Dinto a strong
backstop.
Annis walked out to take a view of the bal
park yesterday. He was pleased with the
grounds, and thinks with the improvements
to be made, will compare fayorably with the
best of them.
The schedule formulated at Chicago last
Tuesday contains several discrepancies, but
none of such a nature but what they can bt
readily remedied. Des Moines gets the besI
of the schedule all through.
On the arrival of all the players the direc
tory intends to have several hundred photo
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window advertising. The pictures are to bt
17x2l and handsomely framed.
The first games TO be seen on the home
grounds this season will be two with Kansa.
City on the 9TH and Sth of April. These will
be followed by two games with the st. Pau
team, and then comes the D~ubuques.
Frank Bandle is still in town, with no def
finite programme for the season mapped out
He will be probably found in the Western
league umpire staff, yet would rather. play
ball II he can make q satisfactory engage
ment.
Lou Hibben win give to the Omaha playeq
having the best fielding average at the end o
the season, a handsome gold medal. To thu
player having the best general average EC
Rothery will present a beautiful diamond
scarf pin.
Jack Messitt, who never looked better II
his life, is out with bat and bali every fin,
afternoon. He finds himself a little stiff an
sore from the winters idleness, but is rapid,
limbering up. Messitt promises TO be a grea
fayorite this season.
Manager Selee is urging upon the director
of the club that they set the example thi
year by taking their wives and daughters b
the games. Extra inducements, in the wa,