Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

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comes highly recommended and assuredly is
very promising"
'How does the team compare with that of
Oshkosh last sllmmert"
stronger and better in all particulars, /
am convinced, and when you see them work
together, l think you'll agree with me-"
Games on the Home Grounds.
The games upon the home grounds this
season will be as follows, the weather and
providence permitting: April % and 20, ard
May l, with Minneapolis: May 2. 3, d, with
st. Paul; May 5, 8, s, with Milwaukee; May
8, 10, II, With Chicago; 10, 10, IS, with Kan
3, with Kansas City; July /, 2, 3. with
City; NONE" S,', s.. 10, = with ], Chicago Gaio a H'Di =
4, Is, with st. Louis; II, lS, 10, with
IS, 80 and 81, with Minneapolis; August /, 3
and 3, with st. Paul; 4, 5 and 8, with Mil
waukee; %, 20 and % with st. Paul; 30, with
Minneapolis; September /, 2, with Mime
apolis; 4, 8, 8, with Chicago; 2, 8 and 9, with
Milwaukee; IA, Is and IS with Des Moines.
Two games in April; sixteen in May; three
June; twenty-one in July; ten in August and
eleven in September. The Omahas will end
the season with three games with Milwaukee,,
October q. z and 9, at Milwaukee. The last
championship games of the season on the
home gropnds will be played with Des Moines
September IA, Is and 10.
The Special Prize System.
A special prize system, such as that estab-
lished by the American association at their
recent meeting, has long been a pet hobby of
the writer's, and was advocated by him in
the New York Sun as far back as 1881. How
ever, the American plan is not in strict
accordance with the idea entertained by the
BEES ball reporter, inasmuch as 1t is not
sufficiently specific. 1t has not been decided
yet whether the prizes, which are three in
number-$1, 900, $3.50 and S5OO-shall go to
the clubs winning first, second and third
places in the pennant race, or is to be divided
among the players of such teams. If the
latter plan is adopted, and these moneys are
TO be split up among the players, 1t will
assuredly prove an incentive TO increased
effort on their part. Money is undoubtedly
the prime object in life, the one stimulus that
is always effective, whether it be in bushes
affairs, sporting matters or what not. 1t was
an oversight that the Western association
did not provide some extra inducement OF
this kind at their recent Chicago meeting.
However, the system will come in time.
City League Notes.
Harry Salisbury has signed to pitch fol-
the c. e.. Maynes-
The Z. E. Maynes' uniforms will be as fine
and as pretty as those Of any team in the
country.
Manager "Spud" Parish is a hustler in
deed. The G. T., Maynes will make a nam,
for themselves this summer.
The Crane Brothers team hain't a-sayin' {
word about the championship, but they're
keepin' up a powerful thinkin'.
The John ]. Hardin team is anxious 70,
the fray TO begin. They are laboring undel
the impression that they are winners from
away, way back.
The Metz Brothers are greatly pleased owe
the showing their team made against a stronI
picked nine on Friday last. The score was
TO 3 in their favor.
George Lowrie, of the celebrated Keokul
team of 'S5, has signed with the C.E. Mayne
for the coming season. He is highly recon
mended by Joe Walsh.
Council Bluffs says she has entered tn
league with the intention of taking the pen
nant across the river. However, no atten
ton should be taken of these bluffs"
The South Omaha team is doing nothing
much these days but sticking hogs an,
knocking down Texas steers. They say, how
ever, that they are layino : bigger gam
when the flowers bloom in he pring.
II. A. Penrose, having withdrawn from tn
sporting goods house Of Penrcse & Hardin
will probably sever his connection with til
city league. John j. Hardin is highly spoke
OF as his successor TO the presidency Of tn
organization.
A game win be played to-day at San Frar