Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
THE LOCAL FIELD OF SPORT.
The November Meetings and What
May be Expected.
A wAnroN SLAUGHTER OF GAME
The Fall Shooting Tournament-TaIk
About the Bykers-W Watkins Nerve
The Ring, ROD, Gun and Oar
miscellaneous Sports, Etc.
The November Meetings.

The November meetings of the Western
association, the National league and the
American association will be fraught with
much that Is important to the welfare and
progress of the great national sport. curl
GUS concentration of circumstances makes
this inevitable, ana everywhere base ball
m6guls and managers are whetting their
cimeters for some wholesale slashing.
The meeting of the Western association
will be held in this city on Friday, Novem-
ber Is, ana ID liable to hold over day or two
on account of the bulk of business to trans
act. That there will be no end of surprises
is likewise an undoubted fact, but to hint at
their nature would probably be only to in
crease the snarl and bring no good upon any
one. Among other things that will be at
tended to is the reformation of the associa-
tion, the examination Of applications, the
selection of new members and the acceptance
OF the resignation of outgoing clubs. Az this
early date 1t would be impossible to predict
VINO will fill the vacancies that will occur at
the end of the season. That Des MONIES and
st. Joe are going out there is no longer q
shadow OF doubt
Another matter Of vital Importance that
will be urged upon the meeting is an abso-
Lutte provision covering drawn and postponed
' games. This will be vigorously treated IN
the meetings ofthe two major bodies, and it
Is predicted here that not only the transfer
ring Of games scheduled for one city TO an
other will be peremptorIly abolished but the
doubling up OF two games IN an afternoon
Also Ii by any arrangement two games are
to be played in one day, let one of them be
In the morning and the other in the after
noon, These games this season have given
rise 10 much dissatisfaction, and the suspi-
clon OF unfairness has been attendant upon
many OF them.
treated upon is the umpire question, and tal1-
ing the general sentiment prevailing among
men who make the game u business and a
study, the double umpire system will be
adopted IN the three associations mentioned
In the opening paragraph.
This will be move in the right direction
for so clearly has the trial Of two umpires
established their advantages and efficiency
over one that the system is sure TO be
adopted. Ii is impossible for single umpire
TO decide correctly of the movements of men
on bases and AT the bat too aud consequently
many of his adiudications must be inhu-
enced by the players or purely guess work.
one or the other Tumultuous and threaten
ing scenes upon the ball field, aris-
Ing from errors of the umpire,
have been of too frequent occur
renee TO justify the ignorance of any propos-
tion that will tend to ameliorate the present
condition of things. The double umpire sys-
tenn is the happy remedy. A man to decide
on balls and strikes, and one TO watch the
bases, 10 alternate every innings, is beyond
doubt the way out of this ugly situation.
And, moreover it is bound TO come and come
To stay.
Still another matter calls for consideration;
and that is O change In the position of the
base bags, but whether there will be any
action IN this respect remains to be seen.
But II strikes an attentive observer of all
the details OF play that great many wrenched
knees, spraIned ankles and spiked feet might
be saved by having the bases flush with the
ground and the players privileged to over