Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-02
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second base. In 1856 it was McAudries, 1887,
McSorley; 1888, McAndries; 1889, McCiel-
Ian, and 1890, McGlone.

second base. In 1886 it was McAndries, 1887,
McSorley; 1888, McAndries; 1885, McCiel-
Ian, and 1890, McGlone.
Dave Rowe has at last concluded to do his
playing on the bench next season, and get q
first class young blood for first base.
Manager Macullar SAYS that Flanagan will
guard the first bag for Des Moines, and not
Con Strothers as has been reported.
st. Joe is a dead baseball city. A few sea-
sons rest will do 1t good, and by that time.
too, they'll probably be rid of Charlie Lord.
Charlie Reilly Is coaching the Princeton
college team. Reilly will be one OF the
American association biggest guns next
season.
For the benefit Of st. Joe and Chicago
scribes IL is mentioned here that this is the
Western association and hot the Western
league.
Sam Morton will take his team to St.
Louis Aprll5 and 6 and open the season with
the nondescripJ Browns Won der Abe will
probably oficiate us umpire.
Patsey Tebeau will captain the Clevelan d
Players league club, all of which will be
very complimentary to the intelligent and
respectable members OF the team.
The Omaha management will have the
grano stand furnished with 500 opera chars
the coming season. There is nothing like
catering to the public in the right way.
Elmer Foster assaulted p. L. Remy,
sporting editor of the Minneapolis Tribune.
last Tuesday, and got his Jaw broke for his
pain 8. Foster claimed that Remy had pub
llshed things concerning his ice rink which
he had no right TO-.
Kansas City has decided to make an out
| fielder out OF Elmer Smith. Next season he
will play In right when not in the box.
Elmer, by the way, isn't much OF a fielder,
but his batting will count, and he is also
fairly fast on the bases.
George Shock, so says the Washington
papers, may be seen with the Capital League
team again next season. Well, Milwaukee
can spare him easily enough, Judging from
his play in this city last year. He seldom
went for a pall but what he tumbled all over
himself.
The baseball season OF 1890 will be recog-
nized as the greatest experimental season
known in the annals Of professional ball
playing. 1t will certainly be an experimental
year with the teams of the National league
and the American association, and most as
suredly so with the Players league.
There is but little brotherhood sentiment
in the west, and Notwithstanding the failure
of the New York club to enioin Ward, the
opinion prevails that the prospect must yet
prove abortive. II the players league goes
successfully through the season, on the other
hand, the feeling is that it will be the leading
organization. But we shall see, If we don't
go blind in the meantime.
Long J0nn Nealy, VINO is Wlnterlng IN
Cairo, ILL.,, is still working for his release
from Kansas City, John shouldn't be In
such a rush. II Is quite probable that his
release will como without the asking after
he has pitched a few games for the Cow
boys. The brotherhood upheaval has given
all the old dead arm pitchers such a case of
swell.head as would become the freaks in q
dime museum.
The cities which will be represented In the
Western association next year are Kansas
City, Milwaukee, Omaha, St. Paul Sioux
City, Denver, Des MONIES and Minneapolis.
While each is individually stronger than
last year, the weaker teams have been
strengthened TO such an extent that none OF
the clubs will drag along hoDelessly In the
rear, as was the case last demonstrating
Life. That's all YOU know OF the Western
association. There isn't q single team that
is stronger than 1t was last season In fact
most Of them, including Omaha, are not as
strong. The association, however, is in @
flourishing condition, and we expect good
oall. Last season they best article In this
country was to be seen right here.
J. L. Keith, proprietor Of the Boyd opers
house news stand on Fifteenth street, Is ono
of the best posted and most enthusiastic
base ball patrons In the city. He has beer
associated with the game in an official ca
pacity every season for a good many years
is intimately acquainted with most all the
old players, and competent Of picking out