Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05

the Omahas, but was informed that the team
was full.
The MINNEAPOLIS ball team is practicing at
Kansas City.
Sioux City has pretty good baseball team
for "a starter.
Watkins will be saying next that he didn't
release Mains.
johnny Sowders is something of a "song
9nd dance man.
Kansas City has six pitchers under con
tract at present.
Catcher Grant Briggs has signed with the
Fort Wayne club.
Donahue is the only Kansas City man that
hasn't come TO time
Elmer Foster, it's SAID, is trying to get his
release from Chicago.
Gil Hatfield says heis going to make a
great record this season.
Kansas City will not get Dwyer after all
He will go to Gin cinnati.
Is Dave Rowe going to play ball or not'
That's the vital question.
Tomuey, late of Louisville, will make big
hit in the Western association.
Sioux City and Kansas City are having a
quiet row about exhibition games.
What did Minneapolis mean by releasing
Carroll! He Is a rafting good man.
Larry Twitchell is sure to be favorite
with the patrons at Mccormick park.
let the American association people 90.
Dave Rowe Will show the Lincoln enthu-
siasts that he has secured bang-up team.
Kansas City has signed gentle Willie
Mains. This gives the champions six
| pitchers.
"Watty' will stick to O'Rourke. The Mil
| lers say that NV atty" did some slick work
| in that case.
Manager Cushman is after Elmer Smith,
| and says he intends 10 have him befole the
board of control.
Charles Bennett has left the wilds of Kan
| sas, where lie has been hunting about all
winter, for Boston
Joe Miller, of the Minnles, has been dub.
| bed "Old Lavender He is the most popu-
| lar man in the team.
The Denver club has released pitcher
| Montrose NeveS without trial and has still
| small army on hand.
| Minneapolis Is afraid of Kansas City and
Milwaukee, and Kansas City and Milwau kee
| return the compliment.
Harry Lyons, whom Shannon wanted to
| sign has been booked by Frank Seee Selee
sees what Shannon saw.
st. Louis fans are kicking and want Chris
| Won der Abe TO restore "Yank" Robinson to
his old place at second base.
A little bad blood between Milwaukee,
Kansas City and Minneapolis will make
things lively among the leaders.
| ildWeS, uclloE hHOWu out luis way as
whoa Bill is secretary and treasurer of
he Lowell New England league club
Sioux City has at last released Wild Bill
Widner. They don't exactly know where
Bill is but have let him go all the same.
Pittsburg may retaliate and when Jack
O'Connor gets on Pennsylvania soil Jug him
| for receiving money under false pretenses
Manning will both captain and manage the
Kansas City team this season. Last year he
shared responsibilities with "Hick" Carpen.
| ter.
Baseball is healthy out on the Pacific coast
The two games on opening day in the Cali
fornia league drew over seventeen thous anC
people.
Minneapolis always did think that Kansas
City was trying to throw second place Il
Milwaukee, They came within one game oi
doing 1t, too.
0wney Patton, of Lincoln, played with the
Brockton team In 1885 Brockton was a mem
ber OF the New England league and McGun
nigle was manager.
Kid Baldwin is on his uppers and nov
swears that he will hereafter live temper
ance life. The Kid is rather late with hi
noble resolutions, and he made the SAM