Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-27

Jack Crooks will probably guard second for
the st. Louis Browns the coming year.
The part Of the s., 900 Sam Morton wanted
to bet on the Chicago Association club was
the last three figures of that sum. Wonder
what tack Sam will take now.
Billy Trafley has about made up his mind
to remove to the coast this spring. He has
several good offers out there, and wisely be-
lieves he could do better out there than in
the east.
AS yet there are no startling evidences ola
reorganization OF the Western association,
but there is q good deal of talk going on in
all the cities interested, and the probabilities
are that some definite understanding Will be
reached ere long.
Billy T%raffley is taking life pretty easy thd
winter, and looks bigger and stronger anSi
better than ever before. Billy is one Of those
provident ball players who, in the past years
has always had his eye out for that humid
dlurnai period we should all prepare for.
Jack Crooks was offered $500 bv New
York to cover second next summer, but Jack
only wanted 81 300 more, and so the Giants
forgot to engage him. just now Jack Is up in
st. Paul, and they do say that a silver dollar
looks TO him every bit as bic as a cart wheel!
The best thing that has overtaken the
great national game for years is the fact that
the men VINO pay the bills will now have a
say in making the salaries. Four, five and
six thousand dollars per season is n fable
now, and the prospects are that players will
recel.e something nearly like what they are
worth.
There is more uncasiness among the horde
OF professional base bali players lnfesting
the country Just now than ever before in the
history of tho SPORT, aud it is now send on
your contract at your own figures aud send it
quick instead of II can't sign at your price,
| want 81 900 moro, 500 in advance, ana if !
don't get it don't play any moro. Sce!"
What's the matter with Milwaukee any
how. You don't hear so much shoutin' up
in tho | 1, m a rpFyinnG 40 Won nj1 uNyhilA ppn
Now they think tho Western association
about their size again, and Cholly Cushman
is doing some sklrmiShing to keep his name
before the people. Better get on that white
apron, Charles it looks like a frost for you
next year.
Ex-manager Watkins sends me word
through E.. j. Street, of st. Joseph, Mo-, that
he considers the Sporting Times the greatest
snorting paper published in America. |
ALWAYS did say Watkins was a good manager,
and | know he sells good cigars to his Gus
toners on the road, in spite of Sandy Girls
woId's cynical expressions of contempt for
people who smoke pieces OF rope.-O. L. Cay
or.
Jocko Halligan. Norman Baker and Billy
Traftley dre the only men OF the old Shannon
outfit to sign a rational agreement contract
today. The balance of the gang must secure
the interpretation OF l.. &. Krauthotf, preSi-
dent of the Western association, and Hal
McCord, president of the Omaha cluo, before
they can be signed by any base ball organiza-
ton in the country. This is but part of the
retribution so often mentioned in these col
umns.
So plentiful is first class base ball timber
at the present time that many OF the old
Western association players who were swellcd
up with the idea that they were stars now
have hard work to get theirnameS mentioned,
even in the professional base ball papers OF
the country. The demand for No. 9 hats in
this country has fallen off about 100 per cent
since the amalgamation of the National league
and the American association.
Now that the American association has
been swallowed up body and soul by the
National league, and one agreement will
cover all the base ball organizations in the
country, what is TO become of Dan shannon,
"Old Cyn Sutcliffe, Sandy Griffin, Larry
Twitchell, Eddie EiteJorg, Papa McCaulcy,
Jimmy Donnelly and Dad Clarkel They
were all put on the black list for their deser-
tion of Omaha, and IL will require some very
strong influence to remove the ban.
Manager Bob Leadley writes the base ball
editor inquirlng about tho prospects out this
way for next season. II haven't done any
thing for next year. he adds, ''anG wouldn't
mind returning to Omaha providing Omaha
wants mel il a good solid company is organ
lied. III tho twclve-club league IS IA go IL
ought TO help the minor leagues, and | SIN
Ccrcly hope that the trouble between the
league and the association Is about over"
McAleer thinks a frst-class outtielder
should not drop more than three fly balls
during u season. He further says There
is an art in catching a fly ball. If IL strikes
you square on the feshy part of the hand
below tho thumb, the chances are it will
bound rignt out, for that lump has all the
| quality of rubber. "A ball that drops into
your fingers Is likely To stick there. sport
ing Life, jimmy ought to have seen some of
our last batch of tioldPrs. Three drops per
game was about their size.
The wreck of the Corn Huskers.n would
be a neat little title for a skit for Christmas
circulation among the Sioux City cranks.
There are not very many of the Western
champions left, and tho Association and
League have pretty well riddled that club.
ST. Louis has three men, Chicago (A.A.) one.
Washington one, aud Pittsburg has the latest
reCruit-"ltedn Ehret,-Sporting Times.
Among the Sioux City cranks-they are all dead
excepting DICK Mulcahy ana Will Beck, aud
they are too busy husking corn these days, to
think OF the national Cd sport,
WhisperIngs OF the Wheel.
Chicago press give him a good 'sendof."
Walt Morris is in Chicago spending the
holidays.
The Omaha Wheel club gymnasium is
"out of sight,
The Omaha Wheel club will hayo another
smoker ard musicale soon.
Bolte tires will receive a share Of the local
wheelmen's attention next season.
The MAS number OF the Referee contains
an illustrated wrte-up Of Omaha cyclists.
! In DenmarE every man in 800 is a cyclist.