Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-03

is one of the most promising twirlers in the
west.
Minneapolis has a lucky find IN Horan
lie is rafting good catcher and hard
worker
There have been amazingly few "tricksn
so far. Kansas City is waiting for Dave
Rowe.
Kansas City has started OF with the best
crowds it ever had at the beginning of a
season.
Denver has crack team this year If the
men can get along with white Wings
Tcbcau.
Watkins says Minneapolis IS not as strong
rs it was when 1t struck that winning gait
last year.
jimmy Donnclly was much beroaved by the
death of his sister, which occurred at New
Haven Monday.
fly Hach says the American association
will be back under the National agreement
before the season is over.
Pitcher Flood of last years Denver team
and Pitcher Hendricks, with Lincoln in 1885,
have been signed by Lincoln.
As fielder Gus Alberts is unsurpassed by
any third basemau in the Western associa-
ton, judging from his Omaha work.
Manning will have to play great ball and
strengthen up his team. if he wants TO once
more carry off the Western penant.
Tom Ramsey has the Charley-horse. The
rich Denver air may lay Tom out with the
gout before he escapes from that town.
Dell Darling adds strength to the Mime
apolis team. He is a quiet gentlemanly
fellow, a good catcher and fine Datsmani
Dcnvcrs team is fixed in way that no.
body ever expected. McGarr at short, Nc
Clone at second, and Werrick in the field.
The venerable father of William Clarke,
Omaha's pitcher, died at an advanced age at
his home in Oswego, n Y, last Tuesday.
Dad CIarke's opening game was a hummer.
He allowed the hard-hitting Milwaukccs but
a single hit-by Dalrymple in the last inning.
Dave Rowe declares himself the umpires
best friend. The umprcs, however, declare
that Dave hollers bloody blue murder without
cause.
St. Paul took large COB of concet out of
the COWBOYS in the opening series at Kansas
City by capturing two out of the three games
played.
Dan Shannon is rapidly demonstrating that
he knows how to manage ball team. He is
one Of the most indetatiCable workers in the
country.
Old Deacon White, the patriarch OF the
game, has reported at Lincoln Brothers
Dave and Jack and the Deacon will soon own
the town.
Larry Twitchell has made great hit in
the left field tor Danny Sannons lambs, and
is welding the wagon shaft with his accus-
toned yigOr.
John Irwin has been welding tho club so
effeCtually of late down at the capital it is
quite likely that Manager Dave will hesitate
about letting him go
Mr.. Hog, the Cowboys new outfclder, has
failed as vet to ignite the river Kaw. But
the truth is the whole Manning tribe are put
ting up very dizzy game.
The Boston ASSOCIATION is coming down to
25-cent ball. General Hi Hi Dixwell has un-
loaded every dollars worth of interest he has
in the club at 10 cents on the dollar.
Day in and day out, "ficl1' Carpenter is
about as good third baseman as you find
anywhere. AT the bat, in pinch, he's just
as good as any of 'em.-Kansas City Times.
Elmer Cleveland couldn't stand the roast
ing of the Columbus press, so he rolled up
his uniform, packed 1t in his little grip and
skipped. Billy kuehne succeeds him at
third
Catcher Jimmy Donohue telegraphed the
club yesterday that, after weighing the mat
ter carefully, he would agree to sign So, 800
contract. Bridget should weigh again
Kansas City Times.
Watkins told President Speas that the St
Paul team would beat Kansas City out. The
Kansas City president replied: "Watkins, if
you had my nerve coupled with your gall,
you couldn't be beat.n
Watkins has a good team this season.
"Wattie' will hustle for winners If he can
only secure strong talent at reasonable
and Minneapolis this year
Deacon Whlle accompanied by his grip.
his faithful dog and seiulitz powder has
started for the wild and woody west. Will
the Deacon" play bali under the name of
Corning sporting Times.
If anybody wants new suit of clothes, all
he has got to do is to bet Charlie Cushman
that there were less than 1000 people on the
Milwaukee grounds last summer II is a
cinch. but Cush says he is willing to bet on it,
Jimmy Donnelly is playing third, out at the
Nebraskan metropolis, out of sight. In one
of the Milwaukee games he accepted nine
chances without an error, made two two
baggcrs, single and three runs-Sporting
Times.
The mayor of Galveston Tex has pre-
sented Norman Baker with an English
pointer, said to be of the finest strain extant
Sandy Griswold of THE OMAHA BEE is Keep
ing the dog until after the chicken season.
Sporting Times.
Anson caught Elmer Foster taking beer
at Pittsburg, and Elmer took the next train
back to Chicago. That is the sort of dis.
cipline that makes winning ball teams
Elmer will be allowed, in all probability, to
return to Minneapolis.
Jack Dolan lost the last Columbus battle
before 5,673 people Then Knell was put in,
but it was too late. Grlffith fooled the Buck.
eyes. He has won every game in which he
has oificiated for st, Louis Chris got good
man in the ex-Milwaukean.
Sam Trott has been ''relieved" Of the man.
agement OF the Washingtons and Charles w.
Snyder mas been installed in his place Bob
Matthews goes on the umpire's staff in Sny-
der's place Trott is red hot and will sue
Washington for firing him.
From all reports Halligan of the Omaha
team is leading the country at the bat. In
the four opening games with Milwaukee, out
or htteen times AT the bat, he made ten hits,
home rum three bagger. three doubles
and three one-timers. Sporting Times.
Tho human gaspipe, Willie Mains, has Gin
cinuati by the heels. He pitched for Kels
Greens against Columbus last Wednesday
and all but shut 'cm out. Lev got three hits
of of him. Canavan still continues to COP
out his one and two orrCrS per game.
Maybe Omaha, ST. Paul and Sioux CITY
didn't create small quantity Of surprise in
their opening games. Omaha broke oven
with Milwaukee, st. Paul two out of three
from the Cowboy champions and the Corn
fiuskers made 1t two aud two at Denver
Manager Manning wants to make as MANY
winnings as possible early in the season. -
Kansas City Times. No. Strange, isn't it}
That's Just what Manager Shannon wants to
do too, only shannon wants to make as many
as he can also in the middle of the season and
at the latter end.
Good for Captain Anson The boo7iug ball
players ought to go. He caught LUCY and
Foster ont "beering up' in Pttsburg and
fined them each S95 and ordered them to bed
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