Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-02


st. Joe has released Emmerke.
Urich seems to be the best player in the
Omaha team.
The St. Joseph team is badly crippled, so
the manager claims ,
Bill Kreig is hitting the ball hard and
often for Rockford. -
St. Joseph has secured Bobby McHale Of
Sacramento, Cal, to pitch.
Lincoln is trying to sign McKibben, third
baseman of the Des Moines
Zeis made seven errors in one game at
third base for Jacksonville recently.
Quincy and St. Joe have been swapping
players. In the deal Quincy got big George
McVey
Cy. Duryea, formerly OF Cincinnati, is one
Of the star twirlers in the Eastern league
this season.
Quincy was after Joe Walsh but they
| only wanted to give him cigarette money
and he wouldn't go.
Quincy has secured Pitcher Abbey, with
| Omaha last season. He will be the star
| of the association sure.
Tommy White, who has been playing with
Indianapolis, has signed with Jacksonville,
| of the Western association.
| Manager Bracket Of Quincy, ILL.,, would
| like to hear from pitcher, first baseman
a short stop and on outfelder.
Nolan, Harter and Veach have Joined the
| st. Joe team and now the st. Joe team
might just as well go and jump in the river
| Marcum was fined S. for throwing the ball
| over the fence and had to pay for the ball
He said he threw it away because it was a
| "hoodoo.-Quincy Whig.
In the sixth inning of recent Western
sociation game the first nine men at the bat
| for Des Moines made hit apiece, and sew
| eral of them hit for two or three bases.
Manager Trafiley had a diamond pin
! stolen from him enroute from Rockford to
Peoria. Traff is like the actress, who, when
she gets about Traits age, has to advertise.
Quincy wasn't doing business when it
traded Nolan and Veach to st. Joe for Nc
Vey, don't think Rockford pounded Nolan
for twenty eight hits yesterday Quincy
Whig.
The impression got abroad that Umpire
| Snider was presented with $50 in gold here.
Oh, no, II was Catcher Snyder. When an
| umpire is presented with gold in Rockford
they will be having Maypole dances in Green
land.-Rockford Star.
| S. Joe has released Pitcher Jerry Eddin-
ger, his work not coming up to the manage
ment's standard. They are making many
changes down there. Barnes of Lafayette,
| Ind, has been signed to play third and a
new outielder secured in the person Of
| DeverauX.
| Rockford Republican, A rumor was afoat
on the street last night to the effect that
| Manager Nicol had sold the services of Fred
| Underwood to the Chicago club for $500
| In the absence of more definite information
it may be said that this is highly improba-
BILE and is not generally believed.
| Twineham, lately released by st. Louis,
has caught on in great style in Detroit. 1t
| is generally the case where man is taken
from a minor league into the big one does
| not prove fast enough for the latter, and is
allowed to return to his first love- that he
goes in and plays a game that is "out of
| sight"
Manager Ebright of the Lincoln team has
| entered protest against the giving Of Tues
| days game to Peoria because of his teams
| non-appearanCe. He places his protest on
the ground that the team moved in accord
| ance with instructions from Secretary Hickey
| of the association.
Manager Ebright OF the Lincoln team has
| entered protest against the giving OF Tues
| days game to Peoria because of his team s
non-appearance. He places his protest on
the ground that the team moved in accord
| ance with instructions from Secretary
| Hickey Of the association.
The managers Of the other teams in the
| association are stuck on John Killing. He
| can pitch, catch, play the infield and out
field, and has done all these for the local
team. In Sundays game he got one single,
a double and home run. And last year
| he an amateur, MARBLES the Rockford
Star.
| hlmerer, the yOungster picked up Dy LIN
coin, is proving a great find. He is taking
his regular turn in the box and winning the
majority Of the games pitched. He has no
| especial speed or curves, but good com
bnation Of both, with good control, and ex-
| hibits wonderful coolness in the box. He is
| a graduate of Lincoln amateur circles.
Andrews Joined the Des Moines club Tues
day at Rockford His previous practice in
| the box had been somewhat limited, but he
was touched but for four hits during the
three innigs he pitched. timely three
bagger by him gave Des Moines three Of her
runs on that day. and his ability as a
sprinter was very fayorably spoken of by
the Rockford papers, as was also the fielding
OF his position.
And now 1t is the western clubs who are
bowling about the umpire. 81. Joe was the
first to register a kick, claiming an out
right robbery Of a victory at Peoria by
Umpire McKemp, And now Lincoln claims
that they lost the game here Tuesday by a
rank decision OF the umpire. Had the de-
cision been In theil favor II would have been
all right. but Buck Ebright didn't want to
get beat with McGreyey in the box.-Quincy
| Whg
| IJncoln ia making an affort IN get McKih-