Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-10

pennant winners? Well, they did, and II |
furnishes one Of the most unique and an
First the Western league hell its meeting at
Chicago and after a brief DISCUSSION kicked
the city that had won the FIRST honors in
its last years race out into the cold world.
Then the Western association, not to be out
done BY, its measly RIVALS, net at Jackson
vile and applied It's No. 10 to the tunda-
mental basis of the champions of its cir
cult. Thus were the pennant winners ho9ped
upon by the ragtag and bobtail Of two base
ball associations whom they had walloped
ingloriousy on the field OF contest and over
whose proud habitats the emblem OF victory
floats, and blotted from the face Of the
earth. Well that may be good thing,
don't think. II base ball associations can't
get rid OF their pennant winners in any other
way than by giving them the grand fire,
then II is time that they select the weakest
club in their ranks to bestow the honor on.
Give them the flag and the bounce to boot,
and everybody will be satisfied. But to give
the strongest club the 1inky-dink smacks too
much Of cowardice, and the fans are entitled
to execute the can-can act,
Once more for the convenience Of the fans
the holiday schedule is given: Decoration
day, Omaha at Peoria, Lincoln at Quincy,
Des Moines at Jacksonville and st. Joe at
Rockford. Fourth of July, Quincy at
Omaha, Rockford at Lincoln, Jacksonville at
St Joe and Peoria at Des Moines.
Billy Sharsig, the old war horse OF the
league and American association, writes me
that Omaha has captured one OF the most
promising felders in the country in Joe
Slagel. He rates him the equal of the cream
in the field of the Western league last year
and better than anything we had in our as
ISOLATION. AS sure catch, thrower and
runner he says the German can't be well
improved upon, and he is also good on the
lines and at the bat
There is talk OF Milwaukee sending old
Papa McAuley to the stable and If this is
done Larry Twitchell will take up his posi-
tion at first.
During visit to the Charles street grounds
last Wednesday Manager Rowe looked over
the club house with Captain Walsh, and at
the latter's solicitation promised to turn the
present wash and bath room into sweating
room, where the players can resort after
practice or a game on the field on a cold
day this spring, strip off and have rub
down without danger Of catching cold, as
was the case last season.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Interstate league team.
Papa Bill will profit by his experience here
last season and before going into game
over in the Illinois swamps will have little
ginger injected where 1t will do the most
good AS a ball player Pa came pretty
Captain Walsh is making no boasts or in
dulging in any representations as to the
position the Omahogs will take this year.
His only declaration so far is that the team
will finish higher than 1t did last year.
This he can probably accomplish and keep
his suspenders intact at that, but he wants
to be on the safe side and will have nothing
to say concerning the pennant until he has
had his men lined up few times, then he
| yixrn mi nt n
Another autograph was added to the choice
| collection Manager McVittie has socl1ed away
in pigeon hole in Bandle's big safe. 1t is
lengthy document and with the aid Of a
| few powerful chemicals / made out the
| signature yesterday to read something like
| Peter Lohman, although at first glance 1t
| looked as much like Lob Peterman or Manter
Peloh as anything else. But it must be re-
| membered that Peter is especially famous
| for his matchless work behind the plate, and
| his lining them down to second, instead OF
the choice article of caligraphy which he is
| guilty Of AS a catcher Iohinan is the peel
of any Of them, save the cracks of the big
| league.
FORT OMAHA, Neb., March 5.-To thu
| Sporting Editor of The Bee: l hear tina
an amateur city league is being talked of
| and that our club is mentioned as one Of th'
members. believe it can be made go /
the teams start properly balanced and ar,
kept so, and that no player of one club Il
allowed to play with another, 1t has beei
my experience here that no matter what clul
came out it always brought the sam
crowd. Another thing this club is sup
ported by voluntary contributions of officer
and men, and / guarantee them base bal
here nearly every Sunday, SO that l can
very we'll play on foreign grounds yer,
often However, I will be glad TO NEE
representatives from other clubs and tall
the matter over whenever they see fit. Sin
cerely, w. M. WRIGHT,
Manager Second Infantry b. B. G.