Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-09
BRIEF BASE BALL GOSSIP
Manager Keith viii Take an Amateur
Omaha Base Ball Team to
Denyer This Week.

Denver This Week.
The eastern clubs lost thirty-nine AMI
won thirty-three OF the seventy-two games
they played on their last western trip. The
Perfectos' record was six victories and seven
defeats.
McCauley had thirteen put outs in a game
against Detroit, an unusually large number
for a backstop. OF this number eleven
were strike outs. Tebeau had only FIVE outs
at first.
Manager Keith sent out Ave batteries for
the Fourth and they all won their games
except ~Thompsett and Lacy. Murphy and
whitney won at Gretna, Lawler won at At
lantic, Scully and Bowman at Salt Lake and
Driscoll and Hayes at the Young Mems
Christian Association park.
Manager Keith has completed arrange
ments for his Omaha Brewing association
team to go to Denver for games July Is and
16 with the Denver Athletic club team. As
this team Is composed Of some OF the best
amateur timber Omaha can produce, we may
expect them 10 give a good account OF them
selves.
With Dan Brouther's passing the Big
Four Of the famous Detroit National league
champions becomes but a memory. Deacon
White is now tilling the soil, but from
choice rather than necessity, being rated at
$50, 900: Hardy Richardson has failed in the
hotel business at Rochester, and Jack Rowe
is Franklin's partner in the cigar business
at Buffalo.
Manager Hanlon OF the Brooklyns offered
President w. w. Kerr OF the Pittsburg club
s., 900 cash for Third Baseman Jimmy VIII
liams, who was with Kansas City last year,
but the offer was refused. Hanlon told Kerr
to name his price. but there was nothing
done. Williams broke Brooklyn's back
Saturday by his stop and throw OF Days
drive at a critical stage. He dove headfrst
twenty feet and threw the runner out from
his knees. The crowd cheered for two min
rtes.
The Omaha Brewing association ball team
will play the Armour team today at Men
pareil park. While Manager Keith is conf
dent OF victory, still he realizes that he has
a hard team to beat, because the Armours
have so many good men. Harrison, Fitz-
gerald and Sullivan were all members of
the famous Writings of Chicago before COM
ing to Omaha and La Fontelle is an old
western Lacquer. At any rate, a rafting
game may be expected, as the Brewers have
been practicing hard Of late in anticipation
OF their Denver trip.
The National league games played on the
Fourth we're remarkable in many WAYS. In
the first place, something occurred which is
hardly ever seen, and that was with a
double-header played in every town but one,
the weaker team in every instance won both
games. 1t has got to be almost a rule Tor
teams to split even on these double-headers.
Crooks, who refuses TO report, for Picke:-
ing and Hall for McCauley and Eustace are
two trades LOTUS has made with Franklin.
The next thing looked for is a Columbus
bat bag or secondhand sweater for Gray
or White.
The slump OF the Superbas was long de-
layed, but it was OF such proportions, that
its genuineness can not be doubted. The
loss Of seven games out of eight in Chicago
and Pittsburg was even more surprising
and sensational than the twelve straight
victories OF the Brooklyns who with a break
Of one game placed eighteen victories to
its credit. Such a splendldly equipped
team under so great a manager can be relied
on TO recover from such a series OF re-
verses. Hanlon luck was manifest in the
failure OF the Bostons TO take advantage OF
the disasters OF their rivals. The cham
ptons also had their troubles and made but
a comparatively slight gain, the opportuni-
ties considered. on their rivals. The Phil
lies returned home in fine position and IL
would not cause much surprise should they,
with the advantage OF a long series OF games
at home, forge to the front. This would
be expected OF a less erratic team. The
race has assumed a far more interesting
phase and a few changes OF position In the
leading clubs would greatly enhance the in
terest in 1t.
The game OF base ball played at the Young
Mems Christian Association park on the
Fourth of July was a very interesting one
in many ways. In the first place, ex-Man-
ager-Captain Abbott had deciied that his
men should not touch a ball at all before
the game and also that they should not try
in any way TO get their arms I'm shape for
throwing the ball, but should go right in on
their nerve. not hampered by stiffness or
soreness from previous insufficient practice.
The wisdom OF this plan was shown when
Crawford, Bittenger, Creigh and the others
played an almost e~rrorless game and we're
able TO throw the ball across the diamond
with apparent ease. II is a matter OF COM
mon knowledge that a player is able to 90
out in the spring and throw the ball as far
as ever, but 1t is the next day when he has
to suffer and is not able to raise his elbows
TO the level Of his shoulders. Abbott took
advantage OF this knowledge and would not
let his men practice at all before the game,
with the result that they won from players
who have been playing all spring.