Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15

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Some hooting has been done because Dan
stearns gave up the Indicator to resume
the first baseman's mitt at Des Moines.
Arlie Latham has threatened TO break back
into the game. II he can't play any better
than he can umpire he wouldn't last over
one inning on any team. II Arlie is wise
he'll hang onto the Indicator as long as
the league will stand for him.
And while we are talking Of old-timers
breaking back into the game, there's Fore
man pitching, or pretending to pitch, for
Dale Gears team in the Hickey league.
And they are calling him frankie" and
pretending that he's a boy wonder. Now,
II Dale Gear is really looking for old-time
favorites to attract Kansas City patronage,
why doesn't he dig up Dark Days Con-
way and Park Swartzell, who were team
mates Of Foreman in the year Of the big
rain or some time Whereabouts? And II he
could only get Old Hickory Carpenter on
third and Big Bill Hoover to catch again.
And Hughey Duffey went out somewhere
and lassoed Freddy Barnes and got him
back into a Milwaukee uniform. But
Freddy isn't nearly so dead as some OF
the rest Of them, at that, and ought to
pitch a respectable game of ball.
Two little features of the st. Joe series
in Omaha deserve to be remembered. In
the third inning OF the first game OF the
d~ouble-header Mr.. Maher, formerly OF
Philadelphia, now OF Sainjomo, took the
kinks out Of one of Attorney Gordon's
slow ones. Mr.. Brashear, whose brother
used to play third for Des Moines, tried to
sacrifice Mr.. Maher along to second. 1t
was an easy one for ,the attorney. but he
made a scoot for first base, apparently over
looking In his earnestness the fact that
Dave Calhoun is hired to cover that bag.
In the meantime Mr.. Brashear and Mr..
Maher were both scooting and what. was
Intended for a sacrifice went for a safe
hit. This worried the attorney, and a
large, red-faced man in the grsndstand
yelled, Take him out!' A wide one to
Belden and a wild pitch, which advanced
both runners. was enough for Attorney Cor
don, and, with permission OF Captain Stew
art, he went to the bench and Graham took
Up the work. He finished giving Belden G
kbase on balls and then Hartman poked out
a single. Belden essayed to run homs
from first on the hit, but was caught three
feet from the plate. Safe" said Mr.
Latham, who thinks he can umpire, and
safe 1t was. Then, to show that no cool.
ness existed on his part, Mr.. Roth, who
doesn't look IT,, hoisted one OF oscars
beauties over the fence. That's a COM
bination rarely seen in these days. Three
singles, a base on balls and a home run
with no one out. Omaha made a fierce I'm.
ish. pounding Parvin in all directions, bu'
couldn't win. In this game Rus Hall mad,
one Of the most wonderful stops ever seer
on a ball field. Stone hit the ball a terrih,
smash and sent 1t straight across the dia
mond. 1t looked safs to everyone, but Hal
made a great run and dlved for the ball
catching to the left and about twenty fee
back Of second. He was full length on tn
ground when he got the ball in his hands
but. rolling over on his back. he threw Il
Maher in time to catch an Omaha rune
who was loafng along from nrst. Thi
play was cheered to the echo, as 1t de
served. In the next game another featur
was inserted which Mr.. Latham didn't tel
'em about at st. Joe. Calhoun swatted tn
| ball for what should have been a three
base hit. but his bad leg would only lie
him get to second. AllOway went to run 70
/ him and was pushed along to third on
sacrifice. He was caught taking a ma
about ten feet of the base by one OF Roth
[ quick throws and started for home wit
Robe after him. About half way Rob,
overlook the slow-moving Mr.. Alloway an,
Z rode him the rest OF the way to the plate
2 but Mr.. Latham. who knows how to UNI