Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18
CREIGHTON CHANGES PLANS
"Omaha's own" varsity Team Aban-
dons It's Northern Trip and
Takes On Home Games.

The northern trip through Dakota and
Minnesota which was scheduled for the
Creighton University Base Ball team dur
ing the last week was abandoned, because
members Of the faculty thought II entailed
too extensive an absence from classes for
the players.
Creighton's short eastern trip was GER
tainly a great success. The lads on the
hill felt that they had a clever aggregation
this year and they expected to give Simp-
son college a hard struggle, but they
hardly hoped to do more than make a
good showing with Highland Park. They
moderated their W strength, and came
home with scalps of both the Highlanders
and the Simpsonians in their belts. The
Simpson men put up a hard fight from
the first and 1t took the Omaha lads nine
hard innings to defeat them.
At Des Moines the Gate City collegians
found Highland Park ready for a hard
%tussle, for Nebraska had left word that
Creighton was exceptionally strong this
year. At the end of the second inning,
when last years champions had obtained
nine runs, It looked as If the rumor were
false and the Creightons were outclassed.
Then the students from Omaha began to
play an uphill game, such as had not been
seen in a long time. Shutout after shut
out was administered to the Iowans, while
the Omaha men began hitting wherever
and whenever they pleased. Such slug
ging had never before been seen on High
land field. Before the game closed seven
teen safe hits were credited to Creighton,
more than any two teams had obtained
from the champions in the last two years.
All this shows the value of stick work and
the Creighton university men should fully
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in this department.
First base has been one of the weak posi-
lions on this years team. When Welch
was out Of the box he filled 1t perfectly,
but with Harry in the box, and there he Is
In most heavy games, a first baseman was
hard to develop. McCaffrey and Stone
were tried and both. filled the position
pretty well, but accidents or absence pre-
vented them from steady work. James
Mahoney, a freshman from st. Mary's coll
lege, is the latest candidate. He is a big
six-footer, built more for the gridiron than
the diamond, but his agility is amazing
for one of his stature. His weak point is
at the stick. Owing to special work he
was unable to come out during the early
spring and profit by the excellent batting
practice that the others INDUCED in.
When the management abandoned the
northern trip two games at home we're i'm
mediately substituted, and though they
we're not with the heaviest Of teams, still
they proved interesting and well played
ball games. This week witnesses two very
hard home games for "omaha's own" To-
morrow Highland Park will meet Creighton
on the home grounds, and it is pretty GER
tain that the "Scotties' will make a ter
rife fight to win the game and thus avenge
their defeat at Des Moines and break even
with Creighton for the season. On Satur-
day occurs the game of the season, for
then Creighton will battle against the Ne
braska Varsity boys, and II 1t be safe to
Judge on form. the contest will be a fast
and a close one.