Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24
BASE BALL AS is BASE BALL
Council Members and sChOol Directors Will
shsw the Goods.
JUDGE HGscALL TRAINING ON THE SLY
Theodore johnson Issues stirring Adj
dress 60 Board of Education and
Calls for volunteers for
Heroic Struggle.

On September s. which will be one week
from next Saturday, Omaha people will be
treated TO a spectacle the like Of which has
never been seen in the transmississippi
country. Nine members Of the city coun-
ell and hfteen members OF the school board
win clash In a gam OF base ball at vinton
Street park. A more awe-inspiring spec
tacle than this promises to be can scarcely
be imagined. As the proceeds of the game
are to be devoted to the Auditorium fund,
there Is likely to be a large crowd at the
park, and In order TO give the people Just
return for time and money spent, the
reverend city fathers and the dignincd
directors Of the great Omaha public school
system are preparing for the fray in true
gladiatorial style. Judge Hascall has gone
to Grand Rapids. Mich, ostensibly to at
tend the sessions Of the League Of Amer
lean Municipalities, but as a matter Of fact,
he Is going into training In hope OF re-
juvenating himself to the end tina he can
play the game he did in 1852. d. T. Mount
Is doing a quiet stunt for the purpose Of
oiling up the joints that have so long been
accustomed to the sedate action Of a staid
man of business. Fred Hoye is once more
toying with the festive brick, getting his
hands In condition. Harry zimman, Lo-
beck, Burnley, Trostler and Whitehorn are
each and all rounding to In form and
will be on edge before the day set. City
Clerk Elbourn is acting as press agent for
the outfit, and Is as wise as a tree full Of
owls when the game is mentioned. John
Westberg takes daily trips on his automo-
bile, and rumor hath 1t that he is in prime
fettle for the duties that may fall to him
ne substitute.
Theodore Johnson. who will head the
fOFCaa NJ tha aAuCaN0Ra Faalo ItIra Oooear
at the Rubicon, Napoleon at the Pyramids
and Dewey in Manila Bay, all rolled into
one. His swelling interest had to have an
outlet, and so he broke forth In the fol-
lowing stirring address:
To the Board OF Education Base Bal
Team, Omaha-Gentlemen: Have you for
gotten that on Saturday, the 9Th day of
lie down together, and from that day on
there will be no Lamb? In other words,
that the vinton street base ball grounds
council, or our everlasting disgrace? And
yet In spite OF the fact that our whole
educational system is dependent upon the
otherwise and refuse to play ball"
The organization of ordinance hitters are
holding sessions and under the
gulse of legislation are practicing on their.
curves and do nothing but big talk" We
must rouse ourselves or on the fatal day
sit down.
AS chairman Of the committee, 1 have
9 9ntrso1iSy S SSt Sp tor to- S SStsn ! hsvs TO re na Sas
only one offer to lead in PRAYER, two oners
to substitute in left ielc. four offers as
one as mascot. and the remainder are
willing to escort the women to the grand
stand. What am ! captain Of?
Now, therefore, in View OF the conditions
thus set forth, / do interpret the rules that
you, and each OF you. do meet at the board
rooms on the day Of August at o'clock
secluded spot and there remain until by
constant, continuous contortions you are
for you which are as follows: John G.
base; Carroll g. .Pearse, second base; II. N.
pitcher: j.. w. Maynard. pitcher; NJ. i.
~Funkhouser, catcher; w. +. Johnson,
f feTg. dr: 7. BASE e. Su RCSest n Smith, Sas s6or M1Fr1s
Carl z. Herring, shortstop; Fred Stubben-
dorf, left field; Hugh T. Mcintosh, left
Anderson, center field; ]. ]. Smith, right
field; Emil Cermak, right field.
To the end that we may despoil the
the public day, DR.. Bonesetter and Prof.
Lungart have been engaged to attend.
THEODORE JOHNSON,
Chairman Base Ball Committee.
Press Agent Elbourn of the city council
team announces the following as an induce
ment to certain specified classes to get out
and hustle as ticket sellers:
List Of prizes proposed to be given to the,
person selling the most tickets for the
Board of Education-City Oficial ball game
to be played at Vinton street park on Sep
TENDER s: News boy, suit of clothes; high
school cadet, uniform; high. school girl,
gymnasium suit; high school boy, foot bali
suit; grade teacher. first and second, silk
dress, pair OF shoes; grade school, framed
kindergarten teacher, woman's hat; janitor
Of school, piece OF furniture or overcoat.
The following is a partial list OF articles
that have been donated as prizes: Picture,
piece OF silverware, ton of economy washed
nut coal worth $50, silk umbrella worth
$40. carving set worth s12 and boys suit
OF clothes.