Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-26

suepectod Of telng a tell player, but against
whom the charge has never teen estab-
llshed. Milwaukee claims him and Colum-
bus has him, and there is the basis OF the
scrap. After a long perio1 Of deliheration
Hickey awarded the player to Milwaukee,
but Clingman went to Columbus, pr1cticed
there, and played there in the first game
with Toledo, under an injunction prohibit
ing Hickey, strobol or anyone else nom
interfering. Something Of an understand
ing was reached after this game. and the
matter is left about rs II was a; the start,
that is, Clingman Is out OF the game pend
ing a further debate 5a.ween Milwaukee
and Columbus. Mr. prics OF Columbus is
very much sot IN his determination TO rlay
Clingman, and IS credited with saying a
number Of things not at all TO the credit
Of Hickey, and Hickey has replied by de.
claring that he will forfeit the Columbus
franchise unless he is obeyed
Today at Indianapolis another effort will
be made 10 test the Sunday base ball law.
1t will likely end as all other attempts
have, in defeat for watkins. with all this
trouble on hand It looks like @. W Tebeau
Old BOY might with profit turn his at
tention toward keeping his own league in
shape and letting the Western alone.
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After taking two out Of three games from
Mr.. Robes Saints, Papa Rourke's boys re-
tired to the seclusion Of plain morning and
afternoon practice and are rapidly working
into such shape as they have not displayed
to the few fans who have braved the in
element and uncertain weather Of the spring
days.
The boys in their last few games picked
up In their batting most wonderfully
Though they were never known as other
than a light hitting team they seemed to
find their knowledge Of batting in those
games and they hit pitchers, who have been
garnered by the Saints for the coming sea-
son, with apparent ease and abandon. And
their own pitchers, who gave the fans such
a scare because OF their newness and COM
p~arative lack Of fame, did some clean work
in the box. None showed work that was
akin to genius. but they pitched clean,
consistent ball, never letting UP when
things seemed to be going against them,
but instead pulling themselves out OF
dangerous looking places. It was like the
work of veterans and has lone much to
quiet the alarm Of the fans over the loss
of Brown and Owen.
Mike Weldy Is being given a thorough
tryout and will soon have either made or
lost his chances Of playing professional
ball with Omaha. He fields the skyscrapers
well, but doesn't know what TO do with the
ball when he gets It. Perhaps a little
minor league work would teach him that.
Another OF his weak points is his total
inability to understand what a ball on the
ground in his garden is going to do. Many
singles have been heightened out because
they went through him. II he expects to
stay he will have to get over that and
also an uncertainties of batting. His hit
ting has been an uncertain guam ity and
they have been few and far between when
compared to the ones that Alonzo S one was
wont to drive out to the tall grasses. An
other local man, Graves, is beng tried IN
the outfeld. He is a quiet, t~aciturn
younester. fields brilliantly, although a
little to the grandstand, says nothing and
hits the ball quite frequently. II the few
games that he has played are any indica-
tion he is a conner and will come closer to
equalling Stones record than any other
ind Of the season. But whether he does or
not the outfeld has three good men IN
Carter, Genins and Preston. They are old
and experienced in the game and know all
of dts hooks and crooks.