Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-10
BASE BALL GOSSIP OF WEEK
Bill BverittS Mad Dash for the Pole
Surprises Everybody.
WESTERN LEAGUE TEAMS All IN A BUNCH
None but Colorado Springs shows
Any Particular sign of Going
Out After the ma
cH Yes.

Out After the Pennant
c. Yes.
We'll! /,
What do you think Of the mad dash Bill
Everitt is making for the pole? who would
ever have suspected that old veteran with
his bunch Of spavs, left-overs and cast
offs OF having any license to head the pen
nant race. even for a day? And yet, there
he is, in all his glory. going down the line
like a Derby candidate, and the rest Of the
bunch trailing like dogs. Can we stand
for IL? Up to date Bill has had them all
in his own lot. and Omaha is the only
team that could do business with him.
After today he will have to move. and
maybe when he gets away from the shadow
Of Pixies Peak and the inspiriting atmos-
phere Of 'the old town he won't be so
frisky. At any rate, Bill is going faster
than he has any license to, and he'll cast
a shoe or break a hopple or go lame, or
do something pretty soon, and what a
lovely slide he will take when IL does begin.
Denver Is clubbing along in the ruck when
by all rules OF dope the Grizzlies ought TO
be away in the clear. Something's wrong
with the Packard family. and Captain Tom
had better watch out, or he'll hear some
thing unpleasant. None of the others are
cutting any particular ice. Omaha is play
ing good ball, but in hard luck. One OF the
games at the Springs. one at Denver and
one to Des Moines on the home grounds
were decided against the Rourke family on
luck alone. But this cant keep up forever.
Papa Bill has spit on the bottom Of a brick
and laid It back in the sidewalk, and II that
doesn't bring the change, nothing can.
In the meantime a new pitcher Is added
70 the stan, and. as he is a tried and tested
article. II is certain he will deliver the
goods. This makes us just that much
lstronger. Eddie Hickey's bad arm Is keep
Big him out Of the game again. but he will
Round to and give the team the benefit OF
/his presence. Patterson has been stopping
the gap fairly well, but he isn't the heady
player Hickey is, and headwork is the
strong point Of the Omaha team. Other
teams are pulling for a better bunch OF
players, too, and the chances are that there
will be a number of changes in the roster
Of the league before many more days. 1t is
a case of tight with all of them, and the
! warmer the fght the better the public
likes 1t.
One of the really remarkable exhibitions
that is placed before the base ball public
today is that of Walter Wilmot's alleged
Millers. He has made the unparalleled
record of winning one game out OF thir-
teen and then astonished the world by
turning to and taking the fourteenth game.
Up to date Wilmot's aggregation easily
holds the BOBBY prize. Watkins and his
Hoosiers nave gone to the front with good
grace and are easily holding the lead in
the Hickey race. Joe Cantillion, who was
going to string 'em all out. has dropped and
will very likely drop further. Joe might
have been a corking good umpire; but we
remember him and his managerial methods
in the good old cigar box days, and we
didn't like him then. Louisville nor Kan
sas City have shown no great strength
and Il begins to lock like the Tebeau plan
of running two teams Is going to result In
neither getting very much out of the race.
In the big leagues the air is still full Of
uncertainty. In a measure Cincinnati has
redeemed it's promise. AT all events, the
Kelley crew is doing better than 1t
started. Frank Selee's midgets are making
a great tear and have been u constant
factor in the race. The test Will come
shortly, when the west meets the east.
This is always the basis for Judgment in
the National. on paper 1t looks as though
Chicago ought to make good, and Cincin-
natl. too. But it's a case OF wait and see.
Comiskey's OUTFIT put o stop to the Detroit
runaway, just as Selee did to Ptttsburg.
Connie Mack hasn't set anything on fire yet,
nor has Clark Grifith, but there Is time
enorgh for both. BY the way, Byron
BAhcroft Johnson is much palned to an
Hkkunce that Messrs. James Collins and
dtih Grinith will be unable to take part
in(. any capacity in the games for three
days, dating from Friday. This inability Is
due to Mr.. Johnson's ~disapproval of the
conduct OF the aforesaid Collins and
Grifith during the last games in which they
did participate. 1t is fast becoming 'ap-
parent that the rules were made to be
observed and that the rowdy manager is
to live up TO this idea.
president Sexton has his first case OF
TPwdyisni 70 deal with in the Three-l
ltkgue. Gray OF the Rock Island team
didn't like Umpire Farnham at Blooming
ton, an. took a punch at him Gray was
= fined in the police court. but Sections opin-
ion hasn't been handed down yet. 1t will
be Of much interest TO Rowdy Gray when
II does come.
Walter wilmot walked the plank Friday
evening. after the Mlllers had scored their
second win of the season. Just who will be
given the vacancy hasn't been announced
butt it's a cinch that base ball didn't suffer
much when Wilmot was let out.
Bryce of Columbus has tied another knoi
In the Hickey string by trading his claim
On Clingman to Cleveland for Second Base
man Thoney. Catcher Siatterly is thrown
in as a m~ake-weight. Wonder II Hickey
will make It an issue with Ban johnson
now?
It is not often that two teams combine
in playing as pretty or as sensational a
game as Omaha and Des Moines co-operatec
In In the opening game Thursday. Botf
pitchers were hit hard and often. the field
ers' work was sharp and the gam,
abounded with phenomenal plays. Genins
in middle. PLAYED a game that would b'
the envy OF any folder in the country. III
covered ground almost impossibly well anC
his two putouts were dlficult to make
Carter and Preston played almost as sen
Jational a game. too, making several put
outs that looked Ike long hits. But tn,
feature of the game was the catch Of Dur
KEGS. Genins swung al the ball and I
went straight down the third base lin,