Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
AMONG THE BUSY AMATEURS
Omaha IL to See UnwOnted Activity
on Part of the Ball Players
This season.

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Omaha is to See UnwOnted Activity
on Part Of the Ball Players
This season.
The gentle breezes Of a few springlike
days have started the base bail fever ago
ing in the hearts Of the students and col
logians in Omaha. Preparations made
earlier for the season bore fruit with the
FIRST of the spring days and the High
school lads. the Creighton college boys and
those of the Omaha NEEDLES and the School
for the Deaf we're out trying their mettle.
With the exception OF the boys at Creigh-
ton this outdoor work was the first that
has been done for the season. The Creigh-
ton boys have had the use of their cage and
have prohted by It immensely and are way
ahead of the others in preparation.
At the High school they are working on
dope mostly as yet, as there are a good
many new men who are trying for the team
and no one knows what their coming may
mean to the team. Things look bright, far
brighter than they ever we're last season,
for that team didn't make good, al
though It did get more than half Of the
games it played. The team has been placed
under the management of Miles Greenleaf,
who will incidentally do a few of the
t~wirling stunts. The outlook for the man.
agement is very good, as the team will
have no expenses which cannot be met at
the beginning, with the exception Of the
suits, and these will be furnished by the
athletic association. Claude Robertson Of
last years team is captain and will play
on the initial bag without a doubt. Besides
| GFppnlpaf for tho tuvfr1fD0 thara vuin no
Lowell. At the backstop both Fairbrother
and Burnett are making a try for the work
/ and 1t will probably be divided between
them during the season. At third Spike"
Kennard. one Of the fastest kid players in
the city, will put up his sign. while a large
number are out after second and shortstop.
Among the most promising of the candi-
dates for these places are Yoder, Deviation
and Kroh, with a place almost certain for
Yoder. He is only a freshman, but plays
good, heady ball and is pretty good with
the stick. Where the real trouble lies in
getting a team is in the gardens, where
there are no good men showing up. 1t is
hoped that with a few days outdoor prac-
tice there will be a showing OF some men
for these positions. The season for the
teams opens with a game with the Field
club second team .on- April IL While the
schedule will not be. completed for some
days. it Is certain hat 1t will include games
with Lincoln, Sioux City, Des' Moines,
Bellevue, Creighton, Lemars. Tabor and the
second University of Nebraska teams. Cot
ner may be played on April 23 at Omaha.
The School for the Deaf closed its basket
ball season three weeks ago and elected
p. E. Seely manager of the base ball team
| for Nhfa xann CVfN.s kn,, 4.n4 49,
ceived by the team and they have started
in practiclng. Prospects for a better team
than last year are very good. A few games
have been scheduled, but the manager Ia
trying to I'LL dates still for April 4, May 2
9, 16 and June 6.
A few weeks ago the base ball magnates
of the Field club held their ante. season
meeting and elected officers for the teams
Will Tippery was made manager for both
teams, Harry Knox captain Of the first
team and Gail Martin captain of the Sec
ond. The season will commence on April
IL, the Omaha Field club playing Creighton
college, The grounds this year, under the
superb care OF Groundkeeper Gibson, will
be, as before, the best and fastest in the
state. Besides this a large and capacious
grandstand is being erected for the con.
v~enience of the spectators, and II is safs
to say that there is not a more complies
base ball grounds in Nebraska han belongs
to the Field club. The first team this year
will be composed chiefly OF the pick OF the
young bloods OF last years team, strength
ened by the addition OF many local stars
who have Joined the club. There is nc
doubt hat the Omaha Field club base
ball team this year will be one of the fast.
! ~ go. A-a -
woods. To prove this fact there will prob.
ably be a match with the University o.
Nebraska in the middle OF April. Tn,
second team, under the leadership Of Cal
Martin, will probably give the FIRST team
a good rub for honors. It is composed o
the younger members Of the club and viii
play an interesting schedule with team.
Of about the High school caliber. Theii
first game will be with the Omaha Higl
school on April IL. Manager Upper!
hereby issues a wide-open challenge to tn,
world for base ball games and wishes al
communications addressed to him, care o
the Aetna Insurance company, New Yorl
Life building. Omaha.
Omaha will have between twenty ant
thirty other amateur and semi-amateu
teams on the diamond this summer an,
many Of them promise to put up an ex
eellent article OF ball. The Field club 4
planning to put one Of the best teamI
1t has ever had on the field and the Orig
inals are planning to play with all o
their old players that they have had 70
? the last I'VE years and then some. Beside
|, this there are the Red Colts. c. n. Diet
team. the Wholesale grocers, the retail
clerks and many other organizations tina
are buying uniforms and getting ready 10
Z the fray. so that Omaha Will always hav.
a game going on somewhere.
Questions and Answers.
Sporting Editor OF The Bee; Kindl