Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

Western association. Quick and Sanders
stu belong to Omaha and will make a good
pair 70 start with, and Jack Pfeister has
promised TO play for Omaha II he can not
get his terms in the big league. Thus II IL
certain that Omaha will be strictly in Il
for pitchers. Gonding lie there for catcher.
and Butch Freese has fairly earned his
claim 70 another year on the team. unless
he can be landed better By Rourke. II is
not likely that Jack Thomas will be back
next summer. which will leave first base
open for Dolan. Thomas will be regretted
By many, who recognize what a splendid
bail player he Is when he wants 70 be. This
regret will be tempered by a recollection Of
his soveniy work when he was overtaken
by one OF his many fits Of Indifference.
Thomas will 60 TO some other team and
will probably there play the wonderful ball
he f. capable Of Dolan VIII do so well at
first that Thomas win be forgotten locally.
Ivan Howard viii play second next year.
and third and short will have to be filled.
Bassey is sure Of a place on the team, al
though he has not been definitely located
as yet. Carter. Gonding and WEIGH will be
back. II may be that Buck Thiel will not
be with us again, for he has evinced a more
or less well developed desire to get away
from Omaha He will be missed, but with
Bassey on the team the outfield will be as
good as Il is now. Rourke has full supply
Of trading material and all winter TO trade
IN. and no matter what the circuit may be
next season. Omaha will have fine team
in the running.
President Rourke will go over TO Chi
cago this evening and expects to spend
I several days there, during which time he
will see Comiskey, Hart. Cantillon and 9TH
ers high in connection with the game. Mat
tiers that AFFECT the Western league will get
some consideration at conference to be
held there during the week.
One thing that happened during the week
will be Of great Joy to the players. That
Is the decision OF the National commission
| that no player can be blacklisted for jump
| ing when the team that drafted him re-
fuses to pay him at least the salary he
was paid in the minor league. This is the
| nearest TO exact Justice the National COM
/ mission has come in any Of its decisions,
and Il has been eminently fair in all. It
will do away with one OF the greatest
| abuses from which the players have
suffered. For many years the reserve rule
and the blacklist have kept the players in
state of disciplinary subsection, such a
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| players themselves 70 a great extent. But,
under the operation OF what was intended
| to be salutary rule, abuses crept in. I'm
scrupulous managers. relying on the power
given them by this rule, have forced players
| TO accept less pay than they were getting
| and have at times farmed players for
| more than they were paying and have
! pocketed the difference. The unfairness OF
| this is too apparent TO need discussion. and
now that a player has the right TO insist
on being paid a fair salary for his services
| and farming is forbidden, a better era is
| likely to settle down on the game.
| On Thursday Of this week benefit game
for Frank selee is to be played in Chicago
merely TO show the esteem in which the
veteran manager is held. The following
excerpt from the Chicago Tribune will be
endorsed in its every word by the Omaha
! fans who know Frank Selee we'll:
| Next Thursday the base ball patrons OF
| Chicago will have the opportunity to dc
| honor to man who has done much for
| them in the last few years and to show
their behalf. The testimonial to Frank
| G.. Selee which is set for that date was
| originated with the idea of making II
| manager has made himself so well known
| and generally respected wherever base ball
enthusiasm all over the country and rap.
| idly assumed a national affair. From ball
| players, active and retired; from club own
| ers of many leagues, major and minor and
! from enthusiastic laymen OF national, even
international, reputation, have come re-
! quests for tickets and generous contribu-
| high compliments for the man whose
! struggle TO regain his health IL is desired
ali. parts Of the Ell land Of the place Mr.. seIee
J has made for himself In the hearts OF base