Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23


It was one OF the headiest plays ever seen
here and got FOR Martin a generous out
burst OF applause. as Il deserved Carter
has been pulling on some stunts in right
field lately that attract attention 20 mm
as a young man with a head In the right
place. And Jack Thomas at FIRST base 10
a sight for the gods.
George Tebeau was in town for a little
while last week, but only staid about two
hours. He was here to sec Rourke and
Cantllion, and after his interview with
them left for Kansas City, where his
Louisville team Is playing his Kansas city
team. what Tebeau wanted is that RourlSe
and Cantillon should guarantee him that
no matter what change is made In the cir
cult Denver will not be dropped. Neither
Rourke nor Cantilion would say anything
about the outcome of the interview; neither
Of them wants to drop Denver from the cir
cult but both Of them would like TO drop
Tebeau. When Colorado Springs gave up
the ghost and the franchise had to be
taken care Of in a hurry Tebeau was asked
by wire to say what he would give to sup
port the team. and he answered with his
true liheraiity, mot cent" And he didn't,
nor did he take any part in the nego-
tlations that resulted in landing the team
at Pueblo for the rest of the season.
Rourke, Cantillon and O'Neill made the
deal, and Rourke and Cantillon assumed
all responsibility. Tebeau Is willing TO
share in the profits that may come from
the existence Of a team at Pueblo. but
he wasn't willing TO risk cent to keep
one there He dId not want Denver
dropped, because Denver is a money maker
for him, but he wasn't willing to let go OF
a penny TO help out the league. Denver
| people can Just make up their minds TO
one thing: When the circuit is formed for
next season, II they have a club, George
Tebeau will not own the franchise IT'S
too hot Just now to talk politics but that
much may be depended upon as settled.
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While we are on this topic, did you mo-
tice that down at Kansas City Thursday
the two Tebeau teams postponed a game
because of the presence in town Of Bar
NUNS circus? Wonder what difference II
would have made on the attendance II
they had played7 Only 16O people were out
/ on wednesday to see indianapolis beat
| the Kansas City Tebeau collection, and
| there Is no good reason to think that the
Louisville Tebeau collection playing the
Kansas City Tebeau collection would draw
any more people than a game with an OUT
side team did. Doesn't 1t look as IL Mr..
George Whitewings Tebeau was about all
| In at X. CT
Frank skeggs is a star base ball player,
despite the fact that he has only one arm
He is regarded as the best player on the
woodhaven, Long Island, team. and is a
clever ali-round athlete. He covers center
field in a manner that Is spectacular, and
he is a marvellous performer with the
stick. In catching the ball Skeggs uses his
left stump as a stop, and traps the bal
with his right hand. No drive is too hard
for him to hold. skeggs lost his arm wher
mere child, but being a devoted Lover
of base ball he determined to train him
self for that sport. Accordingly, he wen
to work and practiced faithfully, playing
when he could get game
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Base ball enthusiasm in the Borough o.
Brooklyn waned rapidly as that club wen
down to the last place in the Nationa
, league list while the once great popularity
Of Manager Edward Hanlon among Brook
lyn's base ball fanatics underwent Sc
we're strain. The four afternoon news
papers all commenced to aim shafts at thu
trolley dodgers and Hanlon has not en-
tirely escaped. Amateur critics of clul
: management aG.once charged the Baltimor
; interests in contpol Of the Brooklyn clul
with trying to make money for the stock
| holders by the farming out of players in
} stead OF by winning Of games and an un
} usual amount of kicking over the losse
of the games has been indulged in, II
seems strange" said one Of the kiclSers
] ''that since the stockholders Topped OF
3 a large slice OF the managers salary an
e other clubs began to bid for his service
the ginger seems to have been taken on