Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

also holds the strike-out record. but he
keeps the spectators up in the air ali the
time by what seems to be carelessness.
He usually looks from the grandstand as
II he wasn't trying at all, and up till two
or three balls are called on him he doesn't.
Then he will buckle down and add another
to bis steadily growing list Of strike-out
victims. II be we're as careful as Sand
ers he would be a lot more popular with
the fans who are subject to heart dis
ease. Sanders is the headiest pitcher OF
them all. He has hardly speed enough to
dent butter and his curves do not fool
anybody, but he has a tantalzing way
about him and succeeds In inducing good
batters TO hit at bad balls oftener than
any other pitcher in the Western. He
isn't trying for the strike-out record, nor
does he take unnecessary chances on walk
ing a man. A batter who gets a base
on balls of Sanders either earns It or has
a pull with the umpire. War keeps con-
stantly in mind the fact that there are
eight other men in the game besides him
SELF and he usually leases the batter into
hitting the ball to some designated fielder.
Quick goes about his work in very busi-
nesslike way. He has all that is required
of good pitcher, and doesn't lose his
courage when the opposition starts to hit
a few. His control. both of the ball and
himself, is exceedingly good, and his record
at the end of this year will be one he can
be proud of.
One feature OF the Western league race
should not escape notice and that is the
umpiring While the teams have been
fighting every inch of the way, and con-
tinue TO do so, only once has the season
been marred by unseemly conduct on the
part of the players toward the umpire.
True, many of the players have been lifted
from the game and fined the regulation
amount for Directing too strenuously to
what the umpire thought was right, but
these are incidents rather than events In
all the other leagues a great deal Of diff
Guilty and disorder has arisen through the
attitude of the players toward the umpire,
but the Western has been very free from
that sort of ball playing For one reason,
President O'Neil has been fortunate in Sc
curing a good stan of indicator handlers.
Mace and Burns have proven themselves
first-class men, prompt and firm and gem
orally accurate, while Caruthers has a
name that is known from one end of the
The work Of these men has offered very
little opportunity for the kicking player or
manager and has pleased the public
greatly as well. Then the players of the
Western very soon find that the atmosphere
of the league is not at all congenial for
| the umpire batter. The people do not want
1t and the older players discourage II In
the younger. Nothing Of aggressiveness is
thus lost, for the record Of the men who
have graduated from the Western league to
the big circuit proves that they can hold
their own with the best of them and still
not be rowdies. It is a pleasure to watch
a holly fought game of ball, where every
! man is doing his level best to win and yet
has himself thoroughly under control
that he can submit to an apparent injustice
without losing his temper and marring his
record by unseemly conduct. The pennant
race is getting warmer every day now, but
the players are getting along better with
the umpire as the season grows older, and
the games are all the better for It,
! %
Golfers have been watching the morning
J papers all week with considerable interest
and justlfable pride to read each morning
| OF some new achievement made by the del.
| egation which was sent from this city to
| st. Louis. The first good news came on
| Wednesday morning and told of Mrs
| Sprague and Mrs. Burns finishing ahead OF
all of the st. Louis women. who were &C.
quainted with the course Then came tho
news that Sprague Abbott had made a run.
away in the medal play In the Transmlssis
! sippi handicap. Abbott has been attract
ing considerable attention locally by hi;
| fast work this spring, easily beating Guy
Thomas in the match played between the
Field club and the Country club and II
which these two cracks were paired.
| The racing matinees OF the Omaha Drlv
ing club have been great successes so fal
this summer and will continue to be sucl
as long as they are in the hands Of suci
competent men as at present. The only OBJ
lection that can possibly be raised Is tha
] the horses are a little slow in getting OF
the track but this can always be expected
in amateurs, no matter in what line. Som,
| of the horses have been showing remark
ably well. Sam, the beautiful PAGER tina
belongs to Frank Moriarity, the Soutl
Omaha banker, was the surprise of tw,
weeks ago. No prettier horse ever face,
a starter than Sam when he came dow
the stretch to score. Although withou
much track experience, he was able to shoV
his heels TO many of the fast ones OF tn
city and justified the pride which his owne
has in him. Floyd Campbell surprised ther
all by stepping in and taking a race tina
the wise ones did not give to him in ad
vance, He did 1t by superior driving of hi
big gray.
Autoists are rejoicing over the start mad
by the municipal asphalt plant, which ha
commenced to repair streets so as to max
them passable to all. Some OF the street
have been most wretohed and a strange
would have trouble In vending his wa
around town in search of good streets 1
which there would not be danger OF bein
pitched from the machine. But this wi
soon be ancient history. for the contractor
are going right to work In four differen
places, and these, In conjunction with th
citys plant will soon work wonders.
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, Since the law of the road Is being er
forced and the auto drivers have bee
lined up before Judge Berka, pedestrian
do not see the autos drive down Farnal
street as If the town was on fire and a
J depended upon that particular automobll
! arriving ahead Of all the rest. Most
> the owners OF automobiles are not in syn