Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-05
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEE
Sale Of WEIGH and Psrring Postponed
Temporarily at Least
PAPA BILL INSISTS ON REAL MONEY
TED Sullivan Tells a Lot OF Good
stories, but Fails 60 Produce the
Cash Needed 10 close
the Deal.
Not yet; but soon.


week Ted Sullivan skited Papa Bill around
town. telling funny stories and other things,
Stut when IL comes to real money there
was nothin' doin. Papa Bill Is quite will
ing to sell either or both OF these splendid
players to a big league club, but he isn't
ready for n FIRE sale yet, and he hasn't
announced any bargain counter prices on
them. The magnet who buys one or the
other will have to go down into his weasel
skin for a neat little chunk of money. It's
a cinch that they will be taken on draft at
the close OF the season; Papa Bill knows
that, but he figures that It is worth this
to him to have some other men on the
team protected from the draft to which
they would be exposed II Welsh and Per-
ring we're sold. Sullivan wants to buy them
TOR Cincinnati, and Cleveland and Boston
are both flirting with the prospect. Each
OF these teams needs players OF the callbre
Of Welsh and Peerring, and each would be
glad to get them, but somehow neither
seems to be willing 10 let loose OF any
money for them. And so IT lie case Of
wait
II has been conceded from the start that
Perring was only here for one season. His
brilliant work at third has marked him as
a conner in the eyes of all base ball judges
WEIGH, too, has redeemed his promise Of
two seasons ago, and is now one Of the
best in the business He would have little
TO learn In the big leagues. and all he
would need would be chance His hlt-
ting would hold him a Job on any team,
while his fielding and throwing would
make him a star in short order This Is
known to the wise ones. but they hope
to gold brick the old man and get this
fne pair OF youngsters away for nothing.
II can't be did. Back OF Welch and Per
ring comes Ivan Howard, who is fast de-
veloping into star at second base He
Is head and shoulders over any man now
playing the position in the Western league,
and ~ he doesn't write his name high on
the base ball scroll of fame, II will be
because OF a breakdown. He is today
better base ball player than Del ever
thought of being, and with another year
OF experience under the training of Rourke
and Long will be a fielder OF whom any
team would be proud. He is a natural ball
player; gawIy and awkward in repose, he
Is the embodiment Of grace in action. Com
petent Judges have said many times this
season that they never saw as big a man
who could move as quickly as Howard
He covers field all the way from the
left OF second base to the right field bleach
ers, and goes after everything. knocking
down safe ones and gobbling impossible
grounders. He still has a tendency to
Tight the ball once in a while, and this
usually crops out on his easiest chances.
,, He gets into every play, too, and with a
snap and vim that shows he knows what
he is there for. Second base has never
been guarded in Omaha any better than
II is right now by Ivan Howard. Some
other players have bluffed a little more
successfully, maybe. but they never went
after the balls this boy is stopping. At
the bat he is becoming a terror too. He
had much to overcome here when-he began
work In the spring, and during the early
games did not show very well, but of late
his hitting has been Of high order, and as
he gradually masters the new style OF bat
ting, he is becoming more and more Of a
menace to opposing pitchers. He is sure
to go into one of the big leagues in an
other season.
Two OF Papa Bilrs young pitchers showed
cause for the faith he has shown in then
during the week. Both Dodge and Corni
have pitched nine inning without blowinl
up and have won their games. They ar,
strong and lusty youngsters with every
thing a pitcher needs except experience
and when they have been seasoned littl
longer will be writing their names along
side Of some Of the other stars who hav,
gone out from the lot at Fifteenth ant
Vinton.
Out In Denver It IL announced that Te
beau ia willing 20 sell out his half of tn
Denver franchise and plant, but the upse
price is not stated. II Tebau would par
with his holdings there for a REASONABLE
figure, 1t would be a glorious thing for tn
game In Denver and for the whole Wester
league, Or II he would sell out in Louis
vile and Kansas City and go back to Den
YER he would ind the fans as eager as eve
TO see good ball. The mistake he has mad
Is trying to control too many towns. PEG
pie resent this form OF base ball manage
ment. 1t is quite likely though. that TIE
beau will do in Denver as he did In Kansa
City set the price so high no one will wan
TO buy.
Tipertno O'Neil INDUCED In another in
terView over at Des Moines one day re
Gently and again showed how little h
knows about the Western league, OF whic
organization he is oficial head. DE
Moines has the greatest team that was eve
gotten together in the Western league,
says Tip, and Its players are doing won
derful work" As a matter OF fact De
MONIES mas the weakest team that eve
led the Western league, and only CSr luc
and favoritlsm by the umpires would no.
be trailing away back. It isn't chan
pionship team, even when compared wit
the Des Moines team Of last season. TAX
them man for man. the Omaha team ovri
tops Des Moines in every way except fc
pitchers. But as 20 its being the be,
team ever put together In the wester
league, The Bee takes occasion right heI
to inform o'Neil that in 1902 there wei
six teams In the Western league that coul
make the present Des Moines bunch loo
like the Jokes OF Des Molnes and Peorl
looked that season. Omaha, Milwaukee
Denver, Kansas City, Colorado Springs an
ST. Joe each had a stronger team thu
season than Des Moines has now, and n
race between Omaha, Kansas City, Nj
waukee and Denver for frst place was Il
stiffest night ever rut up in base bal
Just look at this list OF players and let yol
memory recall some OF the glorious col
tests OF that season while you are smilir
at o'Neil's empty claim Of premier d
tincuon for the Cantillon rowdies:
Omaha-CalhOun, Carter, Genins, Wells
stone, Stewart, Dolan, Hickey. Thoma
Gondlng. Brown. Owen, Graham, Allowa
Kansas Pal