Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEP
Western League Kagnstes Gee Lesson Of
: Season Just Olssed.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR NEXT YEAR
Prospect Good for New Deal that VIII
Revive Interest All Around Cir
cuit and Make the League
a Success.
Inst once more.

Just once more
Surface indications all point to the fact
that the magnates of the Western league
have learned the lesson of the late season
Alright. Each Is now engaged in planning
for the season of 1907, and promises to
have a real ball team in the field. The
disastrous attempt to make Joke" ball go
with the public will not be repeated. The
fmagnates are only partly to blame for
this, and yet the excuses offered are not
such as will convince the public. The
nrst mistake was the continuance Of
O'Neil as the official head of the league
He proved himself go thoroughly incom-
petent that all interest in the race was
destroyed. Failure to secure competent
umpires, and failure to have the laws OF
base ball and the rules of the game en-
forced simply took all life out OF the
sport and made the pennant season a
prefunctory proceeding when Il might
have been one of snap and life. The selec-
tion of a competent man for president
will restore public confidence and interest
in the Western league, and 1t IL duty
the magnates owe to themselves, IL for
no other reason, that they should get a
man for their of1cial head concerning
whose action there will be no question.
.
All eyes are now on Chicago. The feat
OF landing two championship teams, one
of which is to be worlds champion, is
unique and notable, and is also the source
Of much qualification to western fans, all
pf whom have been consistent rooters
'4or the western teams. Chance made st
certain many weeks ago that he would
vim the National pennant. His team
showed class above all the others in the
league, and the only question, as far back
as July, was how big would the lead Of
the Cubs be at the windup. With Co.
miskey It was much different. At the
beginning of the season, when the teams
were sized up, and ready to start, The
Bee in common with lot of other folks,
expressed the opinion that the Whitesox,
on form, should win. The start was bad
and for a time It seemed as If the White
sox were not going to get under head
way, but when they did finally set sail
for the finish mark they made what will
D long DO remembered as one of the most
determined spurts ever recorded in q
pennant race. The victory of the Sox
Is quite as popular as that of the Cubs,
and the certainty that all three champion
ships is regarded quite a western ac-
complishment. AS many Omahaogs as can
make the trip will be found in the grand
stand during the games between the Chi
cago teams.
The sale Of the Boston National team
to an unknown owner, represented in the
public eye just now by Fred Tenny and
Roy Thomas, is an assurance that the
Beaneaters win be rehabilitated for next
summer and that they Will make a much
better stand than this season. The dis
appearance OF soden and Billings from
has ha d nlA
,mark, but the game has weathered the
retirement OF AL Spalding. Jim Hart, the
Philadelphia tishtwads. and few others
who were thought to be all but indis-
pensible. and II will undoubtedly pull
through the present crisis. ANY change
at Boston must be for the better. as con-
ditions there could not be worse.
Now that the season Is ended Il may
be OF interest to read what the great Tim
Murnane had to say about the prospects
last January. Under date Of January 20
Tim went publicly On record to the fol-
lowing effect;
think tho National league has strength
ened all around, while the American
ing a show. With the Athletics weakened
Boston. Chicago. Cleveland. Washington.
oeaSers for the honors next season. only My
pitehsrs viii keep hi: team IN a SOod
third baseman. But he will hardly and
another Lave Cross when It comes to all
t Hrss 10 man svO. with Rnsl the anS
Boston is sure to take a brace again the
coming season under Jimmie Collins, who
will be given full charge Of the team from
first TO last, and make q supreme EFFORT
70 put the sx-champiOns in their old posi-
ton.
Boston has picked up enough Of young
talent to MI in with. and all that Is
needed to make a winner is to have the
Condition and go out for the grand prize
in earnest. Last year ii was loaf after
two strenuous seasons, and nothing but
The cut in salary suggested to the play
er was not necessarily the figures the club
expected 70 pay 1ae PoSS 96sds soS Of
ever If am any kind of prophet.
IN c %hppinE hat New York S Snsch into
winning form. He has some good bali
PLAYERS and many that are only Of or
Gated in New York Will still handicap
s5s tss H RSES5s f Rs injured psTs aS
Clark Grifhth is too fond OF making
changes, until his team is not near as
The Athletics will feel the setback given
them by the Giants in that meeting for
the king row. and will prove much tanner
next season than when led by the veteran
Lave Cross.
Washington will play more consisten,
ball next season and prove a dfheult prop
osition TO all teams visiting that city, Gross
will be great help to Manager Jake stahl
and with a good corps OF pitchers, the
Senators viii hold their own.
Cleveland is likely TO show great speed
as usual. for a part Of the season. but Will
have trouble In keeping up with the band
wagon as too much depends on Larry
Iaicie and even the great Larry can
have his OFF seasons. Detroit should prove
a tough proposition as they leave the mark
neat spring. judging from the, way they
went down the home stretch last fall. Nc
/. one however, win pick Cuughlins men for
: pennant winners and they are more than
iikely to make their best showing before
July 4.
start OF gingery. Tho setback lhcy met
at the hands OF Charley Murphy's men
40 doubt took much OF the confidence away
fYom the boys Being lot OF natural IN
side Players. however, just little more
stick work viii make them a hard club -
heal. aud "Commy" hss this in mind. 81