Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-04
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Western LsaTus MagnatsS Still Up in I'll
Air ~ 10 Circuit,
eAHTlLSN DEALS FIGURE IN The FUTURE
Omaha on Easy street, with Papa
ROurIze wntching the other
Fellows Work Out the
KnOtty Problem.

Knows exactly where he II at with the
Angle exception Of Papa Bill Rourke he
isn't IN sight The gossip Of the last week,
based on recent deals, shows that the big
men who have directed the stormy and I'M
certain course of base ball In the west
during the last few years are completely
at sea- Joe Cantillon Is going to wash
ington 10 make champions out OF the SEN
ators. He and Brother Mike have bought
the Minneapolis franchise, and 1t is said
that Gus Koch. the Milwaukee imprssssrio.
Il interested with them at the Flour City.
Then II lie further reported that Koch is
flirting with the Des Moines franchise, and
that he has an option on the plant at the
Iowa capital Tebeau admits that he has
. deal on with Frank selee, but doesn't
say how far Il has gone. That leaves all
the rest Of the bunch guessing, except the
Grand old man who heads the list. Papa
Bill says he lie letting the other fellow do
the worrying now He ~ for base ball first
last and all the time, and feels sure that
something win happen. Omaha is going 70
have base ball; that much is certain. The
Western league can't exist without Omaha,
but Omaha can exist without the Western
league. This last summer showed that the
pemi-professonal article Of ball IS quite as
interesting from the spectators standpoint
as the DTOIenolOnhA hIUGANt ahA mat AAAb
games on the independent lots did well is
en- evidence Of the publics appreciation Of
them. This fact Is one on which Papa Bill
is relying, and he will be there with a
team. even II the Western league goes
higher than Gilderoy's proverbial kite.
Here is a fact that the Western league cir
cult makers want 20 keep In mind all the
time. Omaha will not be without base ball.
We prefer to be in a good league, where
we can have a snappy fight in progress,
but IL the worst comes to the worst-and
what could be worse than being In a league
with st. Joseph can hardly be imagined.
we can play ball by ourselves and have a
pretty good time at IL
The transfer Of Joe CantiIlon TO Wash
ington has started a good deal OF specula-
ton as TO the probable manager for NIL
waukee It is pretty tain that Mike
Cantillon will give his attention to the
Aullers. rather than to Des Molnes during
the coming summer, fact that will pre-
vent any stagnatlon around the American
association circuit. In Milwaukee the
prospect for a good manager Is inviting.
The Brewers are a fine hustling lot Of
players, and the opening is one that ought
to prove attractive. Des Moines Will be
in the market for a manager, too. This
brings us back 20 Papa Bill, in a way, for
he has made up his mind he will manage
his own team again next summer. The
last seasons experience Of watching the
game from the grandstand didn't pan
out as expected, and the next bunch Of
s ball players to wear the Omaha uniform
will have the advice Of the veteran from
the bench. A decision was given by the
National commission during the week that
Nroa
the effect that nonplaying manager could
not be carried on a clubs reserve list He
becomes a free agent at the end Of the
season and not a chattel of the organiza-
ton. Another decision of the National as
ISOLATION affecting a minor league manager
Is that regarding Mike Kelly. 1t refers
the Keny-Lydiard matter back to the Ma
tional association as being an internal
matter. but suggests that It be fully in
quired into and that proper punishment be
melted out to the man who is responsible
for the scandal
Tiperinovltch O'Neilsky left Chicago on
Tuesday for San Francisco, saying he
would devote the winter to his interests in
California He didn't know II he would
be able to get back to Chicago for the
meeting of the Western league, which, he
says will be held in that city some time
in January. What's become OF the con-
stitution, that requires the annual meet
ing to be held IN the city that wins the
pennant? But, what's the constitution
between friends" anyhow? Tiperinovitch
is to be with Joe Cantillon at Washington
next summer; thatn help some.
Weather conditions will AFFECT the game
of foot ball under the new rules 10 a
greater degree than under the old With
the field muddy and the rain pouring
down. the giants were still able to plunge
the line for enough gains to make up the
necessary FIVE yards. The new rules re-
quire ten yards gain and In muddy weather
this is almost impossible, as Is also the
successful kicking of the ball. When the
ball is slick and muddy, good punts are
almost out of the question. and these are
necessary under the new rules. Thus the
new rules are hard on the game on a wet
day.
Hunters in the sand hills had a hard
time Of It the first part of the week and
the week before. When the snow furrles
began the heart OF the hunter reJoiced, for
he saw visions OF the snow bringing In
loads Of the larger ducks. But the result
was different from what was anticipated.
The snow came in such quantities that in
some places for four days straight a hun
ter could not see as far as half way
across the street, and to hunt was out OF
the question Several hunters returned to
Omaha Monday with nothing better than
hard luck stories. That there is no game
in the market at the present time is
taken as sure indication that the birds
have been hard TO get for with the laws
open plenty OF ducks would be In the mar
ket II the game was to be had.
Hurdling Is proving a stumbling block
In tho way OF officials who are working
under the new rules. These officials are
having hard time in determining what
constitutes hurdling, which has been pro-
hibited under the new rules In the Chi
cago-Purdue game and in the Michigan
Ohio game two weeks ago the onicials al
ways ruled a man was hurdling even
when he jumped over the PROSTATE form
Of a player 20 avoid injuring him II is
plain this was not the intention Of the
rule, which was designed TO prevent in
jury to the players on the defense from
man with the BAH hurdling the line feet
foremost. Both hurdler and tackler we're
subject TO injury when hurdles were at
tempted In the open field. The east has
not been as strict in this matter as have