Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-16
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Race for Second Place in Western Lssgu,
Gets Much Warmer.
OMAHA AND LINCOLN IN FINISH FIea1
Roarke Family Has LEAD and Bets
Are Made that the DuelxIings
DO Not Finish BETTER
Than Third.
Briahtsning up.

Frightening up. n
Some little interest has been added 10
the championship season Of the, Western
league by the race between Omaha and
SLincoln for second place. For the last
three weeks these teams have been placed
Just as they were when they met on the
diamond yesterday TO decide tho matter
In the last series between them Lincoln won
six out OF eight games played. and pulled
up to within striking distance. Since that
time they have met the same clubs, and
with about the same results. Omaha has
kept the lead by a small margin. and now
the tug-of-war is coming. The present
series - for this reason probably the most
important the Rourke family has been en-
gagged In. The home fans are quite conf
dent that Omaha will finish ahead OF Lin
coin and several little wagers have been
laid on this basis Omaha has considcra-
bly, the better OF the proposition and there
will be a lot OF disappointment If the Duck
linss succeed in nosing the home team out
Of the place held for so many weeks. In
this one contest alone does there appear to
be any interest now.
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Chicago fans are putting up an awful
howl just now, accusing Ban johnson Of
framing up things to beat the whitesox
out Of first place and saying lot OF un-
kind and nasty things about the president.
Commys team Is hanging on Just behind
the Highlander, ard with all the advan~
! tages of the home grounds In their favor.
! and has little better than an even chance
! TO win. But lot OF folks who live outside
/ Of Cook county have imbibed the notion
that the comiskey crowd has little bit
Of yellow in its makeup. Last season the
Whitesox went piunging through every
! thing until they got on even terms with
the Athletics. and then let up. This season
was the same story. Just good enough to
almost win. is the popular verdict now.
But the team Is planning on a desperate
hght and with a long series and the
windup at home ought 70 win the pennant
this season II they evter intend to.
That the managers OF the different clubs
in the American and National leagues fg-
ure minor league players a great strength
to their team is shown by the number of
these youngsters who have been secured by
the major league clubs for next season.
! Never before have the two big leagues
! made such a raid on players in the minor
league as they did this year. The follow
ing list shows what teams have signed up
minor league players for next season.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
| Athletics-Third Baseman Nichols Of
! Memphis, Pitcher. Liliveit OF Calumet,
| Pitcher Coombs of Colby, Pitchers kuckeI
and Holmes Of Augusta. Catcher Carisch OF
Boston-Pitcher Fred oberlin Of Milwau-
] kee. First Baseman John Flynn OF To-
yonto,. Outfelder Benny Sullivan. Of Min
| Pitcher Clyde Goodwin Of Milwaukeo. Out,
| fielder Chadbourne,. Catcher Knots and
/ w. 81. George of ia Crosse. u
Chicago-Pitcher Cheney Of Bartlesville
Ptehsy Edssmap q pyainsye ESts ass
man Lee Quillin Of Lincoln. Catcher Jay
Towne of Des Moines; :,
Memphis, Pitcher Harry Kane OF sav4n-
| nah, Third Baseman Perrins of Omaha
k sa Henry of Ssrsss a rS
sitcR R s e hls sPs q bss SoiSs. oSsasiSsi
petrois@Piteher wiilstts Of Wichita, F'irsi
ers r. b. Kinseiia and Elijah Jones OF
Springfield. outhelder Dick Bayless Of Jop.
lin. Second Baseman Downes and Pitchs,
Rock Island. fileSsr s!sigsr ,,; Jaokaon
Mich; Pitcher Cicotte OF Pes Moines; !,
ing. PITCHER 4 Munich Of Chicago Wss
Pitcher Hsrbst Of Monsrsa kuSs Pi Mas
ssR 81. Z Lo HSnS o. pickering Of CO
lumbua, Pitcher Connors OF Cleburne, Out
fielder Paul Davidson of Dubuque.
Washington-Shortst Perrine. of Kan
sas City. Catcher Clin Blankenship of Seat
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Observation-Disclosures Howard MURPHY o
Decatur Catcher Butler OF Jersey City.
Boston-Innelder Chester spencer
S hicaSoGcatcher seabaugh Of westerI
association. Pitcher purein OF so1nn' S EuS
walsh OF Kansas university, Ritcner enc
nault and Catcher Purdue Of vincennesi
MeiHan Of Portland, outnelder Kane Q
Seattle. Pitchers Mason and Bureheii am
n Inlrc pissser Chapel Of scranton; Pilche
I'd. Minahan Of Toledo aurk. an,
Indelder James Hannihn OF New Raven
Pitcher phi Smith Of Plainfield. sscon'
baseman John Mullin 81 Bai nilInan an,
ca rstspal III Shaw Of Louisville, Pitchs
Howard Cammitz Of TOLEDO Piicneas Ih1sy, Ii,
Ganske OF Des Moines' Pitcher Epve mih Q
k snSSs Frat Bsseman Abstsin Q
s1 Psssinisssssiphia-Pitcher Mosor q Lynch sn
Snd sasernan Grant and Pitcher MACK
'fss'f Loais.pl,ehsr I H EiSEia S2SsS 9 9
Houston OHshsaeeM Murray Of Notre Dame
o,sfHsider Kelley OF Baltimore.
rns bowling season viii open in res
earnest tomorrow night at the aieys
che Omaha Bowling association, when va
league season will be started sowhnl
no taken brace in the last two year
and this season will start with inc sam
An better shape than ever before IN IN
esty. TWO splendid leagues have been OF
~an,zed ana the teams OF these seem
se especially well balanced Last yea
saw a runaway race. but this season =
EFFORT has been made to balance up NAV
GERS ana the present prospects are ene ,,
All be no weak teams The season WI
~ ,nauwuratsd on the association aney
Mn music and large social time Fac
~ the three breweries have offered 20 sen
nm a punch bowl. and each VIII strive
Guido the other. -,
The association alleys have oeen com
x,etelx remodeled and given a fresn coo
:, paint ali over. An illuminated SIG
has been placed In front. seven oainar
ara nool tables have been installed IN IN
vest half OF the rooms and everything
:. .h,nshape. one Of the tables attract
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