Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-10

OF the various points that will come up.
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The legislators at the Murray HIM con-
ference, after a long discussion, made sew
eral amendments to the report and finally
adopted 1t unanimously In the form of
recommendation for the final organiza-
tion work OF the middle Atlantic sectional
committee. The meeting adjourned after
the submitting Of lists Of officials by the
various representatives for consideration.
Managers or representatives were present
from Cornell. Yale, Princeton. Syracuse,
Union, New York university. Rutgers and
West Point, the principal institutions OF
New York and New Jersey. The College
of the City OF New York promised to
send representative, but failed, and no
word was received from Columbia. The
following recommendations were adopted:
That a list Of officials be adopted by the
middle Atlantic sectional committee, in
conjunction with suggestions Of the vari-
Gus colleges concerned, which is to be an
official list, and from which, with its sub
seQuent additions all games officials, ex-
cept linesmen and timekeepers, shall be Sc
That the names on the Official list, ex-
cept in cases OF well known and already
accredited officials, shall be those of col
faculty representative and an alumnus of
that institution, and that these shall be
subject to final endorsement by the CEN
The appointment of officials shall be
made by the middle Atlantic sectional
committee. For all major games each in
sttution shall furnish prior to October /
annually, list of officials chosen for the
official list, any one OF whom II will ac-
cept For minor games each institution
shall have the right 20 make appoint
ments from the official list by agreement
with the institution to be competed
That the representatives of the various
institutions, meeting by invitation of the
sectional committee, endorse the plan in
general and outlined by such COMMITTEES,
| tending towards the appointment of an
officially accredited board of officials and
committee for the various games, and we
hereby express our confidence in the work
Of the committee and desire to cooperate
That the committee encourage the SEN
timent to oficiate for more reasonable
remuneration.
Subscriptions to the fund to send the
Wisconsin crews to the Poughkeepsie re-
gatta have not been coming in as rap
idly as desired and the management is
adopting strenuous methods to raise the
required sum. field meet was held
which netted the crews $500, and the first
| outdoor swimming races that have ever
been held at Wisconsin were contested in
| Lake Mendoza on June 2 for the benefit
Of the oarsmen. The work OF collecting
the 81 athletic tax has been put In the
hands Of committee of twenty-five.
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| Bill Bradley of the Cleveland Nationals.
one Of the greatest third basemen in the
world says that the third sack PROPOSE
! ton is one of the hardest in the business
and that only heady players may aspire
| to the distinction Of being able to hold
| down the job with good results. Here is
what the great Bradley has to say on the
| subject
| It is no soft snap to play third base
| There is no doubt that It Is one of the
most important positions on the diamond,
but when man becomes acquainted with
| II the proposition is different. l contend
| that in playing third a man must keep as
close tab on the hitters as do the catchers.
| 1t is necessary to know just what batsmen
can bunt and be able to anticipate by a
| hitters movements whether he Is going to
hit hard or take a chance at beating out
bunt. Third basemen have been fooled
| time and again. A hitter will make an at
| tempt to bunt and when the third-sackeT
has been drawn in will bolt away for dear
| chances out of ten that the third baseman
is out of position to stop the ball. Any
way, the speed with which II has been hit
renders it good for a single or two bases.
Half of the success of a capable third
baseman lies in the study of hftters.
covers this only. player must have q
strong arm and be fast on his feet. Time
and again a third baseman is forced to
shoot it to first at the same time in i order
to get 1t there ahead Of the runner. II
Is also good point to watch the base run
ners closely. Block the runner at your bag
whenever there is an opportunity, for Il
! you lose the play at your sack the runner
is generally sure to score later. 1t is easier
| to get home from third than from second
You must keep your brains working all the
time when you play third.