Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
SELEE IS FOR FAIR PLAY
Popular Pueblo Manager Anxious to Sup
press ROwdyism in the League.
STRENGTHENS HIS COLORADO TEAM
Denver News Falls in Line with
Idea that western Would He
Better on without
O'Neil.

Manager Frank selee. the same polished,
suave gentleman as of yore, arrived Friday
noon with his Pueblo Indians and is quar-
tered at the Mlllerd. Three new players
Joined Selee here and will be used in his
efforts to strengthen his team, for, as he
said, It's no pleasure handling tailenders,
and I'm not used to IT,
II have received no word from Pueblo as
to whether am to represent the team in
the meeting Saturday, but II do It will
be in the interest of fair play rather than
any idea OF getting back at Cantillon.
Some squabbling was started in the first
game Des Moines played with us, but they
were soon given TO understand we would
not stand for IT, Nothing hurts base ball
so much as rowdyism, and l will never
stand for It in any game with which
have anything to do"
Pueblo fans are vastly interested In
their team and 1 am doing all 1 can to
strengthen the team. Fate seems to be
against u.s. II there is such a thing as fate
our pitchers seem TO do the wrong thing
at the right time in pinch and our base
running has been poor. In some games we
have lost We have hit just as we'll as the
opponents. but at the crucial time when A
hit would have won the game we could not
instll into the players that there is such
a thing as a tie and to go along They
think they have. to do It all at once or are
lost.
Lincoln is really turning out some splen-
did crowds. We had over ZOO the first day
and over 800 the last day which Is pretty
good for tailenders in the middle OF the
week.
Pitchers to blame I'm Chicago.
Chicago is having a little hard luck
Just now and | attribute Il to the pitchers
who must be out OF form. Chicago never
had such a team as they have right now
with Sheckard and Steinfeldt to help out
Chance in the heavy hitting, the team is
the best that ever represented Chicago.
Jack Pfeister will come around all right.
/ liked him when he was with Pittsburg,
and he was wild then, but has since stead
| led down.
AS represent some OF the eastern teams
I am keeping my eye peeled for next year,
and Omaha will have TO look out or 1t will
lose some of these youngsters, for some
| Of them surely look good"
| Here is an extract from the Denver
/ News;
/ It is also pretty well understood that
I President ONeil Is inclined TO allow his
| personal friendship for the Cantillons TO
warp his judgment and TO allow the Des
/ Moines club liberties, Of which il takes
full advantage, TO the injury Of base ball
| in this section OF the country. The Denver,
| Pueblo. Sioux City, Omaha and Lincoln
/ owners are agreed on these points, and
4 the three last named cities at least are
prepared TO go down the line II necessary,
! making Cantillon and ONeil an issue
| So far as the Colorado clubs are con
| cerned. they regret as much as the eastern
| owners the recent outbreaks Of the Cham
/ pions, and will vote for the strongest en-
! torcefaent Of dscency In the future, even
/ TO the extent of prohibiting Cantilon'
presence on the field until such time as he
| can behave himself when under excitement
! In the past. however, the CantillOns and
| O,Neil have stuck by the Colorado clubs
| when the other magnates have been plot
ting and conspirng 70 Gust them from the
| league. and IL IL to be presumed that the
] local owners win rest content with having
| Canullon, Doyh. Dexter and HogrieveI
/ given straight iacket discipline and OHei
| provided with a sitter backbone rather
/ than advocate their banishment from IN,
league.
The Denver Republican while dspreca
ting rowdyisru n base ball, takes the posi-
ton that the removal Of O'Nen would d