Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-05

non. Mcfarland, Messitt Armstrong. Glib
son. Weimer, Nichols cable. -
Dundon, Davis, Radcliffe, Wilson. EyleT,
McCloskey. webster, Gordon, Mcconnell,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bone cockman,
Gatins. O'Brien. Duny, McVickeri Lucia,
Hanaford, swormstedt Kenna, Mcpherson
Colorado springs-F1eming. Granville.
Hemphill, Castor, EveritJ Drennen, Hot
lingsworth. Congalton, McNeeley' Jones'
ST. Soe-weish. Brashear, Hartman,
Mayer Beldsn, Robe. Roth Hail. Mahe1'
PeorisaVaSiEbsn o'Brien, Tibeld. Ball.
Moloney, Croft, Lezotte, Wilson Hart NC
'i pes Moines@ Itisi quinn, oLeary. Hof
fer Warner, Burg, Backon, LoDeck' req
ney Morrison, Davis
These were the rosters Of the teams as
they played IN Omaha in July Of that
year. Many other good players were with
the Western league teams during part
of the season, either before or after. And
as said in the beginning. at least six OF
them were better than the Des Moines
team Of this season Raids by the Amerl-
can and National have brought down the
average OF the Western league but 1t is
stiT high in all departments but pitching.
Another leason Nike cantiilon might
learn from the season Of 1900 is that sense
doesn't pay and sometimes costs good
deal In that season II cost Milwaukee the
championship The finish was very close
between Omaha, Kansas City, Denver ana
Milwaukee. Kansas City won II by virtue
of snow storm. 1t was living cinch
when Kid Nichols took his team out TO
Denver for the last trip that he would lose
two and maybe three OF the games Omaha
had to win one game to win the pennant'
figuring that Kansas City would lose two
at Denver Milwaukee had to win three
from Omaha TO make II a cinch, no matter
what happened to Kansas City. Well, when
Kansas City got TO Denver snow storm
blew up and for two days the diamond at
Broadway park was under such deep drltts
that the teams could not play. ON the
third day an attempt was made to pun on
a game at the Denver Athletic clubs
grounds, but without success, and Kansas
city retained her standing at the figures
when the visit to Denver was made Mil
waukee came to Omaha for the closing
series, and won the first two games after
| hard battles The third game was all but
over when the fun started. young chap
! from Missouri, who didn't know too much
about base ball, was umpiring. The fact
| that Milwaukee was winning could not hold
back Angel Hugh Duffy's maneaters and
| during all the games they were in con-
slant wranRle with the umpire. Milwaukee
had the last game won when Omaha went
| to bat in the ninth inning. With two men
out and two on bases, and three runs
| needed to win, Omaha's chance looked
hopeless. But here's where the kicker got
into the game. O'Brien In left field bgan
It, and Thornton on first took it up. Cock
man on third and Gatins at short were into
| had n have his
say. When the fuss quieted down, O'Brien
Thornton, Cockman and Kenna had been
benched Matte McVicker was called In
from right to play first, and pitchers were
nut in at third, right and left. The next
Omaha batter hit an easy one to Gatins at
| short. who threw to McVicker for an easy
finish to the game. but Mcvicker muffed
the throw A nun in right field followed
and one in left, and Omaha had the game
and Milwaukee had lost the championship.
II O'Brien had kept his mouth shut for
two minutes longer, he might have said all
ne cared to and Kansas City could not have
won the pennant through inability to play
on account OF the early snow storm in
Denver. This little hit of history has a
good lesson in It for barking managers
In 1901 Omaha. Denver and Colorado
Springs each had teams that were not only
stronger on the field but also stronger on
paper than the present Des Moines team
The night that year was a memorable one
The Colorado Springs team made runaway
of It for over half the season, Just as Des
Moines has done. and then omaha came
strong and won the pennant and Denver
finished second Jimmy Ryan was little
weak in management that season or he
might have won the pennant Omaha
pitchers worked remarkably we'll during the
: closing games, and the winning streak wal
hardly broken during the last six weeks Of
? the season. The game that really decided
! the championship was played between
Omaha and Colorado Springs an Of
date in the early part of September. L
: was a postponed game the last one of thu
scheduled series between the two teams
and each team needed It to win. 'Yank'
! Brown and Harry McNeeley were the op
! posing pitchers. The score in the sixth wal
to q when Omaha came to. bat for tn
last half Del Howard, who opened tn
inning surprised all hands by bunting
: Harry Welsh, who followed him, also lai'
down perfect bunt, and Howard ran from
first TO third, while Welsh landed safely
Q at first This started a succession Of hunts
Q and when the scramble was over omah'
u had the game. 8 TO 2 and the ball had onl!
been out or the diamond once ana tnht wa
! when ''Ikey'' Rahl threw 1t away in hi
wild effort TO field bunt to first. Tall
9 about Des Moines being faster than thos
= teams-why. gosh all fshoohs, any one o
: those teams would make the present De
: Moines bunch look like It was tied to
s post in a base ball game.
Omaha tennis men are on the oui WV
IN anticipation, OF the coming OF the tim
J. for the Middle West tournament, whic
= will be held on the courts at the omae
e Field club, beginning August 20. This wi
h he the sixth annual open tennis tournamen
IS of this association 10 be held in Oman
n and each year has seen better tennis tina
- its predecessor. The championship Of tn
i middle west in both gentlemen's\ single
IS and doubles will be decided under tn
r rules and auspices Of the United State
k National Lawn Tennis association. Tn
" winner In the singles will be called upo
l. 20 play the present Middle West champion
h w. T. Hayes of Toledo, Ia Mr.. Haye
70 has been doing considerable work thi
r spring on the courts with DR.. Biatherwicl
'r the noted ambidextrous tennis expert. an
81 | Is In fine condition. He played TO the sem