Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-13
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Omaha Team Releems Promise Made
Before Season Opened.
PERRNG THE FIND OF THE LEAGUE
Wonderful Fielder and Good Batter
Now Guards Third BnE for
the Rourke Family in
Each Game.


but the indications are all favorable TO the
team Papa Bin has picked for the coming
y eason. The new members have justified
his judgment, and that's doing well for this !
time Of the year. Perring is easily the |
find Of the Western league. 1t is not hard
TO think that he will be found the leading /
third baseman Of the league when the rec /
ordE are made up next fall. He is a fault |
less fielder, a beautiful thrower and is /
quicker than lightning in his work. while |
at the bat he has been a tower Of strength. |
Local wise ones agree that he is only good |
for year with Omaha, for the draft will /
take him sure He is already a favorite, I
but he is modest and hard working. and It |
is not likely that his popularity will hurt |
his work in the least Runkle has been |
doing very well at short and Howard is |
covering world Of territory around sec |
ond, and doing It in a workmanlke man
ner. He is also picking up the points Of |
the inside game and gives every indication |
OF becoming high-class fielder. He is not |
doing as well at the bat as he will later /
in the season. This has been Runkle's |
weakness up to the present, although he /
has shown better form on the western trip |
than he did at home Bender is doing just
what was looked for. and will likely con-
tinue in this form during the season. |
Bassey had already made good during his |
service last season, and is the pride Of all !
the fans for his clever work in the out
field In fact the Omaha outheld never
looked as good as 1t does now welch is
the bright star he has promised becoming |
for the last two seasons. and Carter in
right Is in a class by himself.
In the pitching line Omaha is strong. as
the team has always been. McNeeley has
not been in good form, due to the con-
tinued cold weather but the coming Of the |
warm sunshine will bring him around all
right. War Sanders is in better shape than |
he ever was and shows II in his work. He
is strong and active, and his quick return |
and slow fade away" ball is working bet !
ter than It ever did. Quick has been slow
getting into condition, but is now ready
to work, and will go into the game when
the team gets back from the west Kou-
kalik and Dodge are both doing good work, |
while Harry Corns will surely pitch him
self into the Pfeister class. His work last
Sunday was a most remarkable exhibition,
and II nc had been treated right by UNI
pire Keefe would have been much better.
Three Of the walks given Lincoln should
have been strikeouts, but Keefe would
not give the youngster the corners. II
pPerring had been little more intent on
the game he might have captured the ball
in the ninth that Barton drove to left for
a hit, which was the only one scored of
Corns by the Lincolnites. And, In that
awful fourth inning, when Lincoln had
three men on bases and no one out, Corns
pitched as steadily as IL he had two down
and a weak man up. 1t was surely a
treat to the big crowd present and won
that boy home right here.
= Approximations felt as to the conduct Of
the Champions on and of the field during
the present season are being fully real
lied. The combination OF Cantlllon,
Hogriever and Doyle can hardly be beaten,
and each town in which the team has APP
peared SO far has a tale TO tell, Of the
rowdyism of this trio Sioux City has the
prize so far, for the unspeakable Hogriever
made vicious assault on Manager Carney
OF the Packers at the Garretson hotel on
Thursday night because Carney had re-
proved him for his use of foul language on
the field during the afternoon. At Denver
both Doyle and Cantillon were ordered of
the grounds, and at Pueblo similar trouble
was experienced. Mike Cantillon seems
bent on breaking up the Western league
IL he can His insane notion that he must
start fuss in every town he visits can
be accounted for on no other basis.
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Omaha bugs can see only one team In
the National league race just at present,
and the man who isn't talking Chicago
isn't talking base ball at all. It looks as
II the Spuds were the ones to push the
Giants out OF the proud position they have
held so long Chance and his warriors
have surely made a great showing against
Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis, and
will this week have a chance against the
eastern teams. taking Brooklyn, Philadel-
phia, Boston and New York in order. II
the spuds do not go east for their first
visit with a strong lead over New York
their followers win be greatly disappointed,
and Chicago was ever a good road team
Plttsburg has been in hard luck, with
pitchers out OF condition and Beaumont
and Clymer injured, but will still make
a game fight. II is doubtful II Beaumont
will play this season, II he ever plays
again. Clymer will not long be missing.
and the pitchers are sure TO come better
Cincinnati is 90 be reckoned with, and
Philadelphia and st. Louis are each show
ing some strength, while Boston Is a much
better team than last season. Brooklyn lie
the only real Joke" team in the National
this season. In the American the old
timers are all huddled at Me foot OF the
list while the youngsters have been heav-
ing up things near the top. Connie Mack's
Champions have been showing class by
holding the top, although Washington was
there for q moment. Jimmy Collins one
time champions OF the world are now hang
ing on 10 last place. with no team any
where near them. while Comiskey's White
SoN and Clarke Grihths' Highlanders, OF
whom 50 much was expected, are fHing
sixth and seventh places. All OF this
may be changed at any time, for Jake
Stahl's Nationals are likely 20 repeat last
seasons performance at any time and
start for the bottom with a rush. and ST.