Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-02
CENTRAL wHITs MID-wINTER MEET
Association VIII BOd lsessiOn In
aionr city Thln Month.

Bee, Enclosed you will please find pro-
gram for the next annual mid-wlniter meet ne hs
held at Sioux city February is and l6, 1907.
Will you please give this matter such pub
LEFTY in your columns as you think II EMU
Many people in Omaha and different sec sec
lions Of Nebraska annually attend this
meeting and we know that the matter VIII
be of interest to them. Yours very truly,
w. A. PRINCE Secretary.
This IL the Program.
FRIDAY.
IL a. m.-Business meeting.
p. m.-First play for the Richards chal-
lenge trophy for teams of four. only one
team from each club eligible.
2p .m.-First play OF the pair contest for
the Des Moines trophy, in which any num-
Der Of pairs from any CLUB may az enter; ras
sp m.-secohd play for the Des MOInes
trophy. -
II a. m.-Business meeting.
d. m.-Third and hnal play Tor the
Richards challenge trophy.
D. m.--rhird and final play for the
Sp' m.NFreetfor-all pair contest for the
Schneider trophy, under the Mitchell pro-
gressive system. Pairs may be arranged
without regard to club membership.
Presentation Of trophies and prizes
w A. Mackenzie writes from his home in
Sparta, III. bunch OF things to the sport.
manager of the decaying st. Joseph team
IN the Western league. Here are some e&-
cerpts which may be interesting:
About the most thrilling series OF light
comedy and dramatic roles ever eA-
perienced was in 1890 as manager ma w 81 sre
league. l took charge after Jay Andrews
Charlie Dexter, Pennel. Douglas and a
The association was financially embarrassed
and Eddie Zinran had been staggering
along With about the weirdsss P to9stbs 81
Barnum would have been pleased to have
exhibited them in an annex to the big show.
'Zinran did his best with two pitchers,
Glen IAebhardt and Pop Eyler, but with
what-is-it infield in which Quillan starred,
an outfeld containing but one capable man
not annexed a game for six long weeks.
II managed to sign Bert Farrell, out
lawed but playing under the name of Shea;
Mite, catcher; Wilson, a second baseman
from southern Illinois; Mccall OF the Texas
league and Charlie Fail an ~, ina tsI ieHa
shape we won five straight games and the
| town went wild.
straight games at Omaha
Under instructions from the league,
Rourke attached all our gate receipts ana
boy had his crowd in the gates, then re-
| fused to play unless he coughed up all our
parieying he did so-secretly relieved, 1
think, for Pa Is lS-earat and mated 70 see
the players lose their salaries salaries, We had a
| for 1 had only enough to pay the boys
about $40 apiece and most of them hot
footed back TO st, Joe to see the directors.
/ imagine there was a warm time there
next day. The league finally paid them.
PITCHER Fair refused all professional Of
| fers last year, but this season will be with
Webb City In the Western association.
Glen Iaebhardt, II his asthma doesn't bother
year. as viii Dublin OF Chicago. The latter
l consider one OF the fastest third basemen
in the country. However, take my tip for for
never be the player he is at third. also
had Durbin with me at st. Joe and IL his
arm and back is o. K. will do nicely for
the Cubs"
Well. well, well. Seems like going back
to school and the town lot again. Presi-
ident o'Brien OF the American association,
has signed old Jack Kerins on his umpire
ne old Py caGseT t gave rs ae
Louisville in the original American associ-
alton, Of which the ST. Louis Browns were
who developed Toad Ramsey, that left
handed phenom and helped make Guy
threw ball 1t was this same Jack. who
used to fall on his knees behind the bat
when he couldn't stop the low ones any
bring out Ramsey's drop ball to such ef-
fectiveness. The name OF Jack Kerins
brings up many fond recollection OF the
halcyon days and his numerous friends will
hope for him as umpire In the association
that bears the same name at least the same
success that he achieved in the old Ameri-
can twenty years ago.
That real science will win in the long run
at whist was demonstrated this week when
Mrs e. H. Martin and Mrs. r. w. Bailey,
two OF the leading whist players among
the women of the west, won from Fay
Medley and Arthur Scribner. A week ago
the young men had beaten the women at
whist by working system of their own,
but the tables were reversed at the last
sitting when the women won by twenty
seven points on twenty boards up and
back.
PA" Rourke let the contract Friday for
the building of the large extension to the
grandstand at Vinton Street park and also
for the erection OF the club house, which
is TO be built for the use of the players
near the old wagon gate at the east end of
the grounds. The club house will have
sixteen individual lockers of the large type
and is to be 24x14 feet 1t will contain a
bath room, 12xs, with cement floor and
walls, with shower baths as well as plunge.
The contract calls for all these improve
ments to be completed before the opening
of the exhibition season in April.