Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
Disconnected Because of Evident

Power of His Team.
Pretty Percy Pipedreams has been yelp-
ing about Omaha's weakness In the in
field, writing pieces for the prints to
the effect that every team in the Western
league shows signs of strength for the
coming season except Omaha-Omaha, he
says will be lamentably weak in the in
field. Just for the benefit of Pretty Percy
and any of his friends who might be cred
ulous enough to take him seriously this
reference to one member of Pas infieid Is
quoted from the Oakland correspondence
to the Sporting News:
Buck Franks, for many seasons connected
with the local team, has accepted the cap
taincy Of the Omaha club Buck" is one
of the most clever shortstops in the coun-
try and the Omaha fans have something
to look forward to when playing begins.
It's perhaps as someone has suggested
the evident power of Pas new infeld, 30
far as made up, is disconcerting his friends
the enemy and not the inability. With a
star in his respective league at second,
short and third and chance Of three diff
ferent fast ones for first it is indeed de-
pressing for subsidized press agents and
their bosses to contemplate omaha's tn
field, TO say nothing of its outfield, two
members of which, Harry WEIGH ana Aut-
rev, have been sought by many teams.
Des Moines having offered two of the Can
tillons best, one from Milwaukee and one
from Des Moines for the lanky outfielder.
Clark Griffith has been smoked out on
the Chase salary matter. He comes out
fatty and denies the persistent reports tndt
his great first baseman has been working
for the ptiful sum Of sl61o and was as a co1Id
not get bigger amount from New YORK.
Griffith says Chase never got as little as
| 81, 500 a year, that he signed originally Ior
! 5000 and his expenses from the Pacific
coast to New York and received $SOo IN
crease last year, making MIN sE'S0o. ne mas
| been given a new contract for the coming
season with salary of either $SOO or
| SCI 500 and Clark's press agent declares ne
will put his name 70 Ine a Pspe the anu coPi1S
season.
| Clarence English the former Omaha
| boxer who has been travelling around the
| country for some time has challenged Ed
! Courtney winner of the Courtney Billiter
| match at Osthoff hall, and the match VIII
| be arranged soon. English still mas most
| of followers in Omaha who remember the
| good exhibitions ne has made but at the
| same time Courtney won the following Of
| most OF the members of the club. who were
in attendance Friday night when he made
| Billiter quiz
Something of a novelty was afforded Fri.
| day evening at the boxing exhibition AT
osthoff hall in the presence OF Charles
Raves who is totally blind, Hayes makes
hammoeks for living ara aly Ss,nH Ss
inability to see things as other people see
| them-by means of optic nerves-he takes
a remarkable interest in men and anairs
and even a prize ight-or rather a boxing
| match-Is OF much interest to him.
Through a well developed sense of mental
! perception he follows the ring tactics
4 closely. He listens attentively TO the re-
| marks of those about him and with 9
watch specially designed keeps track OF
the time of rounds.
is a regular patron of the Vinton street
| mark Last evening he recognized the
| Voice OF Manager PA" Rourke, as well as
| Mayor Dahlman.
| HAYES finds his way about the city as
| we'll as most people with two good eyes:
He knows every corner downtown, and
| through the providence of nature seems ia
make up in memory what he lacks In eye.
sight.
Jim Delehanty will play third base for
the St Louis Americans this year. lie Is
counted on to strengthen the team.