Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

grand stand built as the new storE park
Little change was needed at the Field club
diamond. but Manager Malone is getting
his men out each evening in anticipation OF
a good seasons sport.
The Coupon Base Ball club, representing
the Morton-Gregson company Of Nebraska
| City, has Just been organized and Manager
Kuhlman has secured some promising
young players. He says he has the strong
est amateur team in Southeastern Ne
| braska. Mr. kaufman recently wrote
Thomas Knapp that Sunday base bail was
prohibited in Nebraska City and he is
desirlous Of arranging games with Omaha
! teams for Sundays. The Coupon club will
have a good park in Nebraska City and It
| is doing all in Its power to make things
| pleasant for visiting teams and patrons
Frank Higgins will captain the team this
year ana w. Kuhlman will be manager.
| This is a splendid opportunity for good
teams that want to go TO a good town to
play ball.
Base ball buz and gas is the real thing
down at the gas works in South Twentieth
street and Harry Drummer. who will man.
age the Omaha Gas company's team this
year is proud Of his fine squad Of ball
players Manager Drummer says he has a
i that he will have a good team. The boys
are practicing on the Creighton grounds
end some Of them are certainly making a
splendid showing. Manager Drummer has
a keen eye for ball players and he should
have a craokerjack of O team.
The Peoples Store team Is working hard
and before two weeks rolls by will be ready
to meet them all. Manager Morearty has
splendid team and should win the ma
jority Of his games This team will be
one OF the best equipped in the state, and II
out-of-town managers want a good attrac-
ton they could do not better than secure
this team
The Hartman Furniture and Carpet COM
pany will be well represented on the ball
field this year and Manager winkler says
he will surprise some Of the fans, as he
claims to have some very fast and clever
players. The team will come on the field
with blue uniforms. L. Sanders will cap
tain and play left field. Captain Sanders
has done much toward securing good play
ers and will no doubt wind up the season
with a'swell average in general. The lineup
for the team will be; ''..-.'
Williams. first base; German, second base ;
Knudsen, third base: German, shortstop:
HILL right field; Jones. center field; San
ders, left field; Clearwater catcher; Wink
Ter, pitcher.
| The Victor team will be the fastest in
, the city for its size this year and Manager
LEM is having no trouble whatever in
booking games. The team is composed Of
some Of the most popular amateurs in
IOmaha and every player has a splendid
record The lineup this season win be:
Housky, catcher; Hinton and Broadbeck,
pitchers; sineck, first base; N. Kill, second
base; w. Kill shortstop; Carney, third
base; Krebs. right field; ]. Bose. center
: field; Moucha, left held.
The newest base ball team out is the
Brodegaards and Manager Buck says the
team will be composed of men under 20
years. He intends to have the fastest team
OF it's class In Omaha II has, tust received
! new uniforms and fixtures and is now
working on its grounds at Thirty-fourth
and woolworth avenue. The uniforms are
navy blue. with white trimmings, and ex-
actly like those of tho Peoples store team
OF last year. The lineup will be:
H. Paul. first base; Carl Deams second
} base; Art Simon, third base; A. Thatcher,
shortstop; F. Jacobsen. right field; l.
Koch, center field; A. Hiding, left field;
Ed CONAN, Pitchers Art. McGron,
catcher.
For games. phone D. r. Buck, Taylor
? 7oOs.
} Small Diamond Dust.
: The victors open the season at Fort
}. Crook, April T.
NJ Fremont claims, that it has a faster bunch
Of players this year than ever.
Leo Soukup, manager of the Invincibles,
has Just received twelve pretty coats for
! his team.
Joe sculIy has gone into business at
| Twentieth and Pierce streets, but he hasn't
said anything about base ball so far this
year.
sam Lethsrby was seen taking a atty-
! | pound dumb-bell home Thursday night.
Sam said; I'm be ready when the bell
! rings"
]. B. MeKitrick. manager Of the Omaha
Real Estate team, says his lineup IS much
TO hear from all managers.
Amy good ball player who wants 70 join
a frst-class amateur team should write the
sporting editor of The Bee, Applicants viii
, not be considered without reference.
| Frank Garyey Of the Yictors wears that
same old suit and Charles Lenz, manager
, OF the Victors, says Frank promises to
: play the ears on bag number three this
II any one thinks ball players won't work.
he 10 wrong, for there were four OF the
Storz players pushing q 4O0-pound roller
{ over the grounds at storz park yesterday
The hrst amateur games OF any im-
pOrtance this season will be played at Fort
Omaha this afternoon, between the Hollys
and the ToWnsends.
Frank MeNeal, who will play third base
for the Storz team this year. has Just re-
turned from Oakland, Cal. He says that
Buck" Washer OF Buchtell college will
pitch for san Francisco.
Barto s. g., for the Townsend Gun com
pany. says he has one Of the greatest dogs
you ever saw. He's a regular base ball
dog. He wears muzzle, snaps at nies,
chases fowls and when he sees the (dog)
catcherS coming he runs for home.
Big Bin Kocher the south paw, who win
pitch for Storz this season says he is feel
{ ing nne and II he does well last year,
Pa Rourke will be after him sure. Bill
says he's got Indian clubs and dumb bells
galore and after the winters steady eN-
ercise he feels very much on the Sompson
order.
Frank Quigley in talking OF base ball
the other day saidi ITO show you how
, ignorant some people are; took friend
Of mine TO see ball game last season.
o He didn't know what goose eggs IN a
ball game were 80 / told him that when
either side did not make a run they call II
goose egg. He said he always thought
that the goose eggs were laid BY the fowls
in the game"
Mullen. the crack center fielder for the
walter q, Clarks, was Dractioing base
I running the other day. He ran two blocks
4 for and last Grabbing the hind and