Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

and the consequent revocation
OF those concessions by the COM
mission because OF their nonacyept-
ence leads up to this question
What lie it Mr.. Tebeau has in mind?'' OF
course, we don't mean to say that Presl-
dent Powers OF the Eastern league and
President O'Brien Of the American associ-
alton have nothing TO do or say In the
matter, but when George Tebeau has any
thing to say the rest OF the folks don't
have much. Tebeau IL too shrewd a man
TO let anything In the form Of a concession
get by him unless by so doing he can
secure greater concessions. And that's pre-
cisely the point. The American associa-
tons agreement with the National COM
mission has this year and next only TO run.
At the end of 1910. IL not before, something
big is going to be demanded. Doubtless
the conclusion has been reached that it's
well not to be fettered or hampered by
lesser concessions when the time comes TO
20 after the big game. There is a belief
in some minds that Tebeau will not wait
two years TO pun off his coup. that he Is
secretly planning an invasion OF major
league territory and may undertake It next
spring, precipitatlng q general base ball
war. This belief is shared by President
KavanauRh of the Southern league. af-
fected by the proposition. He plainly saws
Ab kAt ~
preparing to outlaw and he protests TO the
commission against its action. But that is
idle. Tebeau is going to get a bigger piece
Of this base ball pie-and his mouth Is
checked full now. He has planted his in
terests In several cities and he could me
4 bllize his forces Without much difficulty
' to make a good start. How successful
such a move would be is purely problem
atical. One thing Is plain-the situation
must change, Too many good towns want
admission into faster company to be long
barred. Tebeau, no matter what his per-
sonal popularity or unpopularity may be,
is a forge, a dominant force, in base ball
and he will be reckoned with.
Isn't the National commission a little
representative about the authority vested
In it? Some base ball managers are be-
ginning to think 80. It has suspended Dode
Crisis of st. Louis for failure to resign up
by May 1 and Manager McAleer is in
dignant about II. He excuses Crisis action
by saying that neither he nor President
Hedges was available at the time Crisis
wanted to sign, hence he couldn't affix
his name to a contract. The Browns
management is perfectly content to allow
Criss to play and is very much dlspleased
at the commissions conduct. Johnny Evers
had the consent OF President Murphy and
Manager Chance to stay out until he was
needed and when he was needed he
promptly fastened to the rescue Of the
team. But here came the commission with
the notification that Evers was Ineligible
because he failed to sign a Chicago con-
tract by May 1. Evers observed the for
malities and is now at work. In the case
of Evers President Murphy says he was
given a leave because the death of his
mother necessitated certain adjustments OF
business and family matters. II looks like
the commission is going pretty far when 1t
transcends a point beyond which the
owners ard managers OF teams can see
no reason or cause for going or no. good
purpose to serve. OF course, the commits
sion can't be guided by the within OF every
team owner, and manager, but, as McAleer
says, Even a policeman who arrests a
L man uses judgment" President ONeirs
, notification several days in advance that
any player in the western league not
signed by May Z would be suspended was
only fair to the players, for he gave them
ample warning.
Frank Smith says ne will pitch every
day IL necessary to keep the sox in the
lead. That's What Walsh started out to do
last year and you see what he got for 1t.
BY the way, this same Smith last year re-
fused to pitch any game for a while.
There's a wide range to his emotions.
There il no Interior motive in abrogat-
ing the agreement says Garry Hermann
In referring to the commissions action In
revoking the order making the Tebeau and
Powers leagues Glass IA organizations q
cinoh. The other fellows beat Garry and
his bunch to the Interior end of 1t.
Willie Keeler. the veteran star Of more
than a decade ago. promised last year thai
by this season he would be back in his
old form and he is making good on his
promise. The little giant 10 pounding out
t~wo-baggers and home runs in the same
Azame.
President o'Brien of the American asso
citation when asked what he had to say
upon the National commissions abrogatioI
OF that agreement. took the reporters cor
daily into his confidence and said: Moth
ing, too busy" Betsha he snickered.
Wednesday Is the big day. That is tn
} day when Omaha opens the base ball sea
son at home. 1t begins sixteen straigh
games, all OF which we are going TO Wi
Just az a matter OF convenience and
rainy day p%recaution.
Some Hawkshaw insists he has see
Johnny king shambllng around Chicag
for days in disguise. That's certainly nc
giving king much show to make good o
his war talk.
Some OF the great pitchers are not ye
doing much great work. Brown. Mathew
son. johnson, Covaleski, some of the gres
ones, have not yet struck their stride.
Zimmerman rivets the contest" Wit
such bulletins from the seat OF war a
that is It any wonder Johnny Evers wante
to get back?
II going from Cincinnati to Chicago hs
the same influence on Pat Ragan as it al
on Overall. let's be glad. Let's say hurraI
anyway.
II omahs's pitching staff ever gets
working like its batting department ma