Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-05
Diamond Dust.

Tessy Alderman. Now, wouldn't that
frisk you? A man who pitches like that
boy ought never be called Tessy.
Poor old Lincoln. Dry town and dry
team. Cheer up, boys, Omaha Is only
fifty-five miles away and there is a live
town and a live team here.
Charley Hallman, the old boy who has
been helping Denver with the catching
back to his home in Philadelphia. The
team is now long on catchers.
Father Higgins still insists he is going
to have Pat Ragan, II possible to get him
land some other pitcher. Father is on
the same trail as nearly every other team
owner in the countryside trail of a good
pitcher or two.
hole in his hat. He has been yelping
about Omaha being in the Lincoln class
simply because Omaha has lost a few
John B. Cough, Lincoln is the confirmed
tail-ender, while Omaha is fighting for
the. pennant. See the difference? Hard
luck streaks come to all great clubs.
There are now but two player managers
in the American league-Lajoie in Cleve-
land and Billy Sullivan in Chicago-while
Il the National league there are .fye-Fred
Bresnahan Of st. Louis, Bowerman of Bos-
ton and Lumley of Brooklyn-making
three catchers and one ex-catcher in
Frank Selee.
Charley Camel trotted out to see a
game of ball in New Bedford not long ago,
and It so happened hat the substitute UNI
pure delegated to take charge of the game
c9ntracted cold feet and did not appear.
Charley was pressed into service and the
veteran umpired a splendid game. One of
the youngsters attempted to teach the vet
Young man, don't try to teach me any,
Thing about the rules. / have been play
Ing the game longer than you've been liv-
About this new pitcher, Edmondson, Pa
has run across, we can't say much. But
I has been discovered by the Topeka
Capital that he lives in Lawrence. That
being true, he will do to watch, for any
man who has the ambish to get up and
snake Lawrence and try to do better, has
something In him. Edmondson played in
the Texas league for some seasons, too.
OF course, IL this isn't true, we don't want
Edmondson to come back on us. We are
Just repeating what the Capital says.
"A very bright chap indeed is John Lush,
Cardinals. Lush has been doing some great
work for that club this season and ascribes
a lot or his success to the splendid hand
ling he has been receiving from the new
manager OF the club, Roger Bresnahan. IT
learned more ball in a couple OF months
ire, said John, in a talk I had with him
wHnlle ms Cub was east or. its first trip,
that he will make a fine record with the
club this season. He is a good manager
and he is bound to succeed" And Lush is
a veteran, too, pretty we'll along to admit
learning anything.
The. Wichita papers are laying down the
gospel truth to the fans" in their town
ABOUT the lack of patronage. The Beacon
well says: They nave yet to show that
they appreciate the efforts Of Messrs. Hol-
land and lsbell to put Wichita on the
base ball map as a city of the Glass A
type Not only has the town been put
on this map, but 1t has been given a
great ball team, a team that will hold
us own up to the last and light for the
rag till 1t Is won. What more could the
team owners do? The fans are yellow
who won't support efforts of this sort.
me newspapers are doing their share;
they are giving most loyal aid. 1t is
hoped the fans will soon wake up and
quit their crouch.