Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-29
JUDGMENTS

The invasion Of Omaha this year
IL. In numbers. greater than Il has
been for many years. II not the
ate.ttrt ever for a single year. Fisher,
Kane. Lower and HoIlenbeck-five
of the team-have been bought
~ league teams, This il a stout
e to the ability Of President Rourke
svelop young blood and this, in the
Of past records, ought to be some
.a lation to those lusubrious fans who
pc that Bill Rourke il falling short
ccess every time he fails 10 land a
Int for this city. He has done more
DIE game OF base bail. far more, than
ly bring to his own city the pennant
BE league. though he has done that.
49,. He has sent up a man who, II not
sded TO be the greatest pitcher Of his
ls at least one Of the three greatest
Ter Brown. When Rourke got Brown
81 las raw material. What he did not
about the pitching business would
what he does know today. Rourke
fB loped him Jack Pfeister, one OF the
Ftrhtry's very greatest southpaws. was
Fooled IN Omahs and whipped into
ape FOR faster company by this same
pa Rourkc. Del Howard, the Cubs
qeat utii nan, vas nothing as a profess
ional bail page, wen he came to Omaha,
hut he made "a hI, rom the start when
Rourke tUrntd him into the majors. And
there In George stone, he Of the mighty
bat ard Jimmy Austin, than whom there
Is perhaps not a faster man today In base
ball; Chick Aubrey, who Is rapidly max
ing good: Pat Ragan OF the Cubs, Charley
Brown Of Boston. Frank owen, Oscar era
? ham and. not the best, but one Of the best
all. George Perring. the Cleveland star.
nd we might go on with this list Of great
e. T.. Ia -to,snro tbaf yam ola naA has hrosrgbt
Does any man dare say that con-
biting such talent to the larger arena Of
base bali is not more substantial, more en-
during than winning a seasons pennant
iu a minor league? Yet we don't mean to
throw away any pennants, nor minimize
Aieir value. Men may pause and ask them
felves the questions why, with five men
~ attractive to major league teams this
year, cannot Omaha hold onto first place?
Well, for more than one reason. 1t may
as well be admitted in the first place that
the team, newly composed largely, this
year, has naturally, been unable to get
down to that fine, systematic character
6Lteam work that thorough organization
gives and pennant-winning demands. Next,
1t has not had the right leadership on the
field until lately, and over and above all
It has suffered one physical injury after
another until it's present neutrality-suspicious.
.0r the lead-is most remarkable. Not an
other team In the league could have done
IS much as Omaha, handicapped by al
many injuries to its men. Then there il
nh other little reason. and that is thai
sHSlolher teams i'm the league have done
LILLE playing on their own account. Blu
aatcn tor us at the finish.
No " estern league player in years ha,
Pb.i4,rSd 50 lnucn from unmer!ted criticism
"a. jan Nane, and none has been NOR
biCssIy tnlsJudged. Kane is a ball player
very incn OF it. He did not make
spectacular show at the outset, for he II
hut q spectacular player, on this basil
Nmany iarR formed their Judgment anC
Wrought IN the verdict that Kane wouldn'
NJ AN But il those fans have not change,
lelr Lhnds 1t is because they are no
hainieu To Judge OF a ball player, o
prSjudiced. Kane is a man of class, bu
mot OF amy great fancy show, He does hi
ORR IA d rauner wkward style, but doe
Just tuG same, Not only has he made a
Actntut record at first, but at the ba
he LAs Oe,u a source OF remarksbl
b~trenL,n 10 me team. hitting hard an
8lmeiy. naae mas developed wonderful
Iamue CONNIE lrUm Pittsburg to Omaha
DO mattur what his critics may thinl
Boston Nalvuais think he is good enoug
pay naiu casn Tor. And IL may be q
8haertst 20 note nat kanes predecessor 1
Nh&pa, oIu Cnick Aubrey, is playing firs
tnoston. But there is no need of II
hious comparisons here.
fit is likely to turn out yet that Me-
DIX ana not Plttsburg beat the Cubs OF
the ~pennant-if the Cubs lose II. Thos
pur games the Giants took from Chance
~ a., ,, sba Iaftarss nNtyn crotuHa hava M
n made up yet by the Cubs and nevG
be unless Pittsburg falls down har
Chicago rises high. When the couI
1ade the chances are these four game
have done the work. And, then, ca
imagine the gloom that will pervac
soul of M. McGraw ct al? About Il
Of gloom that a Russian feels for Il
)rtune Of a Jap. To be able 10 sa,
9 couldn't win It. we kept the Cul
IT. will be a source of untold sati
u TO the New York heart
-
Nay Detroit played the Athleti,
.," .,,- last week didn't argue
..-..e .,r COMFY Maek's chanc,
.~..s -.,Ose Tigers, Yet IFS still
H. .4.Iyle hight, and Jenninl
A ~, ,"e .nIrd pennant won by al
.ne changes Jennings has recent
ovlueuS were for the best, though.
ubscriber writes TO ask What is
gamer For Instance, the Cardinal
ther day, had sixteen men in pa
made sixteen hits, but thirteen
hits were maze oy four OF tho
n men.
l~,hesney is having lots OF fun out he
~ Us western league, anyway. He
Ting the cover Off the ball, and, up
rnursuay hadn't made an error,
another reason why Pittsburg is
ahead Is that II has made more ru
more hits IMAM any other team in I
VI.
lat ~ more rare than a day in Jun
endurance race in which
petlor ries a protest against the d
4 IN OF me judges.
yith the present aggreagation Linco
ghI TO vim some games. The team n
me OF the best material in the league.