Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04

" nome Of the Pittsurg team. And
h,..o o"e OF the big events In the
history OF the game. 1t is notabl. ana
sHniticant that base ball. the America
Dsa"e ana the game Of all games now has
me largest stadium devoted TO any kind
VI sport IN this land or any other. The
Uehce OF base ball. since its lneept,on
professional game, has never been
iy threatened, but neither since its
u"s mas II ever enjoyed a period Of
~S equai TO the present. It's path
devious At times. but with the
advantage of the retrospect one NAV ~
ceiVe that those obstacles which sson.s
20 menace its endurance were but m,Is.
stones to mark the course Of IT. davo,on
ment and progress The old Union ,.ou,.
IN the SOS came and went ana ,ts maj
erect was good for the game. ,be
bhotherhood fight which culminated IN
%" Ia the organization Of a league TO on
pose me od National, upset conditions for
wv ume' but In its ultimate influ-
oioe proved to be a boon Instead NJ bane
~" vase pail; the invasion by the Amsri-
can ieAgue In 1900 has resulted in one NJ
une greatest stimuli the game ha. .vor
49, Anu no" Forbes park, like Shieb
iieio at Philadelphia, comes into heinz az
m ehourlng monument to the stability and
perpetuity OF this great Eame. the onIv
Hsame that affords pastime and nleas,,ra 80
nniilons and livelihoods to tbousa nds
Ahese splendid parks are the natural mt
srowth OF the conditions that have made
pAse Dali. They were conceived in those
early days Of trial and experiment. OF con-
fusion and doubt and brought forth in this
S VI ABUNDANT proof and certainty and
fpo'PeTNy perhaps never dreamed Of by
the niOnRara n.N
~ 1 put the beginning OF these mod
ern, 100000 fire-proof base hou -.
Two others are projected in Chicaro ana
Ne" iork may soon be in line. II ia a
common habit for men, especially man If
the English and other Europeap ro,,on.
NOT SO successful In sports or business 70
ran against the American for being mopsv
mad for diverting none of his time N
recreation. but d~evoting ali to getting rtch
me Indictment 10 false, It won't stand IN
- court or common reason or simnle
tact Here Is the proof-Forbes park and
Snelo Ielo' One represents a cash OUTLAY
OF N'Vo'WO' the other of 800, 900. And what
Z are tneyT Places Of pleasure to the msnv
wv the money-making to the few. Anotber
evidence against the soundness NJ n.
charge may be found in the fact that las
year the American people spent S26. oOO. 600 m
see the game Of base ball played. What's
the answer Simply that the American
plays like he works-wlth his whole souI
ne works more, but he also plays more
ana OF course. his play like his work IA
better than that Of his cousins over. the
seas.
me week has been a bad one for Omahh.
but a good one for the league as n whole
Inc Rtan0inR ~ taor ~ ~.
ana new life and interest Infused into the
pennant race. OF course the tendency Of
all fans is to criticlse and COMPLAIN when
their team loses and that is a mark OF
credit rather than discredit, an evidence OF
loyalty that makes the game the success II
Is hut fans are prone to forget that while
their team should win all the time IN.
Z others should have some show. They for.
get that while their town has a corkins
.Agood club, the other cities have teams tina
are not so bad. But the fact is while
omaha has lost a large portion Of lts
games out west, the larger interests OF
the league have not suffered thereby, nor
has Omaha sustained any injury from
which it cannot soon recover. Pueblo, by
winning three straight from the Rourkes,
undoubtedly strengthened its position In
the league and gave encouragement 10
some faint-hearted fans who needed such
a bolster. 1t would have been highly de.
sirable to Omaha fans II Omaha could have
won Instead OF lost the majority Of its
games, but since II could not let's believe
that the old adage. It's an III wind thai
blows nobody good" applies in this case
Rourke needs more strength in his pitchlnI
box. That is evident to everybody, in,
Guiding himself, and he says he has beer
exerting every effort to get new pitchers
During the week he has landed one who
he says, promises much. Let's hope SO ans
root on.
Sentiment continues to rise against tn
spit ball. Certainly 1t should, and the
hope is this sentiment will soon rise higf
enough to sweep this species of curve out
OF uss IT is telling more and more on the
men who use II and the catchers who re.
ceive It, As an evidence Of the opposition
= IN IL nv MANAGERS in big leaniea the write,