Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27


IMMY AUSTIN has evidently acquired
the Keller art OF batting; at least
he has acquired some art that is
very effective. Perhaps Il Is the
Austin art. In five days during
the week he went to bat twenty-six times
and made fourteen hits. That gives a bat
ting average for those five days OF .53S
In two games he mad three hits each and
in one game four out OF five times up.
One OF these four was a triple. But not
only at the bat Is the former Omahan
making things hum for New York; he is
playing like at demon at third base. For
these same five dsys-and six games-he
had eighteen chances. taking seventeen,
with one error. which gives him a percent
age Of .sH His highest number OF chances
per game was seven and he garnered
them all. Some playingi In addition to this
Austin Is stealing bases like a Latham.
FMost Of his hits are short infieId hunts
that he beats out. He got three of these
Mn one Gay. He will become a terror to
pitchers II he keeps his up. II is his
wonderful speed that enables him to get
away with these hunts. stallIngs has a
great infield. a rapid one. as the record OF
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get four hits apiece. Elberfeld gets two
and Knight one; Austin and ElberfeId get
two stolen bases apiece, Chase and Knight
one each. Between them they have twen-
ty-nine fielding chances and TAX all but
two. Elberfeld and Chase each making
an error. OF the fifteen hits the team
made that day off such eminent box artists
as Dygert and Vickers, these four men
made eleven. leaving Just four for the
other five members of the team. The High
landers have dropped one notch below first
division. but they are bound to be a con-
! tender for a higher position with such a
team. The weakest spot appears to be in
the box and IL has some vital strength even
there.
OF course II may be that Puebio's fran
chise is to be transferred to st. Joe.
O'Neill says he knows nothing OF the af-
fair, but others insist they do. But the
question that naturally arises in this con-
neotlon is, would ST. Joe support a team
any better than Pueblo7 It has had the
opportunity and failed. Everybody who
knows Western league history knows
that the last year st. Joe was in
the league it had to be carried; that the
other magnates prorated their earnings to
maintain the Missouri club till the end of
the season. h has not been necessary
In Pueblo as yet. II may be that st. Joe.
after this lapse of years, would patronize
the game. II should, that much Is certain.
1t IL a much larger town than Pueblo and
could, II Il would, support q team In fine
style. II such a thing as King taking
the st. Joe franchise should come about
that would help some. But there's one
little point that ought not be overlooked
before transferring this franchise the
Pueblo owners should be consulted, as the
right Is perpetual with them SO long as
they want It and they are likely to want
IT so long as their team is keeping ahead
of the game financially.
Predictions that the Western league
would put up a great race with eight team.
are being fulfilled. 1t is a splendid rae.
between all but two teams and the pen
nant may be won by any of six-omaha,
Sioux City, Wichita, Topeka, Denver OF
Des Moines, though. OF course, the thret
last named teams do not look like reai
c~ontenders. Lincoln and Pueblo are doInr
better, but can scarcely be expected to d.
well enough to finish In first division. Blu
somebody's got to be in second division
30 why not the Indians and Proh1bitionists
The success and interest of base ball ar,
greatest when the results OF each day hav,
AN@ pAAoNb hPOH II bldnuluE OF nAlI
dozen teams, as is the case now. Fans OIL
this circuit could scarcely ask for NOR,
than they are getting this season.
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One can't help but hope that Chick Erase
and Slagle win out in their action agains
the Cubs management for their share o
that worlds series bonus. The proposition
voluntarily made by Mr.. Murphy was tina
the members OF the team that won tn
National league pennant and the world
championship should divide SO, ZOO betweel
them. Both Slagle and Fraser were mem
bers of this team and not only that, bu
were among the Oldest members. How doe
It come then that because they are no
members OF the team now they are deprive
OF this money! It's queer reasoning.
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II is too bad that President o'NeI
doesn't let out Bob Glenalvin. Until tn
old timer Joined the umpire staff thing
had gone as merrily as a marriage bell 1
4 the Western this season. The presence c
p such a maj not only i~rritates the player
and mars the pleasure OF the fans, but in
jures the game financially. and that is
side that must be looked to. People don
like TO attend games when they know
is likely to be spoiled by the rotten wor
" ~ AAfN&NQ uAAbh0s OACualNln may mCa
all right, but the results are Just the sam
as II he meant all wrong.
IL now appears that James ]. Jeffrit
Will reach the suds parlor In dear OF
Los" with at least 500, 900 he didn't haS
when he set out 20 convince the world
his intention 10 fight johnson for III
championship. And yet a lot OF people sa
pugilism requires no brains. Apparent
not; but wha OF the folks who loosene
up to the extent hat he secured 30 niue
easy money for the burIy boilermakerP
The slaughter Of clay birds over q
Chicago has finished. but the war betwes
the gunmakers and the powder factorI,
VIII 80 on jast the same. It's a mighty Do,
article that can't set some sort OF On a.
vsrtisement out OF as big an event as tina
The voice Of the home rooster is hear
again This fellow never gives the 9th,
teams credit for having anything. Thin
what Il would be II one team won ever
game It played.
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