Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

The carly spring when all the uuknowus Of
the valley have been brought IN for their
dcbuts and no one knows what to count
N That's really the spirit Of base ball.
that's the dynamic power that gives the
game its tremendous momentum and drives
Il against the hearts Of the fans with an
impact that is irresistible. SO again, Hail
to the brightness OF lions glad morning.
But Pittsburg Is not new ian the role Of
champion. IT Is simply recovering a place
1t held for three successive seasons, 1901,
r-O2 and 1903. or the Pittsburg team that
won the 1901 pennant Just three members
are in active service ~today-Clark, Wagner
and Leach. Lever and Philippe are the
only other 1901 champions who were with
he team this year.
On, Of the most interesting bits Of gossip
going the rounds is that about High Jen-
uinss being offered Connie Mack's job. It
seems almost incredible, for the Athletics
. vithout Mack would scarcely seem like
She Athletics. without disparaging the
,minently successful methods and career
Of Conway Neutrality-suspicious. that would
he foolish-it must be admitted that the
Jennings school is a most valuable one in
base ball. Perhaps no manager today in
iects the same amount Of energy, tact,
skill and wisdom as adroitly combined into
his work as does this man, who has led the
Detroit team to two pennants and has Il
very near a third. Other men are, doubt
less, as brainy and yet Jennings is brainy;
other men are as tactful. yet he is that;
other men may be skilful, but none is as
energetic on the diamond. None has that
fiery enthusiasm with which the Tiger
leader nflames his men and drives them to
Victory, often when nothing else will win.
Mack, the silent man, has proven his
proves; he needs none to exploit it, but
Mack nor any other manager today could
II he would. handle a team the way Jen-
ninss handles II and who can say the Jen-
nings way is not a good way? But. some
how, one can't help but hope the plan Of
Jennings succeeding Mack will not mature.
Just one word more on that conspiracy
to cheat Sioux City out OF the pennant:
From September IS to "a. inclusive Sioux
city played nine games, losing five and
winning four. II played six OF these games
With Des Moines. LOSING three and winning
three, which does not support the argument
that the only way Des MU-ies can get the
p INFANT is by conspiracy with other teams.
sioux city played the other three games
with Lincoln, losing two and winning one.
Nor does this support that argument OF
Sioux City's unquestioned superiority.
Anent this subject II should be shted that
in this same week Omaha and Des Moines
met twice, each winning a game. Nor yet
does this tend to support the paranOiac's
delusion of a conspiracy. The fact is just
as was pointed out in this column at the
time this puerile thing was sprung, there
was nothing TO It except the holler of a
yellow neaT-sport.
wild Bill Everett proposes the establish
ment OF a home for sick or disabled ball
players. He offered the suggestion in Chi
csRo, whore he took the body OF the late
Herman Long for burial. As strong men
a. Comiskey and Ban Johnson approve IT,.
II is an idea that, on the face of Il, seems
TO have much to commend IL. Ball players
are liable to injury at any time. injury
hat might disable them for life, and they
are as likely as anyone to be incapacirated
by sickness. In the heyday Of their ac-
tivity on the diamond they earn good sal
aries, why should not they enter into a
cooperative movement 20 this end? Let
Them take a lesson from the printers
When ali is done and said II will be adj
mitted that New York is the team that put
he Cubs out OF the race. True the Giants
\ and Cubs stand eleven and eleven on games
won for the season, but New York defeated
Chicago at the time when Chicago had a
chance for the pennant. One OF the most
lcmarksblc things OF the season Is that
most OF New Yorks victories over Chicago
have been on the latter's grounds and Chi
Cages victories on New York grounds.
Certainly the heart of McGraw and his adj
hJrents should be swellsd with pride at the
suCc IS IN humbling their hated rival and
nrayatTiaW IL from p,aEf,g IL f,,,r gtv.guA.
But for Eddie Plank the Athletics would
not now be In the race with the Tigers for
The pennant. II was Plank who took two
games from the Tigers on their crucial
visit TO Philadelphia and had he not done
so his team would be out OF il now. Il
was this same Plank who in two seasons
some years ago helped very materially to
win two pennants for the Athletics.
u Is srsufying to learn from Fred Ten
ncy himself that he has not decided to
quit base ball. lie emphatically denies
The statement that he had resolved never
TO play again and says he will be back
at first for tho Giants next year. This
is good, Tor the game needs an the Ten
news 1t can get.
well b. It CuUs uon't beat Pittsburg
we've SIN got a good thing left in the
post-series between the Cubs and the SoX.
Aud n any gent thinks hat won't be a
fiery finish then he's forgot how TO think.
Il WHl be the Cubs first chance to get
back those lsurels the sox won in 1896
Before you enter on a big task of fig
uring out Why the Cubs missed il. look at
The batting averages and save yourself
the trouble. one 800 hitter. Artie Hoffman.
The real race in the Western league is
between those Kansas teams for last place
IN first division and Lincoln and Pueblo Tor
the cellar
Manager CHARGES white flag went an
THURSDAY Nhen he began to Jrot out his
y colts.
cleveland Is guilty OF It's old offense-
quitting before the season is over
Piusburs is mskinE almost a V~alkavay
OF it afJer al
40 uss TO fuh "a iu Hans.