Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

Without considering the merit of the Ugly
charges Ducky Holmes makes against the
president and some Of the magnates of the
Western league as he leaves 1t, we should
all hope that the new ownership and man
agement of Sioux City will come into the
league free from any bias and uninfluenced
one wa or the other by any unpleasant
feelings that their predecessor harbored
against his associates. This is no time to
4 recall or review the relations that existed
between Holmes and O'Neil or Holmes
and any ether executive in the league:
they were unpleasant at times and that's
enough. Every friend of the league must
hope to see the conditions that provoke such
relations removed and avoided. 1t is also
highly to be desired that the successors OF
Holmes win give the league as good a
team as he did. Whether this league is to
remain intact as It Is for another
year or two. or be disintegrated and reor-
Eanized as a result of the American ASSOC
citation expansion. we all hope for harmony
and good base ball.
John T. Brush. owner of the New York
Giants, has again brought himself into
favor by one OF his acts OF phenomenal
magnanimity. President Farrell of the
New York Americans proposed a benefit
game between the two New York teams
for the old veteran BAH player and sport
ing writer, who is now a very sick man.
Everybody was for II. even McGraw, but
when II was put up to Brush he said mo"
and that went. Why should he
who had been boosted all these
years by Crane. he who had
only cleaned up $S25, 900 in 1908 because
Crane and other newspaper writers boosted
his team. give anything. or make It possi-
BILE for others to give anything to a sick
man. who had spent his life for the cause
OF base ball? Preposterous. That's what
makes this man Brush so popular. Hugh
Jennings heard of this and donated the
services Of his Champions, who played
with the Highlanders and Melted something
like 1900 for Crane. But Brush win be
support OF the press
The Sporting News lays down a principle
that ought to be generally adopted when it
says to ST. Louis sport writer's: Local
writers can contribute a great deal 10 bet
terlng base ball conditions in this city by
being conservative in their treatment OF
teams and players It then adds a wise
counsel against the exaggerated spring
beest and the midseason roast. That is
about as bad q combination as any writer
can follow.
st. Louis is sure to have a hand In vim
ming the worlds championship. no matter
which way Il goes. Three ST. Louis boys,
Abstein. Byrne and Leifield. are on the
Pirates. and two ex-Browns. Delshanty
and Tom Jones. belong to tho Tigers.
Lou Crieer and Bobby Wallace are both
anxious 70 leave st. Louis because they
can't keep the malaria out OF their sys-
tens. Heres a chance for Cleveland to
set old cy1s running mate after ALI
II this Mike investigation doesn't end
soon the dncient and honorable game of
wrestling may go 10 the mat once and
for All.
The Browts, they say. will be short sew
ersl vetsranA next year. Which may en-
able the rofns to accomplish something,
And. by th4 way. this was another one
OF those seas1ns Denver was going to win
the psunant
Your Pa WHILE east viii nose about for
some pitching material for 1910
Mr.. Jsffries has not raiued the ante from
$1,000 yet
Maybe Duok Is The man DiOssnss wa,
trailing