Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
JUDGMENTS

honest, persistent effort to main
tain a successful team this summer
~ and win the pennant n possible.
10 this end base ball supporters have called
4 mass meeting for tomorrow night to
crranizs a "fan club" This fan club viii
take the initiative in promuisating cam
paign OF hearty support Of the team that
hee been secured for 1910. with the ultimate
purpose OF bringing base ball enthusiasm in
Denver back up TO the high and healthy
niane II once occupied and by all rights
ana natural circumstances ought TO occupy
Good. This looks like a splendid move
and We sincerely hope II will prove 70 be
50. Given a good team, Denver IL one Of
the very best base ball towns on the map
This year, 90 far as one may judge from
paper, Denver has a good team. II this be
true. then there is no reason why this ian
club should not make good on its PROPOSE
tion. Denver has suffered in one way and
another for several years. The whole
rstroEression goes back to the beginning
Of Tebeauisn in that city. There was
tims when Denver believed Tebeauism and
base BAN supremacy were synonymous
tnrms. but Denver paid dearly for that
deiugion and knows It today better than
anyone can tell IT. II the new manage
ment, which. itself appears 20 be strong
ans vtriis and conscientious. has effected
q winning team by its faithful efforts at
reorganization, we are happy and we hope
that. the results win be entirely satisfac-
tory 10 Denver, so that the grand spirit
OF this city may be enlisted for what It is
worth In the general success Of the Western
league. The Denver Times wen says 'it's
not a matter Of charity put up to this
fan club, but simply one Of moral support.
on, OF course, we shall expect your pres
snce ana presence means money, but when
you ge9 your moneys worth. OF value re-
cetved. you are not giving 70 charity.
His death deprives base ball Of a ster-
ling character, for he was an ambitious.
Intelligent honest young gentleman" This
9is what President Barney Dreyfuss OF
SPfttsburg said on hearing the news OF
Allan Storke's death. storlke had been an
infield utility man for the Pirates till
traded 20 ST. Louis. The tribute OF Mr..
Dreyfuss Is another substantial evidence
OF the high average Of moral and intel
leetual fSber to be found among the pro-
fenslonal ball players Of the present day.
storke aside from being fine ball player,
was Just completing his law course at
Harvard, aud had Just stepped upon the
threshold of what looked like a successful
career. His death, or the death Of any
young man OF the type Dreyfuas ascrioes
ito him, must. indeed, be blow to what
ever industry or calling he Identifies him
self with. It Is to the credit Of base ball
that men OF such character and attain
ments seek association with 1t and II IL
TO the credit Of the men that they exert
their nobler influence upon their CO.
workers.
Far be It from us to dictate to Pa whom
70 sign for his 1910 pennane winners, but
neverthaaess, we cannot refrain from in
duIging a. little seif-satisfaction In the
knowledge that President Rourke. acting
on the suggestion made in these columns q
few weeks ago. has signed Pop Eyer for
his pitching staff We suggested that Pa
give Pop try-out and affirmed our be-
LIEF Ia the old fellows ability 70 make
rood. There was a time when Eyler had
anything In the Western league beaten as
q pitcher, and for three successive seasons
he had Omaha completely at his mercy.
This team simply could not touch him.
Eyler Is not an old man. and ought to be,
as be says. Just as good today as he was
when pitching such great ball for Denver.
II 80, Omaha has the premier pitcher Of
~ league
Yusai9 Mahmout the Bulgarian. says II
he doesn't throw Zhyszko Tuesday night
and thus qualify himself for a match with
Mcptch. he will leave the United States for
home. A year or so ago he made the same
statement before his wrestle with Gotch,
ana when Gotch disposed Of him in q
twlnkifng no made good on his threat. But
We observed that he was back on American
sod when the beginning Of the next wrest-
hing season rolled round It's subtle in Mr.
1fahmout not 70 explain that ne means "a
return 20 Europe for the summer at this
end OF the wrestling season. Europe is
q fine place Cor q wrestler to live In, but
bad when It comes to making money. And
bv the way, n he threw q dozen zbyszkos
that wouldn't qualify him to wrestls
cotch q4y more than II would quaiif.
Zbyszko8 70 throw forty Mahmouts.
Manager Chance has worked q good on
on his older men. some OF whom wer,
iath 20 jump into the spring training a
vigorously as they should. When h
reached the Cubs southern quarters h
simply forgot these Older men and Iines
up his recruits for service It was not lonl
unln he was being approached by the regu
Iars tor q chance to play. There's nothini
that win bring a bali player to time quit
as promptly as to make him think you cal
get along without him This soft-peda
system Is what has made Frank Chance th
successful manager he is.
Before giving free rein TO our enthusiasm
over Murphy's agreement to run his over
flow pipe into Lincoln we are going Z
wait and zee what sort OF substance come
ont Of the pipe The mere fact OF becoming
chioago's farm may not Indicate anythins
of course. Il the Cubs have some 200.
material 70 loan LincOln. then that's an
ether matter ana we are glad for Lincoln
sska
PaS Dougherty has proved himself some
what OF strategist He pretended whe
khe sox left for California, 20 De holdiu
ous He now writes President Comiske
that he viii join the team when St reaehe
I Wichita. Pat was holding cut only lon
enough 70 escape this California jaunt
hTka sanborn says, one thing. the Whit
sox win have plenty OF speed. Which