Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-08

1t will show you to be better sport and
better fan than to pronounce Judgment
now.
II the Gotch- Zbyszko wrestle is TO be on
its merits Gotch will wind up the Pole in
nearly as short order as he did Mahmout,
though Zbyszko ought to stay a little
longer, for he is more supple and agile than.
the Turk. But at to throwing Gotch, that
is out, OF the question. He hasn't any more
chance TO do that than the rest of the
wrestlers. Gotch is in a class to himself
Farmer Burns, on hot July day. could
give him a good tussle and come nearer
than any other man to throwing him The
Rollers and De Rouens and Rogers, men
of that class, are mere dubs in Gotch's
hands and the only excuse for their ever
meeting him is money. Gotch, of course,
never gives away a fall, but he has al
lowed this fellow Roller to stay an hour.
when he is not entitled to stay five minutes.
He is a fourth-rater.
Tuesday the Western league season opens
In Omaha, at Vinton street park. IL the
weather man behaves himself. the park
should be filled. The team win have come
off long, hard journey west, on which,
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games. but what is that to a good sport
who knows how to lose as well as win?
What Omaha fans want to do is to go out
and give the home team such rousing
reception that 1t will forget about those
defeats and forget how to be defeated
Remember Skipper Bill has been made cap
tain and give him whoop. Mayor Dahl
man, other city officials and business men
and organizations have entered into the
plans for making the opening day mem
orable The Commercial club and Elks
are taking a big hand and the commander
in-ehief OF the day is Dick Grotte. Be at
the park by $ p. M. but IL you are there
byi4 you may be able 10 get in.
Red Fisher has been playing good ball
for the st. Louis Browns In one game this
week he got two hits and stole two bases,
taking every chance that came to him.
This is no surprise to anyone who knows
what Fisher is capable OF doing. and II
he goes ahead and does all he is capable
OF. he viii get a steady BERTH 1t seems
to lie between him and George Stone, an
other former Omahan. Stones only I'M
cAainty is his lame leg, though.
Bill Schipke is a hustler and ought to
make good as captain OF the Rourkes II
he can make the men understand that he
is captain and not merely little BILL He
~ personally popular with the other men,
hers OF the team as well as with the fans,
which Is a big thing in his favor. But the
skipper has a difficult place to fiji and
should have the cooperation of all his
teammates
Tony smith. the former Sioux City short
stop whom the Cubs sold to Brooklyn. is
making good with vengeance and David
son. OF last years Lincoln team. whom the
Cubs scooped up and also sold to Brooklyn,
is going well. The National league has
come to tho Western for some Of its best
material in the years that are gone.
4 representative OF Glenn Curtiss was in
oaAha last week 10 make arrangement
an aero meet here this summer. With
he balloons at Fort Omaha and a real air.
saip meet, Omaha will soon be on the
rial map 1t has the location and al
other requisites and may be successful.
The governor of California has proved
he can't stop the fight. Cinch. The idea
OF Goyernor being able to do anything Of
mat sort In his own state.
Colonel Roosevelt has given no one tn,
sight to say he will not attend the Emery,
rille event oh, of course he has not said
as would attend,
he man that made the beer famous
nat made Milwaukee famous Is not In q
beside the head OF the Jeffrtes advcrtis
iag bureau,
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KING will not repeat the episode next
year, for he has signed a three-yeaI
contract. that is We don't expect him TO-
The Cubs may make II. but they are
starting off little wobbly. Yet they hay,
not had Killing nor Rueibach as yet.
Now, Il appears that Lange will not .tiel
With the White Sex. but may return to Del
Moines.
4 How would Haekensmidt like 10 refere,