Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-22
TIM OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
JUDGMENTS

amounts to little. We often see a minor
Lacquer so fast we conclude that he would
set the majors afire the minute he got
into them; then perhaps he gets his chance
and we wonder why the blaze is so slow
in starting. The trouble is that speed
which he showed In the minors has yet to
be filed down TO q fine point TO make
It most valuable. Jimmy Austin, fresh
from the Western league. where he was
the star Of stars was At once classed with
~ Cobb, so far as simple speed went, but
jimmy lacked the control of his speed,
which a few years OF careful education
had given to Cobb. When by a season
or so more Austin gets that, then he
will get full use of his speed Comiskey
dropped remark once on old Dick Pad
den which well illustrated the timeliness
Of this point. He was sitting on the bench
watching the game. Dick came to bat.
lie poked Texas Lacquer over the first
baseman's head and taking long lead,
stole second and advanced to third on an
infield out He edged his way well down
the third base line toward home and be-
fore the pitcher could realize what was go
ing on, old Dick meandered on TO the
plate with run. II don't know how he
does It, said Comiskey, laughing. HE is
one of the slowest runners in the game,
he can't hit lick, has a weak arm and
Is only fair as a fielder and yet Dick Pad
don Ia one Of the greatest ball players of
the day" But Comiskey might have
added that Dick Padden was also one of
the best trained; whatever element he
possessed was brought up to it's maximum
degree of usefulness by artful control and
he made his lack OF speed count for much
more than many youngsters are able to
40 with their marvellous speed.
Jake Weimers unconditional release by
the New York Nationals serves to en-
phasize the utility Of being a Crouch. This
man Weimeri whom a pitcher for the old
Kansas City team in the Western league,
shared honors with Minor Brown, then Of
Omaha, for the premiership OF this circuit
and chen he went into National league COM
pany, doing grand work. when he tried for
Chicago and Cincinnati, but he could not
get over a natural Crouch that always pos
sessed him. He was shifted from club to
club and finally landed in New York, for
which team he has never rendered any
worthy Ieervice. Weimer had 1t in him to be
one OF the best major league pitchers of his
day, but his ugly temper and obstreperous
conduct made him an impossible PROPOSE
tlon. He never knew enough, wise as
thought himself, to understand that he was
amenable to the same rules and reguia-
lions that directed the conduct of other bali
players. The game Is better off without
such men and It lie to the credit of base ball
that II has few such incorrigtbles today.
The st. Louis Browns, as at present con-
stItuted, are simply not to be classed in
major league base ball. They are so hope
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to imagine them winning any games at all.
oid-tsme leaders. like Stone, at the bat,
have fallen asleep and even Rhody Wallace,
one time the premier shortstop OF the bust
ness. Is no longer OFT his cunning and has
also quit hitting much. 1t seems like the
time has come with the Browns, as 1t did
with the White sox, for complete over
hauling.
with the team that Omaha has this year
there IL no reason why the local fans
should not give the best patronage they
have ever given. 1t is team as evenly
balanced as any this city ever had. and If
d does not go to the top It will be fighting
for II every minute. There Is not a weak
SPOT in the makeup. The fact also that
the other clubs OF the league are strength
snsd is additional reason why the at
tendances should be above the average.
Comiskey has little ground to hope. we
believe, for much success from his team
this year. but what It may accomplish next
season Is more difficult to predict. If 1t
hangs together the new material may de-
velop into formidable club. With the
fighting spirit and sage direction of the
Old Roman and Hugh Duffy to guide and
mqsald It, It has a great advantage over
Otlerfne new organizations. and the Sox are
essentially new this year.
Funny! some young man in Lincoln
writes to the Sporting News that a new
attendance record has been established In
ina Western league and then cites the
abatement that 5000 fans turned out to
see a game In lincoln, That number has
gone TO vinton Street park 30 often that II
is scarcely remarked on any more aud
crowd Of 1000 saw at least one game on
the Omaha grounds. But It Is hot air that
warns their cookies
Denver has the best team II has had for
many years Some wise discriminating has
been done in sitting out men and getting
such an aggregation at the last. The team
today has a ginger and spirit that is es-
sential to success, but which no Denver
team since the palmy days OF Pop Eyler
] has shown. We are glad as good town as
Denver has as good team as this.
Jeffries and Johnson would have to put
up the greatest fight on record TO match
the advertising that has been done. They
can scarcely hope to equal the record OF
their press agents. Perhaps Joe Choynsh
is right after all in treating prize fighting
from the standpoint OF an after-dinner az
fair. 1t seems more loQuacious than pug
naoious just now.
Bah players have always been supersti-
. tious. Many of the present-day stars have
attributed lack of effectiveness TO the
presence Of the comet and now that the
my erious sky tramp has disappeared per.
haps We shall have more regularity In the
topnotchers OF the big game. At any rate.
~ - do not they will have 10 look for
othS excuses.
DR.. Roller, the biggest Joke wrestler ever
dug up. manages TO get ptomaine poison
nearly every time he finds himself up
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