Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02
The OMAHA SUNDAY BEE


league championship after one sea-
son, when It was held by Des
Mones The Sioux won strictly on
merits this year and too easily to
make the race interesting. The season has
not been entirely satisfactory, In fact far
from u. Topeka has been dead failure
ana Omaha encountered such fearful and
continuous streak of misfortune the fore
part and middle Of the term as to prevent
u from getting anywhere near the lead at
the last when 1t was playing the fastest
ball In the league. Both Sioux City and
Denver admitted this. But we may feel
some announcement from this for next
year. With the nucleus he now has. Pa
Rourke should be able to build up a pen
nant winner in 1911 He says he will get
TO work Immediately with that end in
view. 1t is to be a busy winter for him,
with the regeneration Of the team and
the building of new plant on his hands.
Omaha fans have not done we'll with their
patronage this year. They set their hearts
on a pennant a"d rH~n they found that
to be impossible they forsook the team
largely tn.ns ...,. -.-a no small part In
discouraging players and keeping them
from coming up to their best 1t is not
the best indication of true workmanship
10 refuse to lose, ever. Denver though
finishing second. has not done what some
OF its admirers expected Of II, though It has
done enough to bring back to its normal
place on the base ball map that excellent
city. Lincoln, with a staff of good pitchers
has made fine showing Without these
pitchers the team probably would have been
In the second division. But Manager Des-
pain deserves credit for being able to
make the bond he did with Charley Muir
ply. II all counts in the end. St. Joseph
In its first season back has acquitted itself
well. very well, and Wichita has held its
own, but poor Des Moines, we grieve for It,
All talk to the contrary, report has
come out of Pittsburg in the last week,
pretending to be authentic to the effect
that the third major league will be a
reality in 1911. Furthermore this report,
published primarily by a Pittsburg paper
whose editor is a stockholder in the Pirates
says that Hans Wagner has been engaged
70 manage the new team in Pittsburg. II
says also that Evers and Killing Of the Cubs
will be identified with one OF the teams II
u not idle talk to say that sooner or later
this invasion will come about The Bee
exposed the fundamental facts of the move
ment a year ago and as 1t said then, the
prospects were that the invasion would
take form at the end of the American as
soolatlon's present contract, which is at
the close of the 1910 season. Yet 1t may
be delayed for a year or two, but no one
need be surprised IL 1t transpires next year
although a herculean task would have to
be met between this and that in the way
of getting plants ready, to say nothing OF
teams. Whenever this invasion does come
mean a better and larger circuit out here
1t will, as we have often pointed out. give
us some of the American association cities
which will not be able to get into the third
major whenever this does become fact
It will mean the greatest upheaval in base
baIL since the Brotherhood movement oil
1890 IL not greater than that. And it will
make a tremendous draft upon players
everywhere. large and small. 1t will throw
open the door Of opportunity to scores OF
course opponents of the project say it will
later close the door. We doubt it. Base bal
ia not moving backwards.
Manager Schipke will be given charge Of
the team next year, and as he has haC
practically a years rest, Pa Rourke ex
poets great results from him. The oil,
trapper will be asked to lay off from hi
winter hunting for one season. Undoubt
edly wading in the Missouri swamps super
induces much Of the trouble he has had II
the last two playing seasons.
Chances are Riggert will not be in tn,
Boston lineup next year. While he is
conner, 1t does not seem reasonable to ex
pect that he could break in against sucl
an outfild at Speaker. Hooper and Lewis
with Engle on the side. So we are hoping
70 have him with Omaha in 1911.
Kelley must be voted the honor OF beln
onaha's premier pitcher for 1910. He ha
always been ready to do his best, and hi
best has generally Aeen very good. He ha
been sent in in more games and emer
gencies than any other pitcher, and ha
taken his place uncomplainingly.
Sioux City and Omaha will play seve
games this week at Vinton street park
which ought to add vastly to the attraction
Of Ak-Sar-Ben and draw big crowds ever
day. Both teams are bent on winning 70
on the outcome much money depends.
1t would not be surprising to find OIL
John Gonding with another assistant in
stead OF Cadman for next year. Cad is
timely hitter and a hard worker, but h
does not work well with some of the othe
players.
Connie Mack laughs at the idea tina
Thomas and Livingstone are not in tn
class with King and Archer. But this
not a laughing matter, even for q man o
che eve OF his marriage.
Tommy Leach Of Pittsburg has married
too-dancer. The familiar old yell Of tn
Soaeher, up on your toes. now" ought I
80 with both Of them.
II IL to be hoped every home-knocker wi
a get over his gTouneh before next season
Work It out Of your system around III
ssosye this winter
Griffith, Elberfeld, stallings-They all e,
but Hal Chase remains. Strange none Z
them could get along with Chase and yet h
Is always right.
II the threatened invasion should com
next year II might force Murphy 60 sho
his hand in the ownership Of the Philade
phia team.