Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

a8aAn. NoI satiaIied with the amount of
advertising he has derived for his pool
halI in Kansas city. he is golng to push
this good thing little further. All he
wants IL for somebody 20 pay the fine for
aim, a thing the Natlonal commission for
badei a raise In his salary. another pro
hibition fixed BY the commission and the
500 he claims a. his share OF the IOos worlds
series bonus. The chances are king win
be eating cut of the commissions before
tlre season is over
Manager Gillian. inspired BY the success
Of the recent amateur athletic meet at the
Auditorium. is revolving In his mind the
proposition to erect an athletic building
such as Kansas City and other cities have
He has rseaived some substantial encour-
akement from men Of means and hopes to
launch the project. Sach a building was
erected In Kansas City ON a per cant
rental basis and is proving an excellent
venture Mr. Gillian believes il could be
made TO pay big here and would become
the center and headquarters for athletes
and athletic enterprises and probably en-
able Omaha to guarantee a successful
athletic meet every year. Such a building
would In nowise become competitor OF
the Auditorium. for the two would be en-
tirely distinct in their character
The first days games In major leagues
really could not have been worth much as
critsrions OK the work Of some Of the In
6ividuals. especially pitchers. There is
Mddie Plank OF the Athletics. one OF the
best s0uthpaws in the business. getting
thumped thirteen times by washington,
and Mnllin being pounded for fourteen hits
BY Cleveland. while Joss is bumped tan
times by Detroit On the other hand, there
were some small-hit games Johnson,
WashinEton's wonder. let the Athletics
down with one hit, Smith OF the Sox held
the Browns 70 one. RucAer cut the Phillies
OF at two, Beebe allowed the Cubs four
aud Overall held Cincinnati to five
The energetic press agent work that Is
being carried on In behalf of the proposed
prise fight at EmeryviIle indicates a lack
Of confidence on the part Of the promoters
In the merit Of tho affair they ars backing.
They have undertaken a hercuIean task
IN planning 70 lure more than 100000 from
the pockets of the public. and can only
accomplish it By stirring up curiosity to a
pitch where cost VIII not be counted. The
commercial aspect Of the affair has already
have as a sporting event. for Il is appar-
ent that the question OF championship or
racial supremacy is secondary to that Of
cold dollars and cents. This ought to be
the fzt of such undertakings.
Or. WEIGH. who. We were told IN the mid
die Of last season. would never play In an
Omaha uniform again. IS still with US;
Schipke. who was going 10 follow the car
penters Trade, Is back; Jim Kane. who los'-
hls cyesighl IS going to be the first blind
Hsan 70 cover the first bag; Keeley who
was sisned up with caiiahan's outlaws, is
On deck, ana. Altogether Omaha seems to
aave aouiarhinE of ban club. Batter up.
The opening Of the season with the
majors showed ths teams. as a rule. up
and coming. able to 80 TO extra innings
In some cases The Hi9hlanders ana Boa-
ton pulled out = fourteen inning tie. and
Considerably Boston and Nsw York Ma.
tionals went TO eleven inuinss the Beans
winning 70 2, Cincinnati best the Cubs IN
ten innings. There Is mora snap IN the
teams than IS usual az the beginning of 4
sHason.
Omaha has been particularly unfortunats
"a its preliminary sames, losing the lars.
majority. But what's the us winning pre-
ilsninary games7 Il Is those al the sched
uie thar oounC There Il 4pipie reason 4
expect sood things o. the Ro0rkss thil
season with the material they have.
rresident Lynch az the National leagu,
n Pas drawn unfavorable attention to him
ser oy his order hanishiug photographer
rom tne reid during the progress ~
same. The new president may not after Al
sno" himself 20 be quite the big. broa.
Fellow we were expecting
Detroit soes right back al 'em with a,
same old lineup and It's not bad iins-ul
al that
Wen set strung out soon ana thea W
WI show em that the new western /
hotrsr than the old.
News that I'd Rauihach Is gstting "a
better o. thar dipatheria is good news.
old Hans Wagner D on hand 70 srse
IIaiiey's conaat again.
Il Is to D. hoped that Mfz Waddsn Ma
can control him