Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
JUDGMENTS

AsE ball scorers on the big league
circuits are asking for private teie-
TX phones from the gress box to each
managers bench. This may not be
-uea' but 1t at least serves TO
brlhg out the fact Of how very utta
thought or attention is given to the rs,..-
paper man, the reporter to whom as a
matter Of fact the success Of basa bsIi %
gay If due more TO any one or ANY 10,
olher influences. While as a rule the ba-t
OF teeiing exists between the men in the
press boN and the magnates, Il is largely
because the men in the press box ask Tor
H.ue and are contented. OF at least put up
Win little Is il not about time that they
were being recognized7 Where would base
ball be today but for them and their
Papa? Many men are rich In finances
ana conspicuous before the public today
simply because Of the man in the press
pPA' Yet, solemn as this fact is some OF
me men in the game seem to be afraid 70
admit II and some go out OF their way 20 .
add difficulty instead Of the facility 70 !
the work OF the war correspondent " /
President Lynch Of the National league. /
for Instance. makes the silly ruling that
no staff photographed may take motion !
pictures on the field Where would Lynch /
be today but for this same staff photo /
ErRpher and this same staff correspondent 1
- there is little Cubby Murphy and two /
or three other liliputians OF the business.
made, absolutely, by the man in the box. !
constantly doing something 70 nag him.
Come out Of it, men, and be men. OF
course. In the Western league we find no
such ground for complaint, or course not.
The layman little realizes what a big
prize fight, such as we have not had in
this country for many years but are TO
have when Jeffries and Johnson meet,
means from financial standpoint In
fact It has little comparative meaning
aside from that 1t is estimated now
that 10000 Will be bet on this fight.
making the paltry sum Of S1Oa,OOo put up
~ the pot between the combatants seem
like a mere bagatelle. 1t is a gigantic
business enterprise, business Of the sort
that endures by the sufferance OF the law
and the people. Yet the sporting side Of
the thing holds charm for most people
and the event will be watched with
keener interest, perhaps, than has followed
any other prize tight in the history of this
Z country, not even excepting that Of Corbett
and Sullivan. This. OF course. is due TO
the fact that one man Is white and the
other black. AS to the outcome few sport
Ing men outside of the cOterie Of per
venture too fixed opinions. the general
view being that Jeffs success depends
almost entirely ON his ahdlity to come
back II he can get into his old form,
then. the majority believe, he can whip
the colOred man. And IL he does get
down to his old form it will be one Of the
mar7'els of modern athletics. All his
trainers say he can and will.
What do you think OF the Western
league racer is a common question Just
now. Frankly, we don't know just what to
think, except that It probably will be
good one AS 10 the relative positions OF
the teams at the end of the season the
man who can bring himhelf TO hazard
guess on that at least has some courage
or confidence in his power to work riddles
II Is entirely presumptuous for anyone to
make prediction at this time. Most OF the
teams in the league are largely worked
over since last year and the majority OF
the men are unknown qualities. so are some
OF the managing forces. We believe, as to
Omaha, that President Rourke has collected
a good team, most of which he had last
year and that when it strikes its gait
when the pitchers get their arms and Hal
ley's comet passes away and the club re-
turns from this first mountain trip-al-
ways a hard proposition--it VIII swing into
a strong pace and keep going that way
the rest Of the season. We believe several
other owners have strong teams. We hope
Omaha has the strongest. but we are will
ting to wait before saying 20.
High school lads are going in for out
door athletics with vim this year, and
are taking up all branches Of sport. each
tn its season. The football season was most
successful. then came the basket ball
season with strong team to represent the
school. ana now. track athletics are oc-
cupyinE the minds OF the students The
way the athletics are now conducted seem
20 promote a higher grade Of scholarship
among the boys. They do not seem to Ike
tc have the fact published that they are
unable to play on an athletic team be-
eause they are behind their studies The
upMhot is that all buckle down to their
work with greater energy than before.
The Ess that Omaha is likely b be or
the aK map viii be welcomed But why
ThouBdn& Il be there? Ths city is a cen
trail point In all forms OF sportsmanshir
as well as business. and TO leave Il off this
new map would be a most inoongruous
thing to do II Mr.. Glenn Curtis comes
here with his fleet OF air vessels he will
find as fine brand OF air. hot or cold. a.
he can find anywhere. and a general west
ern breeziness 10 make him feel at home
an the time he Is here.
Did you notice that when the Nationa
commission announced Il would suspend
the King reinstatement for one year un.
less the recaleitrant catcher came to tav
n three days. he camel Killing made
monkey OF the commission and even q
seems TO have realized that fact at the last
The power OF publicity Is on trial In IN,
preparations for the Jeftries-JohnsOn fight
FOR the sake OF the power We hope &
scmes clear but II Il does not accomplish
AL that is expected OF it 1t should be laid
20 the fact that the play has been over
worked
The St Louis Cardinals appear on pape
10 be greatly strengthened, and. they are
too They have been losing most OF theil
games but they have been playing then
with the leaders. II Wa are not badly mis-
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