Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
JUDGMENTS

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~HE National association has done
good turn TO the player In SIS new
rule affecting suspensions. II re-
~ QuireE owners and managers 10
accompany their notice OF sus-
pensions with the reason for the penalty
and IN case Of failure to meet the require
ment, the players salary win remain in
effect and his suspension be disregarded
by the higher court Of base ball This Is q
sound rule. II will work injustice to neither
party, but serve TO correct or prevent in
justice often to players. Arbitrary man
ayers sometimes have a way Of infllcting
this sort Of penalty when they ere not
entirely justified and the association must
have come to that conclusion-must have
found cases OF abuse. or Il would not have
been led to take the action 1t did. The
Sporting News cites a case IN hand where
the player undoubtedly has been seriously
wronged and. strange to relate. our old
college chum Ducky Holmes, figures in
the case az a benefactor. When Ducky
took hold OF the Mobile club rs manager
he found In the list OF players turned over
10 him the name OF Catcher Bert Blue.
Manager Holmes made out a contract to
Blue. along with others and mailed It to
The player. Blue answered that he had
been suspended by that club two years ago
for failure TO report. but II they sim
wanted him he would be glad to report,
though he would be OF no use. for he had
long been suffering with rheumatism. was
unfit to play Glass A ball and knew he
could not make good. He suggested that
II the suspension that had been hanging
over him for couple OK years should be
lifted. he might be able 10 catch on with
a minor league team near his home and
work back into the game again; that II
Holmes doubted his statement as TO condi-
tion. he could send him a ticket and he
would report for practice. Manager Holmes
decided the player was not taking" and
not wishing 20 stand between him and a
ltving he might make by playing In a
Class ID league. wrote Blue he would see
that the suspension Is lifted. No doubt
many young players not familiar with the
rules have suffered similar hardships It
ls healthy Indication Of the growing dis
position on the part OF the magnates OF
the game to give the players the benefit
Of greater protection to have such rules
enacted and II should serve 70 ease the
players mind as 20 any approximations he
may have along this line.
Pa has twenty-seven men on his list
how, but hopes to run his team with many
short OF that number. He ran along with
twenty and twenty-five last year. chiefly
because he was not very certain at any
period just what he had and did not care
with the train OF accidents hefalling his
men, 20 let anybody go. He has twelve
pitchers engaged thus far. but will proba-
bly, not retain more than seven. or possibly
six. He has two Utility men ana four out
fielders and win whittio that bunch down.
probably. to four. possibly only TO five. It
is still a guess as TO the outfield. King
schoonover, Anderson and old Ollie Picker
ing are on the list. II Pick and Anderson
are right they are almost certain to stick.
OF course, Kick will, but he is as yet hold
ing out on salary. as he usually is as this
season OF the year. schoony Is a good boy,
and even should he be crowded out Of a
regular berth, which Is not certain, would
still be in line for utility as a rival OF the
Honorable Swampy Thompson and a new
conner from ST. Louis named Ward.
Pa Rourke had to go--or did go--to ST.
Louis to procure young Lott, an Omaha
boy, who has been pitching ball for ANA
teur teams on corner lots OF Omaha for q
couple or three years. st. Louis finally
spied Lotz and Pa tried to get him last
year. but the youngster preferred TO so to
the bigger town. Now he win come hack
and Join Omaha for this season. Both he
and Hall. who also comes from st. Louis.
are expected TO make good from the jump
off That gives some assurance 70 our
pitching staff. which will show up as a
powerful department unless all signs fail.
Aside from these men there are Kelley.
Rhodes and Fentress OF last years team.
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stronger; and Danny Dreamer Durbin. on
whom we are relying with firm faith. AS
a matter Of fact It looks now as II Omaha
was to have another Of those great pitch
ing stats for which Colonel Rourke has
become famous. and. II SO. we shall make
the rest OF EN- hard to catch, indeed.
The annual alarm about the gamblers
getting hold Of base bail has been turned
IN. Don't worry, nothing Is safer than base
bail from the clutches Of the gambler.
This alarm has been sounded for many
years. Early In the stages OF the game
It was In Imminent peril OF such degrade
tion and q few years ago II approached
the danger line, but It is too well forti-
fled now to Justify any alarms.
There Is stiil a chance OF Omaha getting
Corridor. but only a chance Barney Drey-
fuss proposes TO hold onto all his recruits
until Fred Clarke can try them out. Should
Reddy not be needed, Rourke might get a
whack al him. Red wants 10 come and il
needed. with Byrne at third and Wagner
at short. he certainly has poor show Of
sticking in Pittsburg-
Another bright star has shot. Jimmy Dy-
cert onca the brightest luminary in the
armament of Athletics pitchers. has walked
down the plank to Baltimore IN the East
r ern league. Connie Mack retains pitchers
only little while after the Silt wears off
James should have lasted longer. but he
was not very strong last year.
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