Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09

ball player himself, and II NAV aiso he
that he IL a kindhearted and altoRether
lovabls gentleman. but the evidence a.
against him. II all the players were not
trying their best at all times 10 win. n
might be different At any event. thev
are entitled to the benefit Of any doubt
that may exist and should be given the
announcement Of friendly greeting in.
stead OF abuse when they are on the home
sround. The pleasure Of the game will
Dc enhanced for all when the home rooster
subsidies
The Fourth OF July attendance a, IN.
new Rourke park in Omaha wers d,ssn-
pointing. In the morning about isOo fans
were out and in the afternoon. perhap.
aboo There should have geen 10000 in All
The excessively hot weather, of COURSE
kept many away, but many stayed away
because OF indifference. Those who missed
me afternoon game missed a beautiful con.
test Omaha Is playing ~ good ball today
- me leaders OF the league and II has as
5000 q team. OF late Il has participated
IN half dozen extra-inning Kameu-.
eleven, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen In
hings. No team plays in games of thai
sort unless 1t plays good bali Yet il A.
not deriving the home support Il SHOULD
Friday many tans left the park srouehina
et the game. II was not the fault OF the
nome team; IL beat Des Moines al viii
But were those fans out the day beforeY
~ 80 they saw grim struggle between
the same teams that went for sixteen In
ninsS and sixteen innings Is not enough
20 SVEN the crowds TO what they should
Dc Inc fact Is. those who are knocking
the Omaha team At present are only look
Ing for -
me team has won five out OF the last stx
games played-one from Sioux CIV a.,
Sioux City,. two from 81. Joseph and two
from Des Moines. What else Is wanteap
with four such pitchers working the way
Heli' Robinson. Rhodes and DeMott are
ana the team back OF them going as II IL.
we are sure to push hard from now ON
everybody get In and halp push.
president ONeill IL having his trouble with
nmpires, but is meeting them well. BY the
ho OF the teamowners. he Is installing the
complete doubls-umpire system and firing
tns oumos as fast as he can get at them.
" was uisgracetul thing that occurred
N Omeha on July and s. when PLAYERS
PAD 70 umpire the three games with 1t
zoe. True. they did IL very WELL but two
pHprss were In town at the time. one
trunk ana the other too yellow to 70 out
pnd work alone. but they have not UNI
pirsd since.
Omaha has begun to run bases better.
y u time. The team has been backward
bnis year In that essential department OF
the game in which II has had the reputa-
ton OF leading. In Wednesdays game with
81 Joe It made fourteen hits aud should
nave won in spite Of a rank decision or
sSo ana kneaves' fatal muff at second.
D. Joe made but six hits. II IL impossible
70 argue that the base running Ia what II
should be when results OF this kind are
achieved.
Charley Pick Is playing a great game
~ third for the Rourkes and hitting IN.
pail as timely as any man In the league.
tie has recovered his throwing arm, too.
shd whipping them over to Kane with
deadly precision. In a word. the little vir-
sinia gentleman 10 playing gilt-edged ball
ana reminding the fans once more OF that
ether Jug of ginger, James Austin, who
once starred at third for Omaha
ST. Joe really did not show up as forntd
ABLY as we had expected In that three
game series. Some OF Hollands brightest
summarizes seemed rather dim. This was
true OF the great Tex Jones Tex ana
Asinke while they played their positions
very we'll. were about nil AZ the bat Big
Chier Johnson showed hts oId-tims yellow
AAd In all the team did not compare at all
favorahly with Omaha
Thomason IL the peer Of any outfielder
IN the Western league. Hs is playing won
aerfai ball and hitting like q mailman. As
an indication OF the way he Is going, take
fridays game. He takes all OF seven
chances. five OF which were terrors; gets
single and triple and two runs in four
times up. Ana his work - a constant spur
TO the others
schipke showed the qualities OF a real
leader Wednesday. when. his team behind
and two outs. he went in 10 bat for
knsaves and drove out a triple, paving the
way TO two runs in the inning. aided and
abetted by Picks triple and jim Kanes
cut TO second.
Manager schipks IA desd right to put
himself in at short and give Kneaves the
utility job for a time. Kneaves has plenty
OF time to develop. while the skipper Il
there, hitting and fielding in fine form.
Ehman certainly turned the trick on his
cid teammates the first chance he had Il
pitch for Lincoln against Denver. holding
the sluggers from the hills to five hits.
Sam Agnew wants 10 learn 70 drop rswel
balls behind the bat IL is one element o.
q great catcher 70 squeeae EN-. sam
The Cubs. With Chance nmping, and
Evers down. still Is able to dispute frs
place with the Giants and ouakers
Manager unglaub II said to be I'm bad
with Lincoln fans on we'll.
Come on. vie bids for Des MOinsA