Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-26
Judgments

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HE only loud noise along the
Western circuit OF late was the
news of Dear Ducky Holmes re-
turn, painful as 1t WAS noisy.
Ducky is again to be manager Of
Sioux City. as the prints have already
stated. That displaces Babe Towne, show
ing what a big movement it is, for Babe
is some big. Holmes has had some hard
luck runs since letting go of the Sioux
a couple Of years ago. His escapade at
Mobile was a complete failure and that
is the biggest thing he had tackled. The
only reason why fans on this circuit
do not exult over Ducky's return Is that
he has always been q hard man to get
on with, but at the same time he is q
tase ball man, with u long career as
major league player for a background.
He is a good fighter and will undoubtedly
put Sioux City back on the Western
league map, from which, however, It has
not been absent any great length of time.
George Huff, who as a scout for the
Cubs, unearthed some of the most famous
players of that famous team, has quit
Murphy and gone to work for Cleveland
at what is reported to be the highest
salary ever paid scout. There can never
be any discounting Huff as a finder anc
getter of new material. He is there,
that's all, and when he gets on the tail
of man he wants the man might as well
surrender, as Ruelbach can testify. A
half dozen different names will not save
him. The Cubs are trying 10 get Billy
Hamilton, the old-time player. as Hufrs
successor. He ought to be a good one
Boston National have first claim on
him, though. A scout is an important
spoke in the wheel of base bali machine
these days.
Pa Rourke already has landed three
promising young players for next year in
Pitchers Vavit and Loudel of Minneapo-
lis and Catcher Beckendorf of Cleveland
and he is, of course, still on the trail.
Laying aside all boost talk, your pa Is
down to the brass-tack determination
of landing a team in 1919 that will win the
pennant. Nothing has done more to in
spire this determination than the two dis
appointments he has encountered in the
last two seasons. In 1910 he began with
what LOOKED like a winning team, and
some Of the men who were first to go to
pieces have since made good in faster
company, Shotten for one. But all that is
in the past eyes and hopes now center on
the future.
Murrays fall down in the worlds
series proves his downfall In New
York, for he is to go to Boston for Mike
In yrrgNA favnr
in by McGraw At least, that is the report.
Some there be who still adhere to the
notion that Muggsy never really let go
of Handsome Mike, except to help out
Boston and find whether or not the
thespian could come back Seeing he can,
McGraw bags him. 1t win seem like old
times to have this rantankerous Giant out
in the garden again. Now, let the fans
so to specializing on whether the Giants
would have beat the Athletics had they
had Mike. 1t will make a good winter
topic.
The case of George Stoval is a queer
one. He goes IN and manages Cleveland
and the team lands higher than II has
for years, but Harry CSvis having al
ready been engaged TO run the team,
Stoval loses his Job. Then II appears
three teams seek him, now he is out and
apparently unsought by any. Somers OF
Cleveland, anxious TO land him a good
berth, is trying to get waivers on him
TO make him manager Of Toledo, whose
control has passed from Armour to Som
ers. This is a case of man being pena-
lized for making good.
Connie Mack has done a handsome thing
in making Danny Murphy captain OF the
Athletics to succeed Harry Davis. Danny
has been a grand old spoke In that grand
old wheel for many years, having starred
in the infeld as well as the out and hC
is there yet. as his work in the recent
worlds series proved He can lead the
way and that is what is wanted
The veneral Walter Camp used to In
dulge the hallucinatlon that no western
foot ball team could ever defeat an east
erner. Since the recent Chicago-Corn
and Pennsylvania games. hi
doubtless is not 50 indulgent. Probably
the west might triumph much more Il
given the opportunity.
The rule Of reducing the number o
players a team may carry is nothing new
and II It is not enforced any better thar
similar rules have been, It might as wei
have been omitted.
Another old time favorite, Jake stas
returns next year as manager OF Bos
ton and win doubtless get a glad ham
from the fans everywhere
Some good ship Is bringing anothe
cargo OF Italian flesh over here TO wres
tie GOtch. Better turn 1t over 20 Bll
Hokuf first.
Nebraska Is not much on foot ball thi
year. only the best in the valley, that
all.