Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-07
Western League Gossip

Now since Lincoln has got past Omaha
IN the percentage column 1t has begun to
talk about omaha's shouting away back
! In January and comments on Lincoln's
silence. Methinks there was some noise
around the Aneopes' camp to the effect
that they would burn the league up this
season.
II has been rumored around the circuit
for the last few days that Buck Free
man, former Sioux City player, has been
offered the management of the semi
professional team at Dresden, Tenn, his
home. Freeman was on the firing line last
year for the champs and pitched fairly
good ball
Il now comes out that Captain Schipke
lost brand new hat to Tom Fairweather
when the champs took that game Friday.
/ skipper bet Tom the hats that his team
would take three straight games from the
sioux City boys, and Tom came right back
and said, III you fellows take two games
Of the series ! will buy you the best hat in
Omaha.
Fox pitched some game for Lincoln Fri
day and won for the Autelopes. However,
Buchanan of the losing team had a few
of those twiSters himself and held the
boys from the Nebraska capital down TO
/ hit was made during the entire game, IL
/ PEARSON Farthing can get going now, Lin
! coin ought TO begin climbing nearer that
4 top rung.
/ Sherlock, a twirler on the Des Moines
! team, ana Outfielder Flannery were given
/ the royal bounce by Higgins Of the Des
Moines aggregation last week Higgins an
nounces that he is i'm the market for just
six new players. II the Dies Moines mag
/ nate keeps on he will have an entirely
new team before the season closes Wen,
\ a new team could not do any worse than
the team which played here did.
Joe Crisp, a recruit catcher Of the st.
] Louis Browns, who was released to the
Topeka kaWs, has refused to report to
that club, saying that he has quit the
game Crisn was considered one of the
/ best receivers In the eastern league last
season and was given a try out with the
Browns His hitting WAS below the stand
ard, however. and thus he failed TO make
good Whether Topeka will he able 10 per-
suade him 20 report remains 20 be seen.
! Who said Robert not getting along
with the members Of his team Some scribe
has II that Unglaub and his teammates do
not hitch, There Is no indication of such a
/ catastrophe. The Lincoln team Is going
about as good as any other team in the
league al the present time and what Is
more. eeNry man on the team seems To be
playing with the next one. Il Is the team
work OF the Antelopes which is bringing
that team up towards the top.
Needham. who has been playing third
base for the 81. Joseph team up until a
week ago, has been added TO the neI
Moines roster and viii play shortstop foI
that crew, The putting OF Needham into
short will change the lineup. CoIIigan. who
has been playing the shortstop position, viii
SO back TO his regular position at the sec
ond sack. This VIII improve the infield foI
Dryers bunch about 100 per cent. Needhan
has a good arm and can throw the base,
good, but his work on the base line needs
a little more workout
There IL no getting away from the fac
that the seven other teams In the Ieagu,
VIII have to keep a sharp gaze on IN,
4 champs The members Of that team an,
hitting the ban and playing the field posi-
tons as II there vas nothing IN n hut I,
repeat The pitching staff Of the siou,
team Is equal II not superior 10 any in m,
league Walter Wagner the recruit he
lgius 10 look like terror ~ ~,
! rest or the teams The infisld IL tbsr,
also and the outfield Is picking IN. Al al,
BAT me boa scores show what the champs