Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23

win happen as they happened last sea-
son, but they cannot always be avoided
Last season we run into a train of hard
luck, most OF which was beyond the power
Of human ken to foresee or forestail and
when the year closed no team in the
league was going as good as ours. Come
on. you knocker, get out Of the way for
the booster. Omaha is boosters town.
Don't be a crab.
y Well Colonel Welsh ought to have life
pass to Pa Rourke's park for the brand Of
weather he furnished for that opening
game. And he did it against obstacles
too. The day before was dark and chilly
and the weather man encountered all sorts
OF trouble In making the shift. He sat
up all Thursday night working on his
valves and chutes and II was only with
the utmost skill and dexter1ty that he was
able to shut off the cold air drafts ana
rain ducts and get the light dome turned
on fun in time. But he did IT, thus show
ing himself 20 be the greatest weather man
of them ALL II was a perfect day in June
And the opening was. in consequence,
perfect opening. Omaha boosters did nobly
and filled Pas new park and warmed the
cookies OF his heart. President Norris l.
ApNeill came out from Chicago to help
along in the good work. Tip is just
loony over the outlook for the Western
this season and he has a right to be.
Don Despair. the president OF the Lin
coin team, has gone ahead thus far in
base ball against strong current OF OBJ
stacles He was raw when he took up the
game and older megnates looked askance
at him. Today he is anything than raw
and he Is popular with mon that turned a
cold shoulder to him in the beginning.
What Despair has done is to attend to his
business of building up and maintaining
agood bali team and he has really shown
anLTtitude that has surprised older heads
We wish him we'll He has what looks
Ike better team this year than he had
last, and that is saying a good deal.
This is likely TO be a crucial year in the
history of base ball. The American asso-
cations franchise runs out with this sea-
son. Al the end OF that time something
toward advancement Is likely to happen.
Tebeau's threatened invasion OF the majors
pFObably will come with the coming OF
VIZ II that transpires. II should mean
f)maha's elevation TO q place in q larger
circuit where il rightly belongs. And in
the meantime a Western league pennant
VIII do.
fan out at the park the other day
asked why doesn't Omaha go into the
American association Much for the
\ sSme reason that one OF the big depart
'4eeAsnt stores OF Omaha does not vacate its
location 20 some outsider who would like
10 have H. What team in the American
association have YOU heard OF that wants
to surrender ITS franehlse2 The we'll In
formed man IL usually the one who does
the least amount OF criticlsing
Denver fears only Omaha and Lincoln.
We think Denver has picked two to fear.
How about Sioux CityP II doesn't seem
10 he sending the cold chllIs up the back
Of the other teams this year. We believe
Omaha will have It on all OF them just q
little in the gray matter.
Lee ouillin is the king Of France OF the
Western league. Each year be marches w
the hill to the major league and then
marches down again. Lee is a corlSine
good minor Lacquer. though, and Denver
ought TO profit by his acquisition.
st. Louis papers are enthusiasts over
Jimmy Austin. though We have not no
uced that New York papers are tearing
up the earth over Hartzen This trade
certainly did not reflect any David HaruT
genius In Mr. c. Farrell.
Is gratifying 20 see how completely
tinmy Callahan has come back" He
tnd Farmer Burns are the only famous
athletes on record 10 cut the mustard.
The man who puts the ball over any Of
the Omaha fences now viii be entitled
to g.
Johnny Gonding plays just IKE he did
htWsny-fvs years aso. Hurr' up Hurr
Ap"
he two champions. Cubs and Athletics
bk late start. but their condition Is no
Zdistressing.
a. Cle }RWn iliggins sull bears a striking
RESENT arce 10 the late Daniel Webster.
And sgani After such an opening, dom
so hack.