Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-21


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Diets Park Games.
On the turf at DietS park about three
and half bells this afternoon, the r. L.
Long geezers will try to spoil the Column
bias rep. The southerners will have their
grabbers full and then some IL they slip
anything by on the Hail Columbia glnks.
Fitzgerald will use his trusty swinger for
the Columbias. Manager Stacey of the
Long crowd has not decided which one of
his knketers will toss them, but he states
with firmness that his blokes will hustle
away with the long end of the score.
Teams wishing to utilize the Diets grounds
on Sundays call Andy Anderson over Web
ster $3.50 after $50 D. m.
Mr.. Griffith, the Hoffman manager, an
nounces the following lineup for the sea-
son. He had about thirty candidates trying
for berths. The lucky ones are Llsmond,
catcher; Gurness, pitcher; Ryan, first;
Bowley, second; NJ. Collins, short; w. Col
Inns, third; Weimer Don and Griffith,
fielders. Their leader is still on the hunt for
combats and would like very much to
buckle up a couple of out-of-town wran-
giles. Address Z. w. Griffith. 40l5 p street,
South Omaha, or telephone South l740 The
Hoffman tribe look like the real article
on paper, and before long they will demon
strate their ability to the satisfaction OF
all concerned.
The shamroeks first battle with an
Omaha crew happened last Sunday when
they met the Townsends. Before that date
they had several encounters all of which
were with out-of-town squads This after
noon at Shamrock park, the Shamrocks
will play a double-header, the first game
~ yaybI uiI ha hat
and the Shamrocks This meeting ought
to be hair raiser as the Shamrocks are
doing fine and the Spaldings will have
their winning forgery on the Job,
Although chronicled In this section OF
last Sundays paper that the Hooters
would play at Herman, Neb. the deal fell
through. on account of climatic conditions,
Leonard Marsh, the Hector magnate, de-
cided to find out whether or not the
Herman manager wanted them to come
He finally made connections with Herman
about 10 minutes after the Iron man had
rolled out therefore, only one slim chance
remained, that being 20 get a freight out
OF Florence. The gang heeled 1t to Water
VILE and found the nothing doing card
to peep at. Things looked pretty blue for
the Hooters and such an elegant day. too
But their clever manager pulled them out
ment on deck He Immediately got into
communication with Hughes, the mogul
of the Nebraska Telephone company's
team, and arranged a game. The Hooters
will skidoo for Papllion today and DO
their worst to snag the cream, and next
Sunday they will march TO Calhoun Neo'
Gossip for the Amateurs.
Decoration day will be big event at the
Rod and Gun club.
Today's game will be the spalding's first
tangle in South Omaha
Jack Dworak hooked them at the corner
one for the Townsends last Sunday.
Ringeader Starr of the Spaldings, says
| his bunch is going eevn better than he
predicted.
Harry WEIGH OF the storz Triumphs will
make some of the fly catchers ramble to
| cop the whacks.
The Council Bluffs Imperials and the
Miller's High LIES changed their nuts
about clashinG today
Pat Kennedy stabs them on short for
| the Rod and Gun gang. he is the same
| old heavy with the big stick.
For games with the Hanscom Parks call
Pete Hawkins over Harvey 81 or Harvey
Gess or Cap. Benson Douglas 6072.
Pat Denny Is billed for bag three for the
| Americans. Formerly he pulled down
| cloud ticklers In the center garden.
zeigler plays the ears off Of cushion two
4 for the Rangers. He Is some bee with the
elout stick You ought to see him stins
| them.
! Out in the center meadow Fu1E May
| field grabs them for the Shamrocks. II
is worth the price TO see his pedals In
action.
Croft showed up In his old-time form
with the Farrells last Sabbath. Who ever
said he was going back got in the wrong
pew.
The storz Triumphs want an out-of-town
mix for Memorial day Address F. Quig-
| ley. S111 Maple, or telephone Webster SSI
| or Douglas 40SA
You have to sing them awful fast to
! get one by Grebbs the gent that ices them
| hot, cold, low or high at the first station
for the Benson Eagles.
| Gilman Of the Holleys worked like 9
big league star at second last Sunday toI
| the Townsends. On the offense he soused
them on the cocoa every trip to the plate
Some OF you Saturday gangs want u
keep your optics on the Crane establish
ment for Madame Rumor has Il that they
intend 10 sweep few Saturday teams OF
the map.
Manager Peterson of the Council Bluff
Invincibles is getting real crusty again
Some Omaha team will have to trounc'