Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12
Judgments

IN MI @N~NA1Ln Wv VI NlcNcldu1
NH recently uttered some very
N sensible words about base ball
as a business for the young
man looking for opportunities
OF advancement and future COM
potency. For the young man properly
equipped, IL Is most inviting. The idea
that man may find only ten or twelve
years Of service before enforced retire.
ment in base ball 10 wholly wrong. True.
that may be the limit Of his playing days.
but there are other spheres OF luarative
effort In the game besides playing. And
yet why should an average man, thor
oughly equipped for base ball, reach the
end OF his playing days In ten or twelve
years? Many men have gone to twenty
years and cy Young is still useful be-
yond that, playing his twenty-third year
in major league. Tho man who takes
proper care Of himself need not end so
soon. But say he does, look at the
managerial berths to be filled; owner
ships. in fact Fortunately. base ball
salaries make ownerships In the future
far more than merely iridescent dreams.
Then there is scouting and coaching and
umpiring. Look at the old men on the
coaching lines today, earning good lIvIngs
and out over the country securing II for
new material. In base ball the prize Is
to the swift. Competition Is keen, excel
lence comes high, but for the winner II
Is worth the effort Many a college.b bred
young man Is finding the allurements ir-
reSstible today and he is not throwing
away his college training. either. in turn
ing his talents to base ball.
Most Omaha fans, we think By now,
will admit that Rourke has succeeded in
getting together a good team: that is, a
team that viii be found fighting all the
way; whether Il wins the pennant or not.
that Is another matter. Good teams do
not always win pennants. but as teams
30 In minor leagues, this 1871: aggrega-
tion Is strong. Now. isn't II time for the
Omaha fans to return to their own and
do their part: do II as they did back in
1902 '03 and N. and let up with this
yawplng howl that has gone on for the
last three years7 Here Is a comfortable,
commodius park and plant, a hard
working team; the hour has been set
ahead in Difference to popular wish. the
distance OF the grounds from the heart
of the city is IDEAL. What more could be
asked2 Omaha long ago earned the rep
utation Of being one Of the best ball
towns on the map. II cannot hold It
without an effort
Eastern major and minor base ball
magnates have united with the civil
authorities for tight on the gamblers.
whose vigilant effort to get a foothold
In the game has never ceased. II Is a
commendable action and should succeed.
Base ball is what II Is largely because
II has always kept the gates closed to
the gambler. Let him get command OF
the field and base ball will go the very
same route that horse racing went. and
That wrestling and boxing are rapidly
going. There is no place in a clean.
legitimate professional sport for gambling
The United States league. the third
major" launched itself during the week.
albeit the launching was not so very
suspicious. Our own Bert Kelley is
manager Of the Chicago team and pulled
off rather noisy demonstration on the
opening day. inveigling the mayor and
other dignitaries OF the city into lending
a hand for the opening. The papers
seem to be finding space shy for the re-
turns Of this league. but il it can sue
coed in convincing the papers on its cir
cult that It Is on the square and 'go,"
1t viii get fair hearing.
Grade school youngsters are to be given
their inning shortly In the field OF ath-
letics and they will be given a chance to
show their metal Many Of the schools Of
the city will hold track and field meets
and the future crack sprfnters of the
country will get a start. This work in
the schools has been given q wonderful
impetus under the combined efforts Of
Superintendent Graft and Instructor
earns and the lads show their apprecia-
ton Of the chance Offered.
We are glad to note the Improvement
in Lincoln. The team got a miserable
start. but few victories gave confidence
and. with a new player or two. the rest
C@4Act EFOlt hVN oH u Will De III inc
fight with the rest OF them. doing its
share toward making this the most
spirited campaign in the Western league
for some years.
Hall stiIl insists on holding the title OF
omaha's premier pitcher. We are willing
and he is doing nobly. but some other
gents are coveting his gem. notably the
Honorable Ryan. Hicks and Robinson
Perhaps the ILL staff Is to commemor-
ate that bunch Of pitchers Omaha had
just ten years ago-Miner Brown, Oscar
Graham and others
Jack Hollands Dutchmen fell crushed
before Omaha in three games here. and
they didn't so down fighting As hard a.
they might
The Cubs were counted out too soon.
weren't they7 Old warriors die slow.
Cobb and Crawford are having hard
time keeping Detroit in the running.
Hans Wagner is edging toward the
pinch hitter class. yoti