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

the was Nho QdNeAAeh
at home. lis 1t the pitchers. or
IL It the lack Of batting?' Well, It was
both. apparently. connected with q few
other little things that always happen In
the course OF a base ball season. We
did expect the team to split even. at least
In Missouri. although Holland has fast
bunch. But things improved when the
team got home. that Is, the line Of fortune
changed. Three straights from Des
Moines helped some and served to infuse
a little needed ginger In some souls. The
team ought to be up In the front before
long and we shall feel like taking hand
ourselves II II Is not. II has been
vastly strengthened in johnson, the slug
ging catcher. He Just waliops the ball
for fun and he hits In the pinches better
than at any other time. He is apparently
the freest hitter Rourke has had since
George stones day. Nothing short OF
two or three hits a game seems to satisfy
him. II Hickory continues the way he
has starred, Manager Arbogast is not
likely to feel constrained to do much
active work, himself A consistently hit
tlDk CAlCltI - Out luANlg Otthha
not had for 10, these many days. It will
help things very much when Bert Niehoh
gets his lamps on the ball. He has been
late in starting with the bat. though he
Is there all the time with everything
else That infield. by the way. par
ticuiarly Kane. Justice and Niehoff. Is
working like a clock and young scanlon
lin ha
round robin with him. So far as the out
field goes. there is nothing to II but the
best. II the pitchers hold up. II they
come through. that ought TO make the
team as least a contender. And we GER
talnly think there should be no long de-
lays about the pitchers coming through.
Pas young pitcher. Ryan. won his first
game. He is a Woodworking youth and
probably all right. Wed like to offer
this friendly bit Of advice pow-don't be
90 careless OF the spectators time, Mr..
Ryan. You gain nothing by such palm
fully slow plan OF action. This one thing
does lot to mar the interest Of q game
and there Is no use In II. The games
are called fifteen minutes earlier than
formally In Difference to the popular
wish Of the fans. Now, certainly the
umpires should follow this up BY COM
polling the pitchers to make the best use
Of their time.
II begins TO lock as II Jake Stahi would
keep Mr. Athletics as busy as they care
to be winning that 1919 pennant. Jake
has come back" 90 blamed fast as to
keep the heads Of the rest Of the man
ayers spinning. Jake has had a couple
OF years in q bank and has learned the
discounting system. He wouldn't be con-
tent with anything short Of ebout % per
cent And it's up to Jake to hump along
with his Red sox, for old man King Is
a-comlng with his Beans. BOSTON Is
being restored to the base ball map.
Mr.. Chance. though down and out 50 far
as playing goes. is rather tenacious In
his desire to keep his team in first d.
vision. The old Cubs are clawing them
all little. with the chances Of fiercer
fight when fully aroused. Chicago Is
likely to have q real place In the business
again this year. Galatians Sox are slul-
ply running at break-neck speed and
show no signs OF slackening their speed.
Cal is another of the old boys whose
comeback was no joke.
/ That Understanding battle between
Omaha and Des Moines Friday was
worth the money and Omaha was not so
superstitious that II feared to win In the
thirteenth. And here again we are forced
TO speak Of our slugying catcher. John
son. who broke up the game in omaha's
behalf with q two-bagger. at least he
started the breaking which scanlon COM
pleted The young man, Hicks. with
some very handy pitching. had vital
part in things.
The Phillies are starting out with the
worst run Of luck even they have had for
years Doom. Doolan. Knabe and Walsh
all went down and out temporarily within
few days and that at the beginning Of
the season when all were most needed
Jack Thomas featured in the game here
Thursday by hitting into two double plays
when he had chances to score a pair of
runs. Jack really has got by his sinsging
days. It sesms-
o'TooIe Is stiii delivering. Gee. 1850
pitcher has only one chance He >sa't
afford TO lose more than once or twies
in . season. or his manager will 60 broke
1zxy's Iowans are taking their time
about starting. Ixry is diffident. himself.
about getting In the game. The old feI-
low must be playing joker somewhere
Az yet no one has been hurt In the
rush to buy seats for the Jack curiey
white hope show. The memory Of
Labor day Is still fresh
1t is believed that Owner Hedges Of
the St. Louis Browns might get better
team with better salaries Impossible.
We'll. now all Of those ST. Joe stars are
back from thu majors. aren't thsy7
me ladies are taking 70 those tasss free
days Ina