Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-03
Town Lot Aspiraats for Diamond
Honors Will Have Clear Field
to Show Ability.
SEASON IS OPEN FOR THE COLTS
ouigiey Gives Out Dope on Local
Base Ball Situation.
HE TELLS OF NEW FORMATIONS
Time Worn and FTuitless Talk Of
CITY League is Revived.
BUT NOTHING WILL COME OF IT
Quit the Game and vnrfou.
Changes Are Made that win
Give Sport New Life.


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.,cr % ora or The teams n. WA.
g,vsr IN. marry bs I'M, ana called N
sold brick without sven giving him an
opportunity 10 demonstrate his ability.
But this season everybody Will have an
eoual chance ana The ones that deliver
the groceries will find themselves hltched
20 the big noises.
AS is customary. the same old b,rd
seed il going the rounds about orsanixinR
a city league. IL il preporterous 10 even
give this proposition even a shadow OF
thought because we will never be able 10
organize a city league In Omaha unless
we get several good PARKS as a founda.
ton. and the prospects for same are as
bright as a dark stormy night. ON two
different occasions a city league has been
...arted ana that Is about nil. Both trip.
didn't even prove a good excursion, The
first one lasted about thirty DAVIS and the
other one crawled along for about two
months before IL went the balloon route,
AT the head OF the last league the beat
available officers ran affairs ana they
found IL a matter Of impossibtlity 10 keen
the league from sinking.
CITY I.aau. I'm pouht
"os course. n waold updoubtsdlv n.
beneficial 10 the community I'm xenersl
n city league was launched, but IN order
70 do this you would have 10 get A bunch
Of tho long green 10 assure the magnates
present Indications a CITY league In Omaha
II lust as probable as playing ball In air.
ships. because the big guns with the
dough wouldn't cough IN a few coppers.
Many changes have taken place since
the curtains dropped last fail. The Royal
Achates have found a new oognomen.
They will hereafter bo known a. the o.
d. KIplingers. Kocher Of the Americans
convinced the Krugs that base ball was
a stellar advertisement and as . con-
sequence they agreed to back his team.
so the Americans will DO known as tho
Luxus. Our herd known as the Athletics
have secured u new appellation, viz. Dun
dee Wooden Mills, Roy Stacey. COM
mander-in-chief OF the H. E. Long squad
is looking for a hacker. His man that
handled the check book has gone west
and as a consequence Stacy Is anxiously
awaiting Tor some nrm to take up MS
proposition which Is 5000 INNS
New Teams Organized.
"A few new teams have been organized
and many others are expected to Join
the parade before many moons roll by.
About the most important team recently
mustered together is the A. .. U. W.
congregation. They have fast bunch
OF ball tossers and VIII undoubtedly cut
quite swath in local circles before the
season has advanced very far. Last year
the Farrell Syrups threw up the sponge
before the season had got a good start.
but they have been reorganized this sea-
son. Benson park is where they will
hang out their shingle. Another bunch
that went via the graveyard route during
the early part OF the season has been
reorganized. namely. the spaldtngs. This
club will be an independent combination.
They have been giving dances Willis our
friend, Jack Frost. has been on the job,
and through this method they have &C
quired large pot Of dough which Will
easily tide them over the season
Fat MeAndrews Quits.
"A few Of the leaders have Quit the
game and others have attached them
selves 10 other bands. Pat McAndrews
Of the HolIys resigned. Willard Qulgiey
nas quit the playing department and has
gained the ranks Of the umpires. He
will probably officiate in that new league
10 be organized from Mink material. He
lmpired part Of last season in the Mink
eAsue. mrs LSeA, VI" Deusoh mss