Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
FIELD DAY FOR SANDLOTTERS
Amateur Mines to Have One Grand
Time with List of Events.
ARGUMENT TODAY
Ringing BrOthers' Nine and Chris
Lycks to Measure Up Their
Base Ball PrOwcss This
Afternoon.
by FRANK auIGLEN.

OF the board of directors that govern the
affairs of the Omaha Amateur association
| eongregated at the city hall for the pur-
pose OF settling few arguments that
bobbed up in the different leagues since
! their last conflab, and TO talk over the
ACCESSIBILITY OF holding a field meet
towards tho termination of the season.
| Louis KocheT. one Of the directors, sent
in is resignation, which was accepted.
1t was decided that the Monmouth Parks
and the Beacon Press should play e game
that was credited to the Beacon Press.
but never played on account OF a mixup
relative to the diamond on which the
game should be played AS the Beacon
/ Press failed to have a representative on
the floor. the decision was unanimously
agreed upon Here Of late the Brown
Park Pharmacy brigade have been utilis-
ing the services OF gent tagged Will
Jams who, according to the City league
! constitution, Is not eligible to participate
| in the City league games because his
monieker has never reached the hands of
the secretary and his name SHOULD have
been attached to their list now in the
/ possession of the secretary, on or before
July 1. OF course. It is A difficult matter
\ for the class "B" teams TO live within
the rules of their league, and exceptions
have to be allowed occasionally. but the
majority OF the magnates are opposed to
giving the leaders any advantage,
/ Discuss Field Day.
! \ few trivial matters were adjusted and
then the field day question was discussed
: thoroughly. Here are the events that viii
be INDUCED in Hook slide, fifty-yard I
dash. bunt and run TO first against time, |
circling the bases against time. fungo |
hitting. long distance throwing, accurate |
pegging by catchers at target President |
/ Isaacson appointed committee OF three. |
namely Louis Cook, l.. Kieny and Frank |
( Quigley to make the arrangements neces- |
sary for the field meet.
4 The committee has decided to hold the
! field meet on Sunday, September 10. either |
at Fort Omaha or at Rourke park All
! the teams in Omega regardless OF
whether or not they are connected with |
any Of the leagues will be eligible to enter
the field meet providing they join the
association. 1t costs so cents year per
team to be a member of the association
Next week the committee will have to do
the begging stunt in order to produce
prizes for the different events.
A stellar Argument.
! An argument that should prove a stellar
attraction will be rolled on the boards at
three and a half strikes at Chris Lyck
park this afternoon when the dudes that
wander over the terra firma with Ring
ling Bros show. and also know a few
things about tossing the pill, will en-
deavor to demonstrate their superiority
over the Chris Lycks. Baseballically
speaking there are plenty OF clowns in
Omaha, but this tribe will have some real
clowns on the Job that can play ball along
Z At - II.
Lyck will have painted pop corn and
tainted lemonade and other essentials
necessary for a big show performance.
Madam Rumor has it that this show has
q classy ball team.
Diamond FIOtsam.
Up at Scotland S. D., Matte McGrath
is Just playing the ears off the old game.
Somehow or other, swingwood is not
swing the wood as perniciously as he
used 10.
HIlard Morearty picked up ten ringers
while slipping them over the croekery for
/ Logan, Ia
Last week the Armours performed
nobly at the base ball tournament held
at Minden, la.
On his initial appearance, Joe Adams
Harrington, Neb.
Last Sundays victory made thirteen
consecutive games that the Brodegaard
Crowns stored away.
Any team wishing 10 commune with n
high class infielder, call Harvey 1894 and
sGuawk for Parkhurst
Now, the Luxus want 20 play the Black
Kats. Dundee Wooden Mills and the Ala
mtos for century note.
Because Of the death Of Leonard Pei
zers father, the j. II. Bourgeois team
will not be In harness today.
South Omaha A. o. U. w. team Is un-
der The personal supervision OF Ray Wen
ner, For games cell South 1854.
Only one geezer was able 10 cross the
pan during the Luzus- Valentine row and
he was assisted by wild peg.
Last Sunday during the Ancient Order
Of United WoTkmen- Emil Hanson mix
only fifteen bases were stolen.
George (Buster) Probst held the Platts-
mouth sluggers runless during the eight
innings he worked against them.
That mix between the Valentines and
the Workmen this afternoon at Fort
Omaha will sure be a hair raiser.
Those South Omaha Armours whanged
old man Wolff ali over the lot last Sun
day when they trimmed Blair, Neb.
Today marks the closing OF the gates
for the City league, but they still have
a few postponed games 20 register
( Mexican, the MOndamin slabstcr laid
fourteen Of the Chris Lycks at rest dur
ing their engagement at Mondamin.
In Abboud. the Emil Hansens have a
peacherino He Is fast on his pins, can
handle the billy and Is a sure fielder.
When speaking about live wires don't
forget Fred kriebs. the commander-in-
chief of the Knights OF Ak-Sar-Ben. He