Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-02

4" II ~ tnlrd organizer major
league talk Is again revived. II
revolves around a recent visit
visit Ban Johnson and Ed Bar
rows. president OF the Interna-
tional league, made to Cleveland, Buff
falo and Toronto. It is, of course, part Of
the purported scheme for fighting the
Federals. Since the futile efforts of or
ganized base ball at whipping the out
laws through civil procedure and since
il has been unable to crush It by other
means il might not be surprising II this
third league materialized, although on
what 1t would eubsist we do not know.
Not on patronage we assume, judging
from the receipts at other box offices. II
II is a case of the survival of the fittest,
the sooner it comes the better. One thing
is certain, since that Jolt johnson re-
ceived from Fultz, organized base ball.
grand old cart that is, must go along
with a little more heed to the players
right 20 share the right-of-way from now
on. Despite Johnson's windy Nominations
he got an awful walloping and the ex-
hibition has not helped his prestige any
with the general base ball public.
While various cities are enjoining Chief
johnson from pitching, 1t does not take
a court order to keep some pitchers
nearer home, of whom we wot, from
pitching.
II must be admitted that Judge Bissell's
logic in pointing out the fatality of the
ten-day clause because 1t failed to pro-
vide mutually of the contract would
have been more lucid and convincing II
the player in the case had been some
other than the we'll known Harold Chase
who has never regarded sthe weight of n
contract as much heavier than a feather
Detroit managed to uphold its end of a
riot with Washington the other day. even
though Ty Cobb was not on the ground
IL is interesting also 20 note than when
young Mr. Morgan OF the Senators ran
up to Sheridan with menacing mien he
was met by straight jolt from the vet
eran jumps good right arm. II may have
dawned on him just then that Sheridan is
an undertaken by profession. though we
don't know that he umpires merely to
drum up trade.
Pa Rourke has dispensed with the
services of Mr. Ebson Closman. The only
mistake Pa made was to delay the dis
pensing for year Edible is a nice boy,
but we never would have guessed him a
Glass A pitcher.
Eddie Plank and Chief Bender, the old
guard of the Athletics, are the king
pitchers of the American league. Christy
AIathewson Of the National. You can't
gl.o
inch or so didn't Tease him. AS a matter
of fact, his achievement stands out as
one OF the phenomena in the history of
athletics. He laid an invalid most OF last
year; then comes out-a man Of 42--and
takes his old place at the top OF the
list. a list OF the greatest pitchers. per-
haps, ever assembled in one league. It
takes quality to do 1t, Just as II takes
quality to do what old Matty and Bender
are doing
A thoughtful man watching the Omaha
pitchers work wonders why they do not
study the prime art Of pitching, the thing
that has made most OF the great pitch
ers-control. Most OF our youths, as well
as most of the Western league pitchers,
throw two or three times the number OF
balls in game that MathewsOn, for ex-
ample, would throw, and then wonder why
they are all in by the eighth or ninth
inning or earlier? Headwork is the need.
sanborn OF the Chicago Tribune will
get few arguments on his assertion
that Ty Cobb has harmed more than
helped base bali. The force Of this must
be especially apparent to the man who
a.
Ty is said to be contrite and anxious to
get back into the game and give his en-
ployer all he has. Yes. but In the mean
time his teams chances of winning the
pennant probably have gone a-glimmer-
ing, largely because Tyrus decided II
would be fine sport 10 whip the butcher
OF course, there is another vital point
and that is the diversion Of base ball
interest from playing to paying since the
advent of the Cobb star
No. as the Sporting News suggests,
laying Cleveland's tail-end position to
lack of harmony in the team" explains
nothing, when was there harmony in
that team?"
Up to this writing our esteemed Omaha
base bah nine has played eleven games
on its present western whirl, winning
three. The climax OF it's exhibitions was
that double tragedy at Denver last Sun
day. Any one OF a dozen reasons might
explain the situation; take your pick
PEACHES" Graham turned into a verit-
able lemon for the Sioux when he went in
and pitched against them.
Johnny Evers and MaTanville and a
few others have put the finishing touch
on those Boston Braves so that they
hardly know themselves these days.
Another pitcher? Well. here's hoping
Sas boys will soon be out OF Kansas.