Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
TOURNAMENT PLAN FAILS
Promoter of Class "a" Meeting Runs
Into Disappointment.
OOD GAMES SCHEDULED
Several of saBdIot Mines VIII Meet
on Local Diamonds to Decide
HOnOrs I'm Behalf of Sea-
sons Championship.
BY FRANK aUIGLEY.

"A FELLOW who wishes his name with
held from publication recently met with
disappointment in trying to rib up e. a
tournament among the class A teams,
because he forgot to consider some Of the
vital questions pertinent to such an under
taking. In the first place he overlooked
half of the teams and in the second the
question of finances did not enter his
mind,
II a couple of good parks located in
Omaha were built a tournament consist
ing of the best teams in Omaha would be
a grand success. Or IL some Of the fans
with too much kale would sift out few
rocks for prizes 1t could be pulled off with
all the pomp and splendor necessary for
such an occasion. Taking into considera-
ton, however, all the requirements essen
tial for base ball tournament the writer
is unable to conceive how a tournament
could be arranged so that 1t would be sat
isfactory to all concerned.
To Decide Championship.
The championship of the Booster league
will be fought out by the Krebb Trans
fers and the Auto Row at Chris Lyck
park this afternoon. After they have fin
ished their troubles the Vinton Street
Merchants will clash with the Brandeis
Stores TO ascertain which team is entitled
to the class b championship of the city.
The team winning this game will play
the st. Paul champions at Chris byck
park next Sunday and the following
Sunday will journey TO st. Paul and play
the Saints. The Omaha Amateur assocla-
ton has guaranteed the st. Paul boys
$50 and it is optional with them to take
50 per cent of the gate receipts. The
same conditions will exist when the
omahans go to St Paul.
some Live Events.
Out at Fort Omaha a pair OF nifty tan
giles will be dished out when the South
Omaha Ramblers and the Stars and
Stripes put on the opener and the A o.
U. w. and the Alamitos stage the I'm
Usher All four teams look rather sugary'
so a couple of interesting jamborees are
anticipated.
On the green at Pa Rourke's pasture the
Storz will hook up with crowd consist
ing of professionals from different necKs
of the woods. The majority of the team
will consist of the Grand Island state
league pennant winners. Everdon' Sranu
Islands crack twirler, who reports 10 ra
Rourke next spring, will be pitted against
Roy Sanders, the Brewers invinc1nle WIZ
gler so a contest worth the mazuIna' anu
then some. is looked for this afternoon
Diamond Dust.
Captain Benson is coming back with
bells on next season.
Arthur WesteTgard is now saleY mes
tied in Eel Paso, Tex.
The Armours have a doodle of ar Of
fetal tabulator in Delaware
In the outer works the o. d. Kiplingers
have a peacherino in James Coleman.
Here of late that Browning King com
pany team has been playing nifty ball
The West End Merchants have put
their base ball paraphernala In storage.
When talking about swatsmlths, don
forget that Charlie Coe Is some hitsmlth'
Three of the Joe Smiths Council Bluffs
nine get their squares on this side OF
the river.
The majority of the Advos OF last season
are now firmly attached to the F, M.
Valentines.
Old Man Dyck floated to Bennington
last Sunday and performed on the monnu
for that burg.
II was a tough proposition TO make the
Krebb Transfers Telinquish their grip on
Jawn Norton.
Rapp is apparently capable Of filling
the shoes of the former Storz shortstop
without any rafting.
Although Chiperina Bowley is a verita-
BILE bullet on the paths he tailed 10 nail |
a berth with the Storz
Those X & MS that made so much
noise when the season was young, are
not even whispering now.
For the second time this season, the
gang representing the II. j. Bourgeois
firm has gone TO the wall
Today the Chris Lycks and their crowd
of rooters from Benson will Journey to
Hooper, Neb., in automobiles
Before the curtain drops the Fitzpatrick
herd would like 10 participate in few !
morning games. Call Douglas 81.
Wesley Baker the king of the Omaha
kinkers, held down the boards at Fort |
Omaha last Sunday while the A. o. u. |
w. Townsend fuss was dished out
Arthur Moran is just resting himself up
for next season by holding down the
initial pouch for the Murphy Did Its.
Joe Gillian and James Kelly. two OF
our Omaha cracks. played with Blair,
Neb., against the Armours last Sunday.
As a general ruiz a manager loves his
ball club and as true love never runs
smooth the road is rather rocky at times. |
Since Howard Horne dehorned himself
from the Star theater aggregation they
have failed to cough up a noise like VIC
tory.
Lloyd Johnson. the leader of the O. ID.
kiplingeTs, is highly elated over his gang
coping the muslin In the Metropolitan
league.
Last Sunday Kreigler sailed back into
the game and held down the first sta
ton for the Townsends in a faultless
manner.
President Isaacson viii get the board to-
gether this week for the purpose of com