Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
NEED DIRECTORS WHO WORK
Amateur Base Ball Association Re-
quires Earnest Officials.
TWO CLASS C LEAGUES NOW
One IL Known as the Booster and
other as Metropolitan, and the
Latter VIII start Things on
the Roll This Week.

other as Metropolitan, ana the
Latter VIII start Things on
the Roll This Week.
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.
Somehow or another something always
bobs up to stop the meeting of the di-
rectors of the Omaha Amateur Base Ball
association. President Isaacson has al
ready called two meetings and approxi-
mately half of the big guns carted their
frames to the meeting house. IL is a
lead-pipe cinch that IL the directors al
ready in office are too busy with other
forms of amusement, such as taking some
vision of loveliness to a nickelodium or
some other similar place. or tickling the
ivories in some pool emporium, or some
thing along these lines, 1t would be vast
improvement in accomplishing something
If President Isaacson would appoint a few
others to take the place OF the nom
showers. The fellows that are always on
the job will soon become disgusted and
fail TO put in an appearance If something
isn't done in the very immediate future.
There are now two Glass leagues,
One is known as the Metropolitan league
and the other as the Booster league. The
Metropolitan league should have COM
menced their parade last Sunday but as
the bluecoats were little too active at
Twentieth and Burdette streets, where
two of the games were booked, they had
to suspend business last Sunday Never
theless, they will make another attempt
today to set the ball a-rolling.
The new league known as the Boosters
will be composed of the following teams:
r. L. Tlnkhams. w. M. Ellsworth. man
ager CHarney 2SS2); Dundee Woolen Mills
Reserves, Tom Graham. manager CHar-
ney JO61); Bemis Park Reserves, Marion
Gurnett, manager CHarney 800: West
End Merchants. Walter Hanson, manager
CHarney 2OS2); Trimble Bros. Milton
Moskovitz, manager CWebster 630); Auto
Row, Louie Moloney, manager CHarney
3645).
QuigIey Makes speech.
Frank Quigley made a short but effec-
tive speech at Fort Omaha last Sunday in
regard to conditions relative TO the health
of the teams playing at Fort Omaha. He
explained fully why the teams utilizing
the grounds were unable to charge ad-
mission and that they had to rely on the
generosity of the fans present to dig up
enough kdit TO Keep Ah5 hldltlOiu iti
proper condition and to defray other ex-
penses. such as umpires. base balls, water
oys, boys TO chase the balls bat boys,
etc Aside from these items the players
are not aVerse to taking a little change.
The boys using the diamond didn't force
payment and simply relied on the good
will of the spectators to give a nickel
or a dime If they so desired. To make a
long story short, the hammer merchants
did succeed in vanquishing the collection
via the head cover route. They kicked
on the onion order, consequently the non
commissioner officer, Frank Fields, quar-
termaster sergeant, quartermaster corps.
in charge, sent this message to Quigley:
The Official Message.
FORT OMAHA, May 25.--Dear Sir: In
reference to the use of the base ball Ola
mond at this post by the amateur teams
one of the restrictions imposed by the
admission or seats must not be made.
meaning I'm effect that no money should
be collected On these grounds, and IN
view OF this you are Informed that cou-
tributions must not be solicited on the
grounds.
II will be necessary hereafter for each
team playing here TO have a representa-
tive remain at the guardhouse in charge
OF the clothing and effects of the play
ers left during the games. and also to
see that the toilets and shower baths
are used in the proper manner, as after
a recent game the players using shower
bath wet the plaster OF walls and ceiling
of the entire room as well as slightly
damaging some of the plumbing fixtures
II is hoped that a repetition of this con-
duct will not occur FRANK FIELDS.
Quartermaster Sergeant, Quartermaster
Corps, in Charge.
Attraction at ROurkes.
The main attraction in the Omaha base
ball world today will be the contest 70
be staged at Pa Rourke's pasture oe-
tween the Storz and the All Nations,
The humans hereabouts are well Ae-
quainted with the caliber OF both squads
and a large, gathering viii undoubtedly
be on deck 10 watch this row Manager
Bradford is OF the opinion that his coils
will corner the long end today. At the
present writing the Storz look pretty
sugary and although they are bound 10
have an off day occasionally It is nearly
a safe wager that they can trim any
team Of a semi-professional caliber IN
this state and the State league teams
could also be included.
One duel that should prove unusually
win be on the bill OF fare at
Fort Omaha this afternoon. II win he
between the WoriSmen squad and the
Black Kats. They will quarrel for the
first time this season. oodles OF rivalry
exists between these two squads so a
game worth walking blocks 10 see Nin
be the outcome.
Dusa of the Diamond.
Last sunday Morearty picked ten rocks
for shooting, the sphere for Persia. Ia.
The Commercial league closed its doors
yesterday on account OF Memorial day
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