Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-06

can come about, or at least manifest, it.
self, in one year, what is to be said of the
Inherent stability and durability OF base
ball?
Dave Fultz is a lucky man; he is be-
ing knocked by Joe villa. Joe, evidently
inspired, is hammering very hard at the
head of the Players Fraternity, which
must mean that the Players Fraternity
is assuming important proportions for,
of course, Joe would not be sent out
to get dead one" We don't know
whether the fraternity will live or die,
but we do know this much, that there
is a real mission for a strong, conser-
vative, well-managed players organisa-
ton. It is not, however mission
of agitation Base ball is sick as a re-
suit of too much different kinds of agi-
tation. 1t cannot be cured by more of
1t, But neither is any of it's ills apt
to be dispelled by Joevialsm.
Barney Dreifuss at last tired of his
s22, 500 lemon, Marty OToole, and let
him go at the waiver price of 1880 to
McGraw. Two teams refused to waive
and New York took him evidently as a
workout or relay man. O.Toole never
lived up to his reputation. He never
won a majority of his games for the
Pirates. He won only one this season
and six last as against eight losses.
1t was a joke in the first place to pay
such a sum for him, even though some
of it was in players, yet Dreyfuss has
made several bad breaks of this sort.
A bunch of st. Paul men have about
completed the purchase of the American
association team and franchise there
from George Lennon, who took over
Comiskey's old property when he went to
the American league. This ought to
help base ball in the sanity city. Some
times the only thing needed TO put the
game back on its feet in the cities
where it has been floored is q change of
ownership. At any rate we congratulate
ST. Paul.
The sale of Moran by Cincinnati to
Boston probably indicates a desire on the
part of other National league magnates
to see the Giants lose the pennant. Why
not? Without anything against the
Giants, why should we wish to see them
go on winning every year? Or, yes,
there are the Athletics, but they are
hopeless.
Dopesters are out to prove that in
Guiding salary, bonuses, extras and all.
Johnny Evers win this year clean up
$4,000 If Boston wins the pennant,
whether 1t gets the worlds flag or not.
Possibly, but laying stress on such things
is one of the reasons base ball has had
such a bad year.
Cochreham, the big country boy who
tore up the earth last season for To-
Ieka, went to Boston with great shoutsl
from his friends. Well. he has made
good. He had up to a week ago pitched
one whole game and lost it.
Braves or Giants, which? Muggsy says
the league is against him. Oh cheer up,
and be good loser If you must, Muggsy.
You have been a fine winner.
Old Chief Bender has had another great
year. with 1.-THE new wonders Connie
MaeR brings in, the chief is still able
to win almost every game he pitches
Not in thirteen years has an Omaha
team shown as little fight and life as
the one that is at present ambling along
under, that nom de plume.
game Of ball between Omaha and
Topeka is about as sad an affair as a
man with sporting blood in his veins
ought to try to watch.
Stallings continues to prove that three
good pitchers are enough for any good
team. One would be a boon to Omaha.
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Dick Cooley's unfitness to run a ball
team is shown in his foolish devotion to
the by-gone tactics of hoodlumsm.