Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-30
PLAY GAME FOR ITS SPORT
Local Sandlotters Anxious to See
National Pastime Prosper.
MONEY is SECOND THOUGHT
Amateur Players Not on Mines for
Financial Bencfit--Larger En-
roIIment Expected Next

nv FRANK QUIGLEY.

1t Is unubnldDie lndl lnt IltdHuSS Ut
ganized this season were composed OF
boys bubbllng over with a desire to see
the national pastime prosper Naturally
there were a few exceptions, because
some of the fellows were continually
harping about the injustice, greed and
lack Of sportsmanship apparent in some
cases to the narrow-minded, but not to
the ones with broader views AS these
leagues were run in strict accordance to
amateur rules and as there was no pecu-
MARY benefits to be derived, disputes over
the division of coin were obliterated. As
there are more or less sordid details con-
nected with any business, and because 1t
requires considerable time to handle dis
putes. things might have run smoother
ie more time was devoted to this good
cause by the ones concerned.
Next season the leagues will be moro
> firmly than ever established and they
can be operated on a strictly business
basis. All the leagues that were organ
ized. with one exception. went through
as well as could be expected. The excep-
ton was the Twin City league, and the
main reason why they went to the wall
was on account of the kale question.
and Chris Lyck parks, but as they were
unable TO get shot at the gate receipts
they decided to quit the ring.
Care More for Money.
The only reason why the class "A"
teams didn't organize was because they
are in a position to pick up a few rocks
occasionally, and as it seems to be a
thorough Americanized idea to grab the
dough whenever afforded an opportunity
they decided to follow the suggestion.
Nevertheless, some of the class a.
teams have Joined the Omaha Amateur
association and the majority Of them will
be enrolled in the very immediate future
Every team in Omaha or South Omaha,
whether or not a member of one of the
leagues, can Join the association by slip
ping the secretary 50 cents. Managers, IL
your team is figuring on entering the
field meet, It would be a good idea to
join as soon as possible. The Omaha
Amateur association has done consider
able to boost amateur base ball, but
naturally it has a few knockers, but this
Is true of any Individual or corporation
that flirtg with the pinnacle of success,
source of Information.
Last Sunday these columns contained a
notice to the effect that William Bloszies
had resigned as secretary of the Omaha
Amateur association and said informa,-
tion is accounted for by the fact that
Jake Isaacson, president of the league,
so informed Frank Quigley. AS far as
the directors are concerned not a spark
of enmity exists between Bill and the
board of directors and he is perfectly
welcome to the secretary's chair.
Diamond Dust.
That bum knee has again put Hughes
on the blink
For several weeks the X. & Ms have
been dormant.
Next Sunday the Black Kats and the
Alamitos will clash.
The Krebbs are still Grabbing about
the case of John Norton.
On account of a bum nit. Harry WILL
Jams laid off last Sunday.
The Q. d. Kiplingers won the champion
ship of the Metropolitan league.
During the Luxus-Dundee Wooden Mills
| bout, eleven bases were pilfered.
For the first time this season John
Dennison had an off day last Sunday.
on the middle cushion. Hansen is now
working for the South Omaha Ramblers,
"Jawn' MeAndrews, the main squeeze
or the Hollys, is some ball tOsser himself
Last week Gillespie OF the Council
Bluffs Joe Smiths, caught for Sidney,
! Neb
] admirably for the South Omaha Ram
I blers.
| The suits formerly used by the Jabez
Cross team are the property of Ray
! Penton.
Although 1t was apparently going good,
the II. j. Bourgeois team has gone to
the wall.
Another new gent, named Edgar is now
/ stationed at bag one for the Miokels
I Nictrolas.
/ Maxwell of the South Omaha shamrocks
Jared well against the South Omaha
/ Handlers.
! Hadley the curlster for the Nickel q
Victrolas, held the hard hitting Murphy
I Did Its to five hits.
/ Now the Luxus children are more
/ firmly convinced that the unexpected
often bobs up In base ball.
{ Rapp, who formerly held down the short
/ posish for the LuNus, Is now doing duty
/ at the same stand for the Stors.
Because the Monmouth Parks are in a
| crippled condition Manager Adams de-
cided to stay in seclusion today.
Last Sunday Atkinson must have had
/ the strike-out fever for he whitfield eight
cen Of the plow followers at Gretna,
over across the waves az the Joe
smith park, Harry Sage Is the hurry-up
KID when acting as an adjudicator
r: Stacey must have had on shoes with
4 springs in last SUNDAYS game from the
way he was springing around the bases.
! McCreary of the West End Merchants
/ tWiggled good ball in nearly all his argu-
ments, except the fuss with the Auto
! Row.
/ Last Sunday Manager Krulish OF the
! Valentines switched Harry Williamson
J from the center patch 10 the second
| station.
/ II Is not settled vet az TO when and
! where the Brown Pa-k Pharmacy tsill