Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-23
WAGE A HOT VERBAL WAR
Sandlotters Have Heated Argument
Over Salaried Player.
FIELD MEET IN OCTOBER
approximately Five Hundred ANA
teur Players and Their Friends
VIII Assemble to Take
Part in Event.
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.

BY FRANK QUIGLEY,
Last week when the baseballists con.
gregated at the city hall to listen to the
decisions nodded out by the board OF d.
! rectors of the Omaha Amateur associa-
ton, things were a good deal livelier than
anticipated. The first thing on the bill OF
fare was the case of "Jawn" Norton, as
ISOLATED with the Krebb Transfers. At q
meeting Of the Booster league held some
time ago 1t developed that said Norton
was being compensated for flinsing the
horsehide consequently the managers OF
the various Booster league contingents
got their noodles together and decided to
Gust the Krebbs from the league, but the
board Of directors put a crimp in their
plans when they unanimously decided
that Norton was Ineligible to participate
in any of the Booster league contests,
but they wouldn't consider the, PROPOSE
! ton to take any action against the team.
Almost Fight,
! A fistic encounter was nearly the out
come of the contest protested between the
Murphy Did It's and the Brown Park
! Pharmacys. The protest was based on
the ground that the Brown Parks had to
| play the Murphy Did It's on Sunday, Aug
| ust 9.
During the arguments that were pre-
scented by both sides It developed that the
schedule had been changed and what the
board of directors wished to ascertain
was the reason for the change and
whether or not the Brown Parks knew
OF the change when made, but they were
| not afforded an opportunity to thrash the
matter out because the debate was hit
ting the high places at approximately a
4 temperature OF 1o6 degrees when the
/ leader of the Brown Park Pharmacys
withdrew his protest. With this protest
! on the shelf the Vinton Street Merchants
are the boys that walk away with the
pennant in the City league Well they
| deserve it, for II there ever was crew
OF baseballists that worked hard Tor
every inch it was the Vtnton Street Mer-
| chants They had a hard fight on their
hands for the Brown Parks are bunch
made of the same material and both
| teams were always in the game from the
| first foot OF the whistle until the last
| gent was safely put away In the ceme-
! terry.
Now, boys, you can doff your lids in
recognition OF the remarkable work ac-
complished by the Vinton Street Mer-
chants OF course they have not finished
the season for they are in the market TO
play any Of the class "B'' teams in the
| State of Nebraska for money, marbles or
| chalk. A few other trivial matters were
brought to the attention of the board and
they we're settled without any trouble
VIII Hold Field Meet.
The big field meet will be held at
Rourke park on Sunday, October T. ana
prizes for the different events VIII be
! collected by the committee selected Tor
that purpose in the very immediate fu-
ture. Approximately five hundred base
ball players will participate in the dr.
ferent events and as they will all have
large following on hand 1t is presumed
that about eight thousand fans will trot
out TO Rourke park to witness this base
ball carnival. This is something new for
this burg, as nothing similar has been
pulled off since base ball was born here
Across the waves today q pair of nifty
battles are anticipated when the Luxus
| troupe collides with the Dundee Wooden
! Mills for a pot OF dough and the A %.
IT. w. combination bump up against the
| Joe Smiths.
Diamond Dust.
| Naty Norton will do the klnklns ior
| the Krebbs today.
swartz is the check-them kid for the
/ Krebb Transfers.
over at Minden Ua) Dyek has been
twirlng grand ball.
Missouri Valley is again back on the
| map with a strong outtit'
The Monmouth Park Reserves nave
quit the ring for the season.
In Praner. the Vinton Street Merchants
( have a real rooter as well as a Dacker'
| Nothing much is heard from Louis
Kocher. since he gave base oall the eoio
| shoulder.
This season to date Tom Noone has had
four teams romping around In the TOWN.
I send suits.
Those Owls. a local colored bunch. are
sure there and back again, when II comes
| to hooting.
Manager Knoll OF the Vinton Street
! Merchants is now wearing that Quaker
| Oats smile.
! Because Of the scarcity OF diamonds the
Black Kats have lost out on few gamei
this season.
The A. o. u. w. team and the Bran
deis Stores will meet again In the very
near future.
For the +. NJ Valentines Harry VII
hanson was the big gun with the pole
last Sunday.
Prefka blew back into town last week
because the Onawa, Ia, team went on
the hummer.
! Herman Grossman feels highly elated
over the strong showing his men have
put up here OF late.
Former star hurlster Arthur Moran II
now doing justice 20 the initial sack TOT
the Murphy Did It's.
! Kline unlocked from the Dundee
Woolen Mills and Joined the recently
reorganized Townsends
Willard Quigley, formerly the manager
OF the Farrell Syrups, won the democratic
nomination for county coroner.
In the very immediate future the
Dundee Wooden Mills Reserves will be