Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13

- pitchers. He has ransacked the
country from coast to coast, and
from Canada to Mexico, in hopes OF get
ting hold of twirler who can pitch nine
innings without blowing up. Hardly a
day passes but we are informed of a
couple of new names on the Rourke
roster, followed by the announcement
that q couple more have disappeared
Blodgett and johnson are still showing
something like class, but none OF the
others are up to the mark. Mailman has
shown signs Of having a good heart, and
IL he has something to go with his
courage, he may do. Clossman is a dis
appointment so far, and as for the others.
they simply do not count. With the team
batting and fielding as 1t is. winning
games is easy when reliable pitcher
goes into the box. Pa is not through
yet. and his activity shows that he at
least does not expect the league to blow
up at once.
Something of q shock was given the
fans during the week and very I'M
pleasant one. too. when the announce
ment came out from Chicago that Christy
Mathewson was slipping. The story had
Il that he was in much the same fix that
trouble having developed that gave him
excruciating pains across the shoulders
whenever he undertook any violent exer-
ton. This caused much gloom. but the
answer came on Friday, when the Old
Master went into the box at st. Louis
land won hts game with quite a margin.
Mathewson is not only a fixture, but Is
y also an ornament to the game of base
ball, and no man ever connected with 1t
would be followed into retirement by the
honest affection and admiration of more
devotees of the sport than he.
Tyrus Cobb has very early annexed the
pinnacle Of fame for 1915. He Is leading
In all departments of the game, and IL
SO far ahead that It isn't likely he will
be overtaken. Second place may be
fought for by the rest. but there's only
one first, and that is taken by the
Georgia peach. 1t will be noted In this
connection that Tyrus Is now giving his
entire attention TO base ball. He hasn't
staged any fights on or off the diamond
hasn't committed any sort of act &c
achieve notoriety outside of his bal
playing, and Is depending for his press
agent stuff on his ability as an athlet'
solely. And this course is winning FOL
Tyrus more sincere attention that h
ever had in all his life.
II per cent Of the talk that is hear,
is finally backed up by the coin, thu
wrestling match here on July will SCI
the biggest bit of betting ever noted II
this country at similar event. Severa
tons OF money is already baled up in III
Elkhorn country. ready for shipment
here, to accommodate anything the Chi
cago crowd may bring over with them
Jim Flynn isn't much OF white hop
any more. but he did some little servic
by placing his ivory-top in the way o
Jim coffce's mits on Decoration day. |
is now admitted that Coffee was not tn
man TO whip less willard As a matte
of fact that dope was simply the New
York wish that a champion might com
out OF Gotham.
II isn't likely the war had anything L
do with 1t. but Kruger simply could1'
abide the thought Of Frenchman holding
first place ia the Western league battlnl
list, so he just slammed out a fine it'll
bunch Of drives. and IS now perched oi
the top rung. What's more, he's likel,
to stay there. too.
Jack Hendricks got an indefinite sus
pension over at Indianapolis for rudel
barking at an umpire. II Jack had bee
strung W. everytime he did that when 4
the Western, he'd only have been on IN
grounds about three times during tn
season.
That three-hands-round trade OF me
between ST. Joe. Wichita and st. Loui
didn't strengthen the ST. Joe pennan
prospects to any great extent, but there
never any telling what Jack Hollan
will do.
They're slammins the college bred bal
player now because he Is looking on
for little piece of the price; but VIII
was it gave him the notion OF the com
mercial side OF the game?
Don't overlook the fact that the tear
will be at home on Tuesday Afternoon
go out and show the boys they are sti
in right with the home folks.
Larry Mclean has proved that has
bail and booze will mix-and that tn
mixture is dangerously explosive.
Birmy IL GROWING.
Joe Birmingham Is Growing these day
because he claimed that Joe Jackso
would never make a first baseman. Jack
son has n sore arm and cannot play, an
the Indians ara derived Of a great hittei
Mclean a. Turned Down.