Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-12
HITTING IT ALONG
THE BASE BALL RUN
Western League Will Return to the
Longer Five-Month Schedule
Next Season.
TIP O'NE1LL GOES TO THE COAST

The Western league will return to thu
five-month schedule next year.
The magnates were dissatisfied with
tho 1t0-game card this season. so II is
practically assured they will draft Ia
game schedule when the committee meets
In February.
IL so happened last spring that the
weather man turned loose two weeks Of
swell weather just before the opening of
the season on April o. At o'clock on
April %. Il began to rain and kept 10
the rest of the season. AS a result. this
year, the magnates intend to get In on
those two early weeks. and the opening
game will probably occur about April 10
this season. within day or two OF the
date OF major league openings.
The, season, with 1854 games, will then
run to about September 10.
TIP o'NeiII on the Coast.
According to reports from both Oak
land and Chicago Tip o'Neili. ousted as
president OF the Western loop IL dick
ering for the ownership Of the Oakland
Pacific Coast league franchise.
Tip feels that he would like to round
out his base ball career as a magnato in
the city where he formerly played and
where he owns large real estate holdings,
He has started negotiations with Leavitt
& Cook. owners OF the club, but these
chaps do not think much OF Tips terms.
Tip contends the price should be based
on last years somewhat disastrous sea-
son, but the Oakland owners insist Tip
will have to come up I'm his figure. and
Oakland fans believe he will do go.
Tannehiu at Topeka.
IL has been gossiped about that Lee
Tannehlll. third-sacker for the Rourkes
this year, will be made manager OF the
Topeka club. which Is without a pilot
at its helm. When Wichita captured
Jimmy jackson It left the Kaws with
out a boss Now the talk is that Tan
nehill will be signed as Tannehill would
cost Savage no purchase price. When
Lee signed with Omaha IL was with the
promise that he be made a free agent
at the end OF the year. lilo Is now at
liberty 20 go where he chooses and prob
ably would accept the Topeka manage
ment II Il were offered to him.
Reds Buy Mitchell.
Clarence Mitchell, star southpaw on
the Denver Grizzlies this year, has been
sold TO the Cincinnati Reds. Mitchell
was overlooked by major league cubs
last summer. both during the purchase
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! All-Americens on Bancroft's all-star
tour and he pitched a few four and five
hit games against the Nationals. The
result was that the attention OF Charley
Herzog was called to Mitchell and Her
FOG promptly purchased him. And for a
guess. Mitchell win make good with the
Reds. for he is a pretty nifty port
slider.
Patterson Acts M scout.
Reports from the Pacific coast indicate
that Ham Patterson. newly appointed
manager OF the Vernon club. Is actlns
as a scout for the wichita team OF which
he was manager the latter part OF last
year. II is said Patterson has already
made arrangements to ship Honus Mite
who worked in this loop number o.
years ago. Joe Berger. also a former
Western Lacquer and Dick Bayless to the
Kansas team. On the coast IL was said
Mite would be manager. bat this Is
bunk as Jimmy Jackson already has that
job. ~f
GiIligan Turned Back.
Jack GiIiigan, normal pitcher. has been
returned to Des Moines by Salt Lake City,
whore Gilligan went last fall on soma
sort OF option. Mr.. Gilligan, II Is said,
was decorated with the tinkIlng tInware
because the Mormons are beginning to
cut down to conform with the new coast
salary and player limits.