Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-01
WITH THE OMAHA AMATEURS
Brown Park Merchants and Ram
blers Are Winners in Two of
0msha's Amateur Leagues.
CITY SERIES INTEREST KEEN
BY FRANK QUIGLEN. .

It is a difficult matter to satisfy the
hunger Of the base ball fans in and
around this neck of the woods. but not
withstanding this undeniable fact, the
local base ball manipulators have ac-
complished wonders in this respect.
Knockers can be found almost every
place. but their hammers have not been
very busy this season. Their taps have
been rather light 1t does the heart of
the youngsters as well as the old fans
good, to see the interest manifested in the
amateurs The attendance this season
has amply demonstrated the fact that
the amateurs are now as strong as onions
with the local fans.
Last Sunday the City league closed
the gates in a blaze of glory and all
partisans are already prophesying an
other great season for 1916 This trip
the Brown Park Merchants amply demon
strated their superiority over all the
teams in this league, thereby coping the
pennant. The Murphy Did It's hooked
second place, with the Gentleman's Hollys
close on their trail.
HANDLERS Cop Rag.
Last Sunday the National league rung
GOWN lHt CuTldll Will Nllt AettiibiSlS
holding down berth number one. The
Ramblers sure ran1bied while they were
on the job, hooking everyone of the
games booked. BY landing said exalted
position, they will be afforded an op-
portunity to stage a battle royal for SUI
premacy with the rag grabber of the
Greater Omaha league. The winner of
this squabble will be eligible to fight it
out with the other teams of the National
association to ascertain what team is the
amateur champions of these United
States.
Class Fight.
From all indications it is nearly safe
bet that the Kennedy & Beselln crew
and the Brown Park Merchants and
either the Brandeis Stores or Drexel
Shoe Co. teams will fight it out for the
class B championship of Greater Omaha.
1t is the opinion of the writer that the
Brandeis Stores and the Drexel Shoe Co.
will tie for first place in the Mercantile
league and that the final game will be
copped by the counter jumpers from
Brandeis Stores. And in event the Bran
deis Stores nail the honors in their league
they will in all probability beat out the
Brown Park Merchants and Kennedy &
Beselins for the championship.
SandIot Gossip.
At the hot corner Willard Durkee woke
the fans up last Sunday by his sensa-
tional fielding.
This season to date Frank spellman is
resting as well as could be expected in
camp seckusion.
Last Sunday for Kohout Colts, Joseph
Brown clubbed three on the cocoa out of
four trips to the crockery.
Next sunday the Stars and Stripes will
play at Louisville, Neb., and the follow
ing Sunday at Oakland, Neb.
Old man Cass loomed up on the base
ball map with the Ford Motor Co. and
then mysteriously disappeared
The Strollers grabbed four hits during
their last tussle and Bullard. their first
corner gent, glommed three of them.
On cushion two Pip Cook is performing
in big league style. Last Sunday he
handled six chances without a bobble
Louis Camera. who used to stop 'em
behind the platter for Gentleman's Ath-
letics, recently turned in his resignation.
Last Sunday the come cash boys from
the Browning-King Co. establishment
delivered their wares at Louisville, Neb.
Besides twirling excellent ball for the
Storz against the Union Giants, Oleson
cracked two on the cocoa when needed.
NOW lNb a. W u w. team ought TO
cough up some real base ball with Bert
McAndrews holding the managerial reins.
Frank Potach and Ed Stillmock are the
mound artists upon whom the Brown
Parks will depend in the coming city
series,
The Spring Lake Parks dropped out of
the lnter-City league and the West Q
place.
BY stealing home in the tenth chapter
fVTn On he holt LEg1Ia -
Murphy Did 90 Tits Gentleman's Hollys
1t took ten rounds for the Murphy-Did-
Its TO trim Gentleman's Hollys and in
cidentally cinch second place In the City
league.
II don't look like the chances for the
Omaha Rubber Co. are very bright to
bounce into first place in the American
Ducky Holmes team is now ready to
play the Krejiceks or Kohout Colts any
or chalk.
As the chief indicator at Luxus park.
James MeAndrews. Is doing excellent
knows the game.
Gentlemans Athletics want TO protest
their game last Sunday with Trimble
Bros. on account of bum Judgment dished
out by the barker.
Devine, the catcher for the Stars and
Stripes will spend his vacation in Chit
cago and Donovan will do the catching
during his absence.
Rhodes. formerly with Alberta of the
Canadian league. Is now on the mound
for PapilliOn, Neb. He established some
tWirling record last season.
Up at Blair, Neb, last Sunday, Ducky
hOlInes crew amply demonstrated their
worth when they slipped the Blair ag-
gregatiOn a dose OF defeat.
Pecha, the manager OF the Ramblers,
Is very enthusiastic about the chances Of
his combination to grab the sweetmeats
in the elimination contests.
John Dennison Of the Luxus woke up
the natives at IIINIs narE Iaat e,tna.,.