Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-05
Judgments
Wy ELL, the western league will kiss

w noon, and the magnates will put
in their next few DAYS rsa.i..s
up the losses on the season. II has been
the most unfortunate in the leagues eN-
perience of sixteen years. Not even dur
ing the DAYS of the war with the
American Association did the red ink
balance show on the books as 1t does
now. In those days the town where the
double-header clubs were located lost
money, but the others made money and
took up the slack, but in this year Of
grace, 1915 no such condition has been
possible. 1t has been a loser all around
and not team of the eight has escaped
The cause for this is not hard to To-
cate; no such weather conditions ever
were faced as prevailed since the open
ing of the season. Omaha, always a good
Sunday town, hasn't had pleasant base
ball Sunday during the summer. Every
time the gates at Rourke park have been
open on the first days of the week. rain
has fallen some time during the day. and
the skies have threatened continually
keeping folks away from the game. what
;s true here Is true all around the cir
cult. Even at Denver, where they th'nk
they're IN the dry belt. and brag about II
rain has interfered with more games ina"
II usually puts off in a valley TOWN.
That's all there is to 1t. Good bali mas
been played, when It was possible 10 play
and the few fans who have braVeu tne
weather have been we'll repaid. But this
doesn't help the owner out ana ne can
rnlv look forward to next season in hope
that he will get back some OF the soou
money he has paid out this year to Keep
Ahe league alive.
The future OF base ball is no more Ger
cain than is the future Of any other ous'-
ness. but one thing may he set down as
6e,ne reasonably well determined upon
rhot % that. clubs will be run much
cheaner next year than they have toI
,,ory a season past From the o'sRes'
20 .ho b,g league towns down. the owners
have felt the pinch. and they are Oh ore
,oird as TO the necessity OF retrehchIiie"''
HTirst Mace of ALL this will hit the pay
roll Nowhere do you hear any mall'se'
bcast,ng OF the many thousands ne .
handing out each month IN rms tnAO o'
4be other star. on the other hand' TUG
announcement il made from time 10 time
Itho. tho bloh rrirad star g he'n@ H''o'"-
Ia 90 his way, to look no another 1oo' ~"
$500 ~ the former "snenders' OF the
leagues above are craftily irving TO So
Icure the waiver price on the men t"eV
.ra cutting off the nav roll. WINE W.
are lust as craftily trying to get holu
- these niavers without paving the
r,aiver. The case of Marousrd ana New
work is an example. A couple OF seasons
AGO Ncdraw would have turned inc
s,Rrbs, loose without word. but TINS
wear be he'd on TIL Brook'vn came across
with the 81 $50 the law calls for. just to
show that even that amount or cash u
mot being ignored. Along with the tahcN
saJsriea. other items OF cost VIII oe
rcrutinized and trimmed to the quick tol
ahe base BAH magnate knows II ne keeot
the game alive next year, his .outso VIII
have to be a good deal smaller than II
was in the sad, sad year of l9l5
C,hrist,y Mattnewson, the wonder of al
time. has added the splitter TO his arsenal
and New York sporting writer's agree
shat with a little more experience ChrtstI
may become quite a pitcher. His team
kicked off a 2-to-O game to Philly OF
Frtday. with Grover Cleveland Alexsndei
going against the veteran, and Just OF
pitching that game ought still to be II
progress.
Russell Ford and Charles Alber
Bender were both turned out by th'
'Federals last week. Ford was all in wheI
the season started, and never could ge
under Roadway, but the Indian did som'
pretty fair work early in the summer
Neither was able to stage the come
back" but they still have a chance.
Omaha will say goodbye to Marty
KruR with considerable regret, for he hai
made himself quite popular with tn
fans by his quiet ways and effective play
Ing. He IL a good ball player, and SHOULD
the whiriigig OF base ball send him bacl
10 Omaha next season. he will be wei
some.
Billy Sunday stiil retains much OF tn
useful knowledge he gathered togethe
when he was a ball player by trade, an
therefore none were especially aston'she
when he declined to umpire a ball gam
IN Omaha He will do his umpiring fror
the grandstand with the rest Of the fans
comisksy Is again forced to see tn
pennant go 10 another team than tn
White sox. II isn't his fault, for he spen
plenty OF money TO get a winning CON
lbination, but his stars couldn't deliver
1t Il alleged by some thai the Sox lac
the heart that makes a real ball team.
OF course you are going out TO Rourk
park Monday afternoon to give the boy
a benediction and a word OF encourage
ment 70 help them along through n
months that Will follow before base ba
comes again.
Jimmy MeGnl didn't help his pennaT
chances. nor save much money by qua
lrsling with Jack Coffee. but he did CIV
the public a line on his frame OF min
Ihs weather man viii now proceed
lshoW hts real disposish by handing OF
several weeks of ideal base ball weathe
The season being clossd-