Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-22
WITH THE OMAHA AMATEURS
Second Game of City Series Between
Drexels and Clarks to Be
Played This Afternoon.
FAST CURTAIN RAISER CARDED
ny FRANK QUIGLEY.

at LllNuB park this afternoon under the
auspices OF the Omaha Amateur associa-
ton. the first of which will be between
the ]. p. Crews and the G. A. Nelson's
to ascertain which team deserves the rag
OF the Booster league. These teams rung
In with knotted average. Each team
lost one game during the league season
to each other and the games lost were
extra inning affairs. Their last row went
for thirteen rounds before the Nelson's
emerged with the winning pearly. Ben
Monroe will hoist the pill over the crock
cry for the Crew herd and Mancusco will
utilize his puzzlers to help the Nelson's
cop the grapes.
Immediately, after this fight is history
the Drexel Shoe company team the dudes
that nailed the pennant in the Mercantile
league. will endeavor to eliminate the
Corr Electics, now known as the Walter
G. Clarks, from the class B city cham
pionship by slipping them a dose Of de-
feat The Corr r.iectrIcs waltzeu off with
the honors OF the Southern league. Slivers
Roeca will deliver his slants and twisters
for the Drexels and either Peterson or
McGrath will kink the horsehide for the
Walter g. Clarks, formerly the Corr
Blectrics.
Last week Luxus park, where these
contests will be staged, which is located
at Twenty-fouth and Vinton streets, was
enclosed and the grandstand ana bleach
ers enlarged so that approximately 1,5OO
can be comfortably seated. Richard Kia-
sane, local adjudicator, will handle the
indicator during both tangies.
sandIot Gossip.
Hin IL axfu0 p-v-a nd hall for DuCkY
Holmes sqrad. He Ia especially good
with the willow.
Manager Melcher decided to change the
name OF his band from Corr Electrics
TO Walter g. Clarks
Next Sunday, Pete MCGUIRE will toss his
slants for Dunlap, Ia, at Ute, Ia, against
the Ute base ball manipulators.
Hansen. the Joe SmithS kinker, only
allowed the hitsmiths Of Ducky Holmes
crew four smashes and he whitfield ten
Today the Brown Park Merchants will
have to put on some extra steam in order
to trim the Joe Smiths OF Council Bluffs.
The South Omaha Merchants are anx-
ious to secure games with Class b teams
Call South 96O6 and squawk for Bachman.
Jack McShane says he will he back In
the game next season. He used to grab
rhem out of the clouds for Creighton uni
versity.
Scherer OF the Drexels was the main
gink with the club during the Brandeis-
smeller.
Manager Mullen's Old Timers will meet
the Corr Eaectrics, champions OF the
Southern league, out at Fort Omaha next
Sunday.
It seems strange that the Nebraska
Telephone company failed to ring in with
a team this season. They had fast
squad last year.
Towards the expiration Of the season a.
game between the leaders Of the Greater
Omaha league and the Joe smiths ought
to draw a packed house.
Three teams are tied for first place In
the Commereial LEAGUE, namely: The
Dear and McGraw Electrics
The first row to decide the champion
ship of the Commercial league will be
between the MeGraw Electrics and the
Nebraska School for the Deaf.
Now II the Townsends and Kohout Colts
don't get nervous today when they glide
along on the velvet sward at Rourke park
a good game will be uncorked.
Next Sunday at the County Fair
grounds a motorcycle carnival Will be on
the program, consequently the association
will have to utilize Luxus park
Next Sunday the Luxus team will buck
up against the storz The last argument
between these two teams resulted In a
victory for the storz by one point.
Honack and Kennedy were the clubbing
stars against the Kohouts last Sunday
and they also pulled down everything that
ramDleQ AROUND lneI neiknbOIHOoNs
Next Sunday the Brown Park MeEN
chants will glide over the rails to Ben.
ningtOn, Neb,, and do Their best to WhiI
the village base ball manipulators.
Jawn Dennison. chief OF the Luxus crew
says IL some class A herd could hand the
Alamitos 4 lemon, then HIS gang would
trim them and a tie would be inevitable.
Southpaw vern Hirsch Is now twirling
for the Athletics. II he was only eligible
TO join some Class A team, the speed
merchants would have to hustle to trim
him.
Prefke, the star backstopper. who
Corning, Ia, some time ago Is again In
perfect condition to do duty behind the
stick
The game between the Alamitos and
Black Kats all not DE protested because
1t was agreed by both managers that II
was o. X. to use PLAYERS not under con-
tract
ASsprS ss to the So9e the old Timer 7a.F
the Brow Park Merchants ana would
also be willing TO speculate on the out
come.
From appearances the RaiIey Dental
Co and the Nebraska School for the
Deaf Will be tied for the first place when
the curtain drops In the Commercial
!eagre.
Ben Kennedy. one Of the hackers Of
the fast Flks team. which was one 81
the leqders IN Omaha approximately
twelve years ago.
II the Nebraska st-hool for the Deaf or
Pailev Denfais cop first place in the Com
Tnercial lee que thew VII fipht n out with
the Nationals and Greater Omaha leagues
for the class A championship