Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-29

tSSNSkJI chine to be sent TO the discard
Is Marquard, sold to Toronto
ana refusing to go. is now likely to be
round pitching for one OF the Federal
league teams soon. 1t won't worry
MuSg9y great deal, for he is through
with the player he paid sll,OOO for and
spent two seasons in developing. till he
made real pitcher of him. Maruuard
holds several records, but he hasn't been
ablo to get away with IL this season as
40 did before. Yet was II all his fault?
Not In twenty years have the Giants
made as poor a showing as this season.
Away back in the early nineties n bunch
of misflts were the New York uniforms
and represented the Giants in the Ma
ional league and made about the same
sort of record as is being noted now, but
since then the team has been a pretty
fair sort OF a ball club most OF the time.
Christy Mathewson says the Giants have
lost the spirit that IS needed for a win
ming team. And with this loss of spirit
went much of "Rube'' Maruuard's win
ming ability. 1t is hard to think OF him
as having lost his skill and cunning, but
he's been sent to tho minors Others
who were looked upon as fixtures have
disappeared from the Giants roster. and
others are TO go. McGraw may be fol-
lowing I'm the footsteps OF Connie Mack
with a similar purpose. but it does look
a bit strange to see this pair managing
cellar champions
While we are on the topic Of old-time
pitchers, do you recall what a Robbery
was kicked UP three years ago, when
Charlie Murphy undertook to send Nor
decai Brown to the minors? Murphy said
he was all in, couldn't pitch at all. and
cut him loose so far as the Cubs are
concerned. Well, here is what an Omaha
man, lately gone to Chicago, writes
ut would have done your heart good
10 have been with me to see Did Miner
Brown shut out Buffalo with only two
hits. one of which was a moor scratch.
All of which. of course, confirms Iisther
Murphys judgment. long ago manifested
in trying to send Brown to the minors.
The old fellow pitches as easy as ever.
never seeming to let himself out, and
making The rest of the team work all
the way. And holding Hal Chase, Jack
Dalton Downey, Engle. Hay Meyer Wes-
terzil and the like to a hit and half
IS no snde bit of work"
talking about the young fellows, Omaha's
quintet has shown much class in the last
fortnight 1t would be pretty hard to
pick the star from among them, for all
have been going strong. Ingersolrs no
hit performance at Topeka a week ago
was the most sensational showing of the
summer, and was more than creditable
because it was achieved against Topeka.
perhaps as hard a team as the league has
against which to pull off such a stunt.
But Blodgett, Thompson, Everdon and
North have all been going good, and If
they had shown the form in June they
are exhibiting in August-but, what Is
the use? The summer is over and the
harvest has passed, and all we can do
is to wait for next season ana hope 1t
will not bring a repetition of the disap-
pointments OF 1915
Did you note the way those romping
RourlSes tore up the ground all last week?
Des Moines, Topeka, Wichita. Denver
they all looked alike, and the victories
seemed to come just as easy as did the
defeats at home last month. 1t has been
one of the singularities of minor league
ball that Omaha has been a much better
team on the road than at home this sea-
standing table is the answer. If the
Rourkes had won in proportion as many
games at home as they did abroad, the
pennant would now be safely anchored
here.
Monday week win he the last Of the |
season at Omaha for the Western league /
and the Rourkes ought to be encouraged |
by the presence OF record crowd at the |
park that afternoon, when they take part |
in a double-header. The team deserves /
much better support than it has had. and |
your presence that afternoon will be |
sort OF indication that you really do |
think Omaha ought 10 have base ball |
team.
The Tigers got up 10 where they had a /
chance again, and then dropped one to !
the Yankees. which is about as near |
throwing away a game as can be pulled |
in the American league just now. Might |
as well get ready to pay off on the Red |
BoS again.
The hitting of the Rourkes didn't show |
much Improvement for the week, but |
the pitching and fielding was better and |
the team played ball, as II It really |
wanted 70 win, which makes all the diff |
ference in the world.
A lot OF quiet still nestles lovingly over
the foot ball field. and college days are |
only a step ahead But wait TIL the |
coaches get the squads out for active /
work and well hear enough OF them.
joe stecher Is a pretty crafty guy at |
that-hes getting the money lots easier /
than n he had 20 wrestle for H.