Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-11
BAD ROADS HURT SEMI-PROS
Climatic Conditions Perfect in
Omaha July 8, but Not So
Out in State.
SMALL CROWDS SEE GAMES
by FRANK QUIGLEY.

by FRANK QUI0LEY.
! Climatic conditions. although perfect
! for all the festivities pulled off in Omaha
on July g. proved rather disastrous to
many OF the local contingents that had
games booked with out-of-town tealus.
In towns where the managements deemed
it advisable to go the crowds were small.
owing TO the condition Of the roads Many
that would have been willing to burn up
little gasoline to see y base ball con-
flict stayed at home
In all probability the most profitable
trip INDUCED in by the locals was the
contest staged by the woodmen OF the
World team and the Midland Glass and
Paint company. The money for this trir
and large purse was guaranteed by the
Pierce Commercial club. At Red Oak
the stors did fair. At Lakeview the John
Deere Pillow company troupe ran up
against a starchy proposition. None of
the Greater Omaha league teams had a
game booked out OF town. instead they
played each other. The Alamitos TRIM
med the Luxus Ducky Holmes boys
walked over the Bourgeois, The ArInOurs
dropped a row to the Blacks Kats and
the Ancient order OF United Workmen
and Chris Lg'cl1s laid off.
Many Attend Meetings.
Approximately $50 outsiders dropped In
TO listen 10 the loauAcious stuff at the
meeting Of the directors of the Omaha
Amateur association held at the council
chamber of the city hall last Wednesday.
Prior TO the opening OF the meeting, Louis
Cook the cheese of the Greater Omaha
league, passed around the weeds. cello
brating the fact that a new chef or
rather Cook, tagged ten pounds net, re-
Gently arrived at his domicile. Suppose
Cook will commence teaching his off
spring some base ball as soon as he Is
able to toss one. Probably the reason so
many showed UP at the meeting was that
they were wise to the fact that Cook
would come across With the cabbage
! leaves.
Handle Routine First.
| The directors went through the general
| routine of business before taking up the
main protest. The outstanding bills were
! approved and tickets for the champion
| ship elimination contests were given to
the managers that desired them. The
main protest was the one registered by
the Kennedy & Beselin team against their
! chief competitors. the Omaha Rubber Co.
| The grounds upon which Manager HAM
! Xix based his protest was that the UNI
| pire was either crooked or his blinkers
were sadly detected. He claimed the de-
| cisions were branded with all the ear
marks of insanity. He failed TO produce
any evidence to corroborate the state
ment made by general that the barker
- .Hsa
| OF course the umpire could be straight
even If cross-eyed or bow-legged.
Umpire All Right.
No technicalities of any kind were reg
istered to show that the umpire in aues-
! ton was not thoroughly acquainted with
/ the rules OF the game. Possibly he was
erroneous In making several decisions,
+ such as calling gent out safe on the
bases or calling fair ball a foul or vice
versa. Decisions of this kind cannot be
rectified by the board Of directors, con@
sequently the game was ordered to re-
main the same as when played. The de-
funct Stroilers of the National league
sent in their resignation. which was
promptly accepted. To date the Kreiiceks
of the same league have failed to turn
aiA AhNAA NOhhAoNfeH wv - NhgS RAAAg now
a couple more games to play the d.
rectors decided to pass the matter up, as
the Krejiceks haven't got a look in for
the pennant.
! E4iwibiIity of Players.
The proposition of the eligibility OF sew
J eral playeg0 GaaBNiakrd with the class b
| ICagpes was the MaMt ltera on tho bill of
I fsra. In the Conamwrcial league the Me-
bra&ha School for the luae aud the Bal
I ley Dental Go, HGr@eA M sYent one OF
! gham7 won the pennsnt he gtght it out with
z thp GLASS a teams 5uYinE the finals In
! The Mercantile league Ste contracts % r.
I y JetleB. Joe WGchGlgr and James Moy-
I iap rr The DreEet sHsa Co team and
JOnn Bic&py % us Erandeis Stores were
thrown GUY because they are class base
ball manipulators. OF late nons OF these
] players have participated in any OF the
7 struggles. but the managers OF the vari-
/ GUS teams in this league were anxious TO
have the question settled before it would
be too late
Protests in Omaha League.
/ In the Greater Omaha league several
protests were registered. The one be-
7 tween the Armours and the Bourgeois
was allowed 10 remain the same as when
played Blacks Kats protested their first
game OF the season with the Chris Lycks
because Prefke, who was signed with the
Ancient Order United Workmen. caught
for the Chris Lycks At that time Il wal
doubtful whether or not the Ancient Order
United Workmen team would enter the
league and Prefke had promised to sign
with the Chris Lycks. Because II WA
the first part OF the season ana because
the directors failed TO see where the
Chris Lycks could DO any different when
they had 10 have q catcher in order "a
play the game. the standing was allowed
TO remain the same.
Blacks Kats Keep Probst.
Gus Probst. who has been playing with
the Alamitos, was ordered back to Black
Ksts. tho team he rightfulIy belongs TO-