Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-19
Judgments

at that He doesn't propose TO
allow any little thing like a
meeting of club owners to in
terfere with his plans for running the
Western league. He has plans, for he
says so, but he hasn't told anybody any
thing about them, not since June, when
he made his proposition to the players
that they finish out the season at half
pay. What else he proposes he keeps
strictly to himself, and may never let 1t
be known However, five Of the eight
team owners in the Western have de-
cided that Tips term as president is at
an end, and so 1t is pretty certain that
he will go, peaceably or otherwise
Frank Isbell and Jack Holland did not
attend the Omaha meeting. and they are
looked on as ONeilrs sole adherents
Ebright OF Wichita was expected, but
did not put in appearance. 1t Is well
understood, though, that Wichita VIII so
along with the majority of the clubs IN
this matter What is wanted i
president who will pay some atten-
ton to the needs of the league, VINO
will be on the Job during the play
ing season at least. and who VIII
give something in service for the salary
he receives. This the owners assert
ONeill did not do. For example, he was
not inside the Omaha ball park once
during the last season. He knows prac-
tically nothing of the local situation. APP
parently cares less. Other towns tareo
about the same. When the owners OK
six Of the eight teams sent him a petit
ton, asking him to call meeting OF
the league at Omaha, he declined to make
the call IT was this that led to the ult-
mate action of the meeting here. me
next president of the Western league
will be the executive officer of the or
Eanization. but he will also he respon-
sive to the men who employ him.
Three blistering hot battles at Boston
between the Red Sox and the Tigers, on
the outcome OF which to large measure
depended the final leadership OF the Ban
johnson league, will do away with the
assertions that the race was not hotly
contested 1t may be true that changes
made during the summer resulted in the
American becoming a three-team league.
with only Boston. Detroit and Chicago
as contenders, but 1t surely did make
those teams contenders. While they have
disposed of the lower class opponents
with something Of ease, they have had
some titanic contests among themselves,
and the fact that both Detroit and Bos-
ton were able to win from Chicago indi-
Gates that the league Is really two-club
affair Tho Boston fans acknowledged
the Importance Of the match by turning
out Saturday afternoon the biggest crowd
so far soon at ball park this season.
and almost equalling any Worlds series
attendance at Fenwey park. That Bos-
ton has won two of three games in the
closing and apparently deciding series
Justifies the belief OF those who have for
weeks been pinning their faith to the Red
Sox, and seems to assure the big series
for Philadelphia and Boston again.
Emil Klank has permanently retired
Frank oGtch from the mat and thereby
awarded the championship belt to Hus-
sane. but he's pretty decent about II, at
that. He says he'll let Stecher wrestle
with Hussane for a title that changed
hands at Rourke park on the evening
OF July 8. You really have to give It to
the promoter, at that.
The roar that has been heard OF late
is not an echo of any European battle,
but Is merely the echo OF the Brobdigna-
gian belch emitted by the "red-hots" who
packed the motordome at Brighton Beach
last Saturday to watch Mike Gibbons
and Packy Mcfarland stage a very
ordinary boxing contest. Some declare
It was q hippodrome. pure and simple;
several OF the best known OF New York
sporting writer's including Tad" Dor
gan. do not mince their words IN calling
II a fake show. About the best any OF
them give II is a tame sparrlng match.
and the division of opinion as 10 who
should be declared winner is another fac
tor that adds 10 the big COB OF disap-
pointment that must be swallowed by the
1900 who made up a fat little gate Of
$4,000 for the promoters. from which the
foxy boys who toyed with one another
in the ring received $50 500. leaving only a
paltry SO 900 for the promoter to pay all
his expenses. which must have reached to
something like $1,000 P. T. Barnum
surely was right, and they are 80 numer-
Gus now that one wonders II the birth
rate hasn't increased.
Jack Curley was at the motordome last
Saturday night to watch the tanning bee
between Mike and Packy, and his heart
must have sunk when he compared the
crowd with the one he faced at Chicago
on that famous Labor day.
Down In New York they're trying 70
find some one to go against Jess VIII
lard. Anybody will do. IL they'll Just
hurry up. before the producing public
finds what's going on.
At that Rowland didn't show so badly
with the White sox. He had them up
there fighting most OF the way. and
that's more than anyone looked for. The
eoz now have everything but the heart.
Brother Dave is interested In frost. too;
he says Il win take a lot OF cobs 20 keep
tho plaza warm during the coming winter.