Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

gEUvlguN1I hOurke Will entertain quite a
ig large gathering OF the folks
A8 on the afternoon finally
selected to mark that event The visit of
President oNeill and Colonel Fairweather
served to put an emphasis on statements
made heretofore, and TO bring before
some of the leading citizens the necessity
for rallying to the support of the team,
1t is admitted that base ball can not
thrive unless it has patronage, and that
20 some extent 1t is the duty, as we'll as
the privilege, of the public to furnish this
patronage, In return the public has a
right to ask that the quality of base ball
furnished be worthy OF that patronage.
The Western league magates have
seriously tried to provide this sort of
managers that nowhere else in this
country can you find class A ball in
towns so small. Keeping the league up
to the high standard that is demanded by
the public is expensive, and in fairness
to the owners, the fans ought to come
through with the support that will make
1t easy to have the very best quality of
base ball available to class A. This is
what we have had heretofore, and what
we will get If the Western is to stick,
but 1t will call for more people than are
now passing through the gates IL the
answer is to be "yes." So, keep
"boostert day In mind, but try to do
what you can to make every day a
booster day, and begin by going out this
afternoon.
Frank dotch says he will not be in po-
sltien of forcing Steeher or any otheE
man into a match, which il very proper
position for a champion to take. some
of Stechers friends are suggesting to him
that he let the Gotch match ride alons
as unfinished business until next spring
and this sounds like good advice. The
young champion will find plenty of mat
work cut out for him In the meantime
for a lot of willing athletes will risk an
encounter with that awful Scissors griT
for the losers end.
Efforts are being made in the east tc
revive the running track race game. with
very little success. Belmont park has
been holding q meeting. but 1t Is hard te
make the old-timers of Gotham believe It.
An Arkansas Judge gave the sport an
other hard blow a few days ago when
he decided the law that was to legallze
the sport and revive the giories Of the
Hot Springs track was invalid. 1t viii
be some time before the sport of kings
reeovers from the disrepute into which
the sure-thing gamblers brought It,
Followers of the fight game are be
moaning the lack of good heavywe>Sht'
again. These fellows never are satisfied
A few months ago they were all In the
white hope" business, and now, just a!
soon as Jess Willard brings home the ba
con, they are screaming because no one
has shown up to lick Jess, Can yol
beat it?
Ham Patterson may not he to blame
for the row he had with BReen, but ht
will have a hard time to get away from
the exhibition he gave the day before
when he conducted himself very much as
rowdy, Umpire O'Brien had a tough
start in Omaha, but he handled the sit
uatiop very we'll.
Chicago is getting stronger than ever
for the threo-pennant thing, with two
teams leading their leagues and the third
in second place II would surely be a
great stunt for base ball TO have the
three big league championships and the
championship of the world all located in
the one village
What business is It of Sioux Citys 4
every dollar taken in at the Omahs
Speedway on July 5 was stolen? Ths
drivers were paid their winnings and al
others who had anything coming got it IL
cash,
Pas boys certainly need seolding fol
losing a game 70 Wichita. II Il was enl,
oneshalf of double-header That WiehitS
bunch ought not to win game in yea
of steady playing with Omaha,
An enthusiast down in southern Ne
braska has deposited 500 in the bank tc
support his assertion that he can beat
any man in Nebraska pitching hors'
shoes Why not let 1t go at that2
Jimmy Gilmore gave It out in Chicago
that tho Feds are going into N'yawk
next summer, ana right away came a tale
that peace settlement had been made
It's pretty early for these tales, though
big Ed" Walsh came hack for ons
game. and a million fans Will hope h,
is back for good. But HI is sufferBl
from sonsthing he can't heal. OLD Fathe
Times doesn't spare any.
Tabors new mark for the mile Is the
record Of a grand performance, and will
give the runners something 20 tug at foI
. while.
You've got 10 give IT 20 Pa for one
thing: He's let a lot Of young players
show II they had anything this summer
We had hoped that Topeka would picl
another team on which TO sharpen IL
claws. but the hope was in vain.