Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-25
SAND LOT SEASON OPENS
Eight Leagues Begin the Sunday
Play that is to Be Kept Up Until
Next September.
MORE TEAMS COMING TODAY
nr FRANK aUIGLEY.

ny FRANK QUIGBEH.
! Eight amateur local base ball leaE,ies
commenced the season that will termi-
nate about September ]. Harmony
reigned during all the games and the
losers took their dose Of defeat like real
men.
Another league will be added today
| when the Southern league will make its
| debut About twelve other independent
/ teams are figuring relative 10 the ad-
visibility Of organizing two more leagues.
II they organize there will be some fif-
teen leagues playing Saturdays and Sun
I days In and around Omaha
The American league at its recent
meeting decided 20 drop the. Omaha
Printing company team and reinstate the
West Leavenworth Street Merchants
The proposition offered by the associa-
ton was to do this or keep the Omaha
Printing company and have a nine-team
league, but the majority were not In
favor OF the latter.
storK aud Luxua To-day.
Today the storz, the local semi-pro
team, will open the season by playing
with the Luxus Neither team has had
much practice to date. but as they arc
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for supremacy Is anticipated.
Next wednesday night at the council
chamber the recently organized Omaha
outdoor Sports club will hold JOINT
meeting with the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association 10 talk over matters
pertaining TO outdoor sports. The Off
clnls Of the club-Bili Bloszies. treas
urer HiIiard Morearty secretary. and
Frank ouigiey. president-have been
busy getting things arranged for the
meeting. They will endeevor TO have a
speaker for every different line Of out
door sport. such as base hall, foot ball.
golf tennis. etc. Letters have been sent
20 the different base ball managers and
other leaders inviting them and their
co-workers 60 be present. Persons In
terested In outdoor sports are invited
70 attend this meeting. One OF the Inn
portant matters that will DO brought up
will be the Sunday base ball question.
MAY the citizens Of Omaha will de-
eide whether OF not the base ballists In
this city can play ball on Sunday.
William Rourke and Hanlon. presidents
OF the Omaha and Sioux City base ball
clubs, respectively, will be present
BY next sunday the Luxus ball park
at Twenty-fourth and vinton streets Will
be ready for use. The grandstand and
bleachers will be completed and the
grounds will be In perfect condition. II
the Ancient order OF United WoFkmen
combination lands the diamond at Dietz
mark. the Greater Omaha league will be
well supplied with parks. The latter IL
stIll a little doubtful. II the Ancient
order OF United worlxmen succeed there
will be- four parks TO be utilized by the
Greater Omaha league. namely, Chris
Lyck park. Luxus park. Diets park and
Fort Omaha.
TIPS from the Diamonds.
Edward waIasek IL the new manager
of the Maxdas
on first base Arthur Moran 10 playing
with the Murphy DID It's.
Sam Feltman, outfielder Of the Storz
has been released by Manager Brad
ford.
For games with the Joe srniths call Al
Storm at Douglas bsl or Council Bluffs
A-iSi6
Sullivan Of the Ar1nours will endeavor
20 land with the state leasuers OF Grand
Island.
The Brown Park Pharmacy team win
hereafter be known as the Brown Park
Merchants.
That game booked between the Luxus
and Columbus for last Sunday failed TO
materialize.
william Ryan will jump back into. the
harness today and hold down first base
for the Armodrs.
Although the Black Kats grabbed six
runs in the initial game. the Alamitos
beat them by one run
The Brandeis stores Of the Mercantile
league will lay-off today, unless they SCI
cure an out OF town battle.
Out OF town teams WISHING games with
s ass s SSH' sauSwS avian" Tor H L. Huntsr. ~
In tho very Immediate future the LATHE
Wonders, a coiored team, viii start out
on their tour OF Nebraska, Kansas and
Iowa
Last Sunday the Joe Smiths put
crimp In the aspirations OF the South
Omaha Wonders by trimming them
8 TO s.
George Gavin. the leader Of the Elec-
10 = shine lfIs stronger or they win be buried
In the cellar.
The Diets club u willing 10 rent its
diamond. but they are trifle high with
un.ted worfRSen viii probably use il to.
day
Some fast Class A team could prob
ably nail Ralph futile. He Used TO per-
second base artist and an excellent
hitter.
Harry welch will be back I'm the game
today. HIS hitting ability has always
and will In all probability continue to
PLAY a conspicuous part In the battle
staged by the StorE
Herewith tee Joe Smiths lineup:
Swingwood, first; VAIL second: Collins,
short; Phillips. third: Rice left, Boyne
CENTER Guinnee, right: Waterman, Han
son. pitchers; Wright, catcher.
-Four teams have changed their names
IN the Booster league, namely. Monmouth
Parks, 1mpertals. Miller Parks and Avery
Trucks They VIII hereafter be known
as Tradesmen, Merchants Hotel Central
Parks and Auto Row.
Managers. after your games are over
today please be so kind as 10 notify
Frank Cnigley the score. You can catch
him at Douglas s56 Every Sunday he
has 20 call you and sometimes the line
II busy or you ars out consequently
coolies OF valuable time IL wasted
Gus Williams Cured