Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
AMATEURS TO OPEN TODAY
Formal Inaugurations Are Carded
in Most Leagues of Omaha
Amateur Association.
LEAGUES HOLD MEETINGS
By FRANK QuIGLEY.


All aboard fans. for today Ia the day
for the Omaha Amateur Base Ball as
socsation to commence It's journey over
che rocky sea OF another base ball sea-
son. OF course. last season the essoca-
ton was up against a real starchy propo-
sitipn. but Notwithstanding this undeni-
eble fact. they went through all the
trials and tribnlations associated with an
organization OF this kind with only one
scratch. Said scratch was inflicted when
the Trl-city league took the balloon
foute. From present indications. II Is
very apparent that all the ieagues that
are members OF the association. win
stick this trip until the asbestos drops
At q meeting OF the Greater Omaha
league hast week, II was unanimously de-
cided 10 grant franchise 20 the strong
Ancient Order OF United Workmen COM
binatlon. The only obstacle In the way
was the question OF another park and
when Manager WEIGH guaranteed another
park. his team was admitted 70 the
league. Because the ruxus have game
billed out OF town for today, the Ancient
Order OF United Workmen will sit on the
shelf. All the other teams OF the
Greater Omaha league will open the sea-
son. President Louis Cook has changed
the schedule for an eight-team league.
The teams In this league are pretty
evenly hooked up. 90 codes Of excite
ment Is looked for before next fall,
Magnates Co Meet.
Tomorrow night at the city hall. the
Saturday Glass "A" magnates will get
together and fix up their schedule and
constitution. They will probably ring in
next Saturday Here are the teams OF
this league: Luxus. Armours. Chris
Lyoks. Alamitos. Standard OIL company,
Patricians. NJ. u. Smith and Omaha &
councis Bluffs street Railway company
Tho most important matter for discuss
sion will be whether or not 10 make this
league a six or eight-team league. They
will also decide about Joining the
Omaha Amateur association. II they can
be shown where they will derive any
benefits. they viii come across with the
initiation fee.
The initial squabble Of the Omaha ANA
tour association bobbed into the ring last
week when the directors were called upon
10 decide whether or not the American
league was at fault when il dropped
the West Leavenworth Street Merchants.
The Merchants were one OF the teams
that were instrumental In starting the
american league and they were repre-
sented az five OF the six meetings held by
said league. Because they failed 10 at
tend one meeting they were dropped from
the league and the Omaha Printing com
pany landed their franchise. According
10 the Merchants. they were supposed 10
have been represented at the meeting they
failed 10 attend by e. II. Vernon. IL he
had represented them everything would
haze been lovely. The directors failed 10
conceive how the Merchants should sur
fer because their manager left the city
and failed 10 represent them without
notifying them OF his intentions. The d.
rectors decided that the American league
should have an opportunity 10 enlarge
their league 10 nine teams thereby salts
flying all concerned, or 70 drop the Omaha
Printing company and take back the West
Leavenworth street Merchants. The CON
stitution was read and approved. II will
be adopted at the nextmeeting 20 be held
April 81 Two new leagues that were re-
Gently organized. namely, the Southern
and Colonial leagues. have Joined the as
ISOLATION. All the teams Of the Southern
league are located south Of Dodge street
and the Colonial league - q Council
Bluffs organization.
Mayor 40 Ne On Haad.
IN al probability the most excitement
win - pulled of a. CHRIS Iyok park TO-
DAY when the Greater Omaha league will
be introduced The mayor q Behson will
be on hand to toss the first PAL and
many other events that so 70 make an
opsEing day q real gala affair viii be on
the bin o. fare. Game called a. three
bells.
Daamond Dust.
EDWARD Waiasek. so Homer street,
Tyler l71o. succeeds Joe Ecker a. mana
ger q the Maxdas.
Wonder why the Advos have failed &c
ring in9 They have been on the menu
ar several years ana the program WI