Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
Judgments

a very roseate hue but the
fans well know that this sort
Of weather isn't going to last very much
longer. and that soon the warm sun of
spring WIFI drive away all signs OF winter
and the Rourke youngsters will be busy
on the ball field. The date for their as
semblage is tomorrow, and Pa has all
things prepared for their arrival, and Just
as soon as the weather man will permit
the practice work on the diamond at
Rourke park will start Pa has had
enough of the southern trip for training;
. his idea of getting his young men started
on the home diamond is a good one, and
has the support of reason as well as of
experience. Down south the big league
teams are ali hampered i'm their prepara-
tory work by the weather conditions,
and in a couple OF weeks they'll be COM
ing north but little better prepared to
play the game than when they went down
there and with much less ability to
stand off the weather that will overtake
them during April. The weather man
isn't much inclined to regard the feelings
of the base ball man, though, and all will
suffer alike, just as they have since the
notion of starting the season early in
April and ending it in october has
Guessed the managers.
Kansas City may hold the Federal
league franchise, or at LEAST the men who
put up the money for the team there last
season may get some of it back. 1t is
rather amusing to read what some OF the
eastern sporting writer's have to say
? about the ability of Kansas City to sup
port a base ball team, they apparently
NJ Ahn
people down there do not care much about
the game. As matter of fact, Kansas
City has been persistently on the base
bali map for nearly forty years, and has
always borne a good reputation. The
experiment of two teams there was not
undertaken with the utmost confidence,
yet il the loss was what has been set for
publicity, $4,000 or $4,000 the situation
down there ought to encourage the pro-
motors of the Federals to stick by Kansas
City. 1t has many advantages over Jer-
sey City, the only point in favor of the
latter place being the Sunday ball that
can be played there and that will be ex-
pected to draw crowds sufficient to main
tain the team. In any event, the pro-
gress of the Injunction suit indicates that
the Kansas City Federal hackers win get
some return for their franchise, instead
of having It dragged away from them.
With no Davis cup matches TO distract
attention this coming summer. the tennis
patriots are planning for a campaign that
is to generally revive the sport in the
United States. Old fixtures are to be re-
vived. and the ones that had survived
will be given newer interest. In Omaha
it is quite likely that,the racquet brigade
will show more OF enthusiasm than for
several seasons, and It map yet be that we
will see some one developed to wear the
hOnors once borne by Charley culling-
ham. Con Young, Larry Denise and Frank
haskell. who came about as near being
frst-crop tennis players as Omaha ever
had.
You'll not hear SO much blather about
the big salaries for little while now;
cause why, Uncle Sam has taken after
the expensive willow wiclders, and pro-
poses to collect little bit OF income tax
from everyone Of the boys who is grab
bling off the sum OF 5000 year net for
his services. Oh, very well; the Western
leaguers are stu exempt
J. Frank Baker. home runner. Is out in
chickens. all right but If Connie Mack
comes along with a little more coin. ].
Frank will quickly don the spangies.
However. he's no cheap guy, and says
he'd rather loaf than take kopeck under
the figure named, which figure is still a
. deep secret between player aud manager
Western league affairs are the quietest
they have ever been at this season OF the
year. Since ,Topeka's fate was deter
mined. the magnates have had no oc-
casion for dispute. except over the playing
schedule and this has been so mildly de-
bated that it hasn't caused even a ripple
on the surface.
The new amateur rule promulgated by
the United states Golf association IL
broad enough to cover all offenses against
purity. and clear enough to be easily
understood by any. It's observance would
seem - be easy, and should put an end
TO quite a little discussion that some
times becomes unpleasant
Hafling Mike Gibbons as champion oi
the middIeweights isn't going TO stop the
clamor OF jimmy cabby and Eddie Nc
Goorty. not for a minute. And. by thai
same token, Eddie ought 20 have sOm'
sort OF recognition, II only for his name
for that's about the toughest terminus
ever Mac" run into
Artie Thomson didn't look natural il
The attitude OF a holdout. His regulal
position is slamming 'em where they amt
Brother Dave knows he's going TO have
sumo SOD in the outfield this year; that
what the snow Is Going for him.