Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-27
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fused little Judgment. II Is hardly likely
no would have INDUCED In the talk he
did. But that particular piece OF fat has
been in the fire for acme time, and the
task set before the magnates Is to re-
store confidence In the league TO a point
where It viii again have the support of
the public as a permanent institution,
and not as an evanescent thing that is
likely to vanish between any two days
Of the summer. 1t is going to take some
little work TO bring this about. but when
II has been done, the booster day pro-
posed for the benefit Of the league will
materialize without any difficulty. The
st. Joe meeting started on the right
track, and II the owners maintain the at
titude there assumed, the success OF their
business will be much bettar assured,
not only for this year. but for the sea-
sons yet to come
1t has been a long time since wrest-
ling match attracted 50 much attention
as is now being bestowed on the stecher-
Cutler meeting. Even the Gotch-Haeken-
schmidt affair did not take the hold on
the public fancy that has been attained
by the coming Omaha session. This
mainly because Of the fact that the pub
lilo has confidence In the honesty OF the
match. No one questions that It will
he decided on its merits and that IL
factor that must be present in order to
get approval from the people. who will
no longer give support where they can
not give faith. Aside from this point,
the match is of first-rate Importance. as
it is going a long way to establish
legitimate successor to Frank Gotch as
fhe undisputed champion wrestler of the
itorld. The country has been alive for
1bars with claimants for this honor, all
! whom bowed before the husky Iowan,
who more nearly than any man whoever
stepped on the mat. placed his name first
among the contestants. Stecher has made
wonderful start, and II he succeeds in
throwing Cutler. who claims the cham
pionship, he will be well on the way to
the top distinction.
Brother Jim" Rourke seems TO be
having something on his mind out at
Grand Island. as matters in the Nebraska
State league have gotten into a decided
snarl It wasn't enough that the league
should be cut from eight to six clubs
after the season started, and then TO
have Fairbury go up because the newly
arranged schedule was not satisfactory.
Grand Island now charges that gamblers
got control Of an umpire at Norfolk, and
that the official undertook by the lay
ing on of fines and other means to 20
cripple the Grand Island team that VIC
tory would be easy for Norfolk and bets
placed at heavy odds would be safe.
II these charges can be substantiated, the
state league directors have a serious
duty before them. and the sooner they
perform 1t, the better 1t will be for
the game. Base ball, from top TO bottom.
must be kept free from the faint Of
gambling, or 1t can not endure. 1t is
UP to the Nebraska State league to clear
its skirts right away.
Harness racing Is taking on new lease
of life in these parts, and with the es-
tabushment of a track In the bottoms
some splendid sport is promised the pub
lie. 1t hasn't been so many years since
this section was noted as t.e home of
many celebrated trotte-s and PAGERS, and
the harness horse industry was thrifty
and popular Now that the excitement
occasioned by the automobile has sub
sided slightly, It Is not too much to ex-
B peet that little attention be given to
J she horse and particularly TO the horse
in the suky. Some of the departed glory
of the half-mile track may easily be
restored, and II looks as II It might be.
With the general revival Of business
throughout the country comes a CORE
spending increase in the attendance al
tho ball PARKS and while none of the
owners Is as yet heard Dragging about
the large sums Of money coming in. al
are feeling much relieved over the pros
poets for a season which a very little
1 while ago was anything but rosy in I'll
I promise The public dearly loves the
Agame, and is willing to spend its money
Nat the gates, when it has It TO spend
With the interest in the several contests
growing more intense as the days go on
tho crowds are sure to flock TO the parks
Omaha saw some OF the highest has,
bali ever exhibited during the short tim,
Denver and Des Moines got 70 exhibit
here. Some remarkable fielding was dom
in each game. and in three Of them, a
least Omaha wHs beaten because soni'
athlete on the other side pulled a phe
nomenal play at a critical time. II wal
tough 70 see these breaks go against thu
home boys, but the patrons surely saw
some classy base ball
Somebody shot the sights off Krueger'i
big bat during the week, and Lejeun,
passed him In the batting averages. Tn
worst thing that happened to Krusgs
was when he missed that straight on
Mitchell sent over last Sunday, with
runner on first and another ON third, AM
the score 2 10 In favor Of Denver
That was a real heart-breaker.
McGraw has finally passed one team
in the race, but It is the one preslde
over by Charley Herzog. which doesn'
arouse much 10Y IN Gotham. II Their
were a ninth place In the league, Gin
elnnati would have It. The surprise &
the National IL to see ST. Louis up Their
making a fight for first place.
Omaha Is getting back on the spor
map in real form, with its big speedwa,
and its little stadium, it's wrestlin
matches and the like, sign that som
life still exists in this part OF tn
country,
II may be little early TO make up fina
Judgment. but It looks now as II chicago
instead Of winning three pennants. IL 60