Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-09

for n few moments during the
week, travelling about the same
- orbit as that described by Ben
ME Kauff and finishing about
the same. It may be that Ban was oh
tho level in his first interview, when he
said the court is no place to play a ball
game; his pledge Of peace was welcomed
by everybody but the National league
and American league magnates, and so
Ban backed away from the proposition
and left il in the hands of Judge Landis
At that, Ban was right. The business
end of the base ball industry in this
country suffered a lot when that suit
was started, has been suffering every
day since and viii suffer still more when
It is finally determined. The quicker
O. B. s. takes up the matter of settle
ment with the Federals, the better 1t
will be for all hands.
Now John McGraw is having an ex-
perience that will just about make his
happiness complete. He is tasting tho
delight of having the home roastor on
his trail. That fellow doesn't care TO
see a ball game. no matter who plays;
he wants to see the home team win ana
when tho home team wins, he generally
Is found around the ticker OF the bulle-
lin board downtown. where his money Is
safe In his own pocket. Omaha has
enough of him to stock two ordinary ball
towns.
It is to smile when reading the sancu-
monious words of the National Commas
sion. telling Bonnie lSauff he has SHOWN
no regard for contractual Obligations,
What about "Muggsy" McGraw' who
helped Kauff to Jump a contract he had
made with the Brooklyn Federal team
And. when IL gets down to that where
does Ran johnson get off. or the entire
American league for that natter They're
a nice lot to be talking of the sanctity OF
contracts.
Two human box cars pushed one an
other around ON the mat for three hours
and a half az Louisville, and the crowd
was told they had furnished fine ex-
hinition OF wrestling. "FIne exhibition
Is right. BY the way, II Hussane or Cut
Ter is anxious for a real match. Joe
Stecher can carry a ton Of money on &c
the mat at any time either Of them Il
willing TO RISK his scissors hold. p
something of holy calm has settled
down on the white race since the meetinl
at Havana last north. and the Coffey
Reich bout in New York scarcely made
ripple Even the prospect OF FREDDY
WEIGH in real fight doesn't get grea
deal of attention. Must be that common
sense is coming to the surface again.
While we're on the topic, 1t was reall!
low down for London newspaper I
suggest that II Bombadier Wells really
cared about. fighting. plenty of room
might be made for him in one OF tn
damp trenches in Flanders. 1t appear
that the Bonibardicr doesn't care 70
that sort of fighting
The Rourkes are not polar bears an'
there isn't an Eskimo on the team
Which may account in little measure
for the showing made at Sioux city dur
ing the course OF a couple Of very tr'si'
games Base ball Is still listed amon'
the summer sports down this way
II Judge Lands ever does hand dow
that decision-but maybe the masnatc
have already gotten a new form Of cor
tract prepared for the Use Of the gan
I'm Tie future The old enc surely seen
to be ready for the discard.
Omaha ought to Rave another Wis
from John Shnlington Prince pretty scoi
for the board track needs some sort IF
boost right sudden. II doesn't sEo
signs Of making much Of a splash N u
auto racing game.
Jimmy kane's good eye frightened wh'
he got away from Omaha. and he h
been Iamming the bah 20 beat the oai
ever since. 1t may be that the return
Larry LeJenue helped him out little.
That short right field fence didn't SeF
TO worry Tom Blodgett bit He We
right on pitching Just the se"e' AIS
he knocked the ball into the river hh
self.
We see that the old stunt Of rig
folders throwing out runners al first {
clean hits is in order in the pillboN pal
at sioux City. Even cy Forsythe C
do IT.
Bennie Kauff got back to work wi
the Tip Tops yesterday. and it's as go'
a. 2to 1 that he viii nurse his ioD We
carefully for the next few weeks!
Pa has signed up new I"Hlef ny I
name OF Larson Larson hasn't any br
liant past record 20 boast Of. but
looks like the goods
The state league will start off with
whoop Friday Go 20 H. ladies.
Al those runaway races seem 10 ha
beaded in some place.
Did you see Bin Donovan's smile
uand yesterday