Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-06
SANDLOT GRID YEAR OYER
Curtain Rings Down on Amateur
Foot Ballists, with NOnpsreils
Undisputed Champs.
wIsNER LEADS THE STATE FIELD
By FRANK QUIaLEY.

At last the curtain has dropped on
Oldham Foot BAN and all the locals have
stored their grid paraphernalia in the
attic until 1918 rolls around.
The season Just closed was a big dis
appointment from the standpoint OF the
attendance at che games. Last year
crowds of over 1000 persons were fire.
quent. but this year an attendance OF 500
was considered large. Only two games
this year proved drawing cards, tho
parei-Wisner fray.
As far as interest among the oval
manipulators Is concerned II was above
par for more teams than ever registered
and the majority OF them were on deck
when the asbestos dropped. Although
the crowds expected failed to materinlize,
nevertheless all the teams were appar-
emily satisfied except the Glass A war
riors. In the latter mentioned class the
interest was unusually keen, especially
among the Nonpareils. Columbians and
Monmouth Parks. consequently they were
sadly disappointed with the size of the
crowds that showed up for the different
Class A squabbles.
No post mortems will be necessary this
year TO decide the championship OF this
city or state for the Nonpareiis are the
undisputed champions Of Omaha and
none OF their opponents are Directing TO
their claim. They compiled an envialabte
record, scoring approximately 15o points
to seven marked up by the oppositon
Much credit is due Phil Lynch, their ir-
| repressible and energetic manager, who
worked like a real trojan to put the Non
parcels on the map and Lynch came
pretty near nipping the state champion
ship, but after a strenuous battle was
compelled TO succumb to the superior ag-
gregetion from wisner, Neb.
On account of defeating the Omaha
contingent by seven points, wisner claims
the state championship and they are
willing to defend their claim against any
team which may doubt It.
In Class B, the Athletics claim the
championship and the writer IL willing
to chip in with them and hail them as
the champions. although the Nonpareil
Reserves dispute their claim. The only
foundation on which the Nonpareil Re-
serves base their claim is the fact that
the Athletics did not trim them while
playing under the Nonpareil appellation.
but the fact remains that the Athletics
dectsively whipped them when they called
themselves the Columbian Reserves and
| the next Sunday the Columbian Reserves
changed their monicker to Nonpareil Re
serves. They did not change their name
on account OF being trimmed. but on ac-
count OF a good proposition made to them
by the Nonpareil club. As champions of
the Class II gents In Omaha, the Ath-
letics wished to land the honors OF both
! cities. Omaha and Council Bluffs, con-
! seduently they challenged the Council
Bluffs Midgets. but on account of in
juries sustained by several players, the
neighbors across the waves were unable
to accept the challenge.
That Pioneer Foot Ball league went
through all the trials and fluctuations as.
I ISOLATED with an organization OF this kind
with unflinching courage, winning the
recognition OF the other teams not in
volved for their sticking qualities.