Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31


private Western league to
assemble In Chicago today,
sA1lSIWI acting, he says, under in
SY structions from the board OF
directors" Presumably this board con-
sists OF Messrs. Isbell and Holland, who
we're ousted at the Omaha meeting, when
Tip. himself, was tossed over the tran
som. That meeting was not called by
the board OF directors, but by a majority
Of the team owners, six of the eight
taking part in the session. 1t was called
because oNeill declined to pay any at
tention to a request from the owners
Of the teams. and his subsequent ousting
was the reason that he had declined to
pay attention to the request of the men
. Who employed him. Isbell and Holland
declined to participate in the meeting.
and they too were set aside. That fs
the way the matter now stands, and
the affair will come squarely before the
National Association of 4AInor League
Base Ball Clubs, when that august body
gathers at San Francisco next week.
o'Neill insists he is president of the
Western league, and Messrs. Hanion of
Sioux City, Jones of Lincoln, McGill Of
Lenver, Savage OF Topeka and Rourke
of Omaha say he is not. Isbell and
Holland say he is, and the Wichita folks
have been on both sides OF the question.
1t is not likely that many OF the owners
OF the clubs will be at the meeting called
In Chicago today. nor that any action
taken there will have much effect on
the course to be followed at San Fran
cisco, It will there be determined IL the
owners of the teams, or somebody they
employ is to have the full direction of
the destinies of the league.
And another of the so-called wrestling
champions from the east has tested out
Joe Stecher's prowess. and gone home
satisfied. IL not contented. Still others
are to be brought on here for the purpose
of trying conclusions with him, or looking
for little easy money. In the way OF the
losers end. which is the same thing. All
of these mountains OF flesh are cham
pions," some OF the world. others OF the
universe, but they all look alike to Joe,
who isn't conceded to be champion Of
anything by the wise guys. some Of
whom will hardly admit that Stecher is a
wrestler For the matter Of that, he
' isn't; he's a specialist
Yale authorities decline to recede from
their position on summer base ball, TO
the extent Of reinstating the athletic
stars recently resigned from all forms
Of athletics at the university. Mime
sofa authorities not only refused to back,
but actually expelled the offending stu
dent from the university. This ought to
be ample warning to the boys who are
inclined to take chances on the rule
Only one way is known to be clean, and
that is to keep clean.
Rumors Of settlement between the
Federals and the older leagues are again
heard. but 1t Is little early in the sea-
son to get right down to brass tacks
on the matter. The rumors will be
handed around all winter long, unless
something turns up to make better dope
stories. 1t Is admitted, however, as one
OF the facts of the late season, that the
Kansas City Federal club lost SSS.S2O q
sum that puts 1t into majors in one
sense. at least.
Almost anybody will do as an OPP
ponent for Jess Willard. II only the
New York promoters can get their
fingers into the pie; then the great
American public Will be handed another
- bunch. such as It got in the Mcfarland
Gibbons farce, and will go home kick
ing. These promoters have to live some
way. though, and they know the crop
OF suckers is always ripe and there's nc
closed season on them.
It's too bad a lot of US poor boobs
didn't know what we were getting out
at Rourke park last Sunday. Some OF
us were simple enough to think we were
watching a pretty nice exhibition game
but we found out better when we read
the papers next evening, and learned Il
was a sorry farce. Wonder what real
exhibition game would look like7
Who's going to pay for that special
on which the minor league PRESIDENT
will travel between Chicago and sar
Francisco? II ought to make the team
owners feel good to think that. in spit'
Of the poor season. the men who arr
drawing pay from the leagues can affor,
such luxurious travel.
George Stone has consulted with DuckS
Holmes about the purchase of the LIN
soln franchise and team from Hughi,
tones. but hasn't as yet said what he Il
going 10 DO. Meantime. Holmes Is still
pursuing subscribers for stock in tn.
company he is going to form.
n Wen. if Gene Melady does buy out BIZ
Rourke. Wen know that the Omaha bal
team has passed into the hands OF
good sport. But he'll find It differen
getting people out to see ball games.
II the weather man had been as goo
10 the base ball men as he is TO tn
foot hall nlavera the deffcff xrouIa baty