Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-30
EIGHT LEAGUES UNDER WAY
0ctette of Sandlot Loops Are Now
Providing Entertainment for
the Fans on Sundays.
MANY PROTESTS ARE HEARD
nv FRANk oI'IGLpy,

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Egg Sunday the American league and
city league started the fireworks with a
clean record. Not protest was registered
by an organization Of either league. with
these two leagues In full swing. the
Omaha Amateur Base Ball association
has eight leagues working on Sunday and
then when you take into consideration
the Saturday teams and the independent
teams, the local fans are well fortified
for sandlot entertainment
When tie board of directors ~ the
Omaha Amateur Base Bah association
convened last Wednesday Il found Sow
erol protests on the menu and couple
Of questions relative 10 the eligibility OF
certain players were produced. Ray Hob
bins Hoffman Of Trimblc Bros was re-
instated. lie wns suspended sometime ago
for insubordnation Larry Donahoe. who
was indefinitely suspended because he
cracked Supervisor Brown IN the mush
will have 10 be content on the waiting
list because the directors decided to
leave the matter up 10 George clark,
chief supervisor. The protest By the Gate
City Machine Works against the Dahl
mGn knights was not allowed because
the three reasons on which the former
laid It's foundation for said protest were
questions Of whether or not the umpire
erred In judgment Because the manager
Of the Western Union Electrical club
did not play tho game with tho A. o. u.
w under protest and agreed TO let
certain players not under contract par
tIcipate IN The game the protest OF the
Western Union was thrown out and the
a. o. w. will be credited with a vic
tory
The Mazdas protested game played
with the Trimbles because the umpire
called q man out for cutting n bag, which
they daim the umpire could not have
seen. unless he is freak Of nature with
lamps In the back OF his roof and also
because the game was called at 3.25 p.
IN, Protest was not allowed.
Several other protests will be settled
when the directors convene at the coun-
ell chamber OF the city hall on next
Wednesday.
brown Parks Omit.
Tho Brown Park Merchants team. a
member Of the city league since its i'm
ceptlon, brought gloom in large gobs
TO the Omaha Amateur association when
the news leaked out that Il would
abandon the field. This team has been
a ringleader In local base ball circles
II has always fought hard for every
inch and this team will be remembered
by the local exponents Of the game for
many a moon. Several players signed
up by Manager Barrett refused to don
the spanges and he found II would be
q difficult matter to fil up the gaps
left open by their departure, so he
tossed up the reins.
Play nj Blair.
AZ the meeting OF the Greater Omaha
league last week Il was agreed that tho
league teams would perform at Blair.
Nob,, on their off Sundays. a provision
being made that II something out OF
the ordinary would necessltate a can
collation. notice ono week In advance
would suffice. The financial end VIII
be determined by sliding scale as per
suggestion OF President Cook liers
is the scale Receipts under $50, visiting
club 20 receive $40 and expenses re-
oeipts from so To so visiting club 70
receive ii6 and expenses receipts from
so 70 50. visiting club TO receive so and
expenses receipts over SO optional with
visiting club 20 pas either nfty and
fifty or sixty and fotty 1he board ot
arbitration of the Greater Omaha League
decided that the protested e8mt between
the LuSua and taurgenls should b.
played over Roth team inauaaers
fought stenuously for the same, hut the
decision made will sin the approval %
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