Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-06
Judgments

h
mann made the base hall world
gasp BY his apparent reckless ex.
penditures but his record his
summer bids we'll to make his for
mer one male in cornarison Weech-
mann is another Of thr trad;t;on,l
eeniuses who has "run shnrstr;nc
INTO a million" Only i is susnecteG
Wecchmann ran his shoestrinc ;ntn
several million. He became a mul,;.
millionaire through The restaurant
business, Now he has entered h,sr
ball. After spending thousands and
thousands OF dollars for talent when
A Federal, Wecehmauu snen, half a
million dollars in purchasing the
Cubs. He had the choice Of his old
Fed team and the Cubs loe Tin
ker made his plaver selections from
these TWO teams. but the amalpama-
ted Cubs failed to deliver the mer-
chandise. The ordinary mortal would
hest | could have snent a fortune
already" But Wceghmann isn't the
ordinary mortal He's a gambler
who does NOT hesitate 70 take the
longest kind of chance When he
learned his team needed strength
ening he Immediately bepan to comb
the bushes for stars lie mt in
bids for every highly -touted bushcr
in the minors I'm this way he Oh
tanned Shortstop Workman of Kansas
Civ. Outhelder Ioe Kelley Of Indian
apolis. Pitcher Nick Carter from the
same team and Catcher Rowdv E1.
Eot from OAKLAND NORMAN cost
over so GOO in cash and nlavers Kel,
lev cost s15O0O and Out6e1der
Zw;ll;ng Carter cost another S]4 0O0
and EI,;ot hronght another b;e
chunk And still Weeqhmann ;s moi
content. several more bio deals are
nend;ng The Ch;caoo m,cn,te ;s
The SENSATION NJ bast hall and his
uttar d;srag.rd for nonev ;s cars;no
his brothcr macnates 10 lose lois Of
y,l,,,h1e s1ern trv;no to 6orre ont
when i all will end
80
IL. , flash of 1;obtn;np ont Of a
hot stv l;ke fal,;n@ heir to for
t',ns @ III H. ne tnmnh 81 water On a
oarched rnr ,i" II rnat was the news from
& Iosa,h Thursdav that / m North
won gams On InIv North
,rrerched b;s arm, wb;ie EARNING I'm
'nNmon '' a. a. m,s ~" snrere ,vrench
~ ~ "a, sa'',i IA 49, r,9end re,d;,v And
i v.,s ie,red ~ North might never
counts show North hurled good
o,ne Thursday After the third in
n;ng he allowed hut one hit and did
nn+ nnte ;ss,e @ ws,k That means he
uh;zzed the ball over the nlate in
his d-t;me form, with his old-time
sneed his o1d-tine control, And it
,pates ali Omaha rejoice For with
Worth back in the game to take his
tvrn r.anl.rlv in the how if means
O,,,ho stords much better chance
~ boId ber 1e,d in the hitter fight
a. .b. tbs nsnr,nt North is eas;lv The
t,n;ri;no M M cl.ss of the loon-or at least
i,a m,s hefore The ;n;urv--and he will
;. ~ - b,Ii g.,nes Rut Omaha
w.. a,1,t re;o;ces because North is
n,.o1, ,,.I,,b1e member of the
ponrLe r,chine II is NOT so selfish.
!. .ou, a;o;.as fnr Nortb's sake Because
= ne'oto stonds a. exceIlent chance to
~ LOU h,eia sta',u, 'n 90 @ The majors # he can
~, he
, op "a a,d Il he does 90 m he stands
God a. ch,nce to sticS Here's hop
eoVu WV -h,ck ,t s. Ioseph
ny i, ~, ~ u x,,anert nor,e one
What has got INTO tne 81, Lours 1,ur,
browns rolloWlns d ad M.,eme msr, Id
fielder Jones lllen p'dteu wy IT,
ball untll lhe liliuu'e VI Juy'
team was way down Ill 'lie laoe "i.u
1t seemed as II II were uoolheu ~
stay down men suauenly II 1esan
to squirt ana up 10 SATURDAY i'du VIZ. -
fourteen stralght games II, 10y" -
passed the .ooo marx anu - WITHIN
striking distance OF the iead, II JonGs
can continue 10 SET even leanonao..
pace ille reSt OF the yeal .'lI n'oSnS Hn5
VIII tinish hlgh IN 1he ldnNs: IN n,ru
Just tor guess tne nroWns VIII toli-
tihue 10 play redi pal Iven oeio ~
me season std'1ep i'I ',,.h p'oIIo ~ iooi,ad
me earlharNS OF odl e'uo IT, ,no,, noINeI 80
h'sf'S e'"u on pdpcl 40 NNti, ~ a.
success was all enigma. N9oouy
Goula uhue'S'al'u IT.. put etlueiLiy .: -:
Jones mas sueoeeueu III e...,"f ,nS
men 10 piay'''e toee'ne.. n'u Jnnes Je'
IS good enough manager 10 ktep
them PLAYING loSetl'e'' A'lu tndl
means the browns are .. eolne 10 n;ah's ,l;ahe
,rouole Il. '''"' '''''S '''''O 'N''~ ~ oil
Tia .r,d. ~ EranL Schultz to
p;t,Db,,rnt "t " NV tbe Cb;cago Cubs was
,i1; e,,rnr;so deso;te thc
oi.',1'''s ,,,, ,, '" ,r,,ster M fn1lowed a, ID
Iae. 'n,'ont tna. Wy .h.t bonseDrlean;no ] in