Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
AMATEUR CURTAIN IS UP
Practically All Leagues Are Organ
lied and Are Waiting for the
Bell to Sound.
MANY PRACT1C. aAMEs TODAY
by FRANK QUIGLEY.

Lost, strayed or stolen! One or the
other, will clear up the mystery of what
happened to the 1915 constitution and
bylaws of the Omaha Amateur Base Ball
association. on account of said loss the
constitution committee were up against
starchy proposition. but they managed
to get over the rocks and produced a
brand new constitution and a set of by
laws that were satisfactory.
Now the time is ripe for Johnny Kisten-
macher to call together the magnates
Of his proposed weekday league. To date
he has secured five carbon aggregations
and one TRIBE of Omaha firemen. He
might as we'll close the register and or
ganize. II they want a couple more
teams and II they can be secured Il will
be an easy matter to allow them a
franchise later.
Free Admission 10 Kids.
That new park to be known as the
Ducky Holmes base ball emporium To-
Gated at Thirty-first and Ames ave-
nue.. will be up-to-date as everything es-
sential has already been ordered. Ac-
cording to Ducky Holmes It will not
be necessary for the kids, to tear their
garments or disfigure themselves in or
der to gain admittance, because all the
kids will be admitted free. There will
be two games at this park every Sunday.
If climatic conditions are favorable
| this afternoon the base ball market will
rise away above par. Numerous teams
are billed TO clash this afternoon in prac-
| tice events. These premlinary tangles
will give the bosses an opportunity to
ascertain the strength OF the old guards
and also to acquaint themselves with the
ability of the raw material.
ouigley quits.
Several meetings are on the menu for
this week. The City league will meet
Monday and in all probability elect a
new president because the one now in
office is the chief of two leagues and
has decided to resign as president of the
City league.
On wednesday night the directors OF the
Omaha Amateur Base Ball association
will convene for the purpose OF making
the preparatory arrangements for the
opening day. The National and South
en leagues will meet Wednesday. Both
Of these league are shy a couple of teams
and any manager desiring a franchise
should be on deck. This is the last call
because these league will close the gates
next Wednesday. The American league
|
Managers OF this league are requested, II
possible. to have their forfeits on hand
The Inter-City league teams must have
their forfeit money in the hands of their
secretary on or before April or forfeit
their franchise
Preseason Gossip.
John McAndrews. a classy Class 3 ball
tosser, is still In the ranks of the un-
A crowd OF ball tossers TO be known As
the Cudahy Soap Works have Joined the
| Southern league.
Curtis Peterson. an elongated youth
has signed up to do the kinking for the
| Merchants Hotel.
Out at Chris Lyck park today the Wal
nut Grove Athletics will bump up against
theAleph Pro club.
The directors OF tho association are
| unanimously in favor OF anneNinR Bob
| Kroll to their corps.
Jawn Andrews. local slabster OF repute,
will start the fireworks with the Emil
| Hansen congregation
William Matthew. formerly with the
Brodegaard Crowns, is Mt present laid
up with a bum shaft
The Stays and the Modern woodmen
will take whirl at each other this after
noon at Fontenelle park.
Seventeen men will show up on the
Creighton field today 20 try out with the
| Murphy Did II troupe.
suchy, chief mogul Of the Hotel Castle
aggregation, says he IL going to mop up
ia tho Commercial league.
This afternoon the Frank Deweya will
| play practice game with the Omaha Gas
Co. team at Fort Omaha.
This Aleph Pro club will be represented
on Lhe turf this term by the gang form
eriy known as Hayden Bros
Next Sunday the Beselins Of the City
league will buckle up against the Dundee
Woolen Mills OF the American league.
Frank Carmody, formerly with the
Ducky Holmes bunch. has carved his
John Henry on q Burgess-Nash contract.
Down in Southtown Frank Barrett is
gathering together troupe that will
make the City league children step some.
Joe. Bowers VIII be at the steering
wheel for the recently organized Stays
You can communicate with him over Col
fax SS7.
The Council Bluffs Athletics dropped
their franchise in the Metropolitan league
and are now members OF the Southern
league.
AZ Riverside park this afternoon the
Polish Merchants will cross bats with the
Stars and Stripes at two and half
strikes
All dues and forfeit monies must be in
the hands OF the secretary on or before
a week prior 70 the opening OF the var
ious leagues.
Frank Golden. local foot balllst, with a
wide rep. jumped into Town the other day.
He will probably sign up with the Mer-
chants Hotel.
Any manager wishing to enter the
Southern league. a Class B organization,
over Tyler 1912.
Last week Jerry Kulhanek was elected
! secretary OF the Southern league. lie