Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-18
DIRECTORS EAT WEDNESDAY
Managers Of Greater Omaha League
to Provide Banquet as Result
of Recent Ball Game.
IsAACsoN RESIGNS HIS JOB
BY FRANK oUIGLEY.

DI rNANh VO10LE1.
At last the directors of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association re-
ceived the joyful news that the mag
mates of the Greater Omaha league
had decided to banquet the directors
in sumptuous style on next Wednes-
day night. The reason for aforemen-
toned decision is that the magnates
failed to produce enough counters to
smother the directors in their recent
base ball debate, which terminated
with the directors two runs, to the
good. 1t was agreed before the tan
gle that the losers would have to dig
up the fodder. If as much comical
stuff is pulled off during the banquet
as occurred during their battle for
base ball supremacy the banquet will
unquestionably be distinct success.
Being provoked because some of
the directors Of the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association limited that he
was not broad-minded or fair-minded,
Jake Isaacson, president of the asso-
citation, has written out his resignation
and turned it in to Secretary Bloszies,
to take effect as soon as successor
is chosen. His resignation will be
confined to the waste basket imme-
diately upon receipt of same by the
directors because the directors would
not even consider accepting it. He
has always worked hard, conscien-
tiously and honestly, and in the esti-
nation OF the writer is the most COM
petent man that could be secured for
this position.
At the meeting of the Omaha ANA
teur Base Ball association last week,
the Greater Omaha league submitted
protest against the Commercial,
Class A, Saturday league, which was
declared reasonable and in many ways
injurious to the association, and it
decided not to wait for any further
developments before taking official
action. Although the constitution
was not violated by the Commercial
league, the directors did what they
thought would be fair and square with
the ones vitality concerned. Herewith
the case: The Greater Omaha league
asked that the Brandeis players play,
ing with the Hotel Castle be ousted
from participation in contests coming
under the jurisdiction of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association.
The directors went on record, max
ing the contracts of Dygert, Platz and
Oleson of the Brandeis with the Hotel
Castle null and void, and the general
sentiment was that if similar case
developed they would take the same
action.
Fans to Blame.
Umpires are only human, but some
Of the spectators that decorate the
sand lots seem to have a different
opinion, especially against the munich
pal adjudicators. The version of the
writer is that the spectators should
burden the onslaughts of rowdyism
so frequently directed towards the
amateur players, because in nine cases
out of ten the fans are indirectly re-
sponsible for any alteration that hobs
up. These municipal umpires, hired,
paid and backed by the city of Omaha,
are bunch of fellows that like base
ball, umpire because they love the
game. and are well trained under the
personal direction of George Clark
chief supervisor of the bankers. They
call every play as they lamp it with
out any intention of befriending any
particular party. Man is far from
being perfect, consequently mistakes
are made and will continue to occur,
which, if you are true sport, you
will overlook. There is no incentive
for one of these umpires to purposely
make an erroneous decision, so when
you know they are dishing out their
best efforts you ought to give them
the benefH of the doubt, at least on
a close play A lot of those blokes
with a giant physique and a dwarf's
disposition and full of childish tricks,
that always want to squawk, kick and
fight, ought to go into the pugilistic
game. Of course, on the other mitt
the umpres should not get swelled
bonnet and soak in the idea that they
are head and shoulders above the or
binary amateur.
The Kansas City Royal Giants, a
band of tar babies that hail from Kan
sas City, repudiated contract made
some time ago to play the Brandeis
consequently Manager Bradford had
to do some rapid-fire work to fill in
the open space on the calendar. He
signed Blair (Neb.). In the past few
years Blair and the Brandeis have
bumped against each other several
times and as all of the wrangles have
been close and interesting, it is a
safe wager that their jamboree this
afternoon will be peacherino. Olesor
will probably work on the mound foi
the Brandeis and Cook for the boys
from upstate.
The Pacific Coast league is in a
squabble over alleged violations of the
salary limit. A salary limit is a nice