Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-27
AMATEURS ARE SPEEDING UP
Board of Directors Of Amateur As
sociation Will Meet Wednesday
to Make Plans for Year.
CONTRACTS WILL GO OUT SOON
NY FRANC QuIGLEY.

ganize the various leagues OF the Omaha
Amateur association Is now in full sway
and all the managers OF the different
teams are securing promises TO play
from every piece of base ball timber
available. In all probability the con-
tracts will be dished out at the meeting
OF the Omaha Amateur Base Ball asso-
citation directors next Wednesday night
at the city hall. At this meeting the
| constitution will be submitted to the d.
rectors for their approval
On the same night the American league
and the Southern league will meet and
make definite plans for the ensuing sea-
sons
Friday night three leagues. namely. City
league. National league and the Booster
league will meet and lay the foundation
| for this year.
All managers or a representative OF the
teams holding franchises in the afore-
mentioned leagues should be on hand in
order to retain their franchises and other
managers that are desirous of entering
a team should be. on the job and make
their wants known
| The undeniable fact that the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association ts. grow
ing rapidly was amply demonstrated at
the big macs meeting OF the amateurs
last week, when approximately 600 hui
mans decorated the scenery for the SUI
| preme purpose of inocculaing some
knowledge and also to give little gratis
advise for the benefit of all concerned
| Three years ago about $50 attended the
initiel meeting. Last year about 800
showed up and judging from the atten-
dance last week, the next mass meet
ing will have to be held at the Audi
tlrf fa
Greater Omaha Meets.
At q meeting OF the masnates Of the
Greater Omaha league last week 1t was
unanimously decided to deduct 80 per
cent of the gross receipts OF the various
inclosed parks for the park owner. then
per cent for the association and the re-
naming % per cent 10 ba played for, 90
per cent to the winner and 40 per cent
TO the loser, or any way the teams may
choose, The Burgess-Nash team took
over the franchise left open by the de-
parture OF the Blacks Kats. This team
will be all dolled up this season with
maroon-colored flannels. with black trim
mings and q golden monogram. The
magnates OF the Greater Omaha league
will meet against at the city hall tomor-
row evening.
Chris Lyck, well known hacker of va
rious base ball squads, has decided TO
pull in HIS horns, consequently he will
not affiliate with the class-A boys this
term A team 70 be known as the T.
B. C.'s. backed by Tracy Bros, will be
the bunch that Lyck win root for. They
will utilize the south diamond OF the
Douglas County Agriculture association
grounds and In ali probability will book
up in class-B circles with the City
league. Ralph Whitney will manage
this aggregation.
PRESEASON Gossip.
Hereafter the @. A. Nelson's will be
known as the Emil Hansens
The Murphy-Did-Its will have new. uni
trimmings.
The Nebraska Auto School gang will
roam around under the Beacon Press
appellation this season.
II is about time for the inter-City
ring in their camp TO date.
Another gang that will probably be
Sqs 0f the S race y the Micss1 tn VictrOss
Polan. Donahue, Burrlsh and swoboda,
formerly with the Brown Parks, will be
lined up with the Murphy-pid-Its.
Any oI%ss-4 ~ bs player: wfhlHs Ra6.,.rs
iTsO.
Now It is up 70 Thomas Noone to
scout up another backer II he intends to
be associated in Class circles this
year
That team known as oentleman's Hol-
lys will be back as strong as mustard,
but John A. Gentleman may not be their
backer.
Kocher. an old-timer with record a
mile long. will hook up with the Bur-
gess-Nash squad. He Is left-pawed
wiggler.
According TO the dope going the rounds
In the field, one Class A ana the other
Class b.
Sam Anderson will take care OF the
North Omaha Boosters on the field, I'm
der his tutorship this gang ought to
soar high.
This season the Townsend Gun com
pany will put up silver trophy cup to
be donated to the winner of the class
p championship.
Bluffs Joe Smiths last year. says he
! n going 10 cot out and frame his man
agerial aspirations.
The Emil Hansens will try their lack
Last season they won the Championship
Of the Booster league.
This season the North Omaha Boost
sTs, formerly the sam Moores' viii Join
the elass-A forces and land a franchise
in the National league.
Next Friday evening the. Bourgeois
team will hold their annual Banquet and
entertainment az Omaha Muck Verein
Seventeenth and cass streets.
Dueky Holmes Is supposed to cough up
some definitee knowledge relative to his
proposed ball park az the next meeting
OF the Greater Omaha league.
! When asked what the letters on his
Dougherty replied that the only reason