Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-07
AMATEURS FOOL JuP PLUVTUS
sandlot Athletes Stage Combats De.
spite Pernicious Activities of
the Weather Man.
GREATER OMAHA RACE CLOSE
~ PRANK aUI0LEY.

Although atmospheric conditions were
rather unsettled and tho water faucets
needed few washers TO keep them from
leaking on last Sunday, nevertheless the
majority OF the local pill showers rolled
out on the green and played regardless
Of The ipclement weather Naturally some
Of tho games booked for last Sunday were
postponed because somo OF the gugary
boys didn't care TO melt their ambitions
while chilly drizzly rain was on the
bill Of faro. but the Villas, or nerve dudeg,
didn't even give Mr.. Rain pleasant
smile. When a majority Of the local
exDonents OF the national pastime will
get out and display thoir wares on a
day Ike last sunday, the natural suppo.
sition would be that amateur base ball
vii. reign supreme as tho master Of
sports for many moon in and around
these jungles.
Tho Joe Smiths, for several years the
big noise in amateur circles across the
swayes have decided TO yacate their old
patch at Thirty-nfth and Broadway.
Council Bluffs The main reason for
deserting the old field Is that said loca-
tion is not centrally located consequently
tho receipts would not warrant another
season nj the old stand They will move
70 Sixteenth avenue and sixth street.
This Is the lot formerly occupied by the
Ideal Hustlera When the latter con-
trolled this park large crowds were ~
ways on deck and II IL O. safe bet that
tho Joe Smiths will mako their tenancy
eventually develop into repetition Of
what happened before. Al strom will
head the Joe Smith combination. and he
will be ready to book games with Omaha
teams IN the very immediate future.
Cut 10 Five Teams.
AZ meeting Of the Commercial league
last week the magnates decided to have
only five teams. namely, Burns Hol-
sums, Hotel Castle. Armours McGraw
Electrics and Burgess-Nash. James
Mileta gave up the presidential chair and
=. J. suchy was unanimously pushed into
his shoes. Dave (Red) Guyer was
handed the secretary polish. with these
two gents handling the reinA the Com
mereial league should sail along, no
matter how rough the sea u.s. This
league Will meet again next Thursday
and adopt IFS constitution.
All week the wiseacres have been work.
ing Their thought reservoirs overtime en-
deayoring to figure out what team will
lead the list IN the Greater Omaha league
when this afternoon Is history. At the
present writing the Bourgeois, Luxus
and omaha Gas company have per-
centage Of 900 opposite their monickers
II Is mortal cinch that one gang has
TO vacate. II the Bourgeois trim the
Bnrgess-Nash crew II will retain its high
mark. Now the Gas company and tho
Luxus will sure put on real battle
royal for supremacy IN order 10 stick on
perch number one. Both sides are spill
ing the loquacious junk as 10 how they
will turn the trick. but one team will
be compelled 10 seek sympathy in camp
remorseful Holland or Dyok will stick
EN- over for the Luxus, while Newt
shaffer or Jawn Hickey will be on the
firing line for the Omaha Gas company.
AlI-Nations Coming.
Next Saturday the Affiliations will In
wade this fair city and endeavor 10 show
the RrAhdeis troupe just how the ma
uonal game should be played. They viii
also lunch here ON sunday. and met
dentaily endeayor 70 wallop the nrAndsis
on that afternoon, Donaldson and Men
fss are still on the pay roll. and new
Cuban, TAGGED ilermandes. has answered
the roll call A few other new faces
Hill be seen IN tho Affiliations lineup
Next Wednesday tho directors will
agnin convene al tho city hall Several
protests ara On the blli ~ fare n seems
a. though me majority ~ these pro
Tesla could ha settled N tha various
leaspea SEVEN ar olght mABagefA aushF
II ~ ahle " conceive SONS eay ~ ad
iusilnE a pFutsst Satisfactorily without