Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
MANY GOOD GAMES
BILLED FOR TODAY
Melady Mavericks Hope to
Gain Lead of the Greater
Omaha Loop by Double
Win Over Ramblers.
By FRANK QUIGLEY.

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All goes we'll with the members OF
the Omaha Amateur Base Ball asso-
citation except that their practice has
been interrupted now and then on ac-
count of the inclement weather De-
spite this fact the boys are all in
pretty good shape, and, regardless OF
the rainy days and raw winds, they
have been encouraged and are ex-
tremely pleased by the way the fans
have turned out TO watch them dis
play their wares. Not much illness
has been reported, and, although sew
eral have been injured, nothing very
serious has happened.
Last Sunday the Melady Maver-
icks marched out on the diamond in
confidential style, but after their
quarrel with the Te-Be-Ces they
were much subdued 1t was an ex-
cellent wrangle, bubblng over with
thrills and terminated with the cigar
venders one man to the good. Today
the Ramblers will mix in double
header with the Mclady Mavericks
and if the latter succeed in winning
these two games they will be leading
the procession in the Greater Omaha
league. According to Otto Pecha,
manager of the Ramblers, the two
greatest surprises in life are twins,
but the two greatest surprises to
Omaha fandom will happen this aft
ernoon when the Ramblers will sur
prise the Melady Mavericks twice.
Manager Dennison says he is the man
that discovered No. IS and he is 60
ing to use it to hoodoo the Ramblers
with this afternoon.
In the City league the Murphy
Did Its will argue with the Walter G.
Clarks, owners of second place in
said league. At the present writing
the blacksmiths are launched in the
upper berth with a percentage Of
1000, but Manager Louis Vinquist of
the Clarks says he has mortgage on
this coveted position, which he is
going to foreclose this afternoon.
Battle For Position.
When the National Cash Register
and Central Furniture Store squads
tangle this afternoon at Riverview
park followers OF both teams are ex-
pecting to witness an exceptionally
nifty argument. This game will be for
blood, and buckets of it, because these
two teams are knotted for position
two in the American league.
1t seems as If the Dahlman Knights
are the only aggregation in the
Booster league that can freeze out the
Sample-Harts. 1t will be remembered
that the Krajiceks, now known as the
Sample Harts, glommcd the class c
rag last season, and have only been
punctured twice this term. Both de-
feats were administered by the Dahl
man Knights. In last Sundays battle
between the Knights and Samples,
Thomas Baumgardner, the Knight
kinkster, was the particular illumina-
ton, breezing fourteen and allowing
only two hits, and he iced the fracas
when he tipped one for the count
with one of his partners lounging on
the paths.
According to the opinion Of the
dope mixers of the Metropolitan
league, large crowd filled to the brlm
with pep and debate that will make
the blood boil is anticipated when the
Stays, leaders of said league, and the
Krajiceks, ninnerups, lock horns out
at Fontenelle park, 80 o'clock, this
afternoon. Lightell will most prob
ably kink 'em for the champions and
Dode Hubatka will be on the firing
line for the Krajiceks.
Lutes Makes Kick.
Captain Lutej of the Townsends
takes exception to the report that the
Townsends would be real sports and
replay the game recently forfeited to
them by the adjudicator. The silver
platter donation was made by the
Walnut Hill Merchants. The Mer-
chants waltzed homeward when the
barker ruled man they scored which
tied the count was illegal. Here is
the play. A runner on first, the bat
ter bunted the pill and the runner
rounded second and high-stepped it
for third. The fellow going to first
apparently did not know whether or
not he was out or safe, but turned to
the left, circled the base, and when he
noticed the horsehide airing it to
third he started for second, the
Townsends relayed the cherry to sec
ond ard again extinguished him, but