Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-18
NEED GENUS ANGEL
FOR AMATEUR TEAMS
Good Teams in Field, But Need
Assistance Of Reliable
Backers.
MANY NEW SQUADS START
BY FRANK oUIGLEY.

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At the last meeting of the directors
of the Omaha Amateur Base Ball as
ISOLATION it was discovered that sever
aiieagues are in poor condition be-
cause of the fact that it Is a difficult
matter to secure proper financial aid
Years ago before the amateurs Of
Omaha were organized and when nc
restrictions governed their actions
many a good base ball hacker was
handed a sleep tablet and is still com,
peting with Rip Van Wrinkle as far as
assisting local base ball team is con-
cerned. But now the time is ripe for
them to come out of their trance for
the chances OF being trimmed by q
manager of local bunch OF diamond
gladiators has been reduced to the
minimum and it is 100 to shot that
any corporation, firm or individual
that backs team will not be able to
unearth reason for becoming skepti-
cal. 1t was suggested by one of the
board that a letter of explanation
should be sent to the Commercial and
Rotary clubs, asking for their assist
ance in Obtaining reliable hackers In
event the Greater Omaha league de-
cides to play on Saturday and Sunday
each team will be allowed to sign
twenty men and cut to fifteen on
June l.
Demand Return of Uniforms.
Letters will be sent to players in
possession OF borrowed base ball
paraphernalia requesting the return of
same, otherwise they will be ousted
from the association until the prop
erty in question is in the hands Of the
owners. TIL, meeting night Of the d.
rectors of the association was changed
from Wednesday to Monday and they
will convene again on next Monday.
Unusual interest in base ball is being
manifested at the Union Pacific head
quarters and shops. 1t is the inten-
ton of several base ball highbrows
affiliated with the above steam works
to organize q league composed OF
eight teams to play on Saturdays.
Shelter Gets Action.
At the American Smelling and Re-
fning company, Fifth and Douglas
streets, base ball diamond will be
laid out and league organized, rep
resenting, six different departments.
Two games will be played every Sat-
urday afternoon and one every We'd
nesday evening. AT the expiration Of
this season the speed merchants will
be picked from these six teams and
they will represent the American
Smelling and Refining company in
the Greater Omaha league next year
The league will continue to exist and
the holes left open by the stars will
be plugged by newcomers. In event
any of the choice children fail to
make good as Greater Omaha
lcaguers they will be re1egated back
to the league and others will grad
uate.
The next meeting of the Greater
Omaha league will determine whether
1t will be composed of six or eight
teams. These teams are now bona
fide members: Armours, Te-Be-Ces,
Dennisons, Ernie Holmes, De Vol
Victors and Ramblers. A president
and secretary will probably be elected
at the next meeting. .-.,
President Frank Jacobs Of the City
league will have the schedule made
out for his magnates to take slant
at when they congregate again on
Wednesday, March Is. The vacancy
left open in this league by the de-
parture of the Montclairs was corked
up by the Grain Exchange team, for
merly a member of the Metropolitan
league. Each team will be required
to deposit forfeit of ten bones, to
be split, go per cent to the rag
glommers and 40 per cent to the run
ners-up.
Opening in American.
Now the American league has six
fast teams, but it decided to leave
the books open until next Wednes-
day, when the big guns will assemble.
The Chris Lycks are looking for
hacker and if successful they will be
reinstated and another team will be
added to make an eight-team league.
The new members of this league are
the McCarthys and Waterloo Cream
cry company. f.......
When the McCarthys joined the
American league and the Grain Ex-
change hooked a franchise in the
City league 1t left the Metropolitan
league with three teams and the
Southern league with the same num-
Der, so the writer suggested that
these two leagues consolidate, which
they did. The name of the league
was decided by flip of coin.
Metropolitan League.
1t will be known as the Metropoli-
tan league. William Ammons was
elected president and Victor B. Lund,
secretary. The following teams COM
pose this league: Krajiceks, Modern
Woodmen, Stays, Woodmen Of the
World, Albright Merchants, and
Beddeos.
Because the Baum Iron company
squad got cold feet during the slushy
weather last week and dropped out
of the Booster league three teams
were compelled to draw for the fran
chise and the Mandan Parks,
South Side crew, drew the lucky num-
Der. All the teams in this league
have secured their contracts and paid
their forfeits.
Lyle Blunt was crowned president
Of the Intercity league. Under his
supervision this league should sail
through without much trouble.
New Class &c" League.
In all probability another Class C