Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-11
AMATEURS START
STOVE LEAGUE FIRE
Mass Meeting of Magnates,
Athletes and Fans to Be
Held Next Week.
LEAGUE HEADS GET BUSY
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.

hip! nit! D1ng! Dang! Inc DaSe oail
lid is off and naturally the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association is re-
sponsible for the lifting. Most any,
thing now in the base ball line is per-
missible. Of course, atmosphere
conditions will put a damper on out
side activities for some moons to
come, but inside work, such as gym
nastics, are being indulged in freely
by the molders of amateur base ball
history, and real inside base ball stuff
is rolled on the boards at the various
stove league hangouts.
The association is still in its in
fancy, this year being its fourth con-
secutive season on the turf. Again
Jake Isaacson will be the king pin and
has already proven to be wide
awake animal, containing sufficient
executive ability to stumble over all
the rocks that will be dumped in his
path. An old base ball gazaboa la
beled James Milota will handle the
secretary posish, that is matured in
base ball, but still under the thirty
mark in years. He will be ably as
sisted by William Blozies, vice pres
ident, formerly the secretary. New
men will be added to the coterie of
directors in event all the present
league magnates fail to be reelected
or voluntarily resign
Mass Meeting.
At the council chamber in the city
hall Wednesday, February 81, nam
moth mass meeting of magnates,
players and all of those interested in
the welfare of amateur base ball will
convene. An elaborate program will
be prepared, which will consist OF
orations by local men of base ball
prominence and a pair OF prominent
city officials, namely, Mayor Dahlman
and ]. B. Hun1mel, the great-grand-
father of Omaha recreation.
Friday, February l6, the city league
magnates will elect officers for the
ensuing season. They will bump paws
at Ernie Holmes rack-'em-up dugout,
located at SMteenth and Farnam
streets. Several new teams are espe-
cially anxious to secure berths in this
fast class B organization and they
will be afforded an opportunity to
draw for the coveted vacancies.
The American league, of which the
Chris Lycks ccpped the glory, will
hold their annual meeting Wednesday,
February 28, at the city hall. Appli-
cations for membership will be given
due consideration at this meeting.
In the very immediate future the
managers of the Greater Omaha
league will hold their annual ta1kfest
and election of officers. According to
the wiseacres not much progress will
be made in this league until the big
guns of the various teams get at least
an mixing OF what revisions will be
made in the present constitution of
the association. The fastest teams in
the city are members of this league.
The Luxus won the championship
last term.
II is the opinion of President Frank
Suchy OF the Commercial league, a
Saturday class A organization, that
he ascertain what action the board
of directors will take relative to eiigi-
bility rules before he calls meeting.
To date Frank Hubatka, the king
bolt of the Southern league, has not
definitely decided when he viii gather
his flock. Unquestionabiy new presi-
dent will have to be selected for this
league because Hubatka Is the man.
ager of the Corr Electrics and the
rules of the association will not allow
any person actively connected with a
| base ball team to run the business
affairs of any league.
No news is forthcoming from the
camp Of the Intercity league as yet
but these youngsters that upset the
dope and nabbed the class B cham
pionship last fall viii probably wake
UP before long. The mass meeting
will probably stimulate interest among
the members of this leagne as well
as other delinquents.
On Wednesday, February %, the
National league viii convene at the
city hall.
Evidently Bernard Hageman, the
cheese of the Booster league, will
dump his job because he has already
made known his intention of putting
the Trimble Brothers in the City
league. He will probably call togcth-
er the magnates Of the Booster league
next week.
Walter Nielsen is stirring up inter,
est among the members Of the Met
ropolitan league. No date as yet has
been set for the initial meeting. Last
season was the first offense for this
leapue and thew did remarkably we'll