Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-04

teams have been granted franchises;
Albright HANDLERS, Montclairs, Tiny
Tots and South Omaha Tigers,
One more team is needed to conf
plete the Southern league, Already
the following teams have signed up:
Albright Merchants, McCarthys,
Krajiceks, North Omaha Boosters.
Beddeos, South Omaha Merchants
and Corr Electric. Officers will be
elected at the next meeting which
will be held Wednesday.
Eight teams have joined the
Booster league, namely, Trimble
Brothers Skookums, Omaha Baum
Iron Co., Tradesman, Dresher Broth
ers, Sample Motor Co., Mazdas,
Dahlman Knights and Graham Ice
Cream Co. Verne Mclean was elected
president of this league and Milton
Holland will hold down the secretary
posish. Each team will b; required
to put up a forfeit of S. per team and
the jack will be divided up as follows:
Sixty per cent to the winner of the
rag and 40 per cent to the runnerups.
They will play three-game series
and the bell will ring on Sunday,
April Is.
Sandlot Gossip.
The Young Mems Hebrew association will
organize q league composed OF four teams,
which will perambulate on the green every
Sunday morning. This league Will not be
connected with the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association. As a consequence no eligi-
bility rules will govern it.
So far Marty Flanagan, the Creighton
plgskin star, has not promised to play with
any base ball team,
Coke Carmody, a Class A player of merit,
has decided to play Glass d base ball this
season.
Prefke is on the sick list. Varicose veins
Is the cause OF his trouble. He was recently
operated on and is gradually recovering.
This season John Andrews will scout
around for the pleasure class.
Probably Blliam Dolson will gather some
kind of bunch together before many
moons roll by.
1t is about time for Roy Stacey OF the
Stars and Stripes to commence barking.
Albert Storm. leader of base ball society
in Council Bluffs, has decided not to re-
enlist this term
Some time ago Patrick McAndrews had
some junk up his sleeve with reference to
organizing a Class team. To date his
hand remains unemployed.
Although he is the big gun of pair
of pool halls and food parlOr, Frank
Woodruff says he will find time to linger
around the shortstop possh for the
Horace Erickson, star performer behind
the hickory, is still getting his squares in
Omaha. Glass managers please notice.
No charge for this tip.
1t is a rock bound double-barreled cinch
that Cecil Lehr will not pilot team this
season.
Bernard Hegeman is now wreath of
smiles. You would swear he had the ace
of joy coppered. but 1t is only fourteen
pound baby boy that accounts for the
smile.
In about month Buck Casey. the cheese
OF the Te-Be- Ces, will transport himself to
Washington, where he intends to spend a
few years and few bones.
James P. Mullen is going to stage a come
back and display his wares this summer.
This season Joseph Moran will be at the
helm for the Murphy Did Its. Under his
supervision the blacksmiths ought to ham
mer out another penDant.
Next Wednesday night the bosses of the
National league will assemble at the city
hall. Class A generals take notice.
Those Trimble Brothers have decided to
stay with the Class warriors because
they have dropped their franchise In the
City league.
The Corona club welcomed the oppor-
tunity to join the City league. This club
contains bunch Of members of the ginger
sort.
Frank suchy is still waiting for the
directors to go on record regarding a Sat-
urday Glass A league before he gets busy.
Carl Bachman has decided to throw up
the managerial duties Of the South Side
Merchants. Some fast Glass b teams should
put in bid for his services
This season the National Cash Registers
will ring into Class b. They were formerly
with the Booster league.