Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-14
ANVIL CHORUS OF
FANS IS STOPPED
Youngsters Deliver Goods and
Hammer Artists Finally
Run Out of Material
for rawlings.
BY FRANK OUIGLEY

One marked improvement in the
conduct of amateur base ball fans
has been noticeable Of late. Knock
ing the youngsters has ceased to be
iavorite pastime of the bleacherites.
When the season opened fans
seemed to take a delight i'll panning
the young players who are just break
ing into the amateur association. But
the youngsters have been making
good and the hammering has stopped
somewhat
Fans should remember that knock
ing the kids does no good. The vet
Grams can stand it. Their hides are
tough and the yelps from the bleach
ers fail to penetrate. The young
chaps, however, are sensitive and
knocking hurts,
AT the last assembly of the mag
mates OF the Greater Omaha league,
new law was made and adopted I'M
anmously relating to dilatory man.
ayers who fail to deliver the profits
to Secretary Pecha on or before sew
en- days after a regular scheduled
frscas, so the money can be properly
divided among the various managers.
who, in turn, will distribute it among
the players. Npenalty for over
stepping this rule will be $500 for
the first offense and $500 for each
subsequent offense.
Dance Is Profitable.
Approximately one hundred and
fifty OF Uncle Sans silver boys were
stuffed into the strong box of the
Metropolitan league from their re-
cent dance. This was the initial Of
tense of this kind perpetrated by a
league that is a member of the Oma-
ha Amateur Base Ball association. 1t
is planned to give another dance next
fall and it is figured enough coin will
be gathered so an appropriate spread
can be enjoyed by the members of
the league.
At a recent meeting of the Metro
politan league the magnates decided
that hereafter all players who former
ly played class A ball, should be sane
toned by all managers before becom-
ing eligible to participate in any Of
the regular scheduled games of the
league.
Cut Down May IS.
May IS is cast off day for the teams
affiliated with the Greater Omaha
league. All team managers will have
10 swing the AK and chop three Of the
fifteen men now under contract.
President lsaacson of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association, has
appointed the following men who will
serve as chairmen of committees to
aid in drafting schedules and to ex-
anime eligibility of contracted players
for the season of 1917. Committee
on schedules, Walter Nelson, chair
man; committee on eligibility, Pat
rick Doyle, chairman. Because of the
large amount of work essential in
distributing the diamond assignments
so harmony will reign among the
managers and in order to keep an ac-
curate record of contracts the presi-
dent deemed it imperious that COM
mittees aid him in handling these de-
tails. Other members OF these CONF
mittees will be appointed and con-
flrmed at the meeting of the board of
directors at the city hall tomorrow
night. Hereafter, when the prcsi-
dent deems it advisable TO have a
representative at any game where
trouble is anticipated Walter Nelson
and Robert krell will act in that ca
pacity. When present at any row
where dispute is delaying play twill
hc THAR dutv tn aaI;ohten tho oreei I.