Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-08
HASBEENS. FORGET
OIL CHARLEY HORSE
Old Timers Romp Onto Dia-
monds and Play Base Ball
With Nimble Youngsters.
BUT YOUTH WINS THE DAY
By FRANK QUIGLEY.


vacant lots were the scene of much
activity, where coolies of players hit
ting the bounds of age anywhere from
Is to 40 years were going through
tie customary ioutine of spring train
ing 1t was evident that the young
sters will push some of the oldtimers
INTO Camp Hasbeen, because they
have exhibited lightning checking the
pill, accuracy of arm, mental ability
and Dan Patch stuff on the paths. 1t
is lead pipe that speed is knock
Gu, which compels the seniority boys
to take the count. No hospital GER
tifcates we're dealt out last Sunday
and Herzogs and Cobbs were con-
spicuous by their absence.
Rush of Recruits.
Today will be a repetition OF last
Sunday, with the exception that more
conflicts are billed than on last Sun
day and more pl ayers will answer the
ro1 call.
The nothing doing" placard greet
ed the directors that peeped in for
tine meeting billed last week. Conse-
quently they adjourned until tomor-
row night, when they will convene
in the council chamber OF the city
hall. In this age of preparedness it is
essential that all the directors are on
de k at this meeting (Which will be
the final one before the doors OF ANA
teur base ball are unlocked) in order
to approve or reject plans for OPEN
ing day, which In some of the leagues
is set for next Sunday, April IS:
Diamond Dust.
-Four Of the six leagues that are now
bonafide members of the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association will open the gates
next Sunday, namely, Greater Omaha league
Metropolitan league, Booster league and the
Inter-City league. There are twenty nine
teams In thse four leagues and fourteen
games under the Jurisdiction Of the associ-
alton will be reeied off next Sunday. One
team. namely the Polish Merchants. a mem
Der Of the Greater Omaha league, which
consists Of seven teams thereby making 1t
necessary for one to loaf every Sunday, will
lay off next Sunday.
City league and Nthe American league, con-
slsting Of six teams each. will fire the open
Ing shot. These two leagues are Class B
organizations.
Managers Of the various teams should
feep In mind the fact that all contracts Of
players that will participate In the opening
games must be on file In the office Of the
president Of the Omaha Amateur Base Ball
association five days prior to the initial
debate. Consequently the leagues that roll
the horsehide next Sunday should have all
their contracts on fi's on or before next
Tuesday.
Z At the city hall next Tuesday the mag
mates Of the Greater Omaha league will as
semble for the final session before the OPEN
ing game. The schedule will probably be
adopted and some action will be taken rela-
tive to Armour park. From a financial
standpoint the big guns Of the Greater
Omaha league do not favor utilizing Armour
park because the other three parks at their
disposal would prove more prolific with
jingles
Now the American league Is organized and
ready for the signal to jump into the arena.
The following teams compose this league,
namely: Townsends, South Omaha Mer-
chants, Swift & Co. National Cash Registers,
Omaha Bicycle Indians and McCarthys. II
was decided TO put up forfeit Of $40 per
team, Said forfeit to be In the hands of
Secretary Wolfe on or before Monday, April
l6. the date Of their next meeting.
At Meladys Meadow today the Townsends
will take a whirl at the famous Melady
Bros congregation and at Ernie Holmes
base ball emporium the Holmes White Sox
will battle with the Brandeis squad On the
municipal lot at Thirty-second and Dewey
avenue the Murphy Did Its and the Omaha
Bicycle Indians will clash.
With Bill schall leading the Dresher
Bros army they ought to compile an envi-
able record.
Approximately twenty leather plasterers
showed UP for the initial workout Of tho
Te-Be.Ces at Miller park last Sunday
Next Friday. April IS, the Te-BeCes will
give their annual dance. Evidently these
fellows are not the least bit superstitious.
Gus Voss will snag the cherries behind the
beit.'em station for the Townsends. He is
a classy backstopper and some htsmith
Thomas Kinky Foran was out tossing the
pill around last Sunday. He Is probably
going to stage a comeback.
Behind the stick Shang Delehanty Is a
mountain Of strength for the Sample Hart
crew. He also cracks 'em often and hard.
Benny Altman and Roger Kelley will at
tempt to make the grade with the Murphy
Did Its. These fellows ought to be able to
grab berth,
With James Moylan and Frank Potach
on the firing line the Ramblers should not
md the sailing difficult In the Greater
Omaha league.
Teams wishing notes in these columns
kindly call Frank Quigley at Douglas 225s,
or address communications to sos North
Sixteenth street.
These columns are reserved for all the
vicinity and Independent teams are entitled
to the same courtesy as members Of the
Omaha Amateur Base Ball association.
In Goodran the Sampler Harris have an ex-
cellent twrler His bunchback contains pug
slers difficult to solve.
Bliliam Ammons. king pin OF the Metro
politan league. has developed into real
hustler. Men Of his caliber make excellent
pillars for the Omaha Amateur Base Ball
association.
Although one Of his knees IL slightly on
the blink, nevertheless Bill Holbrook will
skim In an outer berth for the Tel -Ces
For years the name Hollys has been con-
spicuous IN local base ball society, but this
year'it will be conspicuous by It's absence,
Nothing to II but q clean sweep without
q broom tor the Murphy Did It's in the
city league, according to Joseph Moran.
Before the season 10 far advanced the
Grain Exchange team Of the City league
Will probably be IN the Ilmelight.
Before many moons roll by something win
be known relative to the ability OF Jawn
Hasen managing a ball club He will be at
the wheel for the Holmes white Socks.
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