Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Judgments
MAHA got away to the custo-
\ mary start out in Denver.
Ninth inning rallies by the
4 Grizzlies grabbed the first two

Ninth inning rallies by the
" Grizzlies grabbed the first two
games played, after it had
been practically settled that Omaha
had them safe. Only one inference
can be drawn from this, and that
is the one pointed out many times,
that the visiting pitcher is sadly
handicapped in that mile-high air, and
unless he is uncommonly vigorous,
will break under the strain. None
know this better than the Denver
players, and their early season gains
have invariably been due to the fact.
No team opening the schedule in the
mountain town has ever escaped I'M
scathed. But the Omaha team didn't
show the class expected, at that. Pre-
paratory practice was held back by
bad weather, and the boys are in
there feeling their way. This I'M
easiness is bound to give way to bet
ter work as the players get better
acquainted with one another, and long
before the team reaches home it
should be going at a rate that will
support its championship position.
Governor Whitman's bill to repeal
the New York boxing law failed of
passage because of being two votes
short of the two-thirds majority re-
CURED, but it yet has another chance,
and its supporters feel very certain of
putting it over when it comes up
again before the Legislature. Here is
another example of what the sure
thing workers can do to sport. No
ripper field of suckers ever was discov-
cred than Broadway, and none ever
was closer CLEANED. Jobs and crook
ed deals of all kinds were put over,
but sooner or later the end had to
come, and it seems to be the only
wa yto head off dishonesty is to pro-
hibit the sport. 1t may be the means
of restoring prize fighting to some
thing of the glory it had in the days
when the pugilist was an outlaw and
not business man, and match was
made to decide which of two men
was the better and not to extort large
sums of money from gullible pub
lie, that smooth workers could have
opportunity to wrangle over the
division Of princely gate receipts.
Reorganization of athletics at Ne
braska ought to do something for
sports down there. DR.. Stewart is
made director, with full power to lay
all plans for the teams, and thus to
arrange his schedules and other de-
tails in such way as best will suit his
playing program. This Capitalization
of control is sure to benefit the man
agement, if it does not affect the play
ing. Mr.. Reed is retained as bust
ness manager and will look after the
financial details. No successor to
Dick Rutherford has as yet been Sc
lected, but list of eligibles of some
length is before DR.. Stewart, and he
will have plenty of time to pick his
man. 1t has been limited that the
future for Nebraska holds much of
major activity along other lines than
foot ball. The gridiron game is not
to be minimized in any particular, but
some of the other branches of sport
will get more attention than they have
had of late, and perhaps a track team
to match the foot ball organization
will follow.
Earl Caddock is cleaning up on his
newly won honors, and will some
day reach Anita with a bank roll
that will astonish the natives. Gene
Melady is plotting him around the
country, letting him meet everybody
and the gate receipts are good, for
the enthusiasts are searching the
woods for big ones to go against
Earl, and he is treating 'em all alike.
Likewise Joe Stecher seems to have
overlooked the fact that he lost the
championship, for he is topping over
mountains of meat as fast as they can
be set before him. His defeat by
Caddock doesn't appear to have
slowed him up any, and his name is
quite an attraction at the box office.
All of which presages really record
breaking crowd when the return
match between Earl and Joe is staged,
for lot of folks in this neck of the
woods cling to the belief that Stecher
yet can win.
Omaha fans have single duty
ahead of them. Last year this city
captured the Capper cup, offered for
largest attendance at any opening
game in the league 1t is up to the
home folks to see that this cup stays
right here. Only one way to do this:
Be sure to be present at Rourke
park on May l. when a whole lot
of the neighbors will be on hand and
regular opening day proceedings will
be varied by lot of stuff that goes
good with base ball. Including Broth
er Dawes homegrown COOLERS.
Any time Les Darcy, or the rest Of
them for that matter, feel like fighting
the trenches are open and nobody
barred.
Wait till the Rourke family gets so
it can concentrate its fire; Just wait.
Just pray for a sunshiny day next
Tuesday.