Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-15
AMATEURS REFUSE
TO CLEAR PROBST
Holmes White Sox Star Still in
Bad With Association for
Delay in Making Apology
to Umpire Kocher.
By FRANK QUIGLEY.

The special meeting called by
President Isaacson of the Omaha
Amateur Baseball association di-
rectors was conundrum to most of
them and still remains an unsolved
puzzle.
At prior meeting held last Mon
day night the directors voted to sus-
pend Bernard Probst, warm corner
agent for the Holmes White Sox, be-
cause he failed to follow out their in
structions and apologize to Umpire.
Kocher before he participated in any
games coming under the jurisdiction
of the Omaha Amateur Baseball asso-
citation and pay into the treasury of
said association the sum of ST.
Many of the directors at the time
the above motion was approved were
opposed to such mild remedy, but
finally consented to withdraw their
objections because it was Probst's
first offense. Ernie Holmes, hacker
of the Holmes White Sox, of which
Probst is a member was present at
the meeting and thanked the directors
for the leniency extended to Probst.
Fails to Pay Fine.
Notwithstanding the mild punish
ment handed to Probst he failed to
do as requested, but committed an
other violation when he participated
in the Holmes-DeVol Victor game
staged last Sunday. He was skating
on thin ice and he knew the danger,
SO the directors decided to let the
ice break and drown Probst's base
ball aspirations for the balance of the
season. Ernie Holmes was present
at the meeting during which Probst
was given the hardware and although
he kicked strenuously against the ac-
tion taken by them, the directors
turned deaf ear to his plea and
would not rehear the case.
The writer introduced a motion to
allow Probst three more days to COM
ply with the wishes of the directors,
but second was not delivered. When
the directors were absolutely fire..
proof on this proposition it was pre-
posterous for President Isaacson to
call meeting last night, when he
absolutely knew the outcome would
be the same.
No Apology Yet.
President Isaacson said the reason
he called the meeting was at the re-
quest of Ernie Holmes, because
Holmes thought if the directors had
utilized some deliberation and had
not acted so hastily their decision
would have been different.
Umpire Louis Kocher declared that
Probst had not apologized to date.
If he wanted the directors to recon-
slider their action why did he not
apologize to Koeher since the decision
made by the directors last Monday
night?
Ernie Holmes was called to the
front and he stated that Probst was
unlucky on account of several close
decisions going against him the day
he plastered Umpire Kocher, but be-
cause he was always a real gentle
man on the diamond outside of per-
petrating this one offense, when he
lost his temper, he would consider it
a personal favor if the directors
would reinstate Probst.
Rehearing Refused.
Probst said he would apologize if
afforded another opportunity. Frank
Qingley made motion to rehear the
case and William Blozies seconded it
and the two-thirds majority necessary !
to rehear the case was not forthcom-'
ing. Skupa, member of the Sample
Harts' was allowed to play with the
Krajicek's and be prohibited from
playing class c ball for the rest of the
season. A motion was made to ad-
journ, seconded and the directors
waltzed homeward.