Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-15
Gossip of the Sand Lots

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This season Arthur Moran will be one OF
the municipal bankers He used TO hold
down the pivot station for the Murphy Did
Its.
BY hitching Denny o'3rlen on to the
Murphy Did Its, Joseph Moran IL not wor-
ried about the left pasture.
The ma joriiy Of the graduates from class
p are affiliated with the Te- BE Ce's Of the
Greater Omaha league. Here 10 hoping that
they are as strong as mustard
This afternoon the Beseiins will take a
shot at the base ball manlpulators stationed
at Yutan, Neb The Yutan horsehide tossers
have Joined the Sanders County league.
In KreJic, Deyine, Lismond. Clements,
Ludwieh and Donovan the Beseiins have an
army Of hitsmiths that are liable to wreck
any game.
Three cheers, Ralph futile is again going
to gamble on the green, Ralph has signed
up with the Beselins.
Now Fred Prefke 10 again able to waltz
around on his stills. Fred's props have
given him considerable trouble since the
curtain dropped last fall.
Teams wishing to commune With w,',i.m
Ammons. president OF the Metropolitan
league. can cali him over Douglas 6754 or
Next sunday at Rourke park Matte Me-
Grsth's All Stars will take = whirl at the
Brandeis aggregation. 49,.
To date the Adams family y unsigned
They are class A sphere artists. Ernie Is q
first sacker, Joseph Is a twirler and Alfred
picks 'em off behind the bat.
1t looks as II Hillard Morearty has tied
the hardware to his base ball aspirations.
He IL unusually quiet this season.
Well, well, Potts Sandan. . class A
catcher. and Yves Baker. q class A holster.
have signed up with the woodmen OF the
World team, q class B organization.
Victor b. Lund, secretary OF the Metro
polithn league. 10 some hustler. He IL al
ways willing to boost amateur base ball To
the clouds.
Now II Is up TO Ernest currin to demon.
strate his managerial ability. He will be at
the helm for the recently organised Omaha
Crockery Company squad. .-r
With H.. II. Dudley at the wheel. the
Western Union congregation ought to go
skyward instead Of cellsrwArd this season.
In all probability Anita. la, will boast Of
base ball team this season, known as the
Csddock Colts.
Cain. De Vol. Bowley. Langhsine and Ken
nedy are new faces that will be associated
with the champion Armours this season.
Mccarthy IL q new geek mucitaged to the
Holmes tribe that might surprise a few OF
the natives before many moons roll by.
Neither one Of the sutey brothers made
the grade at Joplin, Mo. To date James has
not signed up with q local squad but George
will parade In the left patch for Melady
Bros.
Those Badura brothers will undoubtedly
inject mountains Of lip Into the Polish Mer-
chants. Stanley Badura will perform behind
the hat and J. Badura VIII be the Jisger OF
right field.
Perry Van wormer, Edward Ford Kid
supernois and Francis are Q bunch Of ex-
cellent kinkers that will push out their pug
slsrs for the Q. u. DE Vol Victors.
At last Samuel Feltman has put his John
Henry on 9 contract He will take care Of
one of the gardens for the Te-Be-Css.
The Albright Merchants have fallen by the
wayside. The Modern woodmen team
plugged up the hole left open by their de-
parture from the Metropolitan league.
An exceptional extremity IL very notice.
abs In the backstopping department Of the
Court House Boomers Ruth Foran tips
the beams at approximately io5 and Miss
Berger, the other catcher. would make an
excellent sparrins partner for Jess Willard.
James Rush has been assigned to the
managerial posish for the Court House
Boomers, II his menicker is symbolic Of
his activity the Boomers will demonstrate
soms speed.
cisve Hull, chief Of the Omaha Gas Com
pany squad last season, does not intend to
sign up with a class A team. He will prob
ably do o little kInking out in the sticks
According to the Ramblsrs. Enrieo caruso,
John Mccormick and Alma Giuck have not
got thing on Irma Podalek, Hazel Reed
and Hilda Rice. These girls entertained the
Ramblers at their recent banquet with mu-
sic and songs,
Two weeks from today Holmes white sox
will endeavor to take n fail out OF the
Brandeis troupe. Said battle will DO staged
at Rourks park.
The South Side diamond, located at Twen-
ty-fifth and W streets, 10 now In shape and
local gladiators will be seen in action there
today.
Today Is the off Sunday for the Polish
Merchants of the Greater Omaha league.
This season Billiam Fox will not be mn-
nicipal umpire. He might possibly DO added
to the Greater Omaha league corps.
When the new grandstand is completed at
Holmes park, the seating capacity will be
approximately 1900,
The Rambiers are firmly convinced that
they will not have to sing that pathetic lit
" ballad. al the Tall with Lonesome
Evidently the Greater Omaha league has
no regard OF the II. @. l.. prices. because
they reduced the price Of admission to
Greater Omaha league parks.
Although John Lane sid his darndest to
keep the Albright Merchants above water.
nevertheless they were sunk and the kaiser
aiu NV hHoH " tninB hDout u,
George Graham failed to snare a hacker,
70 he was compelled to turn his flock loose.
II Is shock to amateur base ball 10 lose
q capable general like Graham.
Pete Peterson, who used to hurl for the
Modern Woodmen. is looking for a berth
with some fast team. He IL a classy pitcher
with kinks and speed galore.
Under the guardianship Of Leonard An
dersvn the j. d. Roots ought to show some
speed In the Inter-City league.
This year Milton Holland IL very en-
thusiastie, bassballieaIly speaking. He says
his Sample-Hart crew will hook the rag
Of the Booster league.
II. w. Brace, the manager Of the Trades
man, could use his monicker to brace up
the Tradssman In the pinches
Botch slizawski will be ut the helm for
the Trimble Bros Jrs. He Ii general
that will make his army toe the mark
Clifford Long, the lad that glommed fame
on the sridiron as quarterback for Creighton