Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-20
STENCIL CASE UP
| TO AMATEUR BOARD
Class A Star Encounters Trou-
BILE for Holding Up Sweater
Given Him by Gas Com
pany Last Year.
By FRANK oUIGLEY.


While rowdyism is strictly taboo,
Omaha amateur base ball conflicts
have yet to reach the pink tea stage,
players still remind the umpire he is
no angel and that Uncle Sam couldn't
use him because of his eyesight, and
the result is that the average fan gen.
orally finds an afternoon of entertain
ment when he watches an Omaha
amateur contest. The average fan
seeks excitement and few games are
played in which he fails to get what
he wants.
When the directors of the Omaha
Amateur Base Ball association assem-
Bile at the city hall tomorrow night,
their big problem will be to decide
on the eligibility of Carl Stengel. The
case was heard last week and decided
in the favor OF. the gas company, but
will bob up for a rehearing tomorrow
night. Because of rule Of the asso-
citation a damper has been put on
the base ball activity of Carl, who is
one OF the best base ball players in
this growing metropolis, being fast on
his pillars, terrific slugger, sure
Judge and catcher of cloud bumpers
and the proprietor of an excellent top
story.
Many inquiries have been made by
the fans relative to his non-appear-
ance on the diamond. Here is the rea-
son. According to Carl he was to
automatically become the owner Of
sweater coat at the termination Of
last season. The sweater is one the
Omaha Gas company provides fol
each player. Now the illuminating
factory comes forth with a different
story and has requested the Omaha
Amateur association to act as its col
lection agency and get the sweater Of
keep Stengel out of the game. >,
| Carl declares the gas company will
have to asphyxiate him in order t.
get the sweater coat.
Several Protests Ahead.
Several protests will come befor'
the board tomorrow night and any
manager who has received a notice t.
be present to look after his Interests
will forfeit his chance to the game ii
question if he fails to show up.
| At last the Magic City, formerly thu
South Omaha Merchants, have Sc
cured financial assistance. Hereafte
they will be known as the Contra
Furniture Store. Their new backe
has purchased them dandy uniform
and jerseys and has also promised t.
attend to their various base ball want
during the season. This is the initia
| plunge for this furniture store and
picked bunch Of stickers who will
nail prominent place in the Amer
can league even if they don't win tn
pennant.
Although slightly crippled becaus
of the fact that William Conklin AM
George Shaw joined the navy, tn
Tradesmen buckled up their belts an
went after the Dahlman Knights i
real submarine fashion, finally emere
ing with a to 4 victory and BLOWN!
1.-THE Dahlman Knights down the lad
der in the Booster league.
Holmes to Bluffs. :
Today the Holmes White Sox tear
.. will make their first invasion into fol
: eign territory when it will hook u
with the c. B. DeVol Victors acros
) the waves, and if it makes the enem
: surrender in the name of base ba
superiority it will lead the parade
the Greater Omaha league! becaus
a the Luxus lay off today and the Al
mours are behind one game becaus
of their off Sunday. Each one of the:
teams have only dropped one gam
so far, but the percentage colum
does not show them even. The Nj
: lady Mavericks will not bulge in II
i standing and it is up to the Ramblel
and C. B. DeVol Victors to unlos
!: some grease in the path Of the Holm
a White Sox and Armours.
q In order to retain. their lead in Il
City league the Murphy Did Its W
: have to sink the Omaha Grain F.
n change in the ocean of defeat tn
I afternoon. Said battle will be stage
at >Thirty-second and Dewey aveni
h and warm battle royal for supren
e acy is looked for.
!. 1t is up to the National Cash Re
listers to pull in the horns OF Il
J. Townsends today. So far the gu
!. ners are hitting the high places at
!. merry clip, and if some team do
not puncture their aspirations thu
n will glide away with the pennant.
1t With H. H. Dudley at the whe
\, . steering the Western Union ball tos
" ers at ninety-mile clip they W
III bump into the Stays at Miller pa
Y about one and half strikes and e
y deavor to annihilate the top story
the Metropolitan league and make t
lie Stays move down one fight and Ike
le company with the Krajiceks for
!, least one week.
Quits Base Ball.
ty Raw Richmond, a pitcher with the BlooI