Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-23
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AMATEURS SHOW
EFFECT OF HEAT
over SAND LOTS
Two Games End in Squabblesi 9
and Protests to Directors; IL
Hot Games for
Today.
BY FRANK QUIGLEY.

By FRANK QUIGLEY.
The Murphy Did Its stepped into
the wrong pew by virtue of an error ].
last Sunday. 1t was reported that /,
the c. B. Longeways received whal-
ing by the Krajiceks but Just the OPP \.
posite happened The real score was 81
? to |, in favor of the Longeways.-s
Said victory produced transportation
to position one for the Longeways.
In the future probably the Longeways
will be able to find one gent on their
squad who has enough pep left after
tough struggle to call the, writer
and cough up the correct score.
The game as turned in was slipped N
to the gent behind the counter at the
base ball headquarters and his knowl-s.N e
edge was utilized when several phones
calls failed to unearth a confirmation
of the clerks report. All team man-
ayers are again urgently requested
to report their games on or before
: p. m. to Frank Quigley at Douglas
Ends In Fight.
Jawn Gondng, chief supervisor OF J.
the Municipal highwaymen handledtg
the indicator during the Florence
Merchants-M -McCaffrey Motor Cona-sss
pany scramble as long as it lasted. Il
came to an abrupt finish in the ninthas
round when a couple of young Jess
Willards clashed. One stiff poke was
enough for one fellow to love mother u
earth. The fellow that delivered the /
punch was Immediately surrounded
by an army of hostile ball players. s
and fans. A gas cart came to hiss,x
rescue and he sailed down the ave-na
nue. with other cars on his trail. ~
trusty or rusty Ford won the race,
consequently the main actor escaped.
This was the first quarrel to amount
to anything which has been reported I,
to the directors of the Omaha ama1
teur base ball association. s. s.s,
Stars Go to War.
It was the intention of Bert Mur.asss:s' 4 4
ply, the man behind the gun for the II
Murphy Did Its, to let his base bali 'ia
lists enjoy all the comforts Of life while
enroute to Alma, Mich. He intended
to stop off at Cleveland, o., and then
60 via the best route to Detroity
Mich; from there to Alma, Mich, andes
then skip over to Grand Rapids and 81
again 'snag a boat to Chicago. But \,
since the recent invasion Of Uncle ~
Sam, the strong Murphy Did 1t teansu
is only a shadow of its real self, and's:. !.
Bert Murphy, although it goes against III
his grain to cancel the agreement Il
booked at Alma, is forced to retreat. ms 81
Already three valuable men have lcftya
the Murphy squad. namely Cleve "
Hull, manager; Sam Feltman and II,
Bill Holbrook, Outhelders Croamer.
and Coady will also leave before the
date for the Alma quarrel. Murphy
is . regular Dario Resta when itsaa
comes to taking chances, but this once
Is vanished with horseradish triflc ~
strong to prove palatabJe to said
Irishman. ,.s
At Luxus Park. ~
Fans that swing around Luxus park !;
today will in all probability see anss
classy bout between the Krajiceks and, 81. 81
Murphy Did Its. Although crippledss 81
up, the Blacksmiths were able to cop,ps
a pair of games, while the Krajiceks !, !,
lost two to one battle to the Long
eways last Sunday. Peanuts Mason
will probably twirl for the Krajiceks
and either Hay or Potach for the
Murphys.
From across the pond the c. b..
Metcalfs will journey to do battle with
the Holmes White Sox Here of latesI
the Holmes boys have been playing s
superb ball, so the Metcalfs will have u,
to step fast to corner the sweetmcatsa
Hanson or Probst will twirl for the n
Buffers and Baker or link will work &
for the opposition" .t icy
Two Are Barred. ssg.
Park Commissioner Falconer ili-lal
structed Jacob lsaacson, superintend.s.s .ss,pS "
ent of recreation, to suspend WalteEsa
Nufer and Joseph Murphy, because
they started the quarrel at Fontenellc1
park last Sunday. ,'sS s,
Logan Barr, formerly star on the I,
local lots, has been drafted. He5es
leaves June "a. "a
Another popular light that will glidciAI
out of Omaha in the June "a draft Is II
Marty Flanagan. He is well known
among the foot ballists and base ballssi
lists. !.
1t is a shame for the Alpha Camp. I.
w. O. w., to lose that II to victorylli
over the Stays. 9, .,,
Sand Lot Gossip. VI, II,
Today Nestlebush will play his last game !,
with the Stays, He Is drafted.
Joedy Gillian fell before Old Man sSo5
thar tepo f,nra r;ltf
put Joedy on the blink.
Although reported that Weiss Coreorafii s
and Stillmach were drafted recently, said =
story is erroneous because they are III
Glass 4. Sgr s.ss8 gsft
Teams wishing games with the staass.
on their off Sundays are requested to caiLs;
Bill Dolson at Webster 2717. st Eas
For some unknown reason the Horn~1
steads forfeited their; tussle booked with l
Harley -Davidson's las Sunday .fa,
The absence Of Sam Feltman, clevef uli 4
and Bill Holbrook punctured the Murphy *
Did-1t lineup considerably
Baker Is clubbing the ball hard for n
twirler. He registered pair Of bows lasi
Sunday.
link. of the Holmes tribe, put all hisss
avoirdupcis behind one last Sunday. SaidS'
lost In the grass and link made the round
trip. j..
To date Armstrong of the Holmes has
proved he is the owner of a strong arni
; and now II Is up to him to strong-arm the
pill. N
Harry williams OF the Brandeis troupe
, caught for Avoca, Ia. last Sunday. He
connected with one for a ho,ae run.
, The Trimble Bros. Juniors and the J.
b. Roots are still knotted for roost one Of
/ the Booster league
At Avoca. Ia, Memo Pasha held down
sack three In faultless manner last Sum
day. -". ~
President Jacobs has called meeting
Of the City leaguers for next Thursday
night at the city hall. j
. Curtis Peterson. formerly connected with
, the Hollys. has signed up with Alpha
Camp, W. o. w. -