Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-21
DRAFT WILL HIT
AMATEURS HARD
(. BLOW This Week
Ranks of Sandlot Athletes Rid
died by War Call, Which
Summons 900 Men
From Omaha.
By FRANK QUIGLEY.

All interested in the welfare OF
amateur baseball, especially the man
ayers of teams that have finished their
schedule and independent team mana
gers are Invited to attend a conven-
tion to be held at the council cham
Der of the City hall next Tuesday
night. 1t is planned to organize if
! possible pair of leagues in order
| to keep the baseball pot a boiling
and eliminate the work required by
managers to back games. These
leagues will not be governed under
the jurisdiction of the Omaha ANA
teur Baseball association, neverthe-
less municipal umpires will do the
barking. Several prizes will probably
be given as an incentive for the dif-
ferent teams to anchor at or close to
the roof.
Armours Going Good.
When the Armours met the Council
Bluffs Longeways some time ago,
they pulled the boys across the muz-
20 down the ladder and incidentally
said defeat made things look more
rosy for the Murphy Did Its, who
are leading the procession in the
Greater Omaha league. Already to-
days game booked between the Ar
mours and Murphys has proved a
source of much wonderment to fans
interested in these squads. Here of
late the Armours have been putting
up starchy base ball and being REIN
forced behind the wallop plat
form by Harry Williams ought to
help some. Shutout stuff was deli
vered by the Murphys during their
last tangle, but with Andy Graves
home run club On deck the Armours
would never swallow such a dose.
Potach or Hay will whistle 'em for
the Murphys and Stillmock will prob
ably be on the hosting end for the
Armours.
Wrestle at Holmes Park.
Fans that would like to see what
ought to be dandy wrestling match,
should arrange to congregate at
Holmes park about 2:45 p. m. AT
about 3 o'clock Tom Ray and bird
tagged Queen from south town will
utilize all the tricks of the game
known to them to make the other
fellow bump his shoulders to the
mat. Some time ago, these two fell
lows greeted each other and after
working for a half an hour, the show
was still knotted. These fellows are
evenly ms tched and an excellent mix
is looked for. 1t will be gratis af-
fair to all who purchase tickets. for
the ball game and the bout will last
from until $3.50 p. m. 1t will be a
preliminary to the Holmes White Sox-
Krajiceks battle which is billed for
three and a half strikes. Both of
these teams are playing superb ball
these days, but as it has been custo
mary for one or the other to get
off on the wrong foot, or collide with
Mr.. Hard Luck, it would be diff
cult matter for an expert dopester
safely to predict the answer when
these teams buckle up. The Holmes
certainly have an able corps of kink-
ers, in Baker, link and Grant, while
the Krajiceks have to rely on the
puzzlers served by Kornish.
The two neighbors across the mud |
dy namely the Council Bluffs Lange-
ways and the Council Bluffs Metcalfs. |
will lock horns this afternoon at
Athletic park, Council Bluffs.
Draft Catches Amateurs.
When that choo choo labeled for |
Camp Dodge, Iowa, leaves cloud of |
dust behind, loaded to the gills with |
healthy products raised in this neigh !
borhood, amateur baseball will re-
ceive another stiff jolt. In lamping |
over the various divisions since the |
initial draft to date it can be easily |
discerned that the Omaha Amateur
Baseball association has lost barrels |
of stars through the wide reach of |
Uncle Sam. Many others, to be
called later have enlisted. Several of
the bright lights that have on numer-
Gus occasions made life full of JOY for |
the fans will entrain for Camp Dodge |
and in a few months they will be
en- route to foreign lands where they |
will knock the joy out of life for the
Germans.
In the left pasture link of the
Holmes White Sox performed like a
major Lacquer last Sunday. He hauled
in couple that looked impossible.
At last the Holmes White Sox
have started up the hill and are going
in high, but the start was made too
late.
1t is about time for Charlie Hall,
of Alpha Camp, w. o. w., to wake
up and unwind few of those hits he
has locked up.
Before Carl Rathke joined the base
hospital bunch at Des Moines, Ia, he
made rep here. In eight times at
bat he secured six hits, two of which
were for the limit.
For curvster Frank Mahoney is
some pill smasher. He cornered three
hits out of four trips to the plate last
Sunday.
Buzz Chamberlain who used to buzz
EN- over for the Storz tribe joined the
Walter G. Clarks this season.
On corner one "Rube' Feltman is
fielding like demon for the Murphy
Did Its. Rube has not made bobble
this season.
Hay Wins Nine Straight.
For the records of the dopesters it
might be stated that Hay has not lost
game this season. He has won nine
ctr t~h e. 4.