Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-16
OF.
AMATEUR GAMES
SEE GOOD BALL
Numerous Surprises Sprung
in Municipal and Bee Jun
ior Associations; Fans
Given Excitement.
BY WILLIAM o. BLOZIES,

BY WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.
Omaha amateur baseball teams of
the Municipal Amateur Base Ball
association and the Bee Junior Base
Ball association yesterday resumed
play after rest of two weeks, due
to the unfavorable weather condl-
tions, and as the result the fans and
followers of the national pastime
were afforded with plenty of
excitement as the teams staged
number of interesting battles.
Numerous surprises, were sprung
by the teams of the Muny associa-
ton, while the contests in the Bee
Junior association were also of the
surprise order. Although five of the
games were won by one-sided scores
the fans who witnessed them saw
some fast and snappy playing by the
winners.
Play Fast Game.
The best played game of the after,
noon in Muny association was
staged by the Ramblers and the
Trimble Brothers of the Booster
league, which resulted in 5 to !
victory for the Trimbles after lC
rounds of hard playing. The game
was won after two men we're down
on a triple and an error.
As the result of the Trimbles win
ming and the World-Herald team
not playing, the newspaper aggre-
CATION are leading the Booster
league. The Benson Merchants had
an easy time winning from the Daily
News, the score being 7 to 2, while
the Nancy Milling company pulled
themselves up several notches by
beating the Leavenworth Merchants,
II to 4, and are tied with the RAM
blers for second place.
The Harding Creamery company
and the Highland Park, by defeat
ing their opponents, are still tied
for first honors in the Inter-City
league, each team having a clean
slate of victories. The Creamery
boys defeated the euro Mineral
Springs, 10 to 5, while the Parks
won from the John Day Rubbers,
II to 4. A surprise was sprung
when the Beddoes, tailenders. won
from the Har1ey-Davidsons, 9 to :.
Townsends Hold First Place.
By winning from the McKenney
Dentists, by to score, the
Townsends are still holding first
place in the Gate City league. A
fast game was witnessed between
the Beselins and the Hermansky
Pharmacy which resulted in to
E victory for the latter team.
The Originals climbed a notch
further toward the flag in the Gate
City league when they won a for
felt game from the Omaha Printers,
Jrs.
Manager Pascal and his Union
Quitting tribe got revenge over
the Bowen's Furnitures for the 3 to
2 defeat handed them in the ear
ler part of the season by taking
the Furnitures to 3 to 0 trimming.
Nufer, on the mound for the Out
filters allowed but two scratch hits,
and whitfield 10. He was given bril-
liant support by his team mates
Al Ziegler, who started for the
Bowens, was relieved in the third
round and was succeeded by Nc
Grath, who allowed the Outfitters
but one hit in six frames.
The McCaffery Motor Co. team
took second place in the City league
by defeating the Willard Storage
Battery by to score.
Allows Three Hits.
Joe Beers, in the box for the Pax
ton Vierlings allowed the American
Railway Exchange aggregation but
three hits and his team won by IS
to l score. By winning from the
University Motor Co. by an 8 to S
score, the Riggs Optical Co. are
tied with the Paxton-Vierlings for
first honors in the American league.
Yates, centerhelder of the Riggs,
played stellar game. making sew
eral one-handed catches in the ninth
inning. The hitting of the Riggs
was a feature of the game, and the
playing of Brandt at third also a
feature, while James Baumgardner' S
pitching was the best this season.
The Sample-Harts had an easy
time with the ]. B. Roots winning
by IS to score. In division one
OF the Bee Junior League, the Fort
Omaha Merchants trounced the r.
A. Ms by a 8 to score, and the
West Dodge Dairy maintained first
place by winning from the Charles
Street Merchants, IA to a. Beers,
on the mound for the West-Dodg-
ers, whitfield Is men and allowed but
three hits.
Make Large Score.
In six innings, the Locust Stree.
Merchants easily won from the
Kaiman Insurance Co., by % to 2
score. The game between the
Brandies Juniors and the Suburbs
resulted in a 10 to 10 tie in nine
frames.
The Leavenworth Merchant Jur-
iors took the Omaha Bee into camp
by winning 10 to 9. Thrane, pitch
ing for the Merchants, allowed foul
hits and whitfield 10 men. A ninth
inning rally for the Farnam Candy
Co. gave them 8 to 5 victory over
the Liberty Bells. The Dorcas
Street Stars and the Slogan Juniors