Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Fifteen Amateur Base Ball
Battles in Omaha this P. M.
Double Headers Scheduled in Various Muny Leagues
to Allow Teams to Catch Up in Their Playing
Schedules; Union Outfitters Clash With Bowen
Furnitlres t
By WILLIAM o. RLoz1Es.

BY WILLIAM o. RLOzlES.
After being unable to participate
on the various sandlots and muni.i-
pal diamonds for the past two
Sundays, due to the unfavorabie
weather conditions. Omaha's so
municipal amateur base ball teams
will make another attempt this at
ternoon to stage their battles in
the race for city championship
honors.
Today's program consists Of
many interesting battles and the
many thousand of amateur fans,
who gather each Sunday afternoon
to see the youngsters perform will
no doubt see some hard-fought con-
tests when the teams Of each of the
leagues mix.
Double-headers will be staged at
Elmwood park, east and west dia-
monds; Riverview park, Thirty-sec-
ond and Dewey avenue: Fontenellc
park, Miller park, Luxus park and
Thirty-first and Ames avenue. The
opening games are scheduled TO
start at 1850 o'clock.
Probably the best game in the
city will be seen at Fontenelle park
at $50 o'clock when the Union Out
fitting company and the Bowen
Furnitures clash for the second time
this season. The Union Outfitters
are leading the city league, with the
Furnitures lads but single game
behind. Considerable rivalry ex-
lists between the two teams, and tie
Outfitters are out for revenge, as
the Bowen's defeated them several
weeks ago by to 2 score in IA
frames.
Although the Bowen's have lost
several Of their star players since
they played the Outfitters, neverthe-
less, Manager Art Moran predicts
that the Furniture lads will take
first place after today's battle,
while on the other hand Manager
Pascal claims that his warriors will
hold first place in the league IRON
now on. Nufer, "the ironman Of
amateur base ball." will be on the
firing line for the Ohtfitters, while
Al Ziegler, will leave them over for
the Bowen's.
The McCaffreys, by defeating
the Omaha Printing company team
last Thursday evening in twilight
game by the score of "a to 5, are
tied for first place with the Union
Quitting company.
Managers are requested to notify
the writer at Walnut 2625 immedi-
ately after the games are played so
that they can be announced in Mon
days paper. Scores must be re-
ported not later than 7 o'clock.
The games between the Nickel
Victrolas-O Omaha Printing company
at Thirty-second and Dewey and
the McCaffrey Motor-Willard Stor-
age Battery also should prove en-
pertaining, as these teams are all
playing great ball
For the second consecutive Sum
day no games are scheduled in the
city by the teams Of the Greater
Omaha league, and the local follow
ers who have planned on seeing the
class A leaguers perform are again
disappointed, as all of the teams,
with the exception of the Murphy
Did-Its, have out-of-town games
scheduled for this afternoon. The
Murphys also were slated to play
out OF the city, but, according to
Manager Lawler, the games were
Cancelled at the last moment.
When the Greater Omaha league
was formed the latter part of last
month, after being undecided for six
weeks as to whether or not they
would play on the local sand lots,
they have played but one game
that on the opening SUNDAY. 1t
was the intention of the officials
that one free game be played each
Sunday.
However, the fans are' hoping
that the teams will play next Sun
day, although the Holmes White
Sox have already a game scheduled
at Griswold, Ia. Today the Holmes
will play at Greenwood, Neb., and
Manager Leslie Pickett is predict
ing victory for his crew.
The crack Brandeis team will
clash with Grand Island, Neb., and
according to Manager Marty o.
toole the locals are confident Of
bringing back the bacon, although
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