Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-16
WHAT TEAM WILL
WIN PENNANT IN
THE G. 0. LEAGUE?
Question Being Widely Dis.
cussed by Amateur Fans
Murphys to Play
Holmes.
Who will win the penLant in the

Who will win the penLant in thu
Greater Omaha league?
That question is being earnestly
discussed this week in local anna
ter base ball circles, and according
to the "dopsters" both their favor.
ties will be victorious.
The pennant race for 1919 season
will probably be settled Sunday
Afternoon, as the Murphy-Did-Its
leaders of the league, with four vic.
tories to their credit and no defeats
will battle with the Ernie Holmes
White Sox, who are in second place
but with one game behind the lead.
ers.
Should the Murphy's win the
league race will be officially ended
Sunday, while on the other hand il
the Holmes are victorious over the
blacksmith lads, the race will likely
ed in a tie between those two
aggrega tions, although the Holmes
have still a game to play with the
Nebraska Power Co., in the vent
that trey beat the Murphys.
To Decide Championship.
Bert Murphy, hacker of the Muir
D. y-D:d-Its and Manager LAWYER
announced that if their aggregation
is successful in carrying off the
championship honors Of class A.
Sunday, they will make prep arations
for the inter-city series, on Septem-
Der IA, where the St. Paul team
plays the class A winners here in
the first game for the worlds anna
teur title of the western division.
1t was announced by Bert Muir
ply, in amateur circles, that Butch
Hay, the crack hurler of tie
Murphy-Did-Its who pitched shut
out," while with Murphys during the
season, but left recently for his home
in South Dakota, will probably be
back in time to take part in the
inter-o;ty series. Hay, according to
Murrh by, is still under contract with
tn team.
In the event that Hay is unable
to return, the blacksmiths are not
handicapped in the pitching depart
menr, as Lees Hanson, formerly
with the Council Bluffs Longeways
who signed up with the Murphys
recently. has been pitching GREAT
ball. ard Manager Lawler announc-
ed that Hanson will be on the firing
line against the White Sox. Hanson
is considered one of the best hurlers
in this part of the state, and had sew
eral offers to try-out in the big
show" but decided to stay in town
Choice Not Known.
Since Manager Pickett md his
White Hose are at the tournament
at 81 enandoah, Ia, it is uncertain
as to who will be his c. dice against
the Greater Omaha leaguers, but il
was announced at headquarters that
Jimmy Moore, the crack southpaw,
will oppose the .blacksrniths.
1t will be remembered when
these two teams played at Thirty
second and Dewey avenue, one OF
the largest crowds in the history OF
amateur base ball turned out. Sum-
days game will be played at Fonte-
nellie park, starting at $50.
Besides the Murphy Holmes bat.
tie, considerable interest is being
conferred in the scheduled double
header at Luxus park, where the
Riggs Optical Co., and the Unions
clash i'll the opening games of the
class r, city series. and the prelim-
mary will be put on by the World
Herald and the Highland Park.
This game will mark the second
game of the class c, city series,
between these teams.
The McCaffrey Motor Co. will
Journey to Greenwood, Neb.. Sun
de- afternoon, and Manager Rosen-
blum expects that his warriors will
bring home the bacon.
Plan New Organization.
According to a letter received
By James Milota, recording sec-e-
tary of the Municipal Amateur Base
Ball association, from CAPTAIN King,
recreation director of San Diego,
CAL, the San Diego amateur base
ball players are expecting to form an
organization next year, similar to
the Omaha association, and intend
to adopt many of Omaha's ideas
governing organized amateur base
bali
The letter received by Milota
contains a complimentary reference
to the constitution and bylaws
governing the Omaha body.
Milcta, who recently returned
from a western trip, visiting at San
Diego for about a week had long
and interesting talk with Captain
King and other prominent off; cials,
pertaining to amateur base ball.
These men were highly pleased with
the showing Omaha has made dur
ing the past five years, according to
Milota.