Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
By WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.

a.. SAty ohiotSai SHdlIl'
pionship tangles on the program to,
day, all attention and interest is
being drawn to Luxus park, Tween.
ty-fourth and Vinton streets, where
one of the largest crowds in the
history of the national pastime is
expected.
Both battles are for championship
honors in their respective classes-B
and C-and the four teams partic.
ipating are all in great shape and
the best. that have played in the
championship finals for number OF
years.
What promises to be one of the
hardest fought and most interesting
city class B championship series in
the history of the focal sand-lot will
be inaugurated this afternoon at 3 80
o'clock, when the Western Union
and the Unions clash in the opening
fray OF three-game affair.
Have Played Great Ball. /
Both the Wiremen and the Unions,
Saturday and Sunday champions, re-
spectively, have played brand of
base ball unequalled thus far in any
city series, and since both teams
are determined to get the others
scalp today's contest should be hard
fought from start to finish.
At late hour last night conf
dence reigned in the camps of both
teams and from information given
out by Manager Moskovitz and Man
ager Pascal, of the Western Unions
and Unions, respectively, real
treat is in store for the spectators
this afternoon.
The leaders have put their men
through some strenuous practice
during the past week and every man,
it was reported, has been given his
as "how to play the
game and are in the best of con-
dition and are waiting for the hour
to arrive when they will enter the
championship fight for the class B
title.
The Commercial league and City
league champions have demonstrated
during the regular season and in the
elimination series for the Saturday
and Sunday honors that they have
The makings. of "big leaguers," and
plenty of fast and sensational field
ng and great hitting should be
Star Slab Artists.
No doubt two of the best slab
artists in the city will oppose each
,ther ON the mound in this battle.
t was announced that Robert
Ireko, better known as Bob" who
proved a hero in the Saturday
championship play-off against the
Pearl Memorials, Church league
by his remarkable hurting
md brilliant hitting, will be on the
lring line for the >wiremen, while
elmer Nufer, the ''iron-man," as he
S called, will heave them over the
ubber for the Unions.
Greko, it will be remembered that
Turing the regular Commercial
eague season, pitched great ball for
he Item Biscuit Co., and would |
ave won the championship for his
cam had not his teammates booted |
he game away. He was allowed
o play with the wiremen by the
ommittee in charge of the city
cries, because a, number Of the
layers were i'll or out of the city.
Home Run Hitter.
While with the Western Unions
e proved to be the mainstay in the
OK, after Tipkey, the regular hurl-
r, was hit hard and proved easy for
is opponents. Bob has also been
icknamed "The home run hitter of
le series" Thus far in the play
# of the Commercial league race
nd Saturday championships he has
ade four round trip circuit drives.
Manager Pascal of the City leagu-
s announced that he is confident
lat Nufer will be able to stop the
.avy hitting wiremen and it has J
zen rumored that followers of the .
lnday champs are betting heavily
I their favorites and also that !
reko will not be able to drive the S
here over the wall.
Many of the spectators are look