Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-06
GLASSES B AND c
OF MUNY LEAGUE
READY TO START
Only Two Class A Representa-
tives at Meeting Thursday
night and Murphys Take
Class B Franchise.

While the class B and c leagues
are already we'll organized and
ready to start the bah rolling, no
class A organization has yet been
formed. Nothing definite was &C
complished at the meeting of
hackers and class A players held in
the office of Park Comml
Falconer Thursday evening. Om-
aha is still without class A or
ganizatiop, much to the disgust OF
amateur base ball fans.
= At this writing there are not
enough teams to make up class
A league. The Murphy Dif-lts and
the Nebraska Power company are
The only two class A teams that are
organized, whereas at least hvc
clubs are needed to form such a
hague. The managers do not seem
to show enough enthusiasm about
81 Greater Omaha league this year.
Not more than two players were
present at the session held Thurs
day evening. The little fellows of
the class B and c leagues are dis
playing more pep and energy than
sthe big boys.
Lack of Leaders.
N AT Thursdays meeting Jake
Isaacson announced that the as
Recitation will secure the hackers if
st1c players will get together and or
Yanize some teams. There is an
Il. IS "a
ball players themselves. There are
enough class A players in the city
TO form a strong class A organiza-
Ation. The situation now rests with
tho players themselves.
81 The class B and c leagues held
Meetings last week. The roster Nof
officers is complete in all the leagues
with the exception of the Inter-
city. due to the resignation of Pat
Boyle from the presidency to which
pos. he was elected few weeks
ago,
The City league held a meeting
last Tuesday evening and elected
Frank Delahanty secretary. Presi-
dent Jacobs announced that he
would have the schedule ready for
publication the latter part of next
week. This organization decided to
hold a franchise open for the
aMurphy-Did-Its, backed by that
swell-known sportsman, Bert Muir
ply, in case the Greater Omaha
league proposition fell through.
The City League.
The league is now composed of
The following teams: Bowen Furni-
lures, McCaffteys, Nebraska Storage
Batteries, Nickel Victrolas, Union
Outftters, and the Murphy-Did-Its.
In case. class A organization is
formed the Murphys will drop out
of the City league and will enter
the higher organization. The City
league will open the season April
90 and will close August II. The
clubs will play three times around
before the season is over. The next
regular meeting will be held April H..
G The American league elected
Clarence Wagner president and sec
retary. Wagner is an ex-star ball
player and should make good hands
down, as he is one of the most pop
ular fellows in amateur circles.
There were only FIVE teams repre-
scented at this meeting, the Nakens
and the Spaldings having no repre-
aentatives at this session. There are
y few vacancies i'll this loop and
any team desiring a franchise is
urged to attend the next regular
meeting, which will be held April s.
s Booster Schedule.
y The Booster league elected Pat
Boyle president and J. E. Hirons,
manager of the Nancy Milling COM
pany, secretary. These two sturdy
officials Immediately got down to
work and drew up a schedule,
which is in another column. Due
to the withdrawal of the Trimbles
sihere is a vacancy in this organiza-
fion at present. This league is
ready to start the season, which
will open April 20 The next meet
ing will be held April 10.
& The Inter-city league granted
franchises to two new teams, the
Townsend Gun company and the
Neutrality-suspicious.. An eight club
1eague was decided upon, with the
season starting April 20. Ed Dug
alale, manager of the Walnut Hill
Merchants, was elected secretary Of
sthe organization.
Base ball will get its start this
iaitcrnoon when all the clubs are
Expected to come out for practice
tMost of the teams have been lin.
herring up during the week. Prac,
stice games will be seen this after.
moon on all the city diamonds. The
Season is only two weeks off.
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