Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-13
PENNANT RACES
IN bee JUNIOR
LEAGUES CLOSE
Teams Playing Great Ball and
Outcome in Doubt;
Many Good Games
Today.

morning by the teams of divisions /,
2 and 5 of the Omaha Bee Junior
Base Ball association, as number
of interesting games are on the pro-
gram.
For the most part the teams have
staged some great games thus tar
and according to the managers their
warriors are in the best, of condi-
ton and will fight hard for the
championship of their divisions.
Thus far. but two teams have
forfeited their franchises. They are
the Slogr Juniors and the Vinton
Cubs, members of divisions 2 and 3
respectively. These teams on &C
count of losing the majority of
their games lost heart and gave up
the ship, while number of the
teams have met with hard luck and
have been unable to win but a few
games, however, these teams have
promised to stick regardless of
whether they win or lose.
The Lake Street Merchants, a
team composed of youngsters, last
week were granted a franchise in di-
vision 3, taking the place of the
Vinton Cubs. The Lake Streeters,
by taking this franchise, will open
the season with seven games lost
and no wins, but Manager James
Cary announced that he is entering
his team for the sport of the game
and says that they will give some of
the leaders a hard game.
Pennant Races Close.
The race in each division for first
honors is still uncertain and it will
probably not be settled until the
final games are played. In division
|, the Suburbas and the West Dodge
Dairy are tied for first honors, with
practically all of the teams, with the
exception of the R. A. Ms, having a
chance for the pennant.
In division 2 the Farnam Candy
Co., is leading the league with a
clean slate, but the Dorcas Street
Stars, Leavenworth Merchant Jun
los and the Omaha Taxi are still in
the running, while in division 8 the
Meyer Bearcats are leading with a
clean record, with the Riverview
Cubs, Walnut Hill Merchants and
Deer Park Ramblers all having
good chance.
Exciting Games Today.
The feature game in Division l
this morning will be that between
the West Dodge Dairy and the
Kaiman Insurance Co., at Thirty.
first and Ames avenue. The West
Dodgers are favorites in this battle,
but since the Insurance boys have
played great ball lately the result
of the outcome is uncertain.
In Division 2 the Farnam Candy
Co., leaders, will mix with the Dor
cas- Street Stars for first honors.
The Stars are but one game behind
the leaders and should they win,
the race will then be a tie. The
Leavenworth Merchants Juniors
have been awarded a forfeit game
from the Slogrs Juniors.
First place in Division 3 is also
at stake when the Meyers Bearcats,
leaders, clash with the Riverview
Cubs at the Vinton school grounds.
Should the Cubs win they will be
tied with their opponents. The
Walnut Hill Merchants clash with
the Lake Street Merchants and the
Krug Park Sluggers meet the Deer
Park Ramblers.
Twilight Games.
Twilight games will be played
Wednesday evening. The games in
division 3 are regular scheduled af-
fairs. The Meyers Bearcats will mix
with the Lake Street Merchants;
Walnut Hill Merchants against the
Deer Park Ramblers and the Krug
Park Sluggers against the Rive1-
view Cubs.
The Omaha Taxi and the Leaven-
worth Merchant Juniors will play
off their protested game of June so
and the Omaha Bee will play off
their protested game of June Is.
These teams are members Of divl-
sion 2. In division l the Woodmen
of the World will play off their post
poned game of June /.
None of the teams have been as
signed to their grounds but it will
be announced in either Monday or
Tuesday evenings paper.
Following are where the teams
play this morning:
Division 1.
Carter Lake-Charles Street Merchants
against Locust Street Merchants, 10 a
Fontenelle Park-Woodmen OF the
World against Fort Omaha Merchants.
10 a. m
Elmwood Park. East-suburbas against
r. A. Ms, 10 m.
Thirty-first and Ames-West Dodge
Dairy against Kaiman Insurance Co., 10
q.
Division 2.
Elmwood Park. West-Farnam Candy
Co. against Dorcas Street stars. 10 a. m.
Creighton Field-Libertyi Bells against
Omaha Bee, 10 a.
Division 8.
vinton School Grounds-Meyers Bear
eats against Rivervew Cubs, 10 a. m.
High School Grounds-walnut Hill
Merchants against Lake Street Merchants,
10 a.
Thirty ninth and Burt-Krug Park
Singers against Deer Park Ramblers, 10