Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-20
BY WILLIAM O. BLOZIES.

ana Mulphy-Dld-ltS' tied tor first
honors in the Greater Omaha league
the crack class A circuit, clash thi.
afternoon on the battlefield at Thir,
ty-second and Dewey avenue, it nc
doubt will be the greatest game evel
staged in local amateur base ball
circles or this part of the country
Considerable rivalry exists be.
tween these two aggregations, ant
both teams are out to cop this af
ternoon's battle in order to break
the tie for the championship honors
According to "dopesters", the win.
ners OF today's game will no doubt
be the winners of the league race
Followers of both teams are bet.
ting heavily on the outcome and
are confident that their warriors
will be victorious, although the
hackers and managers of the teams
are not predicting the outcome bu,
they say that their teams will win
The game is slated to start at 3:3C
o'clock and officials are expecting
that one of the largest crowds in
the history of amateur base ball will
be in attendance.
Special Police Protection.
Special police protection has been
arranged for it was announced yes
terday and ropes will be stretched
along the field, so that the specta-
tors will not interfere with the play
ers.
Two of the best twirlers in local
circles will be on the mound, for
their respectiave teams. Jimmy
Moore, the crack southpaw, and
who was slated to join the Des
Moines Western leaguers, will hurl
them over for the White Sox, while
Butch" Hay, who is known as the
"shut-out" twirler will be on the
firing line for the Murphy's.
Players of both teams are we'll
known and have a large bunch OF
followers, all of whom will be on
hand to cheer their favorites on to
victory. 1t is understood that side
| bet of $500 is at stake.
With the 1919 amateur base ball
association drawing to a close, and
at lest three teams in practically
all of the leagues, affiliated with the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball as
ISOLATION, with the exception of the
City and Inter-City leagues, run
ming a neck-and-neck race for
championship honors, the followers
of the national pastime are prom
Used a real treat during the remain
ing weeks of the regular playing
schedules.
Inter- City League.
In the Inter-City league, the High
land Park Pharmacys, by winning
from the Harding Creamery Co.
last Thursday evening, won the pen
nant in that organization for the
1919 season, and the Union Out
fitting Co. are the 1919 champions of
the City, on account of the Bowen
Furniture Co. defeating the Mccall
frey Motor Co., last Thursday night.
Next Sunday will mark the clos
ing of the Inter-City, City and Gate
City league, according to present in
uled, unless weather conditions in
terfere, and the race in the Gate
City league according to present in
dications, will not be settled until the
final contests are over.
On account of ruling of the as
ISOLATION all postponed games must
be played off prior to the closing OF
the leagues, a number of twilight
affairs will be on the program this
week. These postponed games are
due to the unfavorable weather con-
ditions in the early part of the
season.
Season Extended.
In the Booster league, the season
has been extended a week thereby
closing on July 81, instead of this
afternoon, as Originally scheduled,
while in the American league, on &C
count Of the J. B. Roots and Ameri-
can Railway Exchange disbanding.
the officials have also extended the
season a week, closing on August
8, instead of next Sunday.
Although the Riggs Optical Co..
are leading the American league, by
their victory over the Paxton
Vierling crew last Sunday, they
have not yet cinched the flag. as
they have another game with the
"iron-workers," that being on the
last Sunday, one with the Sample
Harris and one with the Universal
Motor Co. All of these teams have
chance for the flag and are playing
gilt-edge ball.
The Townsend Gun Co., who
have led the Gate City league all
season. and were predicted to win
easily, are now in second place,
while the Omaha Printing Co. Jun
iors are in first, due to their victory
over the Gunners last Sunday. The
Townsends in order to even up mat
tiers in the league must win the re-
naming battles, and the Juniors lose
today.
To Pitcher Chleborad goes the
credit of the Printers victory, as he
has been the mainstay all season, and
1t was his brilliant pitching that
pulled the Gunners out of first place,
He defeated them three times. twice
while pitching for the Juniors and
once with the Vinton Merchants.
Race. Uncertain.
Although the World-Herald team
is leading the Booster league by |
their victories over the Trimble
Brothers and Benson Merchants last
week, the race for first honors is
still uncertain, and the final games
are expected to settle the race.
Resides The HoInac lA-h;te Soy