Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
MURPHYS-UN|0N
CAMEFORLOCAL
TITLE SUNDAY
Receipts to Be Used to De.
fray Expenses of East
ern Champions Trip
to Omaha.

Local amateur fans will have the
opportunity to see the crack Muir
phy-Did-Its, Greater Omaha league
pennaut winners and western anna
teur champs, in action Sunday after
noon at Luxus park when they lock
horns with the Union Quitting
Company, class B city champions,
for the city championship.
This game promises to be real
treat. since both teams are confident
of winning and have played remark
able ball during the season in their
respective classes.
Manager Pascal announced last
night that he will pitch Harrison
Sucker, the gent of no-hit-no-run
fame, against the Murphy's, while
Butch" Hay will be Manager Law
ler's choice. Plenty of interest is
being centered in the contest and a
large crowd is expected to be on
hand TO cheer for their favorites.
Money to Pay Expenses.
The money taken in at this game
will go towards paying the expenses
Of the eastern champs when they in
wade Omaha within the next few
weeks to battle with the Murphy's
for the worlds amateur title.
Although it was at first announced
that either Cleveland or Cincinnati
would play here, word was received
last night by Secretary Isaacson that
these two cities are fighting it out
for the class A title, and not class A..
A. The cities battling for the class
A. A. title are Pittsburgh, Canton
and Johnstown, but since the cham
pionship is not settled it is still an
uncertainty which city will play
here.
However, local sport fans will
have the opportunity to see the
eastern champs in action here, as
they insist upon playing at Omaha,
according to word received from
President Nokes of the National
Amateur Base Ball association.
Settle Title Next Week.
The championship between these
cities will be settled some time next
week and the big championship
game will, in all probability, be
staged here a week from Sunday.
The Murphy-Did-Its will be enter
tanned at banquet this evening at
Willard, Neb., Bert Murphy, hacker
of the team, will take the players
to Millard in automobiles, leaving
here about 7;30 o'clock. Bert has
arranged an elaborate program and
a good time is assured.
The Cardozos, class A champs of
the St. Paul Amateur Base Ball as
ISOLATION, who defeated the Union
Outfitting company at St. Paul last
Sunday by the l to 0 score in the
fight for the class A title of the
Western Amateur Base Ball asso-
citation, will play at Lincoln tomor-
row. They will arrive here this
morning and spend several hours in
the city.
Bee Juniors.
Promptly at 10/ o'clock Sunday
morning, the Woodmen of the
World team, champions of Division
l, and the Holmes Juniors, pennant
winners of Division 2, will fight
it out at Fontenelle park IN the
first game to decide the champion
ship of The Omaha Bee Junior Base
Ball association. The Juniors were
victorious over the Lodgemen sew
crai weeks ago. but the game was
ordered replaycd on account Of the
juniors using player Jimmy Walsh,
who was allowed them only as a
utility man in the event that their
regular players were unable to play.
Should Walsh play Sunday and the
Juniors win, the game will be ior-
feited to the Lodgemen. Sam Moore
and Carlson will umpire the game.
The winners of this contest will
meet the Meyers Bearcats, cham
pions of Division 8, next Sunday