Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-02
PREPARATIONS
FOR |NTER-C|TY
SERIES ARE MADE
Municipal Base Ball ASSoCia'
ton Held important
Meeting Last
Night.

ter-city series to determine the 1919
city championship in class B and c
by the pennant winners Of the vari-
Gus leagues affiliated with the Mu-
nicipal Amateur Base Ball associa-
ton were discussed at meeting Of
the directors of that body at Park
Commissioner Falconer's office in
the city hall, which was presided
over by President A. c. Scott.
1t was decided to start the city
series on Saturday, August 9, when
the opening guns will be fired be-
tween the winners Of the Church
and Commercial leagues, both Sat
urday afternoon organizations, if the
league race in the Commercial league
is settled this afternoon.
The Item Biscuit Co., leaders Of
the Commercial league, will clash
with the Western Union team, and
should they win the league cham
pionship will be settled, but on the
other hand, if the Western Unions
win, the race will be three-cornered
tie between these two teams and the
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Play at Fontenelle.
The Iten-Western Union tussle
will be staged at Fontenelle park
at $50 o'clock. The Pearl Memoir
ais won the flag in the Church
league and are anxiously awaiting
the call to enter the series.
Since the flag in the American,
class B league, has not yet been set
tied, as the Riggs, leaders of that
organization, are but game ahead
of the Paxton-Vierlings, and the race
in the Gate City league between the
Townsends and the Omaha Print
Juniors is also undecided, there has
been no schedule for the city series
arranged, but a committee was ap-
pointed to handle the series.
Everything in class B depends
upon the outcome of the games to-
day and Sunday.
Union Outfitters Get 2 Players.
The Union Quitting Co. were al.
lowed the services of 'Dutch"
Koehler to take the place of George
Easton, who was released by Man
ager Pascal of the City league cham
pions for throwing bat at the UNI
pire in a recent game and also for
PLAYING against his teammates at
Plattsmoutf last Sunday. Al Yer
non, considered one of the best in
Emil Kraliced. Simpson was allowed
the Union Quitting team, only in
case that Walter Nufer, star second
baseman, who has bruised leg, will
be unable to play. Both Koehler
and Vernon were members of the
Bowen team.
The World Herald team, cham
pions Of the Booster league, were
allowed the services of Simpson and
Emil Kralick. Simpson was allowed
in place of Pitcher McDermott. If
the latter is out of town, and krali-
eek was allowed in place of kolker,
in case he is unable to participate,
as he was operated upon yesterday.
Word From Association.
Secretary I. J. Isaacson announced
that he had received word from the
Western Amateur Base Ball associa-
ton, of which Omaha is member,
that the class C city champions will
play at St. Paul, Mimi, on Sunday,
September IA, and that the class A
city champions will either play St.
Paul or Minnesota here on Septem-
Der 7 or H.
This is the first time in the his
tory of amateur base ball here that
Omaha will be represented in the
inter-city series by two teams: Ac-
cording to the ruling Of the West
ern association, Omaha's class B
champs will be rated as A, and
the class A champs as "A.
|, A motion was passed that no play
er who is connected with Sunday
championship team and also on a
Saturday championship team shall
be allowed on the Saturday team in
the city series, and any substitute
player awarded the Saturday pen.
nant winners must be member OF
the Saturday league with which the
team is affiliated, and shall not be a
player on any Sunday team.
According to this motion, Club"
Smith and Claude Highsmith, who
are members of the Riggs Optical
company of the American league,
will not be able to play with the
Pearl Memorials in case the former
team wins the championship of the
American league.
Another motion was passed that
President Dennison of the Greater
Omaha league be instructed to col
lect the associations fees from the
Greater Omaha league teams and re-
nit a check to the treasurer OF the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball asso-
citation.