Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
JUNIOR LEAGUE
FORMED BY Bee
CLASHES TODAY
Seven Games Scheduled for
Various SandIots at 10
O'Clock This Morning;
New Division Formed.

When the fourteen teams, repre-
scnting division one and two of the
newly organized Omaha Bee Junior
Base Ball association clash at the
various municipal diamonds and
parks they will be the happiest kids
~ Omaha today. for they will have
!. the honor for the first time in the
history OF amateur base ball to play
regular scheduled games and it will
also mark the first time that an
organization of this kind for the
young kids of the city was formed
by this newspaper.
Judging from the interest dis
played by the youngsters, many of
them making their first appearance
on the sand lots, it will be the
greatest thing ever attempted in this
city by any newspaper. The men,
bers of the various teams are over
joyed with enthusiasm and every
one will work hard to make it a
grand success.
Players OH the various teams in
the association are between the
ages of Is and 10 years, with the
exception of few who will be II
years near the close of the season.
No player who is a member of the
Municipal Amateur Base Ball associ-
alton or who participated with any
team in the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association last year will be
allowed to play in The Bee associa-
ton. according to the ruling passed
by the managers at the meeting.
Launched by The Bee.
4 In former years no attempt was
made to organize Sunday leagues
for the kid leaguers by either of the
officials of the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association or the new Munich
pal body, and it was at the sugges-
ton of the sports department of The
Bee that this association was
launched so as to give the young
sters a chance to play and little
recreation.
The games in The Bee associa-
ton will be staged on Sunday morn
ings, starting promptly at 10 o'clock
SO no to interior with playing of
the Sunday afternoon teams The
new association will not be affili-
atcd with the Municipal Amateur
Base Ball association and it is not
the intention OF the officials to
interfere with the latter organiza-
ton.
With the opening of The Bee Jun
ior league last Sunday, when six of
the eight teams started ball to roll
ing considerable interest was shown
by the youngsters and it was nee
cessary to form another league.
Second Division.
Division two will probably also
consist of eight teams as the
j B. Roots Juniors, managed by
Eugene Couburier, have applied by
franchise and the Vinton Cubs, a
team between the age Of IS and 10
years will likely enter this
week. Bill LaChapelle is manager
of that team.
If both the Roots and the Cubs
enter the second division they will
probably stage their game Decora-
ton day or play twilight" game
some evening. The postponed
game between the Beemis Parks
and the r. A. Ms. scheduled for
last Sunday will likely be staged
Decoration day. 1t will be announ-
ccd in The Bee Tuesday should
these teams play.
Blozies President.
William o. Blozies, amateur sport
writer of The Bee, was elected
PRECEDENT of the association. while
Leo McCabe, secretary of division
one, and Frank Birdy of division
two were chosen secretaries of the
association to assist the president
in handling protests and other
business.
1t is planned to stage a series of
games between the winners of each
division at the close of the regular
playing schedule to determine the
championship # the association.
Teams are requested to watch
the sport page of The Bee for
announcements as to meetings and
other details of the association.
Managers of each division are
! urged to telephone their secretaries
the result OF other games as soon
as possible; telephone Secretary
McCabe's telephone number is
Tyler $3.50, while Secretary Bairdy's
rs Harney 1ll3.
Today's Games.
Following is where the teams of
division one annd two play today:
DIVISION ONE.
Thirty first and Ames Avenue-Charles
Street Merchants against Locust Street
Merchants.
Fontenelle Park - Brandeis Juniors
against Fort Omaha Merchants.
Luxus Park-Suburbans against X. A.
Ms.
Creighton Field West Dodge Dairy
against Bemis Park.
DIVISION TWO.
Central High School Grounds-Slogrs
Juni0rs against Farnam Candy company.
Twenty third and VintOn Street-Oma-
hR Bee against Dorcas Street stars.
Twenty ninth and Burt Streets-Liberty
Bells against Leavenworth Merchants
Juniors.
The games in each division will start
promptly at 10 O'Clock.
Trained BIueberrieS and