Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
AMATEURS WILL
Be HELPED BY
BUSINESS N { n
Commercial Bodies to Aid in
Carrying Out Plans
Base Ball Teams
Lining Up.
BY WILLIAM O. BLozIES.


organizations will probably take an
active part in the promotion of anna
teur baseball here this season.
Rumor has it that the Chamber of
Commerce, Rotary club, Omaha
Athletic club and similar organiza-
tions, which helped the Municipal
Amateur Base Ball association put
on the big inter sectional game be-
tween the Murphy-Did-Its and the
Gordon Fergusons of Minneapolis,
will assist the local officials in
carrying out plans during the COM
ing season.
When amateur base ball directors
and officials meet this month, rep
resentatives of the various CONNER
cial bodies will attend and outline
their plans.
Offer Suggestions.
1t is understood that members of
these commercial organizations are
strongly in favor of forming the
proposed Midwest Amateur Base
ball association, with headquarters
in Omaha.
A number of suggestions were
also offered last week by several of
Omaha's business men, former base
ball players.
Among the suggestions is 4 plan
whereby Omaha would be repre-
sented by the cream of the city dur
ing the regular scheduled season
and also when they meet in the in
ter-sectional contests for worlds su-
premacy honors.
One of the Best suggestions is
that a suitable purse, divided into
first second and third prizes be put
up in order to keep the Class A men
from jumping their contracts and
the team they are affiliated with in
a bad hole.
If this purse plan is put through
it is the opinion of these men that
the players will Stick" rather than
go out of town to play plav for S. or
$40, which many of the teams out in
the state offer the players FOR a
single game.
Stop Contract Jumping.
"If the association adopts a rul-
ing" said one man, whereby a
player jumps his contract, even with
the consent of the manager, or re-
ceives money for his services, the
player as we'll as the team to which
he belongs would be expelled for
the entire season, it would put an
and - 90 s,,rnnfon
"This would mean better and
faster games, races more interesting
and more friendship between the
teams" ....
Another ruling which should be
enforced and adopted is that when
the manager or players, because they
are losing, drop out of the leagues
and put the hackers in a hole, as
well as the league, should be barred
from participating with any teams
for period of three years.
Teams Lining Up.
Manager Mat Pascal of the Union
Quitting company, city and Class
B champions, announced yesterday
that the Outhtters will be represent
ed in the City league with practi-
cally the same lineup as last season,
with the exception Of Walter Nufer,
second sacker, and Catcher Gui-
notte. who probably will play in the
Rosebud league.
The Townsend Gun company, last
seasons champions of the Gate City
league, will be back in the field again
this year with practically the same
outfit and will apply for a franchise
in the 1nter-City or Booster league.
Word was received yesterday
from Roy Spencer, we'll known in
local amateur base bali circles, to
the effect that he will place a fast
Class B team in the field
Amateur teams organizing for the
season are requested to get in touch
with the writer either by phone,
l!arney 2l07, or address him in care
OF The Omaha Rec