The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12

Next Sunday the Metropolitan
southern, Gate City and Junior Oma
ma circuits will christen the 1925 sea
son. The American league will open
April 26. From the present indica
'iohs all of the games in the Metro
polltan league will be close and inter
sstlng. The Murphy. Did-Its, 1924
CITY champions, will meet the Saun.
ders Drive.It Yourself nine. citv
shamps in 1921, in one of the feature
contests OF the Metro loop.
These teams will play at Fonte.
nellie park at $3.50. Bert Murphy.
hacker of the auto dealers, and
Warwick Saunders, OF the Saunders
company, will take part i'm the open.
ing ceremonies.
Another good game will be the
W"odmen of the World knights of
ooiumbus game at Thirty-second
and Dewey avenue. The Woodmen
were the 1924 runners.up of the
Metro loop and have practically the
same team. The Knights. while
they finished in the second division.
were the victims of several tough
breaks. Much new blood has been
added to the knights lineup. This
Will. without any doubt, be close
contest.
Two holdovers from last season will
tangle at Muny Beach when the
Standard Laundry meets the Schnei-
der Electrics. Little is known OF the
strength of the clothes cleaners, but
Judging from their past teams the
cleaners will be right up among the
leaders. The Schneiders. while they
will present a lineup different from
that of last season, have a strong
team. The wiremens strength lies
in a quartet of good pitchers in
Provost. Garvey, Zap and McCeary.
AL Schneider. hacker OF the
Schneiders. and +. A. Edholm of the
Laundry. will officiate at the opening
Of this game.
The fourth contest In this loop will
find the Sam Elias, a new team,
at the club grounds. The Sam Elias,
under the guidance of Mat Pascal,
,eteran manager, are expected do give
> good account of themselves.
The clubmen piloted by Bob
Koran. with about six Of last sea
sons regulars. are doped to be
among the leaders at the close OF
The remnant race. Jehn Hoffman,
president Of the club. and Sam
Elias. hacker of the team bearing
his name, will take part in the
opening exercises.
The largest crowd OF the day Is
expected to attend the opening Of
the eity's new natural amphitheaier
al Brown park. Tile exact location
OF the grounds Is at Seventeenth
and w streets. The Brown Park
Merchants. assisted by the South
eastern Improvement club, will
have charge Of the festivities.
Arrangements have been made by
the committee in charge to accommo-
date TO- 900 persons. The city COM
missioners will take part in the open
ing of this park.
The feature attraction OF the day
will be the game between the South
n
both OF the Southern
league. AS n preliminary contest the
members of the Merchants associa
ton and of the Improvement club
will stage a three-inning mix.
The Janda Funeral Home. another
strong Southern league team. will
meet the Ninton Merchants. pennant
Winners of last years Gate City
league. The other game in the South
orn league will be between the Polish
club and The L. p. Shops.
Good games will be staged in the
Saturday leagues. The best contest
Of the Saturday loops will bring to-
gether the Guarantees, 1924 winners
OF the Commercial league, and the
Overland Tires, winners Of the In
dustrial league last season. This
game will be played at Fontenelle
park. They are members OF the
Greater Omaha league.
The best games in the Industrial
eague Will be the cudahy Packing
90. T.. p. Freight Accounts game at
Athletic park and the Nebraska
Power Co. and the Northwestern Bell
game at Muny beach.
First NJ. F.. Church champions will
meet the Dundee Methodists at Fon-
enelle park. Dietz NJ. r.. Sunday
school. winners of the Southern Sun
lav cchooI league will play the Pearl