Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30
ROURKE'S MEN ON The ROAD
Papa Bill Expects His Family Here Not
Later Than Wednesday.
ALL WHO SIGNED WILL REPORT ON TIMI
First Game Comes with Originals on
Saturday and other Prelim-
inaries Follow in Quick
S~uccessiOn.

"Wtll," said Manager Rourke OF the
Omaha base ball club last night, after
months Of hustle and weeks OF constant
strain and worry l am finally set at rest.
My team is now secure. Every man | have
signed will be here to play ball. For
awhile l was on the anxious seat. for other
managers we're trying hard for some OF my
players, but now my worries are over as
far as that part of 1t is concerned.
"All the men are expected to be here by
Tuesday. April /, and many Of them will.
but others will be detained because they
wish to remain home that day and vote.
Pitcher Graham will stay in Greenwood,
Neb., for that reason. and will not arrive
till Wednesday. Pete Burg Of Chicago and
Ed Hickey OF indianapolis also wish to exer-
else their rights OF franchise, and will be a
little late on that account.
Ace Stewart, with Bob Carter and Nor
decai Brown from Terre Haute will be here
tomorrow night, or at the latest Monday.
Ace wrote me that the three would leave
Terre HAute this afternoon, and that would
land them here tomorrow IL they came
straight through. But they may stay over
in Chicago one day. and in that case Mon
day will see them here.
bud Risley is in Salt Lake City and
says he will be here on the dot, and the
same promise comes from Frank Owens
at Y%psilanti, Mich. Podge Allowsy is at
Petersburg, KY, and will be here on time,
while Tom Fleming, Frank Genins and
Jack Thomas, a new catcher. will come in
from St. Louis Tuesday. Eddie Gordon will
not come to Omaha at first, but will join
the team at Lincoln when we play there
on the Eth Of April. Hayes, Joe Dolan,
Gonding and Calhoun are In Omaha now.
IL was badly scared about Hickey at one
time. / did not hear from him for about
two months, and knowing as l did that Wat
klns was after him hard II worried me, But
II came out all right. Watkins also gave
me a run for Brown. He had him signed, in
fact.
I'VE play our opening game with the
Originals here on the 5th and again on the
9Th. Then we play at Lincoln with the
State university on April Z, s and Q. Creigh-
ton college comes next here on April 10
and IL. Des Moines comes here on April
IL and 10, and the University of Nebraska
on April Is and Is. l am holding the 14th
and 18th open for Pittsburg, as l hope to
catch that team on it's way east from Hot
Springs. Cedar Rapids has cancelled its
games Of April IS, 10 and 20, so that ends
my preliminary schedule.
Til Originals and Creighton university
boys have received their new suits, and
they are beauties. The amateurs will be
logged out in finer rags than the leaguers
when they meet them.
81 cannot give out the league schedule
yet, as It is not adopted. They are trying
to do this by mail, but they never will
accomplish It. / am demanding a meeting
at Des Moines or Omaha at once, so we can
settle 1t. There are only two little points
in the schedule as now made up that are
causing any objections, but those little
things might knock out the whole busi-
ness" - r;-J't