Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-11
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
ROurke's Team Ali Signed Save Three
Pitchers, Two sulky,
OUTLOOK FOR OMAHA is VERY BRIGHT
Lineup Cor 1000 such as EncoUrases
Belief that Omaha May Have
Another PsnnRBt winner
THIS Year.
All in but three.

All in but three.
Papa Bill Rourke has the John Hancock
Of all his family at the bottom OF con-
tracts for the current year, save those
OF Sanders, Bemis and Kelly WEIGH.
Bsmis may not be asked to sign at all. as
q deal Is on for his disposition to Leaven-
worth, and II he is sold he will sign there.
Kelly Welch's eyes are still little bit
bigger than his salary arm. and he thinks
Bill ought 10 unbelt a trihe further. A
slight difference Of opinion on this topic
hss kept him on the signed list, but no
will play In Omaha OF not at ell during
the coming season. Sanders is still sulk-
ing, but will very likely come out Of It
before many days. The deal whereby
Rourke hoped to trade Sanders to Little
Rock for Bender is apparently on, for
Chief thinner wired during the week that
he had decided to keep Bender. He has
made a counter proposition to Rourke that
may yet land Sanders in the Arkansas
capital. Koukalik and BRssey were tho
last OF tho youngsters to come In, but
they got under the wire in good season,
and will report with the rest OF the family
In two weeks. This gives Rourke the
most likely bunch of young fellows he has
yet started with. The veteran line that
has faced the foe at Vinton park for the
entire time since its erection will be
changed into almost team Of colts. Mo
Medley and Quick will be the veteran
pitchers, Carter and Welsh the seasoned
outfelders, and Dolan the only landmark
the infleld. Runkle, slated for short,
is not exactly beginner, though, and
Gonding and FreCrs are seasoned players.
Second, third and left will be filled by new
ones, and Marx, the catcher who will be
relied on to divide the work with Gondlng
is also just from the amateur ranks. Bas-
sey, who will play left showed last fall
that he has the making Of a swell ball
player in his little frame. Perring, who
is down for third, has had enough ex-
perience to warrant trusting him with the
bag. He comes well recommended as a
batter as we'll as a fielder. Ivon Howard,
who will have second base in charge,
showed last fall that he understands some
thing Of what is required of the man at
that station, and besides that Is a will
ing performer with the stick 1t looks as
II Omaha's defense would be properly
taken care OF during the season,
In the offensive Omaha is certain to be
stronger than last season. Howard Is
much better hitter than Martin, Bassey
than Thiel and Perrlne will surely do as
we'll as sohipke, even If he doesn't garner
the home runs Carter can hardly be inn
proved on as a batter, while Welsh is sure
ITO come again with the stick, and II he
' hits in his old-time form he will be found
near the head Of the list when the official
statistician gets his figures made out
next fall. Joe Doan is not at all likely
to go OF any in his hitting; on the con-
trary, the move across the diamond from
90 Ave to hal m aq ~ will
lessen somewhat the strain on him during
the game. This makes 1t sure that the
home fans will be delighted with more
safeties than for some seasons. The pitch
ers are such as please Mr.. Rourke, and
when he is satisfied with his pitching
staff the public ought to be, for he has al
ways had a bunch that could make good
In the box MoNeeley and Quick are too
we'll established to require introduction
With them viii be Koukalik, Corns, Fort
Huesser and WEIGH. Out Of this list of fine
young athletes stan will be chosen that
will do well with the fast fielding, hard
hitting team back OF them. In fact, the
prospect for Omaha during the coming sea-
son is extremely bright. Papa Bill doesn't
believe in winning remnants on the field,
but he says with a smile that he Is willing
TO be shown.
The announcement that Frank Selee Will
look after the Pueblo team during the
coming summer is about the most welcome
announcement that could have been made
in Omaha 1t means hrst Of all that his
health has improved since going TO Colo
raeo. or that he would not undertake
active work again. 1t means also that
Pueblo win have a good team, well
handled, and that it's visits to Omaha will
be like a call from an old friend. Frank
Selee won Omaha's first pennant and has
always been looked upon as almost a resi-
dent of the city. Nowhere was there
more genuine sorrow than here when he
was compelled by failing health to give
up HIS active and successful career in the
National league, and nowhere will the sat
isfaction at his return to the game, even
in a minor league, be more sincere.
"Scrappy" Jack Doyle is to be the play
ing manager for the champions during this
coming season. With Mike Csntillon
George Hogriever and Jack Doyle on one
team the umpire's life will be happy one
when Des Mones Is in town. 1t Is 70 b
fervently hoped that this trio will reform
to some degree before the playing season
opens.
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President oNen is stiI keeping the dAt'
for the schedule meeting secret He u
also talking OF having the meeting at De-
Moines, when the league voted at its Chi
cago session to hold the schedule meetinl
at Lincoln. Rourke and the other mag
mates OF the league, save Cantiilon, arr
anxious TO go to Lincoln to show the peo
pie down there that they are good fellows
hut ONeu takes all his instructions from
= Cantilion, and unless a rumpus Is mad
the league meeting will go 20 Des Moines
A mine OF base ball enthusiasm appar
entity has been touched on at the Nebraska
capital by Manager Dusky Holmes. Tn
IAncoln fans have come forward royal,
TO Duekys support by subscribing tn
funds to build eozy park even payin