Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-24
ROURKE HAS TWO WITH HIN
Assured Of Support Of Duncan and Holmes
Saving the League,
sELEE AND BURKE YET TO HEAR FROM
Omaha Manager Probably VIII Call
Meeting for saturday 60 Gust
Owen and GaR His Boss,
DIRTY Mike.

w A. Rourke. owner and manager Of the
Omaha team. Is receiving cordial support
in his movement to GUST ONeil alleged
president Of the Western league, and sup
press Mike Cantillon, the hoodlum manager
of the Des Moines team. Managers Holmes
OF Lincoln and Duncan Of Sioux City as
sured Mr.. Rourke yesterday Of their hearty
cooperation in whatever steps he might
take 10 save the league and abolish dis
graceful hoodlumism.
Il think will call meeting for Satur-
day in Omaha and I think something will
he done that will remove the cause Of
such outrageous exhibitions as was enacted
At Vinton Street park Tuesday" said Mr..
Rourke last night. II have just had a
talk with Mr.. Duncan over the long dis
lance Telephone and he tells me he Is with
me and urges me 20 go ahead Early In
the day had q telegram from Holmes
10 the same effect have only to hear
from Selee and Burke. and l hope they
will Join us ] wired them again tonight.
Az readers Of The Bee knew yesterday
afternoon Ducky Holmes wired Rourke
early yesterday Of his support. Rourke
had, after the game Tuesday, addressed a
letter to each manager in the league, save
Cantillon advising him of the outrage
perpetrated by Cantillon, through his
dummy, Keefe,. and calling for aid in
putting down this sort of thing and saw
ing the league from destruction. The
prompt replies and cordial sympathy of
the managers have given great courage to
Mr.. Rourke and delight the fans to think
Of the possibility of getting rid Of man
in the presidents position who is nothing
but the plant tool and ready mouthpiece
OF cantillon. a man whose presence is
odious In every city on the circuit
Fear Burke, and seIee.
Fans who are familiar with the politics
OF the league know the close relations ex-
listing between the powers that control
the Des Moines, Denver and Pueblo teams
The experiences of the Tebeau-Canthlon
regime have not faded from memory, and
so there is a lingering fear that Burke OF
Denver and Selee (who Is clean enough. but
only nominal manager Of Pueblo) may moi
lend as ready hand TO support Rourke
For the sake OF the league, though, and
for the good Of the game everywhere, for
decency and fair play, every decent far
hopes nothing will obstruct the Rourkt
plan.
That CantiIlon Is a constant menace tC
the game, that he hurts the gate receipts
is known from one end of the league tc
the other and 1t never was so apparent
as now In Omaha. On every hand mer
and women who are regular patrons OF
the great game are heard to express dis
gust ana declare that never will they 81
to zee game with Des Moines-
where IEnOrance IL Bliss.
Down at their hotel Wednesday the
Des Moines players were sitting out OF
the sidewalk reading the morning papers
and commenting on the roasts they haC
received.
ave ought TO take tables out to thu
park this afternoon and serve pink tea,
remarked Charley Dexter, the man who
in a drunken broil last fall, came nea
killing Bateman with a knife stab.
Nav" grunted Hogriever, displaying
another fine discrimination for the ameni
ties Of common decency and propriety
Eve arter git a couple of bucks and saw
and giddown and saw up some bats 'e
like we us saving wood fer desc her
farmers. Dey don't know AT rea
scrap is"
Gee, but I wisht we had a had ia!
Andrews along, bawled out another o
Cantillon's satraps.
YES" echoed Hoggie, I'VE arter TAX
jay along list to guy desc ROSTERS"
But Omaha's acquaintance with ia;