Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

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Rourke's High school.
Many interesting letters come to Manager
Rourke from players In smaller towns in
Nebraska and Iowa -wha want - get on the
Omaha team. Pas reputation as the de-
veloper Of ball players has gone 80 far
and wide that many seem to think that all
Pa has to do Is to take a man IN hand
and make a ball player out OF him. One
youth, OF whom neither Pa nor GrOtte
had heard Of before. wrote that he would
like to know what his chances OF being
put on the Omaha team were. He said he
had a good offer to go 70 South Dakota to
play. but preferred to come to Omaha. Pa
told Brother Dave 70 write the youth he
had better go to South Dakota while that
chance was open.
Field Climb Base Bail.
Another top-notch base ball team Is as
sured for the Omaha Field club for the
coming summer. as the directors have APP
propriated sufficient funds to carry out a
good schedule and to pay all expenses.
Base ball is conducted at the Field club
on a strictly amateur basis as the players
receive no salary, nor is any admission
charged to any of the games, which are
purely for the sport Of the players and for
the members Of the Field club. The Field
club boosts all branches of sport and is
not going to neglect base ball this sum
mer. While a manager has not been
chosen for this season, It is thought Paul
Hoagland will act IN that capacity, as he
has been connected with the team since
the formation Of the club and is an Al
player He is one of the best amateur
players in Omaha and his long connection
with amateur sport, especially base ball,
qualities him for the position Of manager
Of the team. Creighton. Karr, Abbott
Kelly, Malone. Chambets, Crawford and
other stars of the team will be back in
the game this summer. Murphy is missing
and says he will not have time to play
ball this summer, as he is buying hogs for
a Denver house. which takes all his time.
Manager Hoagland would like TO hear from
teams which would like to play at the
Field club grounds any Saturday after
noon as a start is being made on the
schedule.
Open Time for Fish.
Tomorrow is the date for the opening
| of the fishing season and the anglers of
! Omaha have prepared to get busy. Cut-Off
| lake will see more fishermen this year than
/ any previous year because there are more
! fish to be caught. Omaha fishermen are
! beginning to realize the excellent work
/ Fish Commissioner O'Brien has been doing
at Cut-On lake during the last few years
with the numerous plants of game fish he
! has made in those waters so near and
] accessible to Omaha. Few may know 1t,
| but there are thousands of pike at Cut-On,
which weigh over two and one-half pounds
! and which will make a nice mess when
| caught this summer. They have been
| planted off and on and are now OF a good
| size for table use. The black bass are also
well grown and many more Of these win
| be caught Crappies are the same and
many good strings will be taken this sum-
J mer of good sized crappie instead of the
little fellows which we're caught last year
At the Field Climb Links.
Golf Instructor Watson OF the omahs
Field club has been at the club since
March 1 experimenting the spring repairs
on the links. Chairman sholes OF the golf
greens committee SAYS he will have the
links in splendid condition by the time the
spring rains quit the country and the
course will be in better shape this year
than ever before. Heretofore numerous
changes have been necessary all summer
but the change made last fall probably will
be the last for some time. The course wai
laid out with considerable care and tht
/ shy tNty nope IL Wlll-~uOI nave
to be changed for some time to come. The
new links in the forty-acre tract on tho
| north side OF the road have some Of tn,
prettiest holes OF any course IN the coun
try. There are plenty OF hazards, with
heavy timber on all Sides compelling
player to keep to the course. James Aller
Is chairman OF the games committee and II
arranging some interesting events for thu
| summer
Country Club Golf.
Robert Simpson, the new golf instructor
OF the Omaha Country club, arrived II
Omaha Wednesday and at once set to worl
taking upon his duties for the summer
Simpson is a player of recognized abilit!
and has played in the largest tournament
in the country and has always given
good account of himself at the finish. Hi
skill as a clubmaker is also recognized
and his sticks are in demand in all section
, OF the country. Some Of the leading player
on this side OF the pond send to Simpson
, for their golf clubs. He made an envlabl
record for himself last season when he woi
tho match with professional golfers at tn
skokie club, near Chicago; the open tour
nament at the Homewood Country club AM
tied the winning score at Homewood. Mem
bers of the Country club are congratulatini
/ the directors on securing the services o