Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-16
WESTERN OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
Omaha Has Fest Prospects Of Its History in
League.
OTHER TEAMS ARE MAKING PROGRESS
Des MOines t. Getting Fast Bunch
Together and Lincoln IL ImprOv-
Ing, While Denver says
ft In.

Western league affairs are taking on
such activity as makes much promise for
lively season. Omaha, Des Moines and
Lincoln are making daily announcements
Of players secured, and It Is only reason
able to suppose that other towns are pre-
pairing in similar manner, although not
much is heard from them. Out in Denver
people profess TO be much disappointed
that Cousin George Tebeau did not sell the
team to someone who wanted to buy It.
Fact Is. Tebeau is not at all likely to be
elected mayor Of Denver on his base ball
record. Burke, who is the resident member
OF the partnership. has told the folks that
Denver will have a championship team,
but a merry shout Of SHOW me" greets
mis- utterance. Tebeau has an arrange
ment with Barney Dreyfuss for the pick of
the Pittsburg castoffs. and 1t Is likely that
out OF them some will be sent TO Denver,
although Louisville and Kansas City will
get a few
The, Cantillon combination with Cleve-
land and Washington is securing likely
team for Des Moines and the champions
are sure TO be a hustlng bunch. Brother
Joe has staked Brother Mike to couple
Of Washington embryotic pitchers. and
Larry Lajoie has contributed another pair
so that the box work of the Hawkeyes will
be up to the standard. other positions on
the team are to be filled out in similar way
the idea being this season TO give the west
ern patrons a real ball team. Ducky
Holmes has copied Cicotte. the fresh
youngster Des Moines got from Detroit last
season He will be worth his money to
Ducky too Johnny Jones will be In shape
again, and this makes Holmes sure of two
good pitchers Lincoln will miss Pop Eyler
who was by long odds the best of tho
Western pitchers last season and n very
popular player all over the circuit. but
especially I'm Omaha. Pop decided to take
his bones to the sunny southland where
batters are not so troublesome, and will be
found sending them over for Little Rock
during the warm days of the coming sum
mer. Holmes has other pitchers. though
and will present much the same lineup as
last season. except Leo Dublin. who was
snatched by Comiskey for the Sox, 1t will
be a little awkward for Ducky to fill that
hole. for he Is not likely to be rs lucky as
Papa Bill was In the matter OF sharing star
third basemen.
Omahas outlook was never so rosy as II
Is now. Magnate RourlSe has succeeded in
putting together a team that looks better
on paper than any Omaha has ever had
lie has made a speciality of picking players
with pepper" men who will fight till the
last man is out. and then make a fuss
about IT, Not mere rowdles, who disgust
people with their senseless kicking and
rudeness. but players who know the game
and get into It with vim and snap from
first TO last He has turned down a num-
Der of really attractive propositions be-
cause II was rot apparent that the player
had the essential quality of ginger that
would make him lively and aggressive at
oil Da hpIiaNraS N dapauf a nd
orderly conduct en- the ball field. but M
will not tolerate proceedings marked by the
stately decorum of a diplomatic reception
He wants n contest that will snap, and
that's what he proposes to hand to the Wis
itors at VInton Street park during the
summer.
Autrey writes from Mexico City that his
winter season down there is proving very
successful. Press notices refer 10 him as
the boy wonder and give glowing accounts
OF his career at bat and In the field.
Omaha fans are willing to believe anything
about Aubrey and wonder at the calm
nerve of Jack Doyle who offered to trade
Hemphil and Hickey for him. II would
just about take the whole Milwaukee team,
with the franchise thrown in to secure
that boy Then there's Jimmy Austin. who
looks better every day and Billy White,
who was the whole works in Doc Shveey s
bush aggregation last summer, both Of
whom will figure 10 the winning of the
pennant. Young Belden, who will hold
down the sun pasture during the summer
for Omaha is touted as being even better
than his brother, who is with Denver. If
hos as good he will do What Lon Try
will amount to remains to be seen He
will be given every chance, but If he doesn't
make good at first, there's old reliable
Joe Dolan to fall back on. Dolan batted
In more runs than any man on the team
last season, and his eye is Brighter and
better than ever right now. Buck Francks
for second and WEIGH in middle complete
the field but Ivan Howard will be reserved