Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-27
FRANCIS SAYS We WILL WIN
New Captain Of Omaha Assures Fans o.
Good Ball Team.
wADEs THROUGH FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA
Jim Austin Gets in from Clevc-
land and squire Aubrey IL Due
some Time During
the Day.


the Day.
Buck Francks, captain and shortstop OF
the Omaha team for 1907, arrived in Omaha
Tuesday morning from Los Angeles, Cal,
occupying nine days enroute.
From the reports F'rancks brings of the
high waters IN California it's a good thing
for Aubrey he didn't winter on the coast
instead OF in Mexico, for he would have
had some swimming to do in order to set
out Of the Golden state. Aubrey has been
sighted once more and will be in today.
Pa has engaged a band TO meet him.
while we just escaped some OF the worst
washouts," said Francks TO a crowd Of ad-
miring fans as he sat in Pas smoke house
Tuesday night, I'VE were caught right by
others. 1t may read all right. but it is no
sport. being laid out on sidings for an in
definite period with no one able to tell you
what the prospects are for getting through
inside of a week or a month. The worst
trouble was around Sacramento and
Stockton. The rains we're terrific and
washed out the track for long stretches
until the wonder was they were able to
repair It as quickly as they did. The
water came down those gullies In torrents
and cleaned up everything in its path.
II have met most Of the boys and, Of
course, know them all by reputation. and
can assure the fans Of Omaha they will
have ball team this year or It will not be
the fault Of any OF this bunch not trying
his best All are young and ambitious and
will do their best"
James Austin, the new third baseman Of
the Rourkes, arrived Tuesday morning
from Cleveland, accompanied by his wife.
He went at once TO Vinton street park,
! where Pa had all the coming champs at
| work, taking advantage of the warm days
| before the snow comes along. This Is the
man Atlanta offered to trade Whitley Morse
and a pitcher for and the man whom
| Comiskey also tried to svt after Papa Bill
| had him all signed up. While Austin has
/ a hard man to follow in Perring, he Is
| looked upon as a conner and man who
will soon win the hearts Of the fans until
| they forget Perring, VINO was the best
Omaha has had or third Tor many years
The first days practice at Vinton street
| park brought out eleven OF the coming
| Champs, who cavorted around the diamond
like true colts. The new club house was
put to good use and not only were the baths
used, but two stoves were set running full
blast that the players might sweat out
few extra pounds and save the trouble
and time after the real season starts.
Training with Pas colts is Grin Shannon,
catcher of the Minneapolis team, and George
Clark, who played In the Eastern league
last year. Pa put the colts through all
sorts Of stunts and was surprised at the
knowledge OF the inside game and the skill
shown In bunting by some Of the recruits
Joe Cantinon says ne is very much i'm
pressed with the work OF Mig Perrine,
! whom he has been trying out at short for
| the Washington team this season. His
great, except in throwing, but he hopes
to get over that trouble in short time.
Ernest Gibson. the veteran landscape
care for, the links Of the new Happy Hol;,
club for several years and last year worked
for the South Omaha Country club
Manager Sage Of the Sterlings is now in
| a position to announce he will be ready to
| open the season Sunday, April IA, as his
entire outfit will be here by that time, and
he would like to hear from managers in and
out Of the city for this date and dates
| for the season. Address, 1126 North Seven
teenth street, or Phone Douglas 1857. His
base; Sage, second base; Leney, third
base; Lapisky, shortstop; Petersen, left
field; Herring center field; Fairbrother.
catcher; hurry, Christensen, Smith, Faber,
pitchers.
Jimmy Parr, the English champion Is ex-
pected In today from Buffalo for his match
at the Auditorium Friday night with
Farmer Burns. He was to have arrived
yesterday, but stopped at Chicago. II Parr
should throw Burns ne and Beel will be
matched here Both men will go into i'm
mediate training at Prof Morgan's place.
Greater interest centers on this match than
any wrestling contest that has been held in
Omaha this year. Parr and Burns, In the
first place, are as evenly matched as any
two men in the country. Besides this they
met here recently when, Burns got two out
of three of the falls and Parr was not con-
tent to quit at that. Neither man will have
O cinch Friday night and no surprise will
be created by the result, no matter which
way 1t goes.
The batting averages OF Pas new men
we're published I'm The Bee Monday and in
that list the average of Buck Francks was
given at .2o9. This was taken from Reach s
Base Ball Guide without question, but
when the sporting editor looked over the
list he discovered that the 200 could not
be right According TO the Guides own
figures Francks has batting average Of
225, which for the Pacific coast is not bad.
Men don't bat as high out there as else
where" said Pa. II don't know what
makes II, but their averages are lower. I
suppose the long season and hot weather,
Of course, figure in the result. expect
Francks to be one OF the best hitters"