Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
WEEK AND PA
WILL START UP
Next Sunday Omaha Squad Will Meet
storz Triumphs at Vinton
Street Park.
FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON
Boys Are Rounding To and Report
ing in Condition.
GRAHAMs RECOVERY BRINGS JOY
His Knee is Good and Fans Count on
Great Things.
FOX COMES TODAY FOR WORK
Manager VIII start In with All the
Material He Can--st. Louis
Kicks on Letting Corridor
Come to Omaha.

One week from today is the time set for
the first public appearance of the Rourke
family for the season OF 1910. on that date
the members Of the family who are on hand
will engage In friendly combat with the
Storz Triumphs. considered one of the
strongest Of the local amateur teams.
For some years It has been custom of
the Rourkes to open the season with the
Lee-Glass-Andreesen Originals, but this
year this crack organization of semi-pros
may not be reorganized and the field will
be left clear for the others
Pa Rourke has about filled his principal
dates for exhibition games and the lineup
looks like this
March H-Storz Triumphs.
April 2 and 3-Lincoln Western League
team
April and minneapolis American as
April and iO-Chicago American league
April April ' Is and 17-siOux City Western
league team.
George Graham has put new life into the
fans by returning from Youngstown. o.,
with the announcement that the bone ex-
pert has told him he will be able to play
ball again this seasn Graham is one of
the most brilliant players who ever donned
an Omaha uniform and II is a real pleasure
to see him in action. With Graham in the
game the fans became accustomed to look
for something sensational He either pulls
down some high one that looks impossible
or makes a running stop OF hot grounder,
or scoots to a position back OF shortstop
and nails one which looks like safe Texas
Lacquer. or does something entirely unex-
pected. With the stick Graham is fair and
win be well up toward the top. Graham has
been practioing daily since his return and
has been picking up the fast grounders as
though he never had = bum knee.
Kane WIN BE ON First.
Jnm Kane will be on hand to play the
initial sack, according to the latest ad-
vices. He has written to Pa that his eye
is doing nicely. but that he thoinks it
might be better TO- it II he does not try
to report for couple OF weeks.
Kane was recognized at the close Of last
season as the best first baseman in the
league, with all due respects to what Des
Moines. or Denver or Lincoln or any other
team had. He was Just as good a field
ing baseman and a better hitter than any
OF them.
Captain Fox, who will arrive today, will
hold down second, unless he is crowded
out OF his Job by the sensational Graham.
Fox has a clear head and cost Pa Rourke
a player in the Western league 1t came
TO a pinch during the middle of the sea-
son when the Omaha team needed a cap
tain-manager and Fox was selected. He
cost Sl.500 in cash.
Barnuey Dreyfus has wired Pa Rourke
that he will do the right thing by him If
Blaine Durbin fails to report. This means
that Barney will either refund to the
Omaha team the $3.50 paid for Durbln or
he will give another pitcher In his stead.
Pa is in need Of one or two good right
handed pitchers. H. now has the promise
OF one from the ST. Louis Browns and also
one from Plttsburg. One OF these ought
TO come across with a good pitcher, as
both are very well supplied with extra
men this spring.
Corridor "a Live Wire.
st. Louis papers are putting forth a yelp
because the Browns have agreed to let
Corridor come to Omaha. He Is a fast
infielder. who has been showing up ex-
ceptionally well this spring. It seems as
Though they had become reconelled to the
fact that he is to come to Omaha and will
leave the Browns In a week or so when
they reach Kansas City on their training
trip.
Slugger Bill Schipke win be the reliance
at third and Pa is not counting on trying
anyone else for that place as the old re-
liable writes that a winter at hunting and
trapping In the OzarlOs has completely
cured his lame knee and that he will be
on deck with his hair in a braid. He has
learned from experience of former years
that Pa Rourke pays for a hair cut of all
his players when they first report In the
spring and consequently the Skipper who
Is frugal youth has been letting mis-
grow in anticipation OF that event. During
the exhibition games Pa pays all the ex-
penses OF the ball players, as their
salaries do not begin until the season
opens. and consequently he has quite a
barber bill TO settle by the time the
season opens.
Good Trio in OatfieId.
For outfleld positions Pa has a strone
lineup in Welch. King and schottin with
several others trying for the position who
might be able 20 give the older hands a
run for their money before the season Is
very far advanced
Two new sets OF suits arrived at the
Smoke House last week. with fifteer
suits OF each kind. This means that Pa
viii carry fifteen players. a regular team
six pitchers and Graham as utility man
Some OF the best OF the recruits may b,
Sept for a while after the season opens
% be safeguard against early season
y accidents.
Dewey Villas Motor Race.
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