Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
ROURRES NOW ON THE JOB
Arrive from St. Joseph Ready for the
Opening Tuesday ,
PUT IN MONDAY AT PRACTICE
Captain Bill sehIpke and "a ROnrke
Are 9th Optimistic for n WIN
nisE Team from This
Time On.

The Omaha ball team arrived in the city
early Monday morning after playing a
double header with st. Joseph, In which
one game was lost and game was won.
The bunch looks good and healthy and
seems fit TO start the climb to the top
OF the percentage column
The players are as enthusiastic over the
opening game at home Tusday as the fans
who are counting the hours until the game
Is on, and there lie little doubt but that
the Omaha team will so into the game
with the sole idea Of walloplng the Cooley
ties.
Pa Rourke ls optimistic over the prospects
for a winning team this year despite the
poor showing made on the first trip away
from home. He says he thinks he has a
better team this year than he has ever had
since he has been in the business in
Omaha.
Il want winning team in Omaha this
year and l am going to do all in my
power to have one" said Pa. The bunch
/ have with me now looks mighty good and
as soon as we get the pitchers to working
we should be able to get away in good
shape in the race for the pennant
The pitchers have not been working
right that's a cinch. But with the addi-
ton OF Melker and Slagle that department
will be materially strengthened. paid
81, 900 each for those two lads and l was
willing TO do It In order 70 strengthen
the team.
I'VE have q good lot OF batters and Il
few games at home under the present
management will show Omaha to be one
Of the top notchers."
Pa Tells the Reason for Change.
In speaking of the resignation of Billy
Fox as manager Pa said: 1T was demon
strated to me that Fox would not make a
winning manager. Billy is as good ball
player as there is in the league, but he
does not seem to have the faculty OF get
ting the work out OF the players. We dis
cussed the situation at Topeka and both
decided that he would be a better player
IL he was released from the responsibility
of manager Of the team There was no
trouble between Fox and myself, notwith-
standing rumors to the contrary, for we
discussed the situation calmly and agreed
that his resignation would be mutually
beneficial ',|"
"Schipze Will make a good field captain.
He is aggressive and is favorite With the
members OF the team, OF course he Will
be In the game and look after the duties
of captain, but l will manage the team
from the BENCH
Rourke said that with the addition Of the
two new pitchers he would have to make
arrangements to farm out one of the pitch
ers who has not been showing up we'll.
be the one to go.
Captain Schpke is also enthusiastic over
the prospects for winning team and says
he will do his part. He said Monday morn
ing; Omaha has as fast bunch of ball
players as any in the league, and ! believe
we can win. We nave not had a good
chance to get together. but With the, long
string of home gameS to be played we will
show some of the fans who have been
knocking ! little that we are there. We
encountered some :, mighty bum weather
while away. and things broke badly for Us,
The boys are all, anxious to start off the
home season with a win and are on edge
for the opener with Topeka Tuesday"
All the arrangements for the big event
have been completed and nothing remains
but the word. to- turn. loose the call OF
time" by the jumps to set Omaha and To-
peka to battling for honors.
! Mayor Dahlman has arrived from the
east and is ready to fling the first ball.
The proclamation of Acting Mayor Bur
mester has had the desired effect and many
of the business houses of the city will ar
range to let their employees off for tins
lgame The seat sale Monday indicated tina
! the ball yard will be packed with eager
| fans.