Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-11
ROURKES SHOWING UP FINE
At Present Strides They Will Soon Be
in Good Position.
ADVANTAGE IN ONE CONTESTS
90 Present Trip Rourkes Have Played
Best Bail since the season
Opened-strengthen
weak spots,


gait they Will return next Thursday with
a percentage we'll above the half thou
sand mark With this mark and the fact
that majority OF the remaining games
Of the season will be played at home, the
fans are beginning to realize that Omaha
has one Of the best chances In the league
10 cor the coveted flag
On Friday the Rourkes will open Sc
Ties with Lincoln which will begin a stay
Of twelve days at home During that
time every team in the league will come
with the exception OF three For the first
time this season. Denver will come to
visit the new ball park and test their
batting ability on the largest grounds in
the league. A trip of six days will be fol-
lowed by another stay of nine DAYS at
home by the Colts.
The best class OF ball played by the
Rourkes since the opening of the season
has been exhibited by them on the present
trip. Lincoln was lucky to get away with
two Of the three games played at that
place, but the Omaha bunch evened up
games by grabbing three straight from the
Kaws after that crew had laid II over
on the Champs for three straight. The
Rourkes then Travelled TO Pueblo and took
the opener by cloutlng out two home
runs after the Orphans had tucked them
neatly away by hosting three runs In
the third inning
New Faces TO he Seen.
Two new faces and probably three will
be seen on the Rourkes roster when
they return Robinson, the new pitcher
recently acquired by Pa Rourke from To-
ledo. will be one and Arbogast. the veteran
catcher of the Columbus team OF the
American association will also be among
the new faces.
That Arbogast is valuable asset to
the Omaha squad was shown in the game
with Topeka when he was showed in after
Agnew had retired. His experience
behind the bat and his knowledge of the
game make II a task for the opposing
players to steal. Agnew will not be
farmed out, as was first planned, but
viii remain on the catchers' staff and will
be used with the old pitchers. Gonding
and Arbogast will do most OF the work
behind the bat
II is believed by Pa Rourke that Robin
son will materially aid the Rourkes on the
firing line, as he is an old timer at the
game and has had enough experience and
work to enable him TO last through a game
without blowing up. Lotz. who was
dropped by the management because he
AcAhoou 10 De harmed out TO the GTano
Island team OF the State league, win not
be seen with the Rourkes again. Pa says
he has lost his chances of ever getting
on the team in the future
sioux city Goes Down.
A material change has been made in
the standings OF the teams since the Colts
left on the present trip Sioux City has
been walloped numerically and cmse-
quently has dropped from the first place
TO the tail end OF the first division. On
the other hand, by gathering thirty-seven
points in the percentage column the
Rourkes have gone up TO the head of
the second division. Should Sioux City
continue it's present work and the Colts
likewise these two teams will change
places and the Rourkes will come home
with a place in the first division. The
twelve games at home, of which the boys
ought to take the majority. will cinch a
place in one OF the leading positions. The
lead ought to tide them over the trip of
elk days.
Omaha seems to have struck its stride
now and with any kind OF luck and play
ing ought TO be able TO continue the
steady climb up the ladder. The fans will
boost the boys and together Omaha may
see pennant winner at home this season.
The work Of getting new players is still
going on and Pa Is on the continual look
out for new material to strengthen the
weak spots until the Rourkes will have
team of stars with no weak spots in
the field.