Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
Pa Rourke Has Been as Busy as
Any Of the Other Base Ball
Managers.
HAS SOME NEW BALL PLAYERS
Is Also Negotiating for Some More to
Strengthen.
DENVER CLAIMS THE PENNANT
No Need of Playing Out the Whole
Schedule,
ST. JOSEPH ALSO is IN LINE
ISbcII IL Getting Busy since ~ Has
Bcen Practically settled that
the Team - to Remain In
wichita.

raper remnants are beginning to show
their golden heads upon the horizon OF
western league base ball gossip, follow
ing close upon the stories OF the signing
up Of the old staudbys and various finds
Of the 1910 season. Up to date at least
five cities have discovered a pennant in
their midst, to be had for the taking, but
Pa Rourke has been very quiet and cor
respondingly industrious.
Rourke's bunch Of pitchers, procured
to twirl curves for the Omahas In 1911,
has already gladdened the hearts OF the
Omaha faus and he hints that another
classy man may be signed little later
An arc right-handers Kelley, Rhodes,
Fcntress and Durbin making the lineup.
Dulbin has the reputation Of one Of the
fastest Of the younger twirlers and Is
expected to put himself near the top of
the Western in 1911, to make up for his
years absence from the game. Rhodes
and Kelley have had good training in
the big leagues, the one with the Cardt-
nails and the other with Washington.
Fcntress proved by the way he pitched
ball last season that he win make big
Lacquer before many years roll past
There is to be no weakness in the
Omaha nine next season in the matter
Of being short on good catchers Besides
the invaluable Johnny Gonding, there are
three other backstops who will have a
try-out FOR the position. ed Jokerst, a
find OF the west last season, and the
two Agnew brothers have been signed up
TO be in harness in the spring training
season.
pickering in the Garden.
ollie Pickering will burn up the grass
pa tf, haV
ing signed up some weeks ago He an
nounced while in Omaha making his deal
with Pa that there was going to be some
fast base ball seen in the outfield II he
was able TO show up at all The deal on
for a shortstop is stnl hanging fire. Pa
had half bargain made with Herr
Hedges OF st. Louis that he was TO get
Red Corridor back TO play this posi-
tion for Omaha and another pitcher
for the RourSes, preferably a south
paw with things unsettled In the
Mound city, the deal has not yet
materiullzed but Pa remarked there is
lots OF time before he will issue the
- spring call.
The rest OF the 1911 lineup OF Omaha will
look the same. according TO the present
rumor Jimmy Kane will dicontnus
basket ball TO play first base and George
Graham will hold down second. since hi.
knee has become we'll again, Skipper BIZ
Schipke, the captain of them all, will b,
on hand to guard third and King and
Schoonover are expected back for the two
other outfield positions. In regard to the
trying out Of some of the wonders of tn,
bush leagues Pa says there may be a few
who will try their luck, but he has mad,
no definite arrangements.
Among the towns making the loudest and
most positive claims TO the pennant is Den
Yer. Denver has that pennant nailed e
its suitcase and fully expects to get away
with It scot free; both hands down.
Denver Claims the Flag.
After three months spent by the variou,
magnates In buying, selling and trading
the promised lineups are becoming prettl
well known, and ] don't think IL is takini
too optimistic view OF the situation L
say that Denver appears far and away tn,
best on paper" writes f. c. Day in tn
Denver Times.
Denvers pitching staff for 1871 certainl,
looks good for minor league. Hank Ohm
stad. Buff Ehman. and probably Kinsells
Ilagerman, Adams. Kenworthy Hartford
I.trdsay Lloyd. McNurray and Kelley will
probably be in line when the spring comes
lack Coffey has been purchased for short
Stop, but on the loss column must &
Schreiher. Cozy Doan. Buck Weaver ant
Billy Cranston Manager Hendricks ha
Beall and Cassidy back in the field an,
is lining up youngsters OF class he AYERS
Sioux city viii have TO do some fast up
building 10 stick at the top in 1911 Fen
Ion, Meyers. Hammond. Hartman and Gull
lin are all gone and each OF these hit owe
so in 1910, Reilly. formerly OF Topeka
Nclch, Breen. Wooley, and some YOUNG
stcrs who are to he tried out in the sprln
are In line TO lin these veterans places.
nrummrrs AFTER Flag,
So. Joseph and Topeka are building "a
steadily aud will undoubtedly land some
whore higher than they did in 1910 TN
spirit aroused in ST Joseph this last soaso
and the manner in which a nall team is bc
ms brought together certainly looks as
the Drummcrs were going TO try for m
flag in 1911 Topeka has an entirely nc,
management and President Woodward an
Manager Moore are working hard 10 max
success Of the first year.
Al Wichita IsbeIl has been somewhat q
tho fence i'm regard 20 the SUNDAY base ba
question. but now that that question an
pears 10 have been settled SATISFACTORY,
me is going after some new material an
has a very prcsentabe lineup already Z,
so early in the season.
President Despair at Lincoln has not eve
got manager as Vet, due partly 60 IA
fact that ne has been on sick he'd for M
slcater part Of the winter Tie has sever,
applicants I'm mind for the ioh at the pre-.
,H. time and a report from there is O.
= pCctCd any time. I'm regard 10 his team D
t. uu. dome much. pFUdIug he choice
% w1ut-rr Hre NniuCs is nov Pm d
throcs or now ownership in par- OF 90
I',~ No.uos club but it be- promised On.
the team there viii put Up faster ball tina
vas seen in 1910