Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-24
GOES INTO GAME FOR SPORT
Always First Out to Practice and
Last to Leave the Field.
CAMPFIELD IS COMING ALSO
Big Backstop Comes Here from De-
funot Kansas State League.
1919 TEAM Is TO BE A WINNER
Six Pitchers Are Now Included on
STAFF and Lines Arc Thrown Dat
for New >Right-Hnnder
and a sOuthpnw.

Rourke is heralding Justice the new
shortstop, purchased at the close of last
season from Fort Wayne, as a sensation
next year at the infield position justice
is touted as the best shortstop ever
secured to grace an Omaha diamond.
Justice is an ardent ball player and
does not go into it for the money which
1t pays, but for the love of the game
He knows inside base ball like a book
and has been picked by judges and
critics all over the country as a coming
wonder. For the two years he played
with Fort Wayne in the Connecticut
league and the last two seasons he played
with Fort Wayne i'm the Central associa-
ton. During the four seasons Justice
has not missed one game and it is said
he was always the first man to report
Tor practice and the last player to leave
the field. According to Pa Justice is q
davorite with the fans wherever he plays.
lie comes from the same league which
produced Austin, O'Brien, Hagerman,
Lloyd and several others.
Recruit from Kansas.
Another new player who was secured
by Pa from the defunct Kansas State
league and who is looked forward to as
winner at the backstop position is
Campfield. He played for four years
with the Kansas State league on different
teams. Pa Rourke tried to purchase him
last year while the league was running.
| out could not get him for immediate de-
NhVery, so was waiting until the end of
the season in order TO get him, but the
league broke up and Pa got him for a
small sum- He is big fellow. weighing
over 40 pounds, and is about six feet n,
height. Pa Rourke considers Campfield
as conner and may use him in MANY of
the games next season.
FROM all appearances Pa is going IN
nave whirlwind of a team next season
AT present he has six pitchers on his
starr and is dickerlng for a new right
hander and southpaw with the majors
ana expects to report within the next
Few days that he has landed two good
ones. Another new catcher and an OUT
fielder and possibly new infielder will
complete the roster for 1912. The line-up
for next year is still uncertain, but some
places are already filled Kane will be
seen again at the corner sack, and it is
expected that he will exceed his work
OF last year. Kane played in every game
last season and finished the season with
batting average of $40. He stole more
bases than any other man in the league
and could lay down bunt any place he
wanted to.
NiehOff at Third.
At third base Niehoff will again be
seen. Niehoff did not play his regular
position at third last year all season, as
he was on second base part of the time
He is considered by most of the sports
writers around the ciPcuit as the best
man in the league for that position
The shortstop position will in all prob
abilities be filled by Justice. Second base
is still uncovered and there will be much
competition for this position at Joplin
next spring. For the pitching staff Pa
has Rhodes, Robinson, Hall, Fentress,
Lott and Kelly. 1t is not known whether
Keely will be able to play next season
or not, but he will try out with the team
next spring. For the backstop position
there is Arbogast, Agnew. Gondng and
Campfield, and possibly one or two 9TH
ers.
Thomason and Coyle will be among
those in the outfeld, with some doubt as
TO the latter. There is still chance that
Williams will be with the Rourkes next
season again. Williams was there with
the club last year and hammered out ten
home-runs during the season. schoonover
and And Tson are still on Pas list and
they will be given try-out at the spring
training quarters.