Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-02
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Games for the Week.
Today-White aox vs. Rourkes-
nEonday-Dstroit Tigers W. Rourkss.
Tuoaday--Dotroit Tigers vs.. ROurkss.
Wsdnesday-whits SOC "a vs.. EourkoS
neutrality-suspicious. va. Regulars
Friday-Yanigans w. Regulars.
saturday--Boston Red sox W. ROurkes.
Bunday--BOaton red sox w. ROurkos.
Closing days OF the 1911 training season
IN Omaha will come In just two weeks
ana Pa Rourke with the help Of Manager
gchipke will pick the squad which Will be
the Omahas Of 1911. And unless something
unexpected happens between now and
April 16. the present regular squad will
stick here.
Pa Rourke r. getting prouder Of his line
UP Of fancy twirlers every day. To tell
the exact truth in candid style Pa thinks
lots more Of the 1911 lineup of pitchers
than no ever did Of the 1910 list. and he
expects to startie some the Western league
hitters
Blaine Durbin southpaw. is the lad who
Is drawing the interest Of the crowd these
days. Danny looks good 20 the most OF
the fans, and with Roy Fentress, Bert
Kelley, Dusty Rhodes to rival Durbin for
first pitching honors Omaha is assured a
good staff Of experienced pitchers. Joe
Lott. the Omaha amateur wonder OF last
season, Is rounding into great shape under
the tutelage of the older pitchers and
Johnny Gonding. Johnny catches for Joe
by the hour and gives him pointers all
the time that improve the youngsters
style greatly The Omaha lad seems to
be a fixture for the season.
Arthur Hall. the slab artist produced
from st. Louis, is wild-very wild But he
has the essentials OF a wonderful pitcher,
a good stock of curves. both speedy and
slow. and moreover. he has the brains to
learn to know his batter and not to make
the same mistake TO him twice When
Tnidseason comes round Hall may be play
ing here and tearing up things in great
style
Mike Reilly, one Of the youngsters who
has been trying out with the Omahas,
signed a contract with r. A. Riley. man
ager OF the Hastings ball club IN the Ne
braslSa State league Saturday and will
report there April is. Reilly IL lad with
plenty Of curves, but he iaclSlSs experience
as yet, and after a couple Of years viii
be more capable TO match his brains
against the willy batters OF Western league
caliber He played last year in Colorado
and came TO Omaha this spring for q
tryout here.
Joe sindelar, the lad whom Pa had IN
the state league last year, has strong
chance to go there for yet another season
before breaking - a league the class Of
the Western. He has improved over last
sprlng. but needs more coaching. Patton Il
on the anxious seat and II he makes good
he will stay and II he doesn't he goes
Patton can pitch we'll when he gets int
shape and the hopes are bright that he viii
play here.
Bert King, outfielder. Is still holding al
the flag In the holdout club. but he Il
expected to come TO some kind of settle
mert By Tuesday, and undoubtedly he will
be Ia Uniform here this year. With Pick
ering left field. Anderson right field. ans
schoonover and King, center field an'
utility fielder. the outer gardens will b.
no worry 70 Pa.
Manager schipke's batting order show
plainly where no considers the battinl
strength OF the Rourkes lies. Anderson
will lead off the list. and Mr.. Goat Ander
son IS one Of the hardest men 70 pitcl
20 there is among batters. He is a spien
dld waiter-and man first to star
the game looks good to the fans.
ollie Pickering follows Anderson an
ollie Is Just as liable to make his hit
two Dagger as a one base hit,-in fact ha
done 80 to the ehagrin OF the Yanigans
number OF times this year. Pickering
NOT slow on his feet and gets away fror
the base three feet ahead OF many q ma
counted good baserunner.
Clay sohoonover follows Ollie. and Clay
reputation Of spelling perfectly good base
balls IN trying either to knock board Of
the fence or pillow up the diamond Is we
known schOonover's turn at bat is wher
Anderson Is hoping to make home ever
game this season,
Jimmy Kane is on the Job as first bass
man and he will follow sehoonover In bal
ting order. Jimmy never was real sloue
OF a hitter Captain sehipke will cove
third and schipke hopes 10 fatten his bal
ting average a little this summer
George Graham. holding down the ''bl
lob" second baseman. follows CAPITAL
william In batting and since George ha
been back In the game he has been up
his old tricks OF terrorizing pitchers wit
hits that are hard to stop. and he alread
has the yanigan catcher with a gruds
because he steals so many bases.
joe Kneaves. considered one Of the be
al around men on the Omaha team. vi
cover short and follow Graham IN the ba
ting. Kneaves 10 one OF the best men
cover short that Omaha ever saw. II
handles himself perfectly. whiriing an
throwing the ball 70 first In one motto
when a hot one comes his way And
batting Joe isn't noticeabiy p0or,-n,
noticeably.
The oatohers problem Is settled In r
gard 70 one man OF course. No use havir
q ball team this season II Johnny Gondir
won't play backstop. The other man lOol
like Agnew rather than Jokerst 20 the mo
OF the fans who have seen both men wor
Agnow has a really throwing arm and
quick In catching an unWary baserunne
In all the other needs OF a good catohe
AgneW Is making good every day As
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