Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-16
OMAHA is READY
FOR CALL OF UMP
New Park and Good Team Will
Greet the Fans on the Open
ing Day.
Royal Parsonage and Court to Open
the Season.
PARADE THROUGH THE STREE
Long Line Of Autos to Lead Way to
the Park.
GALA DAY FOR THE OMAHA FANS
K-sAR-BEN Is IN CHARGE
THROUGH THE STREE
GALA DAY FOR THE OMAHA FANS
Mayor DahIman Issues = ProclaWa-
tiOn Asking All Loyal BOOSTERS
to Turn out for BiE Day
and Boost for Omaha.

King Ak-Sar-Ben in all the glory OF car
dinal. green and gold will five days from
today inaugurate the Western league sea-
son of 1911. And the king and his court
will incidentally at the same time grace
the baptismal game Of Western league ball
In the new Rourke park.
Everett Buckingham. king of Ak-Sar-
Ben, has been rendered the keys of the
park and he will have entire charge Of
the day. Ex-kings. governors. the queen
of Ak-Sar-Ben, Miss Frances Nash and
her ladies-in-walting have been invited TO
attend the grand court function and sit
in one of the four boxes reserved for the
king and his court. Seventy eight seats in
all have been saved for the Ak-Sar-Ben
knights.
Not the smallest part OF the big day will
be the grand parade of loyal fans, which,
starting down town and covering the bust
ness portion of the city, will wend It's way
to the ball park and into the grounds. Ak
Sar-Ben will lead the procession of loyal
fans and there will be hundreds of auto
mobiles in line. carrying fans OF all de-
grees and also the two opposing teams,
Omaha and Des Moines.
Although Samson will reign at the park
Pas other fans will be there-every one
The Omaha Commercial club, the Ad club
and organizations OF bugs from every
part of the city will be there to make the
event the biggest in the Western league
Youngsters Move On.
Four of the youngsters who have been
trying out at Rourke park this spring will
move to other climes this week. Jokerst.
the catcher, who ran Sam Agnew such a
close race for the backstop position, has
been adjudged needing another years
experience, and Farrell, the little Chicago
infielder win also take a term in the
State league. Slndelar and Troy Agnew,
the pitcher and catcher, will do one more
year in the bushes before coming to
Omaha
Pas infield is in poor condition to start
the season, with Kneaves laid up. Kneavss
declares that his injured leg win be In
perfect condition to play for the opening
day, and Graham swears the same of his
eye that was hurt. In the meantime Ward
is holding short for Kneaves. Graham il
back already, having played Saturday.
Jimmy Kane and Schipke are in the best
of shape, however, and when Keaves and
Graham get back in the game there will
not be a speedier inteld quartet in the
league.
Sam Agnew and Johnny Gonding work
like Trojans receiving for Pas brilliant
staff of pitchers.
Outfield IL Strong.
In the outfield ollie Pickering, veteran
and with head for base ball that win out
figure many deep play, is to hold left,
and Goat" Anderson will be the man in
right. Goat is leading off the batters each
day and he is going to worry some OF
these twirlers this year. Clay Schoonover,
playing center field, is the hero of the
hour with the fans, for Clay is batting like
fiend, and it's poor day when he does
not get three or at least two hits Bert
King. cute as ever, is also on the job, and
will work alternately with the others.
That pitching staff is the thing that the
bugs are going to really take keen delight
in this year. Kelley Fentress and Rhodes
are all in harness and working WELL Joe
Lott, the Omaha lad. is learning fast and
he is going to do some great work for a
youngster this summer.
Blaine Durbin has indeed come back
Danny is just fun of all manner of curves;
he has stuff on that ball and Danny is
no fool. He uses his head along with his
arm Patton is coming along well and will
stick for this summer. When Patton puts
on more flesh he is going to pitch better
He was sick this spring and is stin get
ting in condition.