Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07
Omaha and Sioux City to Start
Western League Season Here
April Nineteen.
BOOSTERS ARE ALL LINING UP
Ad Club to Vie with Commercial
Club as Noise Makers.
AK.sAR.BEN TO TAKE A HAND
Big Parade Will Lead the Way to
Rourke Park.
EXHIBITION GAMES ARRANGED
Omaha and Lincoln to Play Through
the stste-Anteiopes to De
Here saturday and sam
day for Games.


Extensive arrangements are being made
BY Dick Grotte. secretary OF the Omaha
base ball club. for the opening OF the
Western league SEASON In Omaha this
year. and from appearances II VIII Dc
some opening on April ~.
The Omaha Ad club has decided 10 back
the Rourkes In their opening game. as
they have in the past. and have reserved
a large portion OF the grandstand. which
will be ropcd In and hang with largo
banners. In case that some of the fans
will not know who sits therein even after
the bunch gets through with their usual
run OF noise. The Ad club men are some
boosters and with their band liven things
IN IN the grandstand TO such an extent
that the visiting ball club gets all fused
ID and forgets that II Is attending
ball game.
The Commercial club Is another bunch
which has sent word 10 Grotte that tfFSy
arc working for tho opening with heart
and soul and assure him that nine-tenths
Of the 100 members will be out with
noise and boosts for the Rourkes- A
largo section will be secured by this
bunch to seat It's members.
| Ak-sar-Bea 10 Boost.
,s. Ar-e.r-r,.n 4. goInx 10 be ont I'm
,,,,I ,orc. ana ,hs schema which Dick
Grotte has planned for the opsninx
80 ,.h,c,A 4. yol,x N Include the ladiex
- na..rno,. and ali mast Kings ana
- !, ~. Ar.sar.pen 1. going "a
~ .or,. .,uu,- r,ut. what this stunt will
- d. 400 'rsn, MAIDEN Nv the knowing
-. 90 a. lin 4. .cruns a. a surprlse
al ,ha fan. p,ck orotta and Brother
pave are authorities for the statement
.ha, the opsning Is 10 ecligsA that OF
inst wear. and those who ysrs II the
openlna game last year say II Wilt nAvs-
! 40 ma some opening 20 Vat the one In
lisi.
The Elks will oeeury q section Al pN
9 lthemselves. They will take official &C
. ton on the matter at the next regular
J meeting. The, Tom Moore club. bunch
. of about fifty men who 1.-Two In tina
: vicinity OF the bali park. made the first
reservation for the opening game. They
have asked for two full boxes OF sixteen
, seats each. In taking the boxes tne cruz
! said they were doing u 10 shos
} Rourke how much they Appiee'A.1 Wv
way he mas been rsnns ~ Nv s.-ss:,,.
the park ana nor sous'ns sns ~,
OF tna' s,ein'S " ss..',,,srd ,ns Oman.
noisss. Ahe. 80 ..s,,.s ,-o,.,t,on.
oan oiu' vn - - p.r,,
-. ,ns s.,ns shs players and all
.Ass.,. III, ,n.st aavn town and
4',, 80 ~. uru.uaIlv large parade to
- over seventy-tvo automobiles
49,. re-, rendered tl,s Rourke manage
nsnt Tor tho opening parade Tho first
two cars viii carry the bands. In the
second PLATOON the city officials will ride.
Following the city officials will come the
bali players OF both teams and then the
. sport writer's. The various ciues sno -.
; stitution5 VIII then follow -
\ known at present VINO VIII tnfo" ,ne
first ball. but II is hinted Al hat eet.e'''
|. young woman prominent IN she
Ben ball last year WI 40 tne hon''.
Rourke. BACK ,1,s.
The omaha iahs Ao -, 49,.
Ing the return VI s''e -. =. :. 4,
south. The boys are eapes 80 a,
Omaha THURSDAY ana .nsn -,
, AWAKEN 70 'ne ia' ~ 'aA 49,. ar cut
: Is open iof isn. -, -, e.,
ting their stay "a sopun ~ - .ss,s,,,nn
Y days In oruer 70 pay
games on the way hons-
Don Despair OWNER % sao
! team, ana IA noufAe 49, 80. ~.
I agreement 10 pray sAn'p'son ~
several towns IN the ss.ee - a.
opening Oh Tue season .a 1a...,r "a,
Tuesday the hou.Aes A.e ~ r,,v
y battle against esch o'h,' - c.,,.
J, The following Gay .ne 49, - ~
VIII iine up against -" 80. = :.
strice. where a rous'hs 1890 r.-,'-
l. DO given the uave'efs oh sns - -
: day Nebraska City VIII see .hs s"o 'ses
: battle each other- me hsAe a~' '''''e
!. will be nothing ooins.
:. Play Here
Next SATURDAY anu os.1 80 80.
}. lopes ana tne 80 ~, q,
other In omana' ana sa.s - ~. ~ u
' his best men anu what Will FAot@1tf -