Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31
AMATEURS OPEN UP TODAY
Will Be Started with Two Games at
Rourke Park.
MANY TEAMS WILL LIMBER UP
Games of Today Are Harbinsiers,
Next Sunday BEING Fixed as the
Date ON which Most Teams
VIII Open Schedules.

The amateur base bail season opens
today at Rourke park with game
one between the Advos and Independents
Several other teams are also scheduled
to play today. Next Sundays games
will include the following:
Luxus against Triumphs at Rourkes.
Baums against Advos.
Holleys against Fort Omaha.
Alamltos against Ancient Order United
workmen.
April Il Is the date Of the grand open
ing at Farrell park. formerly the Benson
Eagles park. Two bands will be on
the job One viii represent the Ancient
order United workmen and the other
will hail from Benson. Two classy games
have been arrangedlfor the opening. the
first OF which win be between the o. d.
KiplIngers and the Omaha Grain ex-
change and the second bout. Ancient
order United workmen against Farrell
syrups. All four teams are fast and a
couple Of hard fought duels are antiei-
pated.
Through the Knothole.
ia Clair has signed up with the storz
Triumphs. ....
Thirty men have applied for admission
10 the Omaha Gas Co. team.
Bugs Raymond Young Is figuring on
signing up with the Alamitos.
Fence Buster o'Connor will he on the
carpet again this season with the Town
sends.
For games with the Omaha Gas. Co.
squad call Frank Hast AZ Douglas So2 or
Webster 1883.
Next wednesday. April 8 william Doll
: son will entertain his team mates AT his
new residence. IA
A Saturday team. formerly known as
the Denison Athletic, will be known as
the Americans,
Chick Farley and Edward Rubin left
Thursday night for Huntsville OF the
Southeastern league.
Sunday. April T. the BrodeEaard
Crowns viii play their initial argument
with the wagmans.
Arthur Kelly of Kearney is anxious to
land with some fast crowd. Address him
at fSii Cass street
The A. o. u. w. recruits and regulars
will buck up against each other at Dietz
park this afternoon.
| At Fort Omaha this afternoon the
| Luxus will utilize the afternoon getting
thorough workout.
May 1 the Dletz club. a Saturday team,
will commence Its season. They will prae-
tice two nights week.
| Today the Grain Exchange team and
the Farrell Syrups will have practice
argument at Farrell park.
Dick Klssane will leave tomorrow for
Joplin. No. where he will get his pre-
| liminary workout as an adjudicator.
Last week Manager William A. Dolson
/ OF the Brodegaard Crowns moved from
| 1905 South Twentieth to BIB California
The Florence Athletics duds arr
black with white trimmings Down the
/ front OF the shirt in white letters Ii the
name Florence and on the left side tn,
Monogram II. A.
| Herewith the players who will defeni
| the Florence Athletics colors: Bell
Swanson Potter, Grossman. Thornton
Pascal. Stribling. Anderson, Jacobson
Andrews and Peterson.
The following managers held con
fab al Quigiey's office last night. Th'
subject was the percentage that park:
should allow travelling teams: Bressmap
Mullen Kocher. Benson. Qulgley. Strong
i Kennedy and Grau.
Last week the Atlantic squad signe'
up Byrne. He will Jake care Of tn
sunny garden. Frieda Rasch. the Ala
boys to be their official score keeper
She is seriously considering the PROPOSE
tion.
Here is the lineup that the Luxus man
agsment will pit against the stori
Triumphs next Sunday: Dame. catcher
Cunningham and Dyke, pitchers: Haeh
ten. first base; Rapp. second base. Smith
shortstop. Tracy, third base: Denny
ysnous and Melody. outfielders.