Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-25
R0URkE LINING
UP HIS PLAYERS
Omaha Magnate Announced Yester-
day Completion Of His Squad
for This Year.
LAST CONTRACT RECEIVED
Jimmy Kane Completes List with
His Signed Paper.
BIG BUNCH GOES TO JOPLIN
twenty-five Players Will Be Taken
TO Missouri.
SIABMEN TO REPORT EARLY
Pitchers and Oatchers Are Ordered
60 Report on March IL IA q.
Order to Get a Start on
stragsIers.
LAST CONTRACT RECEIVED
Jimmy Kane Completes List with
His Signed Paper.
sG BUNCH GOES TO JOPLIN
twenty-five Players Will Be Taken
TO Missouri.
sIABMEN TO REPORT EARLY
aourxe,. Lineup for 1912.


Rourge's Lineup for 1919,
ee,ehsrs--ArsOsass oondins' Camp
Ptchers-Rhodos, Robinson. IIsn. Fen
tresg, Ryan, Lott, glcks, Christensen,
sindelar, Cooke, Roeley.
First BnSo-kane.
Second Base--Wanner, Moore. scanlon.
Third Base-Siehof
Shortstop-Juetice.
outfielders-coyle. Thomson, sours,
Lee, schoonover.
Pa Rourke, owner OF the Omaha base
ball club, yesterday afternoon announced
the completion OF his 1872 base ball squad.
He said every one Of his youngsters had
come across" with their signed contract
and there IL nothing left now but the
shouting. At least. that is the way Pa
feels about It and he ia not hono IL
feeling that way. as there are several Of
his stanch followers who are thinking
in the same strain.
All along Pa has said no was not afraid
of holdouts this year and seemed to have
perfect faith in all his men signing up
without trouble and he seems TO have
had the right hunch. The last contract
came IN Friday with tho plRyer's John
Hancock" scribbled all over the page and
with tho contract came letter asking
Rourks's pardon bseauso tho writer had
not sent his contract In before, but busl-
mass was good and james Kane OF Nc
KEGS Landing, Pa, says ho 10 now
ready TO don now uniform and make
this his best year since he has been play
Ing professional ball
EaEer fer the Fray.
Alorr with Kano's contract and letter
rams q lengthy eplstis from Charles AT
borast, manager Of the 1914 Colts Aroy
wrote that every player had eomnuni-
hated with him and they are all eager to
ret 20 Joplin and get back into the mar
ness again. Acting while tbs writing mood
had seIsed him. BIZ Rourke immediately
seated himself before his roli-top ana
ground cut twenty-five letters instruehns
, twenty-five different youngsters to get
ihslr grips packed and be ready to take
Inc train for Joplin Immediately upon the
receipt OF transportation, which VIII De
forthcoming in time for every player 70
lrrlve al Joplin either before or on the
18th day of April. i
Eddie Justice, the new shortsiop. who
tones well recommended by every scout
In ths country and who is depended on
10 help pull the rag into Omaha also
liant n letter 10 Pa Rourke, and this
Iounsster is buhblins over with snthusi-
ism for tho Iyi2 Rcurhes. He says ne
las a hunoh which Is backed up oy marc
EeusonInE that Omaha Is TO have the
haze ball team this year Of Its history
Great General. IN
II am acquainted personally with
Charley Arbosast." ne writes. and
now him 10 be q great base ball general
and whsn he IL IN a base ball Uniform
ba knows nothing but base ball and most
AZ tina, IN inside base ball played with
Arboaant and know how he works and no
know. what 1 can DO. For Johnny Wan
bsr. with whom / played base ball for
Two years, l cannot say too much He Is
horn base ball player aud he seems to
Le ntt.d into second base IKE ssrdines In
/. box, with him on second you can rest
assured that the middle sack VIII be
we'll covered"
The lsttsrs did not stop hare either for
Mark Hall. who makes his home at Jop-
lin. Mo-. says be IN eagerly awaiting the
arrival OF some Of the old thor
pughbrsds." no says that all Joplin Is
worked UP TO q high pitch and the only
thing that 10 talked nowadays In the
Missouri town Is the Omaha base ball
lean." The fans have organized ian
tlub," and are training their voices and
getting ready to attend every base ball
IN WnilA
there. He said joplin 10 OF the oolisf
that Il depends upon their showing at
The Omaha games whether Joplin VIII
eysr be admitted TO the Western league
and they are preparing TO show the
Omaha boys that there are few people
In and around Joplin who would greatly
Appreciate q Western league franchise
Pa IL Happy.
When the writer had finished reading
the various letters hurled st him the
Iovisl rnagustes began lengthy discourse
on the great bunch Of new recruits he
h1ll have with him at joplin. He il
greatly pleased with the outlook and
thinks that he has the best infield In
the Western league this year. With
kane on first, wanner On second, Me
hotf On third and Justice filing Up the
big hole, I am willing to place my bunch
against any team In tho country. have
The Srsatsst bunch Of pitchers that IL
was possible for me 70 set and / have
not stopped getting them Jet. either.
am stiii on the outlook for southpaw
hnrIsrs. and am row waiting for the out
come Of q couple Of deals ] am MIXED
Up tn. II win out / Win have two Of
the greatest miner issgue players 10 the
country. Nc won; tail you thu names
Of them. but you viii find out a. soon
~ 60, an snswes TO q letter I wrote q
few days aEn."
Two weeks More.
Thsrs ere bet sixteen more days before
Rourke. with o few OF TIRE recruits from
this par. OF the country. VIII break the
winter camp and leave for the sunny
hcuth, thers 10 hask In the sun and
timber up those sstff Esnbe-s on which
tie lo,ai fans are pf-niag their faith and
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