Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-10
new AMATEUR BALL PARK
United workmen Team is Figuring
on a Place to Play.
SEASON is TO OPEN EARLY
Florence Team VIII Have Nest OF
Its old Guard when the imp
Calls Time for the First
Game of season.


In all probability before this season
has advanced very far the Ancient Order
OF United workmen team will have a
park Of It's own. 1t l. the intention OF
the central committee Of the Ancient
order or United workmen TO organize
one Of the best and largest athletic clubs
ives, OF Chicago. IL will be something
similar 10 the old Diets park. which was
iocnted at Thlrtieth and spalding streets.
II. L. TOM Knapp has classy gym
naslum for his vhlldren at iaia Douglas
streets. where his chaps are securing
THAR prnllminary workout, preparatory
10 the opening Of the season The work.
out consists OF wrestling, boxing. hand
bali and an external trip OF i've miles
once a week.
The Advos have secured the permission
Of Fred Bradford to play all the curtain
raisers at Rourke park the ensuing sea-
son. That is quite a feather In their
caps. as the diamond proposition Is q
difficult problem 10 solve. Il
The Farrell syrups will have nifty
base ball park at Benson when all the
arraugements which L. NJ. strong has
made are attended TO. The fence Will be
decorated with advertisements Of differ
ent Omaha and Benson merchants. a
shower bath apparatus has been Installed
and the grandstand will have seating
capacity OF 80, while the hleachers viii
hold the same number. II Is also the
intention Of strong TO have the infield
.odded. 90 his colts viii have a carpet
Of green 10 waltz on. The following men
will tryout for the team: Ogden. Strong
I.,,chen. ostronIc, Barr. Murray, ku-
cera. sanp. Prefka, Farrell Forsland,
Kemp Kelly and Rice,
Open Early.
On April Il the Farrell base ball EN-
porlum will be opened with all the pomp
and splandor necessary for such an event.
Their initial game win be with the
Ancient Order Of United workmen team
That army that changed It's monicker
from Royal Aehates TO o. d. kipiingers
will be tossed out like real eighteen-carat
sports. Mir. Kip turned Manager Tom
paws loose In Townsend's sporting goods
shop the other day and before Kip got
him chained up again he had all the
paraphernaila ordered that is necessary
for a firvt-cIass team. Their new suits
arc white with blue stripe and with
blue trimmings. They have secured per-
mission 10 play the first mix at Farrell
park every Sunday. The gang: Dineen.
catcher: Moran. pitcher; ouinane, first
base; Pheffer, shortstops Nelson. sec
ond base: Platx. third base; Daily GLADDEN.,
Abdul and Davis. outfielders.
The U. $. supply company Will supply
the team that is going TO represent them
Mp in classy ball rags.
Here are the chaps that will toss the
hide for the supply merchants Gudath,
catcher; Griffith. pitcher: Schroeder,
first base: Hagerman, second base;
SCHNEIDER, third base; ogilhee shortstop;
Hender, left field: Eckman. right field;
Erickson, senter field. For games with
them address Jesse Schroeder. care Y. s.
supply Company. or tickle the bell on
Harvey ara
Old Guard nj Florence.
II is q einch that the Florence Athletics
will have most all their old troupe back
in the harness, so they will put Up a very
formidable defense. Out Of fifty-seven
games played during the last two seasons