Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-28
TERMS SATISFY THE PLAYERS
Letters Accompanying Contracts Say
Salary is AL Right.
MUCH EXPECTED OF JUSTICE
New shortstop Comes Well Recon-
mended for that Position.
STAR PLAYERS FOR NFELD
League Base Ball VIII Grace the
Omaha Lineup TIL. Season,
Says Rourke. Il

tracts of six OF his numerous players
each contract, In which the writer stated
he was entirely satisfied with the terms
named in the contract Those whose
contracts have been received by Pa are
Robinson. pitcher: wanner. second base
man: scanlon. infield; Arbogast catcher:
Coyle. outflelder. and campneld. catcher.
There Ia little danger OF holdouts this
season, az every player, with the excep-
ton OF one. has sent Pa word thai tho
contract had been received and the terms,
stated satisfactory. These letters which
have been received has caused Bill
Rourke TO wear an unusually wide smile
tor tho last few days and he asserts that
nothing can now stop him from landing
his bunch OF youngsters at tho top Of
the list next fall. Pa is optimistic over
the way his base ball matters are round,
ing out and Is now busy at work getting
up a schedule which he will submit &C
the schedule meeting which will b held
in Denver February !.
All Positions Strong.
Every position in the field for ncxt
season Is about settled upon by Pa and
he Ia loud In his praise of the infield.
which. he asserts. win be the best he has
had In several years From present In
dications the infield will look something
like this: First base. Jimmy Kane: sec
ond base. Johnny wanner: third base.
Bert Niehoff: shortstop. Phil Justice.
Arbogast and campfieid will do ali the
catching this GUNNER.
Had Pa had a good infield las. season
there Ia little doubt but be would have
been fighting for the top place Ill sea-
son. Between Joe Kneaves and Charlie
Pick thirty-seven games were lost. No
one would have kicked on these two men
but for the fact that their work was far
inferior TO class A ball playing. Pick
would invariably throw q game away by
heaving tho ball way over Jimmy Kane's
head nj first base. At any crucial stage
Of the game. when an error by an Omaha
player would mean the loss OF the game.
Joe Kneaves would drop an easy
grounder or else in his anxiety to get ID
to first he would throw It into the
bleachers.
This year thu story VIII be great deal
different wanner and Justice have
played together and know each others
playing like book. They are said to ba
heady players and critics all over the
country are high In their praise of the
two infielders, and an eager watch wtlI
be kept on them by the big league scouts
this season.
Kane Mt First.
Jimmy Kane needs no boosting. His
work here Is well known. Previous to
coming 70 Omaha he was with Pitts
burgh. Outside Of base ball Kane is
known to be one Of tho greatest basket
Dali players IN the east. He played the
best base BAH OF his career last season
with Omaha, when he was easily con-
sidered the best first baseman In the
league. He Is great hitter and can
either bat them out or lay them down.
He is fast and when ut bat he is fight
Ing the ball and keeping the infield
guessing. He has improved greatly In
his fielding and IL he Is not picked up
by one OF the big leagues next season,
base ball is a funny game.
Justice 10 a new man to Omaha base
ball fans and he was purchased outright
from the Cleveland club by Pa Rourks
few weeks ago. He was drafted last
fall from Fort Wayne Of the Central
league by the Cleveland club. He Is a
hustllng fighting little short fellow and
was the cause Of so many big league
scouts visiting the Fort Wayne park last
season. George Huff. a well known big
league scout says that Pa Rourke has
picked a whiriwind, and wonder In this
cub. He Is said to be the best shortstop
that was ever turned out Of the Central
league.
wnnuer Wen Recommenaed.
Johnny Warmer comes to Omaha wall
recommended by a long list OF rr.as
playing at second base in four different
leagues. wanner was not In the r.ms
last season having contracted msIar,.l
fever while playing with the Memph,,
team Of the Southern association In is1o