Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-22
YOUNGSTERS SHOWING fine
Pa Rourke and Arbogast Both
Pleased with the Recruits.
WEATHER KEEPING BACK PLAY
Conding IL showing Up In Wonder
fui PORN and May Ne Kept Ne
a Regular This Year
Ryan Touted strong.

JOPLIN, No, March 2i.-iSpecial Teie-
gran. )-SprinE sprung leak here today
ana Il showed and sleeted and blowed
in a most unbaseballIclike way. As re-
suit Manager Arbogast and his Rangers
were cooped up all day at their hotsl.
Miners Park Is a sheet OF Ice and unless
the weather modarates at once Il cannot
DO used again for the remainder OF the
week. A game between the regulars and
the Yanigahs Is on the bill for Sunday.
Arbogast took the boys for drag into
the country. Notwithstanding the Ice.
After watching weeks workout by the
Rangers here, Il Is not at all hard TO
determine what sort Of team VIII
represent Omaha In the Western league
pennant chase this year.
OF course, Judgment on the players and
the recruits OF this season OF the year
absolutely Il premature. but the ear
marks may be discovered among the
good ones, even when they have been
limited and restricted TO batting and
fielding practice principally.
To date. an expert opinion Of the bunch
which Manager Arbogast ana Magnats
.Rourlse has assembled Is unusually flai-
ftering. or course. here and there, there
s,have been but diffident exhibitions OF
sbase ball. but as whole the team has
shown meteooric displays.
omaha's prospects, Judging from what
ecan be discerned hero after a careful
slant in the Ranger direction. are rosy
fhued in the extreme and fans there will
BE- treated this slenmer with a brand
Sef base ball that would do justice to a
major league club. M
aending Big Help.
There IL one big factor IN the Rourke
camp that is making for the benefit Of
Omaha fans. lie Is that grand old man,
Johnnie Gondins. He IL the man who
viii make the recruits blossom into stars
long before the team starts north. oond-
ing Is sure Of q regular berth again this
year.
. There IL a world OF good young ma
terial in the Omaha lineup. In the In
field. Eddie Justice and Johnnie wanner
look the best. Both youngsters seem 70
have the making Of GOOD players and q,
this time each Is showing great ability
and wonderful speed.
= Al first base there will be Jimmie
fNne. an old guard. and opposite him n
sfhird win be Burt Nlehoff. another vet.
kersn. IT. no use to mention them 10 any
<Sxtent. Their records are in the books
sand the fans know what 10 expect Of
them. .ss
No harm Viii be done. however. 10 say
sthat Kane reported this year In fairly
sood condition. lie looks good and sayr
he VIII be on the job this season as rega.
lar AZ ever; and that's some regular
Feihoff hasn't showed In camp yet. but
Pc Is expected In a few days.
Plenty of FIeIder..
4 There f. q bunch OF great matsfiaI
from which the backfield sto be selected
F1here's Norman coyfe. Artie Thomasor
ard Clay schocEoyer TO start with. All
eof these men were with the Rourkites
past year 10 some extent. yet they are
considered, In way. N recruits.
B l. II. sonrs Ia a youngster sho unques.
ftioaabiy win land the utility berth. II,
shows great ability IN the outfieId and OF
CHE lnfield Jimmie scanlon. from III.
%ccnira! association viii be pltted aKaInsl
sours for this place. Il is believed. He'i
another clever youth
An Of these boys are ball players, and
while they haven't set the world on fire
yet they have uneorked enough OF thell
wares TO shoE that with proper coaehin,
and training. win make big league ma
terial 10 b. rsckoned with.
There 10 no chance to Judge the pitch
tnF stair. Il would be waste OF tim.
And useless sluffing off OF words TO at
Tempt any predictions regarding this de
paftmsnt Of the club. However, a word O
Two about the mound men win not b,
.einiss =. this time.
HarIer. Hold Back.
None Of the huriers have cut loose $,
FAR. They have been cautioned agains
ythis thing and M4nsser Arbogast ha
found u necessary on one or two occa
tsons to spsak sharply to some Of tn
cvcTzeaious j0ves
Last years bunch are known qunntite
and there Is no heed 10 even comment O
them Dusty" Rhodes. Roy Fentress
Shark Hal and Joey LotE ali probably wi
he Included this year in the Omaha squad
Their work here 20 far has been entirsl
Satisfactory.
There's Jack Ryan. though. who mus
De Considered Ryan came 10 camp fror
the s0uth-New orleans-and At ono
bessn pitching in mld-sssson shape. II
has an assortment OF bendsrs that woul
puzzle q Cobb and his delivery Is abos
a nifty as one could wish for.
ArbeE.st Likes Ryan.
Manager Arhregasf IL particularly we
pse@sed with Ryan ante-ssason showinl
lie has been watching his work an
ocrasionslly he can b seen ehnckitns
hifnseaf ~ the soufherner unlimbers hin
self to saoet ons ever.
Gee. be looks good" Arby chortied q
day. -Hs SURE looks good 70 me. In 9
Z my ezpsrtsnce never have seen SUI
2ltehinx IN younster. He's been
mater COMPANY. but he's q youustsr
rs.
Asrk you. an not giving rou sprir
hst-sir saff Eve seen them In the spriz