Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-25
OMAHA OPENS WITH
SIOUX CITY TUESDAY
And Pa Rourke Violates All
Custom by Eliminating the
Usual Pomp and
Ceremony.
SOME SURPRISES ARE PROMISED


With the customary pomp end
eclat conspicuous by its absence the
opening game at Rourke park will
be played Tuesday, with only the
athletes reared and ruled by Marty
Krug and Josh Clark to furnish the
entertainment. This is a radical de-
parture from the DEGREES laid down
by custom. That a minor league
magnate should be so brave and bold
to eliminate a parade before the
game has been heretofore unheard
of, but Pa Rourke has decided that
parades are for circuses and minstrel
shows and that ball games at his
park are not such activities even
though there are those who make
such assertions.
In other words Pa Is leading an uplift
movement which will tend to keep our
national pastime from entering the same
class as weddings and funerals.
Mayor to Heave.
OF course there will be a few doings
at the park 30 that the fans may dis
tlnguish this game from all others. Some
thing must be done TO make an opening
game different from others. SO Al
Fairwesther will cut loose his one-lunged
band and the well known mayor will
heave the first ball into the arena. The
mayor has become some HEAVIER. He has
officiated for some nine years now and
is almost as good as Grover Cleveland
Alexander.
There Is one opening day feature which
IL calculated tC dazzle the eyes OF the
large mob which IL sure TO gather. The
features has 20 do with a few vicissitudes
or one might say, mutations. Brother
Dave Is the gink responsible for the
said vicissitudes and the other day in the
presence of couple sleuth-like repre-
sentatives OF the daily press he
casually mentioned them. The altera-
lions consist OF the removal OF number
OF taim seats in favor OF new ones and
the repaIpting OF the entire plant. Brother
Dave has the entire grandstand covered
with nice green paint and on the outside
glistenipg white paint makes the park
look like a new cafe The fences have
all been freshly painted and to quote
very press agcntly. the entire plant IS
going 20 look resplendent in It's new
dress" Brother Dave cannot be too
highly recommended for his noble efforts
Brother Dave also promises another
surprise 10 the fans As il generally
known he Is the welt known conces-
sion merchant and he admits the surs
prise has to do with the concesslng. While
II cannot be verified n rumor has II that
an extra flock OF flooey-beaned hyenas
will be put on 20 satisfy the wants OF
the femished bugs with sundry grub and
drinks.
Hitchcock TO Catch.
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock has been
specially engaged 20 catch the first ball
Mayor Jim IL to pitch. with these two
sterling democrats acting as a battery
some excitement II bound TO occur. Mr.
Hitchcock viii be fired from the team II
he should happen to muff his first chance
Already u book is being made 4 TO 1
Hitchcock is fired.
The we'll known siren which wakes the
dead around Omaha on extraordinary oc-
casions will cut loose Tuesday. Said siren
will obllge with n few weird sounds at
noon and at o'clock.
Several box parties have been arranged
The editors and managing editors OF the
three papers have been invited TO sit in
the same box. Rourke declares he has at
last reached the stage where ne Is so
chance he takes.
Frances Hochstetler and a party OF
Ak-sar-Ben ladies will have n box OF
their own from which to witness Pas
boys pastime. All Of the boxes Will be
decorated in gay colors and IL It rains
the colors will be still gayer.