Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-14
TOO MUCH SNOW, NO
sun, SAYS ROURKE
But Jim Stoddard, Ground Keeper,
Diligently Labors to Remove
the Said Snow.
TRAINING STARTS NEXT WEEK


Out at Rourker park. where about as
much snow fell during the several storms
which visited these parts at various times
during the winter can be found Mr..
James stoddard. pround keeper par ex-
oellence laboring diligently removing the
snow. digging trenches and otherwise
making brave attempts TO put the field
in some sort of condition for Pas athletes
to pastime on. FoF-be it known the clan
OF Rourke shall report TO Omaha for
spring training on March %. which is just
ten days away and MIR welsh's we'll
known sun is evidencing no inclination TO
remove the snow of it's own accord.
Pa has not postponed his spring train
Ing date and he will not do so. II the
field looks like the Missouri river on the
fatal date it macs no difference. for the
athletes will be given swimming lessons
and ordered to so to It. However Pa is
hopeful that Stoddard and sun can put
the diamond in pretty fair shape for the
training season.
Since the acquisition Of A. D. Conley,
outfielder, the Omaha lineup looks bit
better. A good scout recommended Con-
ley. declaring he is considerable speed
merchant, and Conley should help might
lily. Pa now has Bell. Thomson. Aten,
Conley and Payne for outfield candidates.
Four Games CGrded.
-Four exhibition games have already
been booked for the Roufkovinians And
Pa is after Minneapolis for a couple
more. with the storE and Lincoln to call
upon. a full schedule of exhibition games
should be carded.
Kansas City will appear first, on April
j and q They will be followed by Mime
apolis on April and 4. The White Sox
come April and 10 and St Paul on
April II and IL
Among the former 0mahans who will
appear during the exhibition games are
Joe Riggert and Chick Aubrey with ST.
Paul. and Dan Triple and Red Corridor
with Indianapolis.
A very persistent rumor is working
gradually around the Western looq. The
rumor has it that Johnny Killing is an
associate of Savage in the ownership OF
fthe Topeka franchise. The story goes
that King owns a half interest and is
very likely TO manage the club before the
season ends. The announcement that
Jimmy jackson will boss the team is said
TO be blind. It is also asserted by men
who are In the know that the Kaw fran
Kan, eventually. Perhaps not this sea-
son. but probably, and that King will be
made manager when the switch is made
McGiI Has Hard Luck.
Jimmy McGill, owner of the Denver and
Indianapolis clubs, has suffered another
piece Of hard luck. a distant relative,
very distant, too, has died leaving Jimmy
$4,000 to do with as he pleases. AS
Jimmy already owns about half of the
coin in the world outside of what Rocks
Teller and, Carnegie have. one can readily
understand how grieved Mr.. McGill is
over his recent bad luck.
Dreaming i'm sioux City.
They are hitting the hop pipe in Sioux
City these days. even though the federal
drug law Is said to prohibit that prac-
tice. They arc figuring on large post
season trip for the team when the Sioux
cop the pennant rag. II seems to be
taken for granted that the Hanlon crew
will do that little thing. The stunt is to
trail into the middle western cities where
other league championships were won
and play those winners. They have in
mind the American association, Central
association, Three-I and Wisconsin-Illi-
nois loops. All Sioux City hace 20 do is
win the pennant and then kid the other
clubs into the games.
Frank lsbell has hired q couple of
more athletes. Frank Gregory. a pitcher
hailing from Ottumwa, of the Central
association, and Joe Boyd. a semi-pro
infielder from Pella, Ia, are the lads.
Isbell has also fired Barney Duffy, who
\was obtained in a trade with St. Joseph
for Sam Lafferty. Duffy was embalmed
and shipped to Youngstown, o.
Pa Rourke has encountered one of the
many peculiar occurrences which happen
TO base ball magnates, and Pa doesn't
know whether to get peevish or giggle.
lie has about decided the latter is the
proper course. youth by the name of
James @. Lane wanted a job on Pa S
team, was given it and accepted terms.
The acceptance has been recorded with
abe National association and everything
was nice, until Lane decided he didn't
like the terms. He is now Directing 10
them. He will probably object for some
time to come for Pa knows little about
the lad except that he comes from Iowa,
and Iowa doesn't turn out phenoms like
Kansas does