Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-23
ROURKES DO FIRST
TOLL OF The YEAR
Manager Marty Krug Puts Fourteen
Hopefuls Through Two Hours Of
Diligent Labor.
WILL HOLD TWO SESSIONS TODAY

a large segment Of athletic talent, all
Overlooking with ambition and pep. APP
poared az Rourke park yesterday and
MIR. Marty Krug, manager. put the gang
through two hours OF work. Tint crowd
now in tht city consists OF Krug. Krue-
ger. Nieman,- Payne Whalen. ,Tiloslsi,
ciosman. sohliebner. Thomdson, styles
Conley, Crabb. tAiten and Willis.
Krug had the pitchers out tossing the
pill around and Had his embryo sluggers
engaged in little bunting practice. Also
they kicked a soccer football around the
lot and otherwise had a good time.
1t Is trought, taking yesterday as
criterion. the athletes have got the
wtather manN goat. Athletes are Of the
temperament Who want the kind OF
bamy wtather the nasal voiced tenor
sings. but Monday. morning the weather
srark handed out some OF the brand
which would make. a, man recently re-
yived by Billy Sunday exprtss himself
IN unexpurRatea tones But-.in the post
meridian part OF the day, 1.-The sun. am
infreauent viaitor Of late around these
parts, perked fiacrosss the burEeoning
clouds and encouraged tint athletes TO
such violent exercise that a deiuge Of
honest sweat, Are result Of diligent toll,
dripped FROM their noble brows to the
gentle earth btneath. VI
Two Sessions Today.
Really il was quite warm out at the
ball yard. considering II was quite as
chilly downtown. With Marty Krfig and
his hawk-like eye, on aRand. the athletes
put In a full two rours. To-day says
Krug, work will start with hum Ses-
sions have been called for 10 o'clock this
morning and 2 O'Clock this afternoon and
If the weather permits. two hours OF
hustIlng wnI be the order on both oc-
casions.
Krug declares practice this year will
be regular practice and no budding youth
will start the season overweight or under
weight or out OF trim. Some Of the men
have got 20 knuckle down bit and a
rubber shirt OF two may even be brought
into play. but Krug says no two-legged
nippopotamus will be found on the
Rourkos when April Iromps around,
Tho David and Goliath, or Il might be
said Damon and Pythias. team on the
Ronrkes consists OF Messrs, whalen and
styles. Both OF these youths are equipped
WIN my UPS anu ait AfaACfhohS NatiNb
-Red" by their fellow workmen. But
two Reds" is bad business on bali clut
30 Il has boon definitely decided 10 cal
styles Pink" instead OF Red Thus
Whalen has ''Red" copyrighted and no
body dare cop the title from him.
More 90 Arrive To-day.
The rest OF the clan OF Rourke ar,
expected in today or tomorrow. Kafora
Huelsman, Blodgett. Breen. Noyos. John
son and Everdon are ON their way
Krueger got In too late for the worisou
yesterday. Neiman. who arrived Monday
is recruit catcher while Tlloski Is Ia
alleged second Maranvillo. schliebneI
who PLAYED with the Pirates during tn
winter season. also arrived yesterday
FRITZ Is still full OF the old ginger eve
n ne didn't get chance In the big sho,
and he IL determined they won't pas
him up next winter
George stevens will not report unit
June l. while Bell seabaagh ana wallac
are scheduled to stick to the steady jot
they are now holding.