Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28

can cast his fatheriy as we'll as
his critical eye over their per
Torrance. and judge how closely
it comedies with their promise. on
paper, he has something of a job before
him, just about what besets the minor
league magnate each spring-a bunch of
raw and undeveloped material, among
which he is to discover the gems that
are later on to glisten in the diadem of
base ball. At present he has little idea
of what the Rourke lineup for the COM
ing season will be, but he knows that
he is going to try to get a real ball team
together if it can be done. Some of the
places are safe. 1t is sure that Schleib-
ner will be on first, that Artie Thomson
will be in center, and almost certain
that Scanlon will play at short. And
then the rest of the picture has to be
worked out Manager Krug may be seen
at third, and he may be on second. II
young Thomas comes through in good
form, he'll get the third base job, and
Marty will be found mounting guard over
the keystone of the diamond. This will
make an infield that looks mighty SER
Viceable, even though Scanlon and
Thomas are youngsters. Behind the bat
il looks as IL Kafora will be the main
stay but this isn't determined yet, and
may be switched to one of the other
backstops on the string Two positions
in the outfield will have to be filled by
choice from four aspirants. With Red
Styles and Willis to start. the pitching
staff is to be built up from long string
of youngsters, and it is Pas most
earnest hope that he can develop a
pitcher capable Of going through nine
innings and winning game. Thats
something Omaha has not seen in several
seasons. At any rate. Pa has the prob
lem under consideration.
The list OF lawn tennis fixtures for
the season doesn't contain the name OF
Omaha, which makes the list somewhat
unique. 1t doesn't seem right that
Omaha, where the game was given its
life and developed to its first-class i'm
portance. should be permanently deprived
of participation in the clay court cham
pionship. Here's a chance for some of
the boosting organizations to get busy
and take the steps necessary to bring
this important sporting event back to
It's real home.
The Feds are not so much concerned
about o. B. b. just now, for the good and
sufficient reason that they have trouble.
Of their own. Aside from getting a man
aCer for Kansas City they have to show
a court in indianapolis why the team al
the Hoosier capital didn't pay, the pei
cent devidend stakeholder expected t.
gather in last season. And that's about
n.
at one sitting,
Enterprise doesn't always pay. Pa
Rourke slipped off down east and bought
a couple of players from one of the littlt
leagues in the wooden nutmeg country
and just about the time tine check was
being cashed the league blew up ant
turned ali its players loose. and now the
other Western league managers are pick
ing up what they want of them for moth
ing. Oh, very well
Ban Johnsons comment on the gam,
sounds as If the old boy is developing
a pretty fair quality of hindsight II he
had had some such notions a couple OF
years ago. maybe the trouble wouldn
have been so desperate at the present
writing
Tom Chivington rises up to announc
that the greedy player is running the
game. All OF which shows that Thomas
Is we'll qualified to become a major
league president as soon as the bars arr
lifted and his loop advanced
When you look over what the nationa
facing board handed the promoter o
the Omaha speedway you wonder jus
what there is in the game. aside iron
control II begins to look as II somebod,
Is in bad some place
It's shame that Chief Dunn didn't ge
his suppressing machine into working
order before the Internationally affal
came off. But it's better late than never
You'll have TO wait a day longer I
find you guessed right on the smoke
four-flush meeting. This suspense i
awful.
At least. Pa can't be accused Of picking
the little ones this season. Look a
schleibner. and Hulswitt. and Kafora.
II Judge Lands doesn't hurry up he
find the crowd all watching the game an
raging no attention 10 the court.
Now. II the weather man viii only le
up for a minute.
Freddy Welsh is getting his-in rea
cash