Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-21
DOZEN ROURKES
SIGN DOCUMENTS
Visions Of an Empty COmmissary
Prompt Delinquents to Come
Back Into Fold. ~
PA SIGNS TWO NEW ATHLETES

Al CNDAA AoANAA VI ~ NtOuIho 3 AInIeIoI
have lannped the writing on the wall and
sent In their signatures affixed TO 1916
contracts Thoughts OF hard year and
the disagreeable dreams Of an empty conn
mlssary about June win prompt the most
delinquent Of athletes to action and
RourAs expects the remainder of his crew
to flock into the fold before the passing
Of many more days
Those players who have signed are:
Kruger and Kafora, catchers crabb.
Willis. Blodgett, Everdon and Stevens.
pitchers; Krug, whalen. Tilosd ana
Payne. infieiders. and Aten. outfielder.
Rourke completed the deal for Blodgett,
the big Waterloo hurier. and had no
sooner fixed things up with Doc Andrews
than Blodgett hustled to sign up. Blodgett
will get neat advance over his Water
loo salary. Another new athlete has been
acquired by Rourke. His name Is Aten
and he is an outfielder. Chick Fraser saw
Aten play semi-pro bali st Hutchinson.
Kan. Chick Is scout for the Pirates. but
thought Aten's fnexperience would make
II impossible for him to play in the big
leagues so he gave Pa tip TO grab the
youth. Fraser says he Is a conner and
a year In the Western will make him
eligible for the big show. SO Pa sent the
youngster a contract and the youngster
signed up. That makes two Kansas semi
pros Pa has signed. The other is Short
stop Tiloski. the second Meanwhile.
wants an OutfieIder.
Rourke also has deal on for another
outfielder. Pa needs an outfielder and
needs one bad. He has decided Manager
Marty Krug will make good third base-
man so the outfield must be made up OF
Thomson. Bell. Payne, Aten and Wal
lace. The latter trio may fail TO deliver
and there Is a chance that Bell Will not
be quite fast enough. SO Pa has decided
he will get man Of known ability to be
on the safe side.
The acquisition of Schlsebner completes
the infield. with Fritz on first, Breen on
second. whalen at short and Krug at
third, the inner works is well protected.
The catching department isail to the
mustard with Kafora. Krueger and Sea-
baugh
one more pitcher will be added to the
SQUAD and Rourke has entered into nego-
ffations for a hurIer from the st. Louis
Cardinals. st. Louis has pitcher or two
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twirler will be good one, says Pa. Those
now on the staff are: crabb, Noyes.
willis. BIodgett. Styles. Closman. Ever
don and Stevens.
More Trouble I'm Topeka.
John A. Savage. new owner of the To-
peka club, is not 10 have the clear sailing
ne expected. Already Savage has en-
cuntered couple OF bad storms. Now he
finds himself called upon to assume few
debts contracted by the former owners,
in dickering for a lease on the Topeka
hall park Savage was presented with a
bill for back rent which the former own
ers forgot 10 pay in the absence of suffi-
Gent funds Savage says. as he took over
the franchise under foreclosure proceed
inks. he does not have to pay. But UNI
less the park owners relent, where will
Topeka play ball? Perhaps Savage VIII
have to move his club to Colorado springs
after all.
Walter siagle. former Omaha pitcher,
has signed a Wichita contract. Slagie has
asked permission to train with Los An
geles untfr April ] and the request has
been granted by Manager Wares
Frank Isbeil announces he has signed
a pitcher by the name of Trap. TINS
man comes from Kansas Kansas semi
bros are popular with Western mags this
year and there Is one on almost every
team.