Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-23
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>DICKIE BREEN is
GIVEN THE GATE
Second Sacker and Captain of
Rourkes Is Sold to Binghsmton
Of New York State Loop.
LEAGUE MEETING DELAYED

Dick Breen, second-sacKer and captain
Of the 1915 Rourke tribe. has been given
the gate. Dickie has been sold outright
to the Binghampton club of the New
York State league.
Breen came to Omaha last year from
Utica. in the same loop Back there Dick
was considered a pretty sweet second
haseban and he was expected to show M,
as star In the Western. But he failed
TO live up to expectations, and when
Rourke signed Harold Irelan from Mont
real. he began TO dicker for the disposal
OF the keystone guardian Binghampton
heard he was on the market and was
quick to buy him
Meeting I nFebruary.
The proposed Western league meeting
to be held this week has been called off
and the magnates will not meet untn
- ebruary IA. President zehrung has is
sued an official call for the meeting to
be ct the Lincoln hotel in Lincoln on
thsf date.
February Is is the original date of the
schedule meeting. But two weeks ago
zehrung wrote all the magnates asking
il they could not attend a special meet,
ing in Lincoln this week to talk over
wv NhotbAo AdINANo Ol lip " NELL In
turning over the league records and cash
to his successor. 1t was found however.
that two or three of the moguls would
be unable to attend and the new prexie
didn't want to hold meeting unless
everybody in the loop could attend, so
he decided to wait until the February
date.
The business for 1915 will be gone over
n fha mn -
year drafted. zehrung will also get a
little advice on the selecting of umpires
and other questions from the moguls be-
fore acting officially.
Omaha mt Beatrice.
1t has been practically settled that
Omaha and Sioux city will train this
spring at Beatrice and Fairbury. Pa
Rourke received a letter from Fairbury
yesterday saying that Fairbury will be
glad to entertain one OF the teams dur
ing the training season. 1t is the plan for
tha Sioux to train at FGirbury Rourke
Df1so received letter from Beatrice say
ing that the Gage county town would like
TO have the RourlSes there and would try
to make arrangements with the athletic
association for the use of the park Thus
Rourke believes there is little doubt but
in southern Nebraska.
Much New blood This Year.
From reports gathered around the cir
cult practically all of the teams will con-
Bist largely of new blood this year. Ru-
nors Of upheavals and changes in the
personnel OF the squads are drifting
around In large numbers and in many
instances official announcements have
been made
Denver is one town where it seems the
old guard is doomed to be decorated with
the tinkiing tinware IT'S said Shestak,
Miller. Kelieher, Sterser ana Spencer are
the only 1916 man who will be refined
It is said Mccormick. Harrington, Can't
well, Spahr, Geslill. Wheian. Cantweil
and others are due to be traded. Gal
loway and Mitchell. two OF the stars last
year. have gone up. the former to the
coast and the latter to Cincinnati, so the
Grizzlies will have a number of holes to
fill. ft ~ s3
In Sioux city Phil cooney has decided
to quit in order to follow the delightful
pursuit of plotting a taxicab. 1t was
rumored a short time ago that Phil was
to be canned and perchance II is he read
the writing on the wall and resigned first
Kane to He FtredR
But the most startling rumor OF all is
TO the effect that one James Kane, an
old friend in Omaha. Is to be cast out
into the cold. cold world. 1t is said Jim
NSss been in the league number Of years
now and the fans are getting tired of
looking at old faces and that he gets a
top Western league salary and so forth.
Also 1t is said a rookie first sacker who
will make the work OF Kane at first base
look like a greasy dime in a champagne
joint" has been signed by the Sioux.
Down at Wichita Buck Ebright has
signed eight men. including slipping and
slipped big leaguers. semi-pros and anna
teurs. Bill Abstein. ex-mayor. will play
first for the Wolves and Pat FIaherty, a
veteran OF ten years service, will work
in the box while Tobin. an outfielder.
comes from the Pacific coast Among
the rockies are Bravener. Q pitcher; Hell
frich, another pitcher; Acey Blue. an in
fielder. and Seiber and Lane. whose posi-