Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-15
10 Oregon and Here's Good Luck 10 the Huskers
ROURKE TO ATTEND
: ALL LEAGUE MEETS
Will Go to Minor League Con-
vention and Major League
Meets for Talent.
HOLLAND IS ON WARPATH

Base ball is supposed to be sum-
mer sport, but it's going to be win
ter business with one w, A. Rourke
during these months Old Man
Boreas leads the league.
For Pa has something of per-
picking problem ahead of him and
he's going to have to spend several
weeks OF desperate, diligent and I'M
flinching toll to settle it to the sat
isfaction of the Omaha fans, who are
more or less of critical bunch. Pa
is going to have to explore the en-
tanglemetits OF the bush and invade
the Notifications of the major leagues
in search OF talent to replace eight
men he has lost to clubs OF higher
classification, and that is considerable
task. s
But Pa has already buckled down
to the work and has laid his prelimi-
nary lines OF attack, The annual
convention OF the National Associa-
ton of Professional Base Ball
leagues will be held at New Orleans,
starting the second Monday in No.
vember. Pa has already purchased
transportation for the excursion to
the Crescent City.
A number OF minor league owners
are hard up this fall inasmuch as the
season of 1916 was far from bonan-
"a, and Pa believes he will be able
to pick up a couple of athletes with
out mortgaging his. park to get them.
Goes to Big Meetings.
But the journey to New Orleans is
not the only junket Pa intends to
make He will also go to the two
major league meetings, one OF which
viii probably be held in Chicago and
the other in New York.
II have got to have another winner
next year, you can see that" declared
Pa. what would have happened to
me this year il our club hadn't been
| championship onei You can see
where | stand. I've got to have an
other winner"
Loses Eight Men.
A couple Of inhelders, a couple OF
outfielders, a couple OF catchers and
a couple of pitchers is all Pa has to
close his lunch hooks over before
April rolls around.
Ernie Kruger goes to the Giants
and Bobby Marshall goes back to
St. Paul. Thus the Rourkes will not
have even one experienced backstop.
Ray Miller has been drafted by CO.
lumbus, thus leaving an immense gap
at first. Kewpie Kilduff goes to the
Giants. The loss of kewpie is not
bothcring Rourke much, though, be-
cause he can put Marty Krug at
short next year and Harold Irelan or
second. Earl Smith will be with the
Cubs and Shag Thompson returns tc
the Athletics, In the box Nortl
goes to ST.. Louis and Marty OToolt
back TO Columbus.
= McGraw to Help. !
Pa has the promise OF Muggsy Nc
Graw that he will let him have !;
crack at couple OF youngsters. Ant
as Muggsy has some pretty nift,
athletes deposited at various place
around the country, Pa believes h
: will get at least one or two OF cham
pionship timber from the Clan
leader. @
Rourke spent considerable col
purchasing talent last spring and in
! tends to do it again. Pas travelin
t expenses alone to the three meeting
= will total.o over 81 900, so it can be see
that he intends to completely knoc
: the lid Of the exchequer.
Holland Talks War.
Jack Holland, down in St. Josepl
l. is mixing up a lot Of war medicin
: Jack announces that the lid is of
: When the Western league magnats
u met year ago salary limit OF So
e 600 a month was voted. Holland d,
a clares Omaha and Lincoln disr,
n garded the rule from the first da
Of the season until the final curtai
fell. To this Holland attributes til
runaway race in the Western leagu
with the Rourkes and Links doin
the running. @
So, It's now said, Mr.. Holland
displeased, vexed,. irritated and pre-
= voked, yes he is, even piqued., He ha
! shrieked the shrill cry OF war.
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