Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Well, Remember What Mmph Did When He O1Uned tn
OMAHA AND SIOUX
TO TRAIN In STATE
Rourke and Hanlon Are Planning
to Take Athletes to Beatrice
and Fairbury.
LEAGUE MEETING IN TEN DAYS


w. A. Rourke, owner Of the Omaha club.
and I'd Hanlon, owner of the Sioux City
club. are planning 70 take the Rourkes
and Sioux to Beatrice and Fairbury in
southern Nebraska for their training in
the spring. This plan Is merely tentative.
but Sc IL thought the Western league
mosuls will 10 through with it as It offers
training advantages not available II the
teams should attempt to get into eondi-
ton at home.
In the first place by training at two
adjacent points such as Beatrice and Fair
bury the clubs could mingle with each
other In several practice games. The cities
are but few miles distant and the jump
could be made in an hour.
Also tho weather In Beatrice and Fair
bury is a bit milder than In Omaha or
Sioux city. And again Il would be easier
for Rourke and Nrug and Hanlon and
Casper 10 keep an eye on the men. Ath-
letes have a propensity for succumbing
to the attractions of big city. which is
bad for Their training. Beatrice and Fair
bury haven't the attractions and In towns
Of that size they can't escape tho watch
ful eye Of their leaders.
Training this year will start about April
I. at least not before tho last week in
March. The Western loop magnates
agreed at the coast meeting TO cut the
training period 60 about two weeks this
year in order to save expenses.
Meeting within Zen Days.
A meeting OF the Western league mag
mates will In all likelihood DE held at Lin
coin within the next ten days President
gehrung In recent letter to the moguls
suggested that an effort TO get together
soon I've made due to former Prexie tip
O'Neiu having neglected to turn over the
records and moneys OF the league TO the
new head. Prexie Tip Ia said to have about
1000 rocks in Chicago which the Western
mags want TO get pronto. But Tip IL en-
loving n vacation on the coast and says
he will not be back in Chicago until
March
| Zehrung has written Tip for permission
| to 20 to Chicago and get the records and
/ coin Whether Tip will grant the permits
sion is probematical.
! But. even so. Il Is probably the mag
mates will have their meeting though Tip
doesn't let Zehrung get the records. IL
they meet they will probably make the
meeting schedule meeting, too. and
| FRANKIE the games for the approaching
| season.
| GaApar on the behchs
Harry Casper, who has signed up 60
manage Sioux city again. announces that
he will he a bench manager largely this
year. Casper says only on a few oc-
caslons or in an emergency will he enter
the box. Thus the Western league will
have at least one bench manager this
senson. II Is not probable that any other
club. except Des Moines. will have a
bench manager. Denny Sullivan at St.
Joseph, Krug in Omaha, Jimmy jackson
at wichita. Ducky Holmes at Lincoln
and the men vet to be chosen at Topeka.
and Denver will be playing managers.
Isbell will, Of course. manage nes Moines.
but Izzy is part owner Of the team
prunmera signing Players.
Jack Holland announces he has signed
Fred Wines an inflolder who played with
superior in the Northern league last year.
wines Is expected 10 fill the thir base
Job at 81. Joseph. Denny Sullivan, the
new Drummer manager. saw play last
year and says he Is the goods.
Denny sullivan is also after Roy Pats
terson former White Sox and Min
neapolis hurler. who WAS in the Northern
loop last season. Patterson is an old
/ inner, nut "A ipNg AAN hNoA any
speed or curevs any more. but he has a
lot OF control and lot OF experiences. He
may be able to get over in the Western,
but It would seem doubtful. However.
Sullivan wants the veteran and he may
get him.
Who VIII Lead TwirIersS
Who will be the leading pitcher In 1ele
In a question Western league fans are
asking, Last year Buck sterzer of Denver
with twelve games won and four lost
led the league while Paul Musser OF Des
Moines was second with twenty games
won and eight lost Lou North OF omahs
led in the fewest number OF runs allowed
per game.
Probably none of the three pitcher
mentioned will show up as we'll in 1915
rs the class of hall in the Western
league will be much faster North. IL he
will behave himself and play ball. may
he able TO enjoy better year i'm 1915 than
he did last year II he does he'll b
some pitcher. North was too Indifferent
last year. but now that ball players are
not at a premium he may settle down ID
business