Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
KRUG WILL START
TO OMAHA TONIGHT
Manager of Rourkes Leaves Home
in Cleveland This Evening and
is Expected Here Tuesday.
ABOUT THE WESTERN JUMPERS

Marty Krug. chief mogul Of the Rourk-
let's on the playing field leaves his home
In Cleveland tonight to come west to
Omaha. Krug is expected to arrive In
Omaha Tuesday morning
Krug Is coming to omaha this early
In the year so that he and Pa Rourie
can get together on few deals they
have in mind Marty has a line on a few
players he thinks would augment the
chances OF the locals for the Western
league rag and Rourke has his eye on n
couple OF promising youngsters. AS soon.
as Marty arrives they intend to start the
wires working 20 land these chaps.
Rourke and Krug intend to make a des-
perate effort to give Omaha a winner
this year Shortly after the 1915 season
closed krug gave out statement that
not single Rourke was sure of his job
and just recently Rourke verified this.
Earl Smith. the sensational left fielder,
who led the outfielders of the loop in
fielding last year. Is the only man who
will certainly be retained. Smith Is about
as promising a youngster as has been seen
around these parts ior sOilo ,iiile u-.s
Rourke and Krug do not intend to let him
go.
But the remainder Of the Rourkes un-
der contract will have to hustle. Rourlse
has secured but two new players so far.
They are Pete Kiduff, shortstop
Rourke expects to make good with a
vengeance in the Western. and Ayles-
worth. pitcher from Fort Wayne who
is said to show much promise. But at
least half a dozen other new Corners wiz
appear at the Vinton street ball lot when
tho grass begins TO turn green and the
number may even be larger.
where westeners Lose. t..s,.
with peace on in full blast II might not
be amiss to say few words regarding
players who jumped the Western loop TO
join the outlaws.
Jack Holland Is the Iaddie who suffered
most. westerzil zwiiling and Adams ell
jumped from st. Joseph to cast their lot
with the Feds. On Zwilling Holland lost a
large chunk of coin. He had Just sold the
cherubic little Dutchman to the Boston
Braves for the snug sum of 5000. Then
zwilling made the hurdle and Jack was
out 5000 seeds which is large pot OF
money to Western Lacquer. Now that
peace has been declared, does zwilling
revert back to st. Joseph. or go to Bos-
ton with the Braves paying Holland the
stipulated purchase price? He does
not! He belongs to Chicago. VIII
Holland get Westerzil and Adams
back? Not II any major or Glass
IA team wants them or II anybody else
is willing TO pay money for them. The
old, old story. The majors are becoming
more proficient in the workings OF the
well known triple cross as the years
go on.
Wichita Is another club which lost by
Fed rad. Pitcher Anderson had just
been purchased by wichita He jumped
and proved star in the Feds. He surely
would have been equally as much of .
star and probably more 80 in the West
ern and wichita could have sold him fol
nice chunk or he would have been a big
adjunct in putting Wichita in the leading
division. But what chance has Wichita
to get Mr.. Anderson now that peace has
been declared?
Tramp of Diamond Moves.
1.-THE Tramp of the Diamond has
moved again. The Tramp is Mr., wheezer
Dell, an outfielder who has played with
several teams in the Western league.
Dell has played on as many clubs In
the last two years as any other player
ever did in his whole life. He started
out year with ObHNcNs lhNH nv Wao
switched TO Topeka. He was bounced in
Topeka and Sioux City took him up, The
Sioux City gave him the gate. Then he
played at Columbus, Grand Rapids ami
Terre Haute, before he went to Louis
vile. where he batted Ike a young Ty
Cobb and burned up the association.
Toward the end Of the year. however. he
began to slump and last week Louisville
announced the transfer of Dell to Scran-
ton in the New York State league.
Dell has always been moro or less OF
a mystery. He was a mighty sweet out
fielder and he always had the reputa-
ton of being q heavy sticlxer. But he
suffered siumps and was oftentimes fired
as a result. But wheezer never seemed
to be out Of Job. His name could all
most always be found in some box score
He has the knack of picking up Jobs
every time he gets the gate.
Mcintyre After Job.
Matty Mcintyre. who Is scheduled to
lose out at Lincoln as Ducky Holmes is
preparing to get control of the club, Is
trying to land the managerial berth at
Topeka or Denver. Both of these teams
are without managers and Matty is try
ing to hook up