Jlhe. Omaha .Sunday -.Bee.
PART T.VE
SPORTING
PAGES 1 TO 4
VOL. XXXIX-NO. 32.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1910. '
SINQLK COPY FIVE CENTS.
Pa Rourke's Plans for the New Season Look Promising-; Nebraska Needs Base Ball Veterans
PA ROURKE NOW
GETTING READY
Chirp of First Redbreast Will Not
Find Your Father Asleep at
Switch. ,
COACH CARROLL
LACKS VETERANS
Prospects for Comhusker Base Ball
Team Are Not Brilliant as
Practice Opens.
Young Business Men Who Also Play Foot Ball
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NEW FLAYERS ARE IN SIGHT
GREEN MATERIAL NOT TESTED
SMTS
Eight New Pitchers Will Try for Posi
tions on Pitching Staff.
BLAINE DURBAN THE LATEST
Sindelar, the Pitching Giant, Anxious
for Season to Start. .
GRAHAM BACK IN THE GAME
rtnurke lias Froralae of III Lrifac
Managere of Some Good Material
aa Soon aa Weeding Out
' Proeeaa Starts.
' rinurke has not been Idle while other
.iern league mgnatea have been re-
season, and Indications re that Omaha
will itart the searon with Ita usually strong
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iuou. k ui nuiiitr jrrnrn wmaria tans nave
been rooting for teams near the top of the
ladder and Rjurko la too shrewd a man
ager to try to start the season-with a sec
I ond division team. In five weeks the big
league teams will be hlkinff south, but it
will be some time thereafter before West
ern league teams are called together.
I,ast sason Pa copped third place with a
rugged team, and he should be able to do
as well of better this year with the pros
pects which confront him, according to the
best judgment of the wisest fans who dallv
sit around Pa's emoke house and dissemi
nate base ball knowledge.
wniie ians ana otner magnates are striv
ing to trade Horry Welch off. Pn has made
no move In that direction, for' there Is no
(foeM reason for trying to get rid of the
bwt man In the league unless for some
good and valuable return." According to
the offlc'al flures handed out by President-icon
Is O'Neill, Welch was far and
awny the best man In the league with the
willow;' he stood with the best In the field,
was third on the Omaha team as a base
stealer and third with sacrifice hits, which
Is a coi1 all around record. Welch has
always batted better on the road than at
heme and as a consequence the, official fig
ures given out by the president came as an
all-around surprise. He has a sort of nerv
'ousness.at Vinton park which keeps down
his record with the stick, but away from
homo he Is the king bee.
It Is no secret that Welch has many
Snorkers at home, men who must have
a'lmethlng to" criticise, ' and they have
formed a habit, of knocking Welch until
he knocks one of those home runs which
wins the game. Then they are quiet for a
' while, but tho good Is soon forgotten and
the anvil chorus la again soon In action.
Outfield Is Strong;.
The Omaha outfield will be the same as
last year, which means the best In the
league. Besides Welch, Red Fisher will be
back, as will also Bert King. These two
were taken over by the St. Louis Browns,
' but the latest advices are that they will
be seen In Omaha uniforms again this year.
Both these men are unexcelled on the
bases, and what Is more they are on the
lines as often as any players In the league.
Both are daring baserunners and both great
rungetters, and after all Is said and done
It la the runs which win the ball games.
Fisher waa sold outright to St. Louis, but
It Is more than probable he will be In har
ness in Omaha this year. King Is a most
valuable man, as he Is able to flll the
Infield positions (ln case of emergency.
Billy Fox, captain of the team last year,
will again lead the Rourkes. Fox Jias win
ning ways and won a place In the hearts of
the fans by his gentlemanly demeanor on
the diamond. He Is a hard worker and a
good leader. Fox plays second base and
shown rare' Judgment In handling his men.
Alirr ne iuuk ina reins in me m nnm vi
the summer Pa Rourke did not find It nec
"easary to once take his place on the bench
as the captain early demonstrated his abil
ity to meet all emergencies.
Pa Rourke, and the fans, too, are bank
ing on George Graham this year. Graham
has the ability to star on any team and
Ms presence- In the game makes It certain
that sooner or later some sensational play
will be pulled off. Graham was out of the
game last year, but this season will be
back In the harness, and he says qe will
be as well as ever. Two years ago this
spring while warming up for an exhibition
game with Comlskey'a White Sox Graham
caught his toe under the second sack and
wrenched his knee. That put htm out of
the game for a year, during which time
ha waa In the hands of a doctor. Last
spring - he again tried to play, but again
his knee went back on him. He waa oper
ated on and some loose cartilage removed,
and now he claims he Is as well as ever.
it he Is he Is sura of a position on the
team, for he has all the qualifications of a
great ball player.
' Kan Will Be Back.
The Initial sack will again be guarded by
Jim Kane. ' The big fellow Is the same
Kane who worked the last half of the'
season on the Pirates two years ago. Last
spring he came to the Rourkes. but the
first trio to the mountains stiffened him
and It took the warm days of, August to
Amber the big fellow up and permit him
o strike his gait. When he did he was
fey far the best first baseman In the en
Mr league. Kan gave a firat Impression
W being somewhat slow, but h had a way
getting a quick start and of covering
aaidfrabl ground. Fans are hoping the
laaUiry to Kane' eye will not be as bad as
'. Indicated by the dispatches Wednes
4r, which told of bis being hurt In a
Vaskst ball game.
Threa catcher re on the list for this
r. The old ;ellbl Johnny Oondlng will
be the main reliance, although Cad man
baa came ; the front rapidly and will be
able to 4t1sfactorUy Oil the Job when
ever he l called upon. Oondlng has been
reckoned s oi;u of the best catchers In
the leagu for years. He never does any
thing especially brilliant, but la steady
and may always b counted upon to do
the right thing at the right lime. To
Gondlng a great dtal of the credit belongs
for the magnificent showing the Omaha
team has made during the last six years.
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GOSSIP OF THE BOWLERS
Omaha is Well Represented at the
Mid-West at St. Louis Today. v
GATE CITY WANTS THE BIG MEET
Local Bowlers . Wbo Are Rollli
Today Expert to Set a High.
Mark for All the
Others.
The twenty-seven bowlera who are to
boost for the city of Omaha as the next
meeting place of the Mid-West Bowl
ing association left Omaha Friday night
for St. Louis. It Is the Intention of the
men to have five five-men teams on the
alloy at one time to havo the best repre
sentation possible and at the same time
create enthusiasm of a sufficient quantity
to" get the St. Louis bowlers to favor the
selection of Omaha for the 19l meet.
G. O. Francisco, the treasurer of the a
sociotlon. Is on the ground and will re
main until the meet has finished and while
there will devote all h,is spare moments to
getting the delegates In line.
The meet If secured could easily be held
at the Francisco alleys. The ten regulation
alleys will accommodate many bowlers
aa but six to eight alleys are necessary
for such tournaments. '
All the Omaha men will finish their
games today and will return by the first of
the week. It Is expected by the home folks
that some big scores will surely be made
for the balance of the bowlers to shoot
after.
A .number of the Booster league bowlers
will get together and go to Detroit to at
tend the largest of them all the American
Bowling congress meet.
Hit and Mlas.
Balxer and Martin will shoot In the
doubles. Watch this pair.
Schneider, McCune and Splash Francis
are having a close race In the Cellar
league.
Lahecka is hot after Herman Beselfn,
and swears he will beat the old-timer out
before the aeason closes.
Dan Butler Is practicing daily for the
match game with the Standard OU. Dan
Is captain of the city hall team:
Whites Martin Tigers still leads the
South Omaha league, one game ahead of
Uncle Sam e Fort Crook shooters.
Brurgeman of the Booster league shoots
ten plus like he was pitching for the Diets
team. Hits Louie right In the bos all the
time.
Ed Tracy will be missed at the St. Louis
meet. Tills Is the first time Tracy didn't
attend. He and Uoff have always been in
on the money.
War Horse Scott Is a member of both the
Booster and the Mercantile leagues. Scott
is good and should be near the top In the
new organisation.
Quite a difference In Andersons. One
leada the Commercial league with a AW
average, while another trails the Mercan
tile league with but 114 average.
Art O'Cander of the Pills has ditched his
uniform. Art Is superstitious and believes
the cross has him hoodooed. It's Louie and
not the shirt that makes the difference.
On account of O. O. being at :he Mid
West. C. J. had 'to stay at home to help
Schmltty take care of the growing business
at the alleys. C. J. will mis another chance
to become a hero.
Galling Oil breath ought to put the pins
In good shape for the rest of his team
mates. The way he breaks un the
new pins will make them look like old ones
when he hits them a few times. --
Here la another base bail team frm the
Booster league: Smith, catch; Johnson,
pitch; Howard, first; Thomas, second;
He lints, short; Colling. thud; Clarke,
Powell and Hunter, fielders.
Umpire George Clarke of the Western
leaguu is working for Dan Hutler and ha
been made a member of the City Hall team.
Talk about shouting them to second you
ought to eee George use hla speed on the
alleys a regular Johnson.
A meeting of the Mercantile league haa
been called by President Grant for this
afternoon at the league alleys. All teams
should be represented by a member aa mat
tera of Importance will be discussed and
Orant would like to get the opinion of the
majority members.
The bowling party riven by Jim Delaney
at Francisco's Friday nlghi resulted In the
women getting better scores than the men,
with the following results:
1 1 S Total.
.. 1W 12S 1 41
.. K5 141 !M 3-1)
.. Vi VM I ts 4 4)
.. ITS li 144 4.,
. . VA Ui 17a 4M
.. 14 1' lu 4
. . lf.J I S 1 Vi 4 ,3
.. 121 lt'J 170 44n
.. 100 IM li2 S.2.
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H. Delaney
Mrs. Delaney
MlM J. Delaney
Mum M. Delaney
1 Berry
Miss M. Merstg
Mrs. Vlerslg
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Chances ot
the Iowa Uni
Track Squad
Optimistic Reports Circulate Among
Students, but Coach Delaney
Remains Silent.
IOWA CITY, la., Jan. O. Special.)
Maintaining a policy of reticence, Coach
Jerry Delaney of the University of Iowa
track squad Is silently building the foun
dation of a team which he hopes to win
the Missouri valley conference meet. De
laney refuses to talk to tho newspaper
men on the' work of the Individual per
formers. Time on relay races and names
of new candidates are strictly "tabooed"
In Dclaney'a line of "dope."
However, optimistic reports have crept
out on the number of candidates who have
reported and among others the name of
Banton, a. crack sprinter from Waterloo,
who. It la found, is an eligible candidate
from the college of medicine. Delaney has
been working Hyland for form In the high
hurdlers and he Is loud In his praise of
the foot ball captain's work. Other mem
bers of the foot ball team,, encouraged by
Conch Griffith, have either come out for
the track work or Intend to at tho begin
ning of th second semester. "That man
looks as though he might be speedy," was
the remark of Delaney upon seeing Ehret,
the guard on the foot ball team. Ehret
has promised to report faithfully the re
mainder of the year. Other candidates
have been persuaded to Join the squad,
but Delaney has steadily refused to hand
out any "dope" on the performances of
his numerous green hands.
Iowa promises to have plenty of weight
men. Alexander, the big negro tackle. Is
working out In the shotput and his early
work has encouraged Delaney to keep him
trying for form.
Indoor base ball came to the fore this
week and today the first game In an
lnter-department league were started. This
sport will draw largely from a large class
of students which never ordinarily visit
the gymnasium, and It is probable that
Coach Delaney will endeavor to find some
more track material from this class of
athlete.
Captain Burrell haa stated that the base
ball practice will start In earnest following
the semester examinations, which end
February 4. "From present Indications we
should have a wealth of material," said
Captain Burrell. "Lieutenant Mumma will
have charge of the . Indoor work In the
cage and after March 15 Coach Ted Greene
will be here.
Pole to Clash
With Frenchman
Zbyszko and De Bouen to Wrestle
Friday Night at Audi
torium. Th two greatest foreign-born athletes
now In this country are Zbyszko, the giant
Polander, and De Rouen, the herculean
Frenchman. Both these men are veritable
mountains of bona and muscle and. with
the exception of our own Frank Gotch of
Iowa, they are unquestionably the two
greatest wrestlers In the world.
Next Friday night these two powerful
men will struggle for supremacy on the
big wrestling mat at the Omaha Audi
torium. That this will be on of the great
est pnyeieaj contests ever wltneert
Omaha or th entire country rw uni,
out saying and that the big building will
be packed with admirers of th wrestling
gam is a saf prediction.
Manager GUIan has decided to make It
a night of big men and for the preliminary
match he has engaged the two giant po
lice officers, Jensen and McCabe. Jensen
weighs 128 pounds and McCabe weighs 1
pounds. Jensen and McCabe are both
anxious to carry off the honors as cham
pion wrestler of the police fore. ,m
great deal of local interest will be aroused
oy tnts match. The seat aU munj
day morning ai S o'clock at the Auditorium
ISLAND COMMERCIAL COLLEGE TEAM.
LAVA OFF NEBRASKA LIST
Effort Now Being Made to Get
Missouri Game for Omaha.
ST. JOSEPH WANTS IT ALSO
Hegrotlatlona with Hawkeyea Strike
8 a as; Because They Hare Sehed
led Game with Pardue oat
Only Open Date.
XINCOLN. Jan. H. (Special.V-Iowa haa
been droppM from the Nebraska, foot- fcaJI
schedule for next rail and Missouri will
probably be taken on to fill the vacancy. A
hitch In the efforts of the two schools to
agree on a date for their annual contest
caused the severance of gridiron relations
between the Cornhuskers and' Hawkeyes.
When the managers of the two schools
began drawing up their schedules for 1910
the Comhusker director, Earl - O. Eager,
asked the Iowa management to hold open
October 22 a the date on which Nebraska
would probably wish to meet the Hawk
eyes. This request waa made with the cus
tom of the other Missouri valley schools
as a precedent for the Cornhuskers to fol
low, and. In the local man's opinion, he
asked no more than the Iowa management
should have willingly consented to grant.
But Instead of giving the concession
which Manager Eager requested, the Hawk
eye representative scheduled a game with
Purdue for October , and told the Corn
huskers that they could have November 19
for their struggle with the Iowana. That
date, however. Is not one ' on which the
Cornhuskers wish to play Iowa, aa they
have a tentative game with Illinois to be
played on that day.
All the other Saturdays on the Nebraska
schedule are filled and, leaving out of con-
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Iowa Crack Athlete
MARK HYLAND. 8. U. I.
All-State End Two Yeura, Basket Hall Cen
ter i wo i ears and Crack Hurdler on
Track Tuiw
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a Lively Bunch
ot Ball Players
New Owner of the St. Joseph Team
. is Scouring the Country for
Good Material. '
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 22.-8peclal.)-John
Holland, owner of th 8t. Joseph
Western league team, I today sanding out
contracts to th players who will comprise,
with some recruits, th "Drummers" that
will represent this city on- th Western
league diamonds th coming , season. The
list Includes: . , '
Pitchers David Nance,. John Grogan, J.
P. Fltsgerald, Richard Keuter, Harry
Hatch, James Swift, ' Joe Galgano and E.
Locke.
Catchers Fred Erlckson, Tom Gaffney,
Robert Williams, R. R. Wolfe.
First Baseman Fred Clark.
Third Basemen Andrew McNeil, Joe
liOCKe, jesse rntcnard.
ISiiortstop Roy Corhan.
Other Inflelders C. T. Dickey, Tex
Jones. Fay Kensel and Lew Walters.
Outfielders H. MoChesney, Frank H.
Foutz and Ray Powell.
Yet to Be feigned, by Purchase or Trade
Five experienced men. two pitchers, two
outfielders and another catcher.
"Sruth pay" David route of the pitching
staff is one of the Pueblo acquisitions for
the coming season. John Grogan, from
Dixon, 111., is another - Pueblo purchase.
From Honolulu, where he was the Idol of
the Islands, halls Richard Reuter. He now
lives In Denver. Iteuter, who was with Pu
eblo two years ago, refused to report last
season because of a difference over salary.
He has been lined up all right for St. Jo
seph. Another pitcher who was with Pu
eblo last year is Harry Hatch, who had
a good record at St. Albans, Vt., where he
waa found by Pueblo. James Swift Is
another lefthander, from Wllkesbarre, Pa.
The St. Louis Browns sold him to Pueblo.
J. P. Fitzgerald was with Sacramento laat
year.. He jumped Pueblo two years ago
and Joined the "outlaws" at Fresno, Cal.
Galgano and Lock were with Pueblo last
season.
R. ' R- Wolfe of the backstop contingent
was with Des Moines formerly and is one
of th men who will be signed direct by
Holland. . When sold . by th Champa, to
Peoria of th Three-I league he would not
stand for a salary shave and has since been
playing Independent ball at Douglas, A Hi.
Fred Erlckson Is from Pueblo, and achieved
distinction In th Wisconsin Stat league
before ha went to Colorado. Tom Gaffney,
before Pueblo got him,' worked back of th
plate for Muscatine, la. Another from Pu
eblo Is Robert . Williams, wbo - formerly
worked with the Monday (la.) team.
First Baseman Fred Clark, who also was
with Pueblo last year, halls from Ogden,
I'tah. Andrew McNeil, who played at the
third corner with Junction City, In the Colo
rado State league, Is ' a Holland protege.
Before joining Pueblo, Joe . Locke watched1.
the same sack ' for Monday, la. Jesse
Prltchard was wlt Lincoln and Pueblo in
1909. Roy Corhan lolland considers the
best shortstop In ' the league. Ha was
drafted by St. Louis laat fall, but the draft
was disallowed. C. T. Dickey waa acquired
from Chanuta, Kan. Although . he has
played no professional base ball. ' he comes
highly recommended as one of th liveliest
sort of Inflelders.' "Tex" Jones, who was
acquired by Holland from the Enid. Okl.,
Western association pennant winners, batr
ted over .300 laat summer and fielded with
the best of them.
Fay Kensel of Oskaloosa, la,, formerly
in the Central association, also Is slated
for a berth In the Infield. Kensel was with
Pueblo last year. Lew Walters for a tlma !
last summer managed , the Pueblo bunch.
He Is at present the last Inflelder on Hol
land's list. O'Fallon, III., Is Walter's horn
town. '
At center Holland will have II. McChes
ney. who was with Indianapolis and Pu
eblo In 1909. Pueblo traded Spencer to In
dianapolis for ' McChesney. and the trade
proved advlseable. Frank H. Foutx of
Denver, who Is among the other outfield
ers, was with Pueblo last season also.
Foutx is a cousin of the great Brooklyn
Foutx. President Taylor of Bartellavllle.
who Is Powell' owner, sent his terms to
Holland thla week and they were accepted.
Laat reason Powell hit .2W. stole forty-five
bases and scored ninety-three runs"? In him
Holland thinks he has discovered a "jewel."
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BUYINGCARS AT SECONDHAND
Pointers to Be Considered by Bargain
. Hunters Before Closing Deal.
THINGS WHICH BETRAY WEAR
Car Which Bear the Name of Little
Knows Makers ' Should Bo
Avoided, as Plenty of Good.
Oaea ' to Be . dad..
With th passing of the magical six
wobks wherein the 'wis old ' groundhog
takes his final winter nap, the thoughts of
almost ' all who love life In the onen will
begin to turn tnotorward. About this time,
as - the up-to-date almanac doesn't but
should say. look out for automobile. Thla
works both ways look out for them If you
want to own one, or 'even If yu want to
dodge one. Suppose that It . Is the first
named horn of the delemma, which con
fronts you, and that.- like most of us, you
have a big machine longing chained down
by a runabout bank account. In this event
you will get the most for your money If
you decide to purchase a second-hand car
of good make, rather than a new vehicle
of lower price; due caution and circum
spection In choosing the bargain being, of
course,' understood. Where th assistance
of an unbiased expert can be called In, the
purchaser-may hftYe an easrf mlnd;ln de-
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inuii, ul in is a resume or some or tne chief
points on which a buyer should satisfy
himself, will follow, may prove useful.
"A trial trip will usually be demanded
and accorded," says Vincent R. Samnls In
Motor Print. "This will give the oppor
tunlty for much valuable observation as
to the condition . of the car. . Excessive
noise from the gearing betrays wear, and
the buyer should Insist on examining this;
a car need not necessarily be rejected on
this account, because It Is often aa well for
the novice to learn of the old and worn
gearing and put in a new one when au
rait with It; the cost of which you will, of
course, have to consider In valuing the
car. It should be noted, however, that
some cars wear out their gears fast, rela
tlvely to the ' other moving parts of the
vehicle; or they may have been undo!
worn by' unskilled driving; while In other
cars with very ample gear dimensions any
serious deterioration thereof ma v indict.
an amount of hard work that bas affected
in car throughout.
Examine Axles.
In live-axled oars' th condition of h
axle requires especial attention, and If the
purcnaaer cannot have it dissected for
his benefit, as Is most llkelv he ennn i
should be jacked up, and any looseness' In
in oeanngs tested by shaking th back
wheels. , If they . are ball-bearings, ex
cesstv play may be taken up, unless It Is
excessive enough to require new cups and
cones, but the rebuehlna- of main kurin
may be a more expensive job. Next, on
of the back i wheels shpuld be blocked and
the other . rotated at the" same tlm.
grasping th propeller shaft. Thl will
indlcat roughly the extent to which the
bevel gear and th differential la worn,
and the shake In th universal Joints of
th shaft can be felt at th same time,
as also In th shaft of the bevel wheel
wher It enters th differential box.
It Is seldom, indeed, that the back view
of a live-axled car I taken without the
eye being offended by the "splaying" of
th rear wheels. ' Much of this Is due to
wear In the axle bearings, but in some
light cars there Is an evident sag In the
axle sleeve. Whef this Is the rua ....
would be wise to give that car a- wide
berth, aa the Increased and unnecessary
side strain on th badly-splayed wheels Is
obviously very great, apart from any con
sideration of the weak construction.
The running of th engine will usually
speak for Itself; any knock or shake will
make Itself audible, especially If, with a
two or three cylinder engine, jt Is run
first on Oh cylinder only, then on an
other, by disconnecting on of th other of
the hlgh-teniUon wires. This test will
often detect a looseness In th connecting
rod or crank shaft bearings which would
otherwlres escape notice. Here, too, it
may be worth while suggesting the us of
a length of rubber hose (used as a stetho
scope) to locate any unusual noise In
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Want of Campus Diamond Last Year
Prores Handicap.
REGULAR TEAM FOR FRESHMEN
Athletio Board Will Equip First
Tear Players.
ALL-YEAR COACH IS PROMISED
Mentors Agree to Kleet Head ot De
partment Next Year, with Foar
Assistants for Varlone Dl
vlalona of Sports.
LINCOLN. Jan. 12. tSpeclal.)-Affa!rs in
University of Nebraska athletic cliolea are
Just relapsing into a normal state after
being pitched Into a fervid condition by
th distracting contest over the election of
a coach for next fall's foot ball team, and
base ball fans are beginning to feed their
minds with dope on the prospects for th
Cornhuskers' nine this spring. Th election
of "Kins" Cole as gridiron coach, which
event served to , settle the prolonged dis
cussion of the need of making a change
In foot ball Instructors; and th appolnt
mentsof Rdbcrt M. Carroll to drill the dia
mond candidate have wrought tho change
In ajudent Interest; the one taking away
a subject that was all-Important and the
other exciting a midwinter talk of the
Cornhuskers' chances on the diamond.
But looked upon at this early date, the
prospects for the spring appear gloomy
enough' to make even th most ardent fan
feel that Coaoh Carroll faces a big task for
the coming season. Veteran players ate
scarce and green material of a tested
quality with which to fill the vacancies on
the nine la lacking.
Of the 1909 team there are only six play
ers who have returned to school for th
spring semester and of these two are
pitchers, members of the twirling staff
that waa exceedingly weak last spring. Tho
men who will not be, available for thla
year' nine were some of the best players
on the team. They are Beltser, Cook.
Carroll, Dudgeon and Ward. Captain Belt
xer at third was a star of the first mag
nitude and had rings on all th college
Inflelders of the Missouri valley. He.was
pretty aur with th bat. too. ,
Win Mlas "Pip" Cooke.
. In the center field "Pip" Cooke mad a
record that I likely to stand unbroken for
several seasons at the Comhusker school.
He covered his garden well and pulled
down many files that the ordlnany eollego
player would liave permitted to speed on
unmolested. On bases and at bat, though,
Cooke wlll.be missed even more than In th
field. He was an accurate batter and an
excellent base runner. He was daring, took
many long chances and usually succeeded.
He waa a big puczle to all catcher In tho
valley.
"Bobby" Carroll ' was a veteran catcher
last year and served out the article of
ball that helped produce a star Infield. HI
stick work placed him at the head of th
Comhusker batting list. . Dudgeon covered
right garden well and played his other
assigned parts with rare display of bas
ball skill. Ward was th headllner of th
pitching staff, even though that part of th
team was deficient, and occasionally ha
won a game. "
As vTewed Just now. It looks as though
Coaoh Carroll will have the following
veterans to form a working basis for
creating a nine: Captain Greenslit, catcher;
Clarke, first' base;' Metcalf, short; Sturtez
negger, left field; Olmstead, pitcher; Math
crs, pitcher, and possibly Schleutex,
fielder.
Greenslit, Clark and Metcalf played good
ball at their infield positions last spring,
and when , the seaaon closed 4hey wer
showing a real classy article of base ball.
At the bat Clark proved a safe bitter and
Greenslit slugged the sphere with much
regularity. Metcalf, at the opening of the
spring, not a reliable man with th
club, found ' his batting eye before the
season closed and drove the ball for many
safe hits.
Seklenter Coming; Back.
Tho outfield will still have Sturteznegger,
but the loss of Cooke and Dudgeon will
leave two holes In the outer garden. Oner
of these probably will be filled by Schleu
ter, a player who won his "N" in 1908. He
Is not In school at present, but haa written
that he will enter next week for work dur
ing the second semester. He did some
good stick work during his letter year and
started a batting bee in the Missouri gam
that permitted the Cornhuskers to defeat
the strong Tigers that spring.
Olmstead and Mathers were not regular)
on the twirling list at the opening of last
spring, and hardly clinched place until
the northern trip. Mathers pitched much
better ball than had been expected of him.
Olmstead was out of form until th Corn
huskers made hlr, northern trip, when he
did some excellent . twirling. He secured
control of his wing at that t'me and waa
a puzzle to most of the oppowlng batters
on the college teams which he waa pitted
against.
A. Comhusker pitcher of several year
ago, Percy Adams, has returned to th uni
versity and he may consent to try out for
the nine In the spring. In his other year
at this school' Adams was ranked as a star
pitcher, and. he now has the reputation of
being one of the best pitchers Nebraska
ever possessed.
Unless Adams gets Into tho game or soma
new men, now unknown, show up, tho
Cornhuskers are pretty sure to be weak
In the pitching section again this corning
season. For about five years past the team
haa lacked capable twirlers and there Is
yet no sign that a change from this condi
tion Is to come soon.
tireen Material lakaewa.
For the positions at third, second and In
the field there la nothing In sight among
the new material that can be said to have
a. good chance of (getting a place. Coach
Carroll admits It la a hard proposition to
dope out anything on the "'greens." It is
thought that there may have been several
good players among the freshmen of last
year who did nt get out for practice. In
that case, th outlook will probably takst
