Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-20
BALL TEAM TALK,
Most Of the local Players Already
on the Ground.
Plans for the Arrangement of the
Park. and Items OF General Inter.
est Per tanning to the National
Game

an VI tuo players LOT tuc tWlu ClIy
tenn that hsve been signed except Barney
Nc Laughlin have arrived in the city and
are beginning to get in shape for the
seasons work. The location of the
grounds having been definitely settled,
work will be begun at once to get them
in order, ard will be fpushed to compile
ton. The grand stand will be built on
tho north side facing south, and the
bleschers just to the west, so that the main
entrance VIII be on the Fifth avenue
side, the back gate being on Seventh ave-
nue.. The grounds will be readily access
ible on act cunt of street car line on
each side, with cars every seven aud one
half minutes. They will certainly be
found very convenient for business meu,
who will not be compelled to leave their
business Until perhaps 8 o'clock, which
will give them ample time to be on hand
at the opening of the game. Another
feature wb oh would no doubt be an
attrac tive one is being talked of by the
management. Manager Heath. of the
Western Union Telegraph flee, will
make proposition to cut an instrument
into the grounds and furnish the score of
the National league and other games by
innings ard at the same time report the
innings of the game here. The scheme
would Re 10 place the score on large
score board the same IS is done in the
larger cities, and il introduced here there
is no doubt but what it would add ma
terially to me interest in the local game
The towns that comprise the circuit OF
the two eyed league are all good base
ball towns and have supported good clubs
in past sea sons, and there is every indics-
ton that they will all be in it to the close
OF the season. The Twin-Ci have a
population of $4,000 in the three cities Is
draw fr m which is the largest of any OF
the towns in the circuit, Evansville
coming next with population OF
q tride over 10000, and Peoria
uext with abol: 4l,000. From this il
will be seen that the prospects of the local
team for the season are as bright as
the brightest. Terre Hsute and Evans
vile are signing their players. and it is
| understood that NUN Der of those who
helped TO keep Peoria IN the front ranks
last season will be with the Terre Haute
this year. Although the Joliet team is
com, osed Of men whose individual aver.
ages are all high their team work is said
to be txceC dinghy ragged at times, and
unless they brace up and play ball they
probably won't carry off the pennant in q
gallop.
The home team will open the season al
Peoria one week from tomorrow, and
though they have had scarcely any prac'
tice it is TO be hoped that they can g.
least find the ball occasionally, and not
be too big pudding for the "Distillers.
BALL NOTES
Arson and Comiskey. the two great
base FALL generals of the world. met yes
terday TO test their strength for the frs
time, but unfortunately Adrian didn't ap'
pear TO be in it when it came to merit.
If the weather doesn't clear up s0or
and give In. boys chance to get outside
they would probably make better record
at indoor base ball.
Eight OF the uniforms for the Twin
Cities have been finished by the Tri-City
Shirt Factory, and the boys will be gu
in them for practice as soon as tn,
weather clears up.
Bsxendale, the colt pitcher, is said Il
be quite speedy and will probably foo
some of tie old heads of the other clubs