Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-12
BASEBALL BUzz|kGS,
Plans fer the Local Park in
Course Of Prepar.
alton.
MEETING OF SCHEDULE COMMITTEE
An Eho:t BtisR made Ia have ~ II. Ii In
Rock islsnc-Dirseso-s Workis. Hard
shsping Matters fsr the Opening o, the
s-a:oa-whst Is GairS on sn Around the
Circait.

HLANS OF tho arrangement Of
~ :hs baseball grounds on
= Twelfth street and the amph;-
theatre to be constructed
thereon are in course .; preparation.
The executive committee hiss the
latter in charge. and expects 70
have carPenters CT work in a very
lew days. 1t is probable The am phi
theatre will be plsced in the north
Test corner OF the grounds. Tbe
main entrance will be alongside the
street car track Oh the west tide.
while there will be an entrance on
the east for carriages.
The Rock Island baseball C ub has
been placed on thoroughly bus:-
ness-like basis. and Is in fair con-
dition, financially speaking, We.
:be'e il considerable O. the money
subscribed which has not yet been
gathered in. The directors are anx-
ious that the opt.tandiug pied ges tba
made good "a soon as possible, MS
funds ara needed daily, and quite
sum will be- required when work is
begun on the am phitheat.a. The in
dics,ions are FOR an exceedingly sue
cessful season in E,ck Islaut-ia
fact, every town in ihe association
announces baseball prospects, as the
orightest-end all should Iced what.
ever little assistance they can to the
end that the season be started with
everything in tip-;op shape.
The schedule c1mmi:toa OF
The Western association has not
Yet cetsrmi1,d on the date
or place uf its meeting. L. G.
Ed y has written President Hickey
and requested him to use his in
iluence toward having The com mittee
MEG: in Rock Island.
Notes.
FfaEk C. Norton has been chosen
for official scorer by the Darlington
club.
Ot,amwa will not play Suaday
games, hut i. is expected the week
dry attendance will made up for this
The uniforms Of the Burlington
club will be maroon and blsck-
maroon trousers and shirt with black
cap, belt and stockings.
Marnger Sullivan, of Dubuque,
is legoiia'ing fos The release Of three
players in the Atlantic league. ard
has wires en- several others. ae
expects sood 80 be able to announce
his team. .......
jag Andrews, the old Rock Island
iHvor.te, has been signed {, loss .or
CCdsr Rapids He was with D s
MONIES last season. Jay is I'D excel
i'nt ali ind balAplsyer, but his
log sill. il tSirling.
Va'ney Anderson, manager Of the
local club, writes from Rockford,
" here Re is working at his trade,
that of jsweic-. that he is ready TO
come here any time baforc the upep-
in.s CT the season II Re eau he of seq
vice tn the directors.
The Quincy enthusiasts are still
endeavoriog TO yet together the
) 600 which Sidcey Flick requires
for the transfer vt the Des IL ines
franchise. IL locked like hopeless
task. ont The fans have not lost heart
set. and believe ;hey will have the
money raised by tonight.
McGreevy and Hackets, of the o.
tumwa club. are standing out. but
are expected to come into the fold.
McGreevy wrote and wanted The
earth. but the directors had 20 refuse
him and ne is "soTe." Manager
Smith has hall a dozen players in
mind who are good men, and he ex-
poets to fiji up the remainder of the
t an with good eastern men.
Manager Ted Sullivan thinks he
has landed q boneLza in signing
Warren Beckwith as one of the
twirlers for the Dubuaue club. War
zen will certainly be q drawing card,
as everyone will be asxious to get
glimpse of the young athlete who
wor the hand aud heart OF Miss Jes-
sic Lincoln. granddaughter OF Abra-
ham Lincoln, IN the face OF the pro-
tests OF her faith T, Robert T
Lincoln, ex-m!riste.' TO England. Il
is ssid Becsw with had tirsrs flom
Oitomwa and Cedar Rapids.
II each particular case or cross
counter talk between imp re and
player last season were siited to the
bottom IL would be found that in ct
least 80 per cent OK these cases the
umpire started the masticatiug Of
the rag hy leading off with many OF
the pet nsmes because q player made
mid protest. says the Sporting
News. Did tie magnstes make
tab on the nun Der OF scysppy talks
that we're introduced BY the umpire
rather thaa the player? The adop.
tion of an iroE.clad agreement en-
bodying suspension and blacklist
ment is bonnd 10 mite. with the ap-
prevail OF lite pr bic. But all the
evidence adduccd at the S.. Louis
meeting came from the mpire.
Certain player who were charged
With various ard verbal atrocities
believe there should have been, an
Other eide to the testimony.