Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-19
BASEBALL bUzz|NGS.
Operations at the Rock Island
Park to Begin Next
Week.
PLANS FOB TIE OPENING CANE

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tag n tho O,hsr Towns.
Operations ut the Rock Island base
bali park on Twelfth street will be
commenced next week. Horst & Peter
son, the contractors, have agreed to
have the grounds enclosed and the am
phitheatre and b.eachers completed by
April 9. The park will cover about
i've acres. THIS will farm ish ample
accommodations. The diamond will
DO laid out in manner that Will be
. stsggerer TO the strong-arm boys
who always figure on knocking the
pig skin over the fence and make the
circuit without pushing themselves
very hard. The PARK will be Q
beauty, convenient to she street cars
and to those who come in carriages.
Now that Quincy has been admit
ted--at least that is what reports say,
although President Hickey has not
lyct 80 officially announced-the
schedule committee will meet soon
and assign the games for the season.
IL Is TO be hopod that the committee
vi see to It shat the Rock Island
team is at home during the national
enc ,mpment Of the Union Veterans
Union here and the national funniest
in Davenport, as it will be to the
financial advantage OF the local club
and the association as we'll to have
baseball at this place while those
conventions arc In progress.
| The officers OF the Rock Island
club are planning to make the open
ing schedule game in this city q big
event. The idea is to invite city
snd county officials to be present.
have addresses, etc. This would be
o most fitting and appropriate way
to inaugurate the season. Merchants
aud business men will be ssked to
close for half day and allow their
emplcyes to Join with the other
people in attending. It's q capital
ides and should have the encourage
msat and support Of everyone inter
Tested in baseball. We haven't had
the genuine article in these parts for
several years, and now that We are
back into the association once more,
and have q corkipg team employed,
the enth usiasm which reigned in by.
gone days is reviving gradually q:
the season approaches.
I Breezy Brief.
Jack sonville, this stata, is to hav,
team this year. II will be man
aged by w. G. Ebey.
Billy Smith, manager Of the OF
tumwa team, is said to be killer
among the ladies. A tip for you
girls.
Rockford, since being dropped By
the Western Baseball association, ha!
decided 10 have a season OF hors,
racing this year.
A. NJ. Phillips, the crack collegiat
Of last years New York league, ha
been signed by Dubuque. He is 2
years old, and q graduate Of Ruttge
college, Trenton. N. j.
Rock Island will do all the prelin
mary practice on the campus Of tn
University Of Illinois at Champaign
This practice will benefi. both team
materially, and they should be i
good condition when tho seaso
opers.-Sporting News.
The Dubuque Telegraph say
.'Regardipg Bcckwish, Manage
Sullivan has q letter fro,
Manager McCloskey, OF the Da
Las, Tex, team. saying Rol
ert Lincoln's son-in-Iaw can't pla
ball, and is working managers on hi
father-in-law's reputation. He wro'
Ted several days ago that he ",
broke and wanted $3.50 advant
I! money. Ted thought euch An illu
trious parsonage being broke was
: bad sign. He isn't after freaks. bl
n wants ball players, and SO he pass'
4 Mr.. b ckwith up"
III Says the O!tumws Courier: mo
withstanding the reports that ha'
been sent out from Dubuque tn
llwarren Beckwith, Of Mt. P!essau
= tho athletic son-in.law Of Robert !
Lincoln, OF Chicsgo, had be,
signed TO Ted Sullivan. that gent
Z man has sent . signed contract
Manager Smith and this is now franz
and hanging in the eflice. Beck
I given quite reputation IS . bs
4 player and Manager Smith has gre
i hopes Of his ability Is . pitchs
Another tLing in his favor is that
4 is . straightforward and reliab
<young man and hard worker. 81
SIlivau tried hard to secure him, b
: Bully beat him. From present pr
poets O;trmwa will have six pitc
4 ere here for the practice season. 70
I Of whom will be kept on the salA