Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
BASEBALL GOSSIP
Formal Opening Of the Season
to be Made a Big
Affair.
FIRsr SCHEDULE CANE APRIL %

FIRST SCHEDULE CANE APRIL %
Piaaaieg 20 Have the Event Attended b,
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n re Chat Of the Dismoad From Al
Arsand the Circuit.
HOCK ISLAND fans will see the
TX first sch. dule base ball gam
~ here April 2s Il may scem
= somewhat previous to dis.
cuss The matter now. but it might be
remarked that the executive com.
mittee has . plan under considera.
tion for public celebration Of the
flair, such as other cities have.
Have Q band. and speeches by the
mayor and prominent citizens. and
let the world know that the old town
is in the baseball procession once
mere.
Varuey Anderson returned his con.
tract signed latt night. He has all
his men in readiness for the begin.
ming Of the campaign. The Rock Isl
and team does its first playing a.
Champaign with the state university
team. Two weeks will be put in
there. The local club has a guarau.
tee Of its expenses. The Peoria team
Is booked here for two exhibition
games April 16 and II, and the Chi.
cago Unions, the great colorcd team.
will meet the locals April % and "a
at Rock Island.
The collection OF the subscription
money will be begun March /.
There have been numerous sugges.
tions rs to the color OF the suits the
Rock leland boys are to wear. Gray
with maroon trimmings seems to be
tho most favored.
Around the C'rcoi,.
Harry Soaier hiss sigaed with Des
Moines.
Baseball men all over the country
predict that this will be the greatest
year in the history of the game.
Pat Wright says he hiss Is men
signed for the Peoria team. and that
the prospects for next season are
bright.
"3uck" Ebright, who will manage
the st. Joe team, has not signed q
man yet. lie says he ~ill not begin
getting his players together until
March 1.
The Dcs Moines fans ami Frick
seem to have fallen out. Frick can't
raise any money there. He is now
with Qiiucy and may
transfer his team there.
Bill Eoey. the manager Of the
Bssrdstown, Ill, team in 1897, will
have q team at Jacksonville. Ill, this
season. He is wintering ut Alexis,
Ill and wants to hear from his old
plsycrs.
President T. J. Hickey. of the
Western association. is an enthusiss.
tic wheelman. The l.. A. W. state
meet is to be held at st. Joe, his
home. and he has been made presi.
tent Of the local organization.
Peoria's correspondent of the sport
ing rews says: Rockford is giving
good illustration Of the sour grapes
Now that that city has
ost its franchise in the Western as
ISOLATION. the sporting writers and
ans Of that burg are predicting dirs
disaster to the organization. Rock.
ord was treated fairly BY the West.
,rn association. and had the hackers
II the club in that city shown the
light spirit, there would have been
10 trouble 4"
Ted Sullivan, who lie 20 manage the
Dubuque club. says he " i'll not coun-
'enance drinking among the players |
md that every game play ed in Du-
,uque will be ball game. MIR. Sui.
ivan began his managerial career in |
Dubuque. getting together the ia.
nous team Of 1879. Previous +, that
10 conducted news depot. He
brought Charlie Comiskey there
rom Chicago, and when ..Commy'
wasn't playing ball he iran news"
or Ted. He also brought Lotus to !!
Dubuque, Tom being q St. Louis
product. In 1888 Ted Sullivan went |
% st. Louis and got together team
hat cleared $685. for Won Der Abe |
hat season. The next year he went to |
Washington and took part interest
n-the team there. Hs after wards
irifted into the Atlantic league and |
9 now an owner in the teams there.