Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
SOLDIER ASKS PLACE
Charles H. Barnes, Now in the
Philippines, Wants to Play
With Local Ball Team.
SECRETARY EDDY RECEIVES LETTER
Leave the Army in
March.

and baseball team has an application
\ from a player from the Philippine
islands, who states he has held posi-
tions in the Kansas and Texas
| leagues, and would like to have n
chance with the local aggregation
the coming season. The letter, which
will be referred to Manager Frank
| Donnelly, is in the hands of Score
tary l.. q. Eddy. 1t is as follows:
Headquarters 9th u. 5. Infantry,
Bacolod, Negroes Islands, p. l., Sept.
rs, 1GO1.-You Will no doubt be sur
prised to see the heading Philippine
islands and wonder at the mission of
! this letter, but il is on an errand in
regard to baseball. To make myself
clear, l may have to write at some
length.
am pitcher and outfielder, and it
is with the desire to gain position
on your team that | address these
lines to you. This calls for an eN-
PLANTATION as to who l am, where l
came from, and how / expect to play
ball and now a soldier. First, / am
Charlie II. Barnes. and am to be dis
charged the first day of next March.
| have had about four years of pro-
fessional ball experience in the Kan
sas and Texas leagues, and was to get
trial on the Dayton, o., team in
1895 but / joined the army and here
| am.
| Joined the 9th infantry at San
Antonio, Texas, and played in all the
games of the league team there and
won for myself such a reputation
that the manager tried in all possible
ways 10 get me discharged, but of no
avail. / was three years with the
Emporia, Kas., team, winning pen
nant once and second place the next
year.
Our season begins here the latter
part of November, and | will be in
the rink of condition when l reach
the nited States, and | hope to sign
with some good team and be able to
jump into the game as soon as L ar
rive. for | will have finished about
five months of hard ball over here,
for we have some pretty hot teams
here in the different regiments.
In the Texas league l led the bat
ting list, and l feel safe in assuring
YOU that | am above the average in
batting and base running. l know
ing a man that he apparently knows
nothing about, but, sir, owing to the
circumstances | wish YOU to accept
(seIf praise) and allow me to recon-
mend myself, for | know what l can
do and am sure of it. ! can refer
you to my former manager, o. NJ.
Wilhite. Emporia, Kas., and Fred. |
Mochbach. care of Light. San An
tonic, Texas.
see the names of many of my |
former associates in baseball in your |
league this year. and / hope to step |
up with them and not have to lay |
back Il year or two because of my |
experience.
| hope To hear from you 1T an early |
date. and as time will not permit of |
other correspondence, as ii takes |
three months to hear from a letter, !
will you give me your most specific |
reply Any mail addressed to me |
after Jan. is will please he sent to |
ANtelI, Kas.. as il would not reach /
me here before leave.
am strictly temperate ball /
player, and love the sport, and l as
sure YOU that on all occasions you
can depend on the very best in me.
Trusting that an immediate reply |
will be your pleasure, / am. very /
truly. CHARLIE H. BARNES
Corpl. Band 9th Infantry,
BacoIod, Negroes Island,P. l.
According to the Davenport Repub-
lican of today Manager Hayes also
received a letter from Barnes and has
forwarded him Davenport contract
to sign.
Dubuque in Earnest
Dubuque is in dead earnest in its
effort to get into the LII league.
The Times says:
Manager Rowland, of the local
baseball team, has received letter
from President Sexton, of the Three
[ league. Mr.. Sexton says that the
meeting of the league will be held at
the Palmer house, Chicago. on Nov.
II, and that the meeting will be glad
10 give Dubuque hearing. lie says
nt,l,,tHtta has a record as good II