Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-20
is LIKED
Davenport Only City in Circuit
That Has Kick Com
ing.
WANTS THE SEASON EXTENDED
To Come Up for Adoption at Meet
ing of Directors Next
Week.

the copy of the Thrce-I schedule that
was printed was only a first draft
and would be subject to change at
the meeting held in Rock Island Feb.
p. There each club would have am
opportunity to pass Judgment on the
dates fixed for the teams during the
season.
The following opinions from the
managers of the different clubs how
ever indicates that the schedule has
met with fairly good favor and it is
doubtful if many changes will be
made. Following are the opinions:
Will Connors, Bloomington--"It is
all right, if it is not changed from
it's present FORM"
Terrc Haute, Ind.-'Schedule all
right We are pleased with same
Louis ID. Smith. president"
Rockford, Ill.-"Assuming that
city can never get all she wants,
Rockford is satisfied with the pres
ent schedule.-Hugh Nicol."
Decatur.-''IIave only seen schedule
i'm newspapers. 1t seems fair gener
allyg but do think advisable to have
all holiday dates with same clubs
Dan Dinneen."
Cedar Rapids, Ia.-''Have not look
ed il over thoroughly enough To de-
eide yet.-Belden Hill"
Davenport. Ia.-''As the schedule
reads now. it means 126 games in 1913
days. This is almost impossible to
do. The season should be extended
so as to include Sunday, Sept. II. This
is only four days more and that
would give some leeway and one more
Sunday, quite good thing in Septem-
Der. The season ought TO open north
vs.. south divisions. This would give
each division an equal chance to try
out their men before starting on
long and expensive trips. As II mile
age and time saver, the schedule is Il
success.-James T. Hays"
Rock Island. THE schedule
seems To he satisfactory to the peo-
pie in this city
Evansville. schedule pleases
all here. 1t should he adopted as il
stands. Clubs seem to have an even
thing as it is arranged"
Jones Explains His Actions.
David Jones, the star outfielder of
the Rockford league team last sea-
son, desires to place himself right
before the public and not be classed
as contract jumper. Mr.. Jones
gives the facts of the case in an in
terview as follows:
Last fall | signed contract with
the Milwaukee club for the season of
1902 and accepted 500 bonus for
signing. When the Milwaukee club
was transferred to St. Louis my con-
tract with the Brewers became void,
AS the Milwaukee people knew.
james A. Hart, of the Chicago club,
knowing this fact. visited me ut Dix
on and talked with me Il long time.
trying to get me to sign a contract
with Chicago. | was not prepared to
sign an unconditional contract with
Hart. as | was not completely salts
fed that l was freed from st. Louis.
After an afternoons consultation
with Mr.. Hart ] agreed to sign and
did sign with him under the condi-
Hons that l could go to st. Louis IL
| desired To do so. l did accept adj
vance money from him and certifi-
cate of il was made out which he re-
tanned and which was to he returned
to me after returning the advance
money if / decided to- go To st. Louis.
The papers do me an injustice i'm call
ing me contract jumper. 1t is i'm
possible for me or any enc else to
Jump contract in the major league,
for they recognize each others con-
tracts" Jones will play with ST.
Louis the coming season, having de-
cided on that some time ago. Man
ager McAleer writes that he expects
to play Jones regularly in the field
May Take a Trip.
Manager Hayes, of the Davenport
baseball club, has communication
from the Omaha team. of the West
ern league. offering the Davenport
team the dates of April 12-l4 for Il
game in series to be played at oma-
ha, ST. Joseph and Kansas City, at
half the gate money. If the two
other towns can give the right dates
the chances are good that the DaNen-
port team will make the trip.