Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-10

call, pitchers; Beckley, first base;
Herman Long. second base; Lave
Cross, third base; Dahlen, short
stop; Burkett. left field: HarreIl. Va1
\ Wagner, right field; Steifeldt anC
Beck, substitute infielders
''There may be many other players
of German extraction cannot
think of, but a committee of Ger
mans could select them.
''Irish-Jack O'Connor, Pittsburg:
sullivan. Chicago (Americam; IA.
hoe, Chicago (NationaD; Tim Dona-
hue, Washington; McGann and Fer
rell, Brooklyn. catchers; Callahan
and Griffith, Chicago (American)
Dineen, Boston; Tim Hughes, Balti-
more; Jack Powell, St. Louis Gamer
ican), pitchers; Jennings, of Phila-
delphia, first base; Collins, of Boston
third base; McGraw, of Baltimore
short stop; Bill Keller, Brooklyn.
Joe Kelley, Brooklyn; Ed Dellehanty,
Washington; Pat Donovan, ST. Louis,
and Fred Clark, Pittsburg, outfield-
ers.
Nov. if any of those players l
have enumerated claim they are
neither of German or Irish eXtrac-
ton, let them stand out of the way,
as both nationalities have enough
men without them. To an ignorant
and illiterate mind, man cannot be
of Irish blood unless his name is
Murphy or Duffy, or ne cannot be of
German lineage unless his name is
Van Lauderkranz or Muhlholz.
THE teams have selected would
draw a large crowd, as the games
would undoubtedly be exciting and n
novelty. There would be no hippo
dromc. either. as that class of men
would be too patriotic and dignified
to be parties to such a scheme.
would suggest Hanlon to manage
he Irish team and Buckenberger, of
Boston, the German"
Diamond Notes.
A Milwaukee telegram says Presi-
dent Quin, of the Milwaukee team
of the Western association, an
nounces that he has signed Claude
Elliott to pitch for his team. He is
also negotiating with Chip Hartford
and expects to land him. Hartford
has not indicated to Manager Nicoi
that he desired to leave the Rockford
club.
Manager Nicol has signed Newton
Root and Edgar NJ. Sergeant. of
Kalamazoo, Mich. and \. Kruger. of
Dubuque, Ia. Root played with the
South Bend and Kruger with the Au-
rora team.
lA IeSn
Bloomington's big first baseman, to
Helena, Mont, comes through
curious circumstance. Last fall his
wife received word that, through the
death of relative in Helena. she
was heir to large sum of n 'uev.
advice of attorneys. she
went to Helena to stay until the will
had been Strengthened. Her hus-
band at the end of last season de-
cided to go with her, so he quit the
Bloomington team. and was given
clearance papers. His love for the
national game was too much, and
after getting to Helena he signed in
the Montana league. Captain Con-
nors has announced part of the
makeup of the Bloomington team.
OF the old players Brown, King, Kim
lock, Thompson, Beedles and Nc
Greevy will again be seen in the
'blue." Other men are: Bammert,
a former Bloomington player; VIII
son. a youngster; "Tuck" Turner.
formerly with Danville; Kelley. of
the Western league. and Fiehle, for
merly with the Interstate. For
pitchers, Connors has signed Bishop
of Auburn, H., and Barker and
Gobbs, who were in the Chicago City
league last year.
Teddy McGrew. who is now so
iourning in Indianapolis, mas written
President Louis ID. Smith that he
would like to be member of Terre
Haute's 1902 pennant winners. Ted
dy in all probability will be signed.