Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-15
PLAYERS GO HOME
Members of Rock Island Team
Have Left the
City.
TWO WILL RETURN FOR WINTER
C0miskey Wants 10 Sign Case-Post
Season Gossip Of the
League.

The members of the Rock Island
ball team have nearly all 1eft for 9th
er cities. Dickey departed at noon
today for Chicago, where he will
probably spend the winter. Case and
wife have gone home to Ohio, and
O'Leary and wife have gone to Orion,
where they will make their home.
These three players will not report at
Indianapolis till next spring, as the
season of the American association
ends this week. The release of Case
and O'Leary has dbeen purchased out
right, but the negotiations for Dickey
have not been closed. Case, it is UNI
derstood, is wanted by ComislIey, of
the Chicago American league team.
Nandine and Lister expect to spend
the winter here. The former has been
offered work at the Rock Island Plow
works and the latter will follow his
trade as lineman. Both have left the
city, the former with his wife going
to Missouri for Il visit. and the latter
to spend n couple of weeks visiting at
Savanna and in the west. Martin will
spend the winter in Davenport, work
ing at Rock Island arsenal.
Tacks Latimer with his wife and
two children went to Loveland, Ohio.
lacks says he viii get job on the
police force to keep the wolf away
from the door till baseball weather
comes again.
Wind has gone to Emporia. Kans..
where he coaches Il college baseball
team in the early spring. Arthur has
returned to his home in Aledo.
1t will be some time before Crum,
who continues t. make Improvement
at the hospital, will be in condition to
be removed.
Decatur In Good Shape.
Decatur Herald: The finances of the
baseball club this year have turned
out better than any club which has
existed in Decatur for number of
years past The club is the first for
several years which has not consumed
in the running expenses all of the
capital stock.
Last year all of the capital was
used up and there was debt of 1885
Which was assumed by the club this
year. This debt was paid off, the
club had a good deal of expense on
account of accidents to players, there
were losses on account of rainy
weather and Il considerable amount
was spent in trying out new men.
With all of these extra expenses only
about half of the capital stock was
consumed and and the debt Of last
year was paid.
One of the directors in speaking of
the finances of the club said that he
believed that next year Il club here
could make money. About $500 was
spent the early part of this season
trying new men but that will not be
Necessary next year as most al! of the
players have been selected and test
ing men will be an expense which the
club viii not be called upon to bear.
Mcfarland is to be manager again
next year and four pitchers. Jacobsen,
Wright, Weigand and Ballet, have
been signed and many of the other
players are to be retained next year,
and Will be signed.
Baseball Briefs.
Graham, the pitcher whom SeIee got
from the Three-Eye league, was in
uniform. Selee says he j. oks like a
ball player.-Chicago Tribune.
Roxy Walters seems to be wholly
unappreciative of the handsome treat
ment accorded him by the Decatur
management. He is still playing with
the Milwaukee American association
team. 1t is only principle involved.
Decatur is just about as we'll off with
Andrews at secOnd.-Decatur Herald.
Catcher Krebs, of Decatur, has been
called to finish the season with Omaha
in the Western league.
Crockett and Ruby. it is said, have
completely made up the quarrel that
took place on the local diamond Fri
day. They did a public handshaking
stunt Sunday evening.
Manager Hayes, of Davenport,