Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-09

good showing among the other aggre-
cations of the league.
In addition to Graham and O'Leary,
who arrived yesterday, there are also
in the city Frank Schneiberg, pitcher,
of Milwaukee,; Charles Case, who
played in the box last season, and
Oral Clark, also box artist, from
Iroquois, Ill.
The above, with Manager Donnclly,
went to the Twelfth street park this
afternoon fer their first practice to-
gether. This evening the other play
ers with the exception of Will Gray,
of Joplin, Mo. an outfelder, who has
written that he can't leave home till
the 10th. will he on hand. There viii
be is men to begin the season with.
O'Leary and Smith will do the back
stop work. and the staff Of pitchers
includes Schneiberg, Case, Ed Smith,
Clark. II. L. Cadwallader and Al
Hecht Hccht and Clark are south
paws.
white Stockings VIII Come.
Secretary II. II. cleveland. of the
local ASSOCIATION, has closed up the
deal with Comislley for Il game with
the Chicago White Stockings in this
city Monday. a proposition has also
been made for n game with the same
team Tuesday. As the Chicagoans
have an open date for that day, it is
expected that it will be taken up. but
no definite assurance to that effect
has been received
Nothing has been heard from the
L n IL
league, with which it was hoped a
game could be arranged later in the
week, and it is supposed that negotia-
tiOns are off. This will leave the To-
cal team nothing to do but practice
alone from Tuesday, or possibly Mon
day. till one week from Sunday. when
the game with Davenport will be
played in this city.
Notes of the Diamond.
Manager Nichols Rockford bunch
had their first tryout at Beloit col
lege yesterday and the youngsters
were easy 1ctors 10 to 1. The Rock
fordites need not feel blue, however,
as Madison yesterday took the fourth
game of the series from Dubuque :
to 8, the game being 10 innings.
At Terre Haute yesterday the st.
Louis Cardinals defeated the home
team - to 3. st. Louis put in Hack
EFT. the former Terre Haute man, to
pitch against his old team and mates,
and they could do nothing with him.
| Nickers. who began last season with
Rock Island and closed with Terre
Haute, pitched part of the game.
VicIlers was signed last fan by Gin
cinnati and was later turned over to
Brooklyn. He will not explain what
he is doing in Terre Haute now.
Contracts for two new players have
been received. They are Math SiehI
third baseman, is a big fellow. and
is said to be fast and a good hitter
He halls from Milwaukee. Powers i.
from Cairo, aad is an outficidcr.
Tuesdays and Fridays will be free
days for ladies in most of the Three
Eye league towns.
G. II. Ives, of Keithsburg, who ha,
reported TO Daveport for the out
field. is an undertaken.
Pollock, of the Rockford team
played last fall on the Princeton III
gers, a strong eleven. He has playeC
baseball several seasons. but not il
any league Hosmer of the same team
who was manager of the Lansing
team in the Michigan league last sea
son. is a New Yorker.
Manager Nicol and eight members
of the Rockford team have gone t.
Beloit for practice work with the col
lege nine The players are in good
condition.
Rnilds mn muscular flesh. health,