Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-15

ton closed a deal with Colorado
Springs for the trading Of Peachie
Graham fer Kohley Miller. Miller will
be assigned TO second base here. He
was with the local team in 1902. He
was with Milwaukee last season.
Peachie Graham and NJ. II. Sexton.
| president Of the Rock Island Baseball
association, had meeting today in
reference to the assignment of the
former the coming season. Having
been released by the Chicago Nation
ais. Peachie reverts to the local club.
by which he is held on the reserve
clause from last year.
Graham naturally feels that he is
entitled to more salary than the Rock
Island association can pay him. He
has received offers from San Fran
cisco, Indianapolis. and the Eastern
league. He is believed to be fast
enough for either Of these organiza-
tirns. While fans here would like to
have him remain IN Rock Island. and
he officers of the local club share the
.esire. still it would be an injustice to
faithful and ambitious player to
force him to stay when he has an OPP
portunity to better himself.
Graham has done good service for
the Rock Island team i'm the past two
seasons" said President Sexton. He
= popular player locally. and of
course we all wish it would be posi-
bic to have him remain here another
season. but | do not believe in block
ing the advancement of an ambitious
player. Of course. we could compel
Graham to continue with the team AT
the same salary we paid him last
year. but il would not be fair To him.
He has some rights in the matter. He
wants a larger salary if he holds over
another wear. and if we were To pay
il we would not be only violating our
obligations to the other clubs in the
league. but we would go beyond the
limit that we can afford. Of course.
the club that gets Graham will have
to do business with the Rock Island
association. y money consideration
or an exchange Of players will be de-
manded.'
Manager Ross Thornton and II of
his players departed last night fer
Keokuk. where they are to play eXhi-
bition games today and tomorrow.
Sunday Davenport comes for Il game
at the Twelfth street park. and next
week the local bunch will practice at
Iowa ,ity with the university stu
dcnt-
Gossip OF the Diamond.
When Case, OLeary and Dfclley
were sold by the Rock Island manage
mcnt to indianapolis last fall il was
rumOred that Springfield was in the
deal and that one or more of the three
players would be found with Manager
DOnnellY at the capital this summer.
Now word comes that Case, who was
transferred by indianapolis to Mime
apolis. has failed to hold in the fast
er league and has attached his name
to Il Springfield contract. Rock Isl
and received the purchase price. so
there is no kick coming from this end |
of the line.
Jimmie NovaceS is playing with the |
Grand Rapids team this season.
Bert Biery. said to he one of the !
best initial bag holders in the bust |
ness. and one of the most popular |
youngsters among the fans. has been |
farmed to Springfield by Billy Phil |
lips and will hold the first bag down |
for that team this season. Biery |
comes from indianapolis, but his
home is in Canton. Ohio.
Though BeanX. Jacobsen has been |
ordered TO report for duty at Wash |
ington. Decatur has not entirely lost |
hope of getting him later on. lie
pitched several innings against the !
Milwaukee team the other day and the |
visitors took very kindly TO his curves.
Davenport won Yesterday from the |
Grinnell college boys To >. Evident |
~ Manager Hayes presence * having |
its effect. Ruby i expected to join |
the team shortly.
The Bloomington Three-ENe league |
team defeated the Decatur team yes |
terday in sensational 12-inning eX-
hibiticn game. The score was ) to /. !
Scores in big Leagues.
Chicago. April 1j.-Rase ball is with |
US again and the fans are happy. The
clubs Of the National and American |
aggregations have opened their seas
with great crowds at every favored |
city. Following are the scores:
League: At Philadelphia Boston ..
Philadelphia 8: at Observation-Disclosures
?, Cincinnati! 3: at 3rocklyn-New
York :. Brooklyn /
Americans: At ashington-Philadel-
phia 6. Washington 3: at New York
Boston =. New York :; at st. Louis
Detroit =, st. Louis ..
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