Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-30
MILLER MAY COME
Players Terms Accepted by Rock
Island Baseball Man.
agement.
IS TO BE INF1ELD CAPTAIN
Local Association Likely to Use
Twelfth Street Park An
other Season.

| Kohley Miller viii wear Il Rock Isl
negotiations that are now On are car
ried to successful conclusion. Man
ager Ross Thornton has accepted his
terms. and it only now remains to
secure the release of the player from
Pueblo. to which city the franchise Of
the Milwaukee club has been trans
ferred by the Milwaukee association.
Milwaukee has been dropped from the
league. As Pueblo. with Lincoln. is to
be non-piaying member of the
league. the teams will be let 90. but
the terms ON which Miller will he al
lowed to come to Rock Island have
Yet TO be determined on. Miller made
a brilliant record as a second base
man for Milwaukee last season. In
1902 he covered the second sack for
Rock Island, and was one of the ia
vorites Of the team, outside of fault
less playing of his position being fast
on the bases and Il terror with the
hickory.
If Miller is signed the plan is to
make him captain of the infield Pete
Lister. who has been signed again for
second, will probably be retained and
given Il trial at some other position.
likely in the infield. Miller has been
in communication with the manage
ment of the Rock Island association
since the close Of last season. He was
first considered for manager, but
terms could not be agreed on Since
ha u II,
Milwaukee Miller has written that he
would be glad to come TO Rock Island
at salary considerably smaller than
the one he mentioned when proposed
as candidate for manager.
Likely to Hold Old Park.
There is likelihood of the Rock
Island association retaining the
Twelfth street park for at least an
other season. The owners of the |
property announced last fall that it
would he impossible to longer defer !
the converting of the grounds into
town lots. as there had been numer- !
Gus offers of purchase made, but new
terms have been proposed. and the
association is to have Il definite an
swer the coming week, when Il meet |
ing will he called To decide on the |
park question for next year. In the |
event the old grounds are not retained |
the association will close one of the]
options il holds on two other loca-
lions in the city.
Mr.. sections Plans Unsettled.
NJ. II. Sexton is home from Chicago, |
where he was reelected president Of !
the Western league, to which position |
he was returned by the unanimous |
vote of the directors, the story that |
he was to have opposition having !
proven grOundless. Il had fully decid- |
ed to retire from the Western" said |
Mr.. Sexton when questioned today. |
but conditions have arisen that make !
it imperative that ] remain with the |
organization for Il time at least. |
While perfect harmony has been es- |
tablished, all differences having been |
buried through the reinstatement Of |
George Tebeau, who has become one |
of the owners of the Denver franchise
as Il member of the league. there are |
matters unsettled with reference to |
the future of some of the clubs with |
which | have been so long identified |
that | feel il duty to remain until |
the league is running in satisfactory |
shape. When that time arrives ! will |
better he prepared TO tell of my |
plans