Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-25

| club in every other city ON at least
| one Sunday. The fourth takes in Vari-
Gus attractions at which time it may
be desirable to have the clubs at home
without disarranging other features
of the schedule.
Some of Lander's Criticisms.
Mr.. Lander. in looking over the
schedule arranged by Mr.. Holland. OBJ
jects TO the idea of Rock Island play
ing at Davenport July I. because il in
wolves an additional mileage to
Springfield and Rockford. figuring
that this extra expense viii he 1925
for each club, which he likens to the
removal of that sum by Il dip into the
respective managers pockets. He al
80 refers To other features Of the
schedule which he thinks are wrong.
His criticisms are doubtless justified
IN some respects. "a the schedule sub
mittcd by Mr.. Holland was hastily
prepared and without the necessary
revision. He was directed to submit
II schedule in January. but az Il meet
ing of the league was necessary early
IN December TO pass upon the applica
ton of Peoria it was decided, i'm or
der to save expense. to consider Il
schedule on the earlier date.
Mr.. Holland states he was guided by
the wishes of the various clubs i'm as
signing the holiday games. and not
complaint was heard save from Rock
ford. which figured out greater
mileage than the other clubs. As the
league expressed itself in favor of
pooling the mileage i'm order to avoid
the kick from Rockford appeared un-
called for. TO change the arrange
mcnt of the holiday games and sepa-
rate Rock Island and Davenport. as
indicated by Lander. would probably
greatly reduce the receipts and cost
Rockford and the ether clubs far
more than the excess in mileage
would he. Mr.. Lander also objected
tu the distribution of the Sunday
games. Decatur not being at Spring
field as often as desired. This criti-
ciSm was just. but there would have
been no difficulty i'm changing this in
the order submitted by the president.
and the change would have been made
if there had been time enough.
Say Equal Mileage is Impossible.
that the experience of most sched-
| ulc makers was that to make one
without an excess of mileage from
some one club was an impoSSibility.
He Was anxious To see strictly i'm
partial schedule, and a the mileage
account would i'm all probability be
pooled, no club could find any reason
able ground for complaint. Mr., IIol-
land further replied that the previous
arrangement If holiday games was
satisfactory 10 the ma ioritN Of the
clubs and that he thought il unwiSe
tu make change.
Eelden Hill. the silent man Of the
lhrcc-Eyc league. has announced the
names of several players signed for
the coming season. He was success
FIJI in securing W. ID. Gill again. Gill
WAS regarded by many as one of the
best twirlers of the league last sea-
son. and promises to he even more
effective this year. He has also signed
Il. Il. Gill. a brother of the pitcher.
who viii play in the outfield. Harry
Bertc. Shurtstcp for several seasons.
mas been signed, and i among the
fastest in the league. Ben Davis j. Il
new intieldcr who il to he given Il
trial. James Hines of last Years
uutfieli has also been signed. Il. r.
Brown = utility pitcher and out
fielder, given Il trial last year. *
again in the ranks. y new intieIGer
J. Lou Fine. who i said To be fast
Novacek will probably be seen on
first again. although his contract has
not been received "a yet. Snapper
Kennedy. Fuller. Roberts. Holmes and
one or two Others Of last years team
are as Vet unsigned. but some or all
these viii be found on the pay roll.
President Holland has issued the Of
fetal announcement Of the staff Of
Umpires for the season of 1904. He has