Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-12
lister FOR FIRST
Second Baseman TO be Given
Trial in Another Position on
the Local Team.
SHOWS UP WELL IN PRACTICE
LOuis Livingston IL Assigned at Sec
ond- Exhibition Games
Ace Cancelled.

ond- Exhibition Games
Ace Cancelled.
Pete Lister Will probably be chosen
to cover first base for the Rock Island
baseball team the coming season. He
was given a trial in practice at the
Twelfth street park Yesterday after
noon and Manager Thornton was
much pleased with his work.
Hagerman. the pitcher secured from
Springfield in the trade for Frank
DOnnellv. wanted a trial at first. which
was given him Sunday at Davenport,
but it * believed he will prove more
valuable To the team in the pitchers
box than at first. He was the leading
twirIcr for the Senators last season.
Louis Livingston. who played in nine
games for Rock Island last year. when
an accident inrapa citated him for the
remainder of the season, has been as
signed to second. and showed fine
form yesterday Livingston is a good
stickcr and covers his Territory with
speed and Judgment. He is a season
ed PLAYER and will in all likelihood
make the team this year.
RebScher. the shortstop. is favored
for appointment as captain Of the in
field With Thornton in the outfeld
the team Will have two heady players
80 direct the games.
Exhibitions Are Called or.
The exhibitions scheduled with Bur
l:ngton at the local grounds for today.
+,rplY.r,xs- suI Thursday wore chilled
of by wire hate Yesterday afternoon
10y Manager Thornton owing to the
continued cold weather. as it was
feared the attendance would not meet
the expense of bringing the Iowa ag-
@regati0n to the city. Friday and
Saturday Rock Island PLAYS ut Keo-|
kuk. and Sunday Davenport comes
here. For this latter game Luudin
viii be ON The slab for Rock Island.
auG smith and Moore viii do the
catching. Guam and Clark will also
he tried for an inning or two i'm the
pitchers box.
Brice Falls to Reply.
Manager Rrice. of Columbus. has
mot answered the wire of Manager
Thornton i'm regard To DOminick Null
IancN Brice asked il Rock Island
could use the big first baseman.
Thornton inquired if there was any
money consideration. but Brice has
not informed him on this point TO
date.
Notes OF the Diamond.
Davenport has already been tam
pering with the Rock Island players.
Livingston was urged to ask for his
release after Sundays game, but he
stated that he was satisfied to remain
here until he convinced the manage
mcnt that his services would not he
dcsirab bile.
DO not forget to vote your choice
Of name for the ball team. The nom
nation You made NAV be the one
adopted. I'm the event it j. You receive
a free admission ticket for the whole
season to the home grounds. The
| ticket will hc presented yuu by Hide
branGt u Cash.
bloomington Wins.
bloomington defeated 81. Paul yes
| tcrday in seren-inning game. The
score:
Bloomington "a . 3 90 4 3-l2 - .
| ST Paul ......4 l > q q o. 10 ;
BATTERIES Jones. Bishop and Kct-
ter; Spicgel, Speech and Lemons.
Baseball Notes.
Cedar Rapids and Rockford teams
reported for practice Yesterday.
Rockford Republic: Speakin" of
| GIrn Edwards. the Decatur Review
says: Where j. there such n pitch
Ter? Surely. no Three-Eye team has
| found another Edwards Ana in
about two weeks you'll hear dun.
lsickcuing thud down Decatur-way. and
that will Toe the fall Of Edwards Just
watch and see.
! In his account Of the indianapolis
| Decatur game at indianapolis. Ed
Bingham. u baseball authority. says:
I"WhiIc there were several errors made
Thy the local infielGers. the quartet
gives indications Of making the best
set of infielders the Hoosiers have
known i'm several years" This intieid
includes Dickey. Hess and Carr.
BENEFITS Organize.
| The HennettS have been organized
and Will play their first game on the
first Sunday afternoon i'm May at the
Moline ball park.
Walter Davis. the Davenport hort
stop will manage the team in which
the following well-kucwu non-prufeS-
SIGNALS figure a players; Captain ana
short stop, Walter Davis: catcher.
| William GieSe. Davenport; pitchers.
IC. Wilson and Chris ladders. Rock
| Island: first base. Il. Smith. Rock Isl
and: second base. i. Nie>ler. Rock
| Island: third base. Walter Mcknight.
| Davenport: left field. Tom South.
Rock Island: right field. W. w. Wilson,
| Rock Island: center field, George
/ Dohrman. Davenport.