Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-06
FAST FORM SHOWN
Candidates for Place on Rock ISL
and Ball Team Gingery
Lot of Youngsters.
HAVE FIRST PRACTICE AT PARK
Haxerman Only Pitcher Who Has
Failed to RepOrt-SOme
of the Stars.

OF the SNdESs
Rock Island il 10 have a gingery lot
Of players on its team the coming
season Judging by the showing they
are making at practice at the Twelfth
street grounds, where Manager Ross
Thornton has them at work for sew
eral hours daily. and Will continue to
do SO until the beginning of the sched-
ule games.
All the pitchers have arrived except
Hagerman, whose transportation was
forwarded To Oxford, Mich. No word
has come from him, and unless he
makes some explanation of his silence
soon steps will he taken to bring him
out into the open. 1t is not thought
this will be likely, however. as he is
believed to be a good Indian. and viii
blow in before many days elapse. Ha-
german was with Springfield last year
and figured in the trade for Frank
Donnelly, who retired as manager
here i'm order To take direction of the
Senators this year.
The slab artists who are here are
mack and Lundin LakafT is in SPLEEN
did form. and would be able to go in
the box tomorrow and put up Il game
that would do in the middle of the
season. The other players have been
trying 10 learn his system of keeping
in condition, and this inquiry has re-
suited i'm the information from La
katf's home at LeMars, Iowa. that
during the winter season he pitched
snow balls against the rear of the
old red barn.
Smith Believed a Find.
Smith. the Cambridge (Henry coun-
ty) boy. * the only catcher that has
arrived. lie is believed to be one of
the prizes. Thornton had some diff
Guilty in inducing him to report, as
Smith preferred remaining nj home
with his family. being married man.
He did not wish to follow profession
al ball unless he felt that he had the
material that would bring him into
the bigger leagues. Thornton believes
Smith has the goods and accordingly
was successful in getting him to con-
sent to come. Moore. another back
stop, is expected tomorrow. He is a
teacher at st. Johns, Hams. His school
closes today and he will take the first
train for Rock Island
Bandy. Rebscher. Livingston. Van
dine and Lister are working i'm the in
field. and Thornton, Charpier and LaI-
ly in the outfield. The men had their
first tryout yesterday. and coHse-
quently all are pretty stiff today. All
are young and ambitious. fast on their
feet. heady. and good stickcrs.
Names Still Coming In.
Nominations for the naming of the
Rock Island team still come to The
Argus. The list is growing large, but
the name you have in mind and have
failed to send in may be the one that
would be chosen. Write it down. put
your signature and address below it.
and mail il to this office. The voting
will begin in Il few days now.
Elliott Another Rusie.
American Association players of
last season declare that there is no
man in the National league today who
has greater speed in pitching than
Claude Elliott. Il saw Rusie pitch
the new recruits, land / firmly believe
that Elliott has has just as much
speed as the big Hoosier ever had. Ell
lott is still considerably overweight.
and his pitching arm * not Vet i'm
good condition. When he rounds to
the National league will see speed
such as il has not witnessed since
Rusie was in his prime" Elliott has
demOnstrF ted in the work he has
done SO far that he is a fast man at
fielding his position. and il would be
most agreeable to Manager Kelley if
the big fellow makes good for this
season. Cincinnati CommerciaI-Trib-
une.
McGreevy Signs.
Bloomington Paragraph: The big
gest item of baseball news for this
week in Bloomington was the fact
that Eugene McGreevy. so-called
king" of pitchers, put his name to u
contract to play with Bloomington.
He affixed his John Hancock To Con
ners' papers yesterday morning. and
was out with the boys practicing yes
teTday afternoon. The little fit Of
'uppishness" which seized McGreeVy
threatened to become chronic. and
many of the fans had begun to init
ate the wCrry COW. but now they can
breathe easy. In fact. however. IL j.
presumed that McCireevy feared there
might he trouble in keeping the team
I'M Bloomington. for various reasons,
and he was 80 enamored of the town
that he would not dream of going
elsewhere. But now he has evidently
become convinced that there il no
danger of transfer. He i in iii
condition and will play the climax
season of his career.
Bankers Organize = Team
The bank clerks of the city held a
meeting ut the Rock Island National
bank yesterday afternoon and per
fected arrangements for a baseball