Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-14
NICOL AT PEORIA
Former Rock leland Manager IL F.
nancIaIIy Interested
There.
WILL DIRECT NEW TEAM
Fine Park and Diamond to Be Pro-
Vidcd - Strong Club to
Be Had.

Hugh Nicol is to manage the Peoria
team in the Three-Eye baseball league
the coming season. Mic is financially
Interested besides. He will move his
family from Rockford to the Distillery
city The strongest business men of
Peoria are behind Mic and the others
Who are reviving the game there,
Rock Island extends it's best wishes
TO the manager in his new field. He
performed excellent service for this
city the latter part of last season, when
ne took the team after two previous
unsuccessful trials with managerial
timber Rock Island would have liked
20 hold to him for another year. but he
is one who can command better sal
airy than Rock Island can afford to pay
to a nonplaying manager.
To Use LnkevIew Park.
Vice President Meidroth and Mana
ger Nicol were in conference with 9TH
er members of the Peoria association
yesterday. and at noon they announced
the ground plans for the season, which
they believe will be carried out. Lake
view park seems to be the logical loca-
ton for a ball park, and it is planned
to build another amphitheatre in the
northeast corner of the park. This in
sures a safe and convenient location
for the diamond, and there will be no
danger of flooding or destruction be-
cause of circuses or street shows. The
plan is to make the park the ideal ball
park, and the diamond and field per-
manent in character. All of the old
barns used during the race season will
be torn down and the amphitheatre
CONSTRUCTED on the site. The boxes and
bleachers will be for the convenience
end comfort of the public. Mr.. Meid-
roth says no pains or expense will be
lspared in catering to the comfort of
the public; that the men interested are
in the game to stay and will spend
thousands of dollars TO give Peoria
good ball and all of the park convent
fences.
Take Some Rockford Players.
After several hours of wrangling as
to the disposition of the Rockford team,
ii was agreed that Peoria should take
whatever portion of the aggregation
she pleased: 1t was defined that the
purchase of the franchise did not in
clude the team, unless Peoria so de
lcided, and that the team was not a
lchattel and should not be sold or auc-
ltioned off as was proposed. Two men
who had been previously contracted
for by other teams, were allowed to &C
Their way as they selected. The bal
lance of the team fell to the hands OF
Peoria. but whether all of them will be
retained cannot be said at this time
Manager Nicol will go ahead to select
a strong team. and in this he has carte
blanche and will not stop until he has
rounded up pennant winners.
Mr.. Nicol yesterday connected him
self with the Illinois pool and billiard
rooms. in block 500 Main street, anC
J will manage this concern during the
winter and spring season. Baseball
headquarters will be established at the
Illinois.
To Interest Business People.
Vice President MeidrOth said yester
day afternoon that the Peoria com
pany would proceed among the bust
ness men and others. in the hope of in
, teresting them in baseball. He die
not have the plans in nand as yet. bu
it is the intention to permit everyone
having the interest of the city and the
game at heart TO so manifest it in {
material and substantial fashion. HI
could not say whether Communication
books for the seasons games would bt
issued. or whether contributions TO
\ stock would be asked