Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17

good in discipline He is married and
about thirty years of age.
Mr.. Sexton, who has been a member
of the national board since its organ
ization four years ago. was reelected
| for a four year term. He has the hon
or of being the only member of that
| body who is not a president of a
league
Before leaving Chicago yesterday
Mr. Sexton made a proposition to
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals 10 bring Tom Walsh, the young
Davenport catcher, here for a season
Walsh was with the Cubs last year
but was kept on the bench and gained
very little experience. President Muir
ply was favorably impressed with the
plan to give him needed seasoning in
the Three-Eye and agreed TO commune
cate with Manager Chance, who is
spending the winter at Los Angeles,
on the subject. If this deal goes
through it will be a ten-strike for the
Rock Island team and for Mr.. Sexton.
Through the press dispatches the
fans here are familiar with the pro-
ceedings of the national meeting" said
Mr. Sexton, land the thing most in
,teresting in the Three-Eye was the re-
duction of the fines of the Peoria play
ers to $40"
At Chicago Meeting.
In speaking of the ballot for presi-
dent at the meeting in Chicago, Mr..
Sexton said: The first ballot was a
tie, and We could have kept the vote
tied for a long time had we cared to
do so. but as there was nothing to be
gained, and We had won by the cleo
ton of Clinton, Hayes withdrew after
the first ballot, in the interest of har
mony." Many minor changes were
made in the constitution, but these
were not in relation to matters of pub
lie interest.
VIII Bring Eastern Men.
When Tighe will report here has not
been determined Mr.. Sexton says he
believes the new manager will bring
with him a catcher and one or two
other men for the Rock Island team.
Just what his plans are along this line
are not known, but it is pretty certain
that he will bring an eastern catcher
here and he will probably add any 9th
er men that he may be particularly
DESTROYS of having on the team.
After the session in New York, Mr..
Sexton spent few days visiting rela-
tives ine New Jersey before returning
to Chicago for the league meeting.
VIII Get Davenport Team.
Clinton will fall heir to the Daven-
port team. the following being under
reserve: Clyde Curtis, Mel Ramey,
Harry Harrod, Petite Burg, Roxie Wal
ters, Bending and Scully, Davy Crock
EFT, Bill Lalivelt, Johnny Baker, st.
Jacob Eul. Lee Stillman, Gordon Lew
is, Fred NeiInan, and Bill Bailey. It
was announced that Davy Crockett
would not again play in the Three-Eye,
his reason being that he had been too
long with Davenport. Now that the
team goes to Clinton, it is thought pos
sible that he will return to the fold.
Other men will be added by Clinton,
and the organization will begin the
season on an equal footing with its
competitors for. the , 1907 pennant.
Monte Mcfarland. last year at the
head of the Dubuque team, will prob
ably be manager.
The Decatur association has finally
closed with George Reed for manager.
The team will be almost entirely new
this year. Only three of last years
men have sure berths. Rid Lewee,
last years manager, is slated for cap
tain. Reed, who was with Rock Is
land in 1898, has an enviable baseball
record. For the last three years he
has managed pennant winningH teams
In 1904 he was at Pine Bluffs, Ark In
1905 he was at Greenville, Miss Last
year he was at Mobile, Ala He an
nounces that he proposes to mako. this
his fourth pennant. He has not i,lay-
ed since 1900, when he broke his tleg
while playing in Bloomington.
President Holland is being urged by |
the democrats of Bloomington to make |
the race for mayor. He has not yet |
given his consent, but the probabilitl
ties are that he will. Holland is al |
ready a city officer, being alderman
from the Fifth ward.
Bloomington secures Harry Syfert |
the star twirler of Decatur last year.
pays Decatur the sum of
$50 for his release. Syfert has been
an xious to get away from Decatur for
a year or more.
HARD MATCH FOR JOHN v0SS