Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-26
ON
T|CHE'S LIST
Eleven Pitchers Signed for Next
Years Rock Island Pennant
Winners.
BUNCH LOOKS FAST ENOUGH
Some New Men Who Are Highly
Touted-Two Others Now Being
Negotiated For.

ers has just about completed his squad
of candidates for the team next year
and he promises a fast team. Tighe
has been busy ever since accepting
terms to manage the team here and he
has a long list of desirable men who
have signed up their contracts and will
be here for their tryouts next spring.
The squad will report about the first
of April and the season will probably
be opened with the Washington Amer
leans here. Jack intends to arrange as
many games for the rest of the month
as he possibly can so as to have the
team thoroughly seasoned and tried
season.
The Islanders team of the coming
year will be made up from the follow
ing list:
Pitchers Lakaff, Wilson, Neal,
Scott, Howard, Lundin, Webster. Har-
den, Schefferli, Warren and Jacobson.
Catchers-Eng and Snow.
First basemen-Kelley, Clarke and
Elder.
Second basemen-Mack Vogel and
Karney.
Third basemen-Wise, Edwards and
Beck
Shortstop-Berger.
utfielders-Murphy, Mcbride and
Novacek
Besides these men Tighe has about
J completed negotiations with another
excellent outfielder and another
catcher
Pitching staff Strong.
1t can be seen from this list of names
that the Rock Island manager intends
to put formidable team into the field
The pitching staff is bound to be a
powerful one with so many good men
to choose from. Lakaff needs no men
ton, his work having shown what he
is able to do. He was unfortunate in
starting the last two years and each
time the season was nearly over be
fore he had a chance to get into trim
This year with the proper kind of q
start, Tfghe feels sure that he will be
a star in the league.
l w llSOH 10
have marked him as a top notcher. He
/ is as good man as there is in the boz
when he is right and his fielding i!
something marvellous. If fortune smile:
upon Tighe and he is able to spare
Christy from the box, it is his intention
to work him in as an infielder.
Neal is one of the steadiest littl
hot ;,,
!, city. Billy keeps himself in perfec
condition all the time and he can a
ways be depended upon. While he ha
never exhibited either excessive spec
or wonderful curves, he has a way c
mixing them up that counts.
Scott had a rather bad year last Sc;
] son and did not show all he possesse
as twirler. He has the goods as wa
show the year the pennant wa
brought here and with the proper stal
3 this year will be a valuable man. How
( ard is another man who has his o
Z days and his on days. When he is rigl
< he is able to twist them over the plat
( with wonderful speed.
4 OF the five new pitchers signe
, three are touted as wonders. Ra
: Imond Webster, who played last YET
. with the Wilmington club in the Eas
g fern Carolina league, is hailed as a ge
s lof the first water He won Is out
g III games last year, and his speed al
8 curves are said to be something ma
K lvelous Jack Tighe would not be ST
9 lprised if he proves the leading pitch
3 in the Three-Eye next year.
G Harden of ST. Louis, whose pre-
3 ence has been sought for the last ty
G years, has written that he will repo
s when wanted. Harden has plenty
g opportunities to remain in independe
s baseball as his pitching has attract
x no small amount of attention in
8 Louis, but he has decided to enter t
x professional game, and the local ia
9 have reason to be happy, as he is &C
& sidered a marvel by those who ha
g seen him.
3 Schifferli, another twirler who pl;
q ed with the City league of Buffalo a
8 1.-THE defunct Interstate league, CON
q highly recommended and consideral
6 lis expected of him. Warren, you
& fellow who played with Monmouth
g the Illinois Missouri league last We
Slwas recommended by M. H. Sexton
Ola good man and one who will show
8 worth when given4a chance. The !;
2lof the box artists who have signed
8 or accepted terms is man named
.. cobson, who played in the Her
~ county league last year. 1t is claim
for him that he is equally good as
catcher or outfielder and that he j!
G, wonder as twirler. With the OF
pitchers who have been signed, it n
be found advisable to make use of |