Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
GOES TO JOPLIN
Johnny Warmer Traded for Ed
munds, a Catcher With a
Good Record.
THIS DEAL is VERIFIED
Has Been Hanging Fire on Players
Consent-New Man Halls from
Gulf Coast League.

Manager Louis COOK OF the Island
ers writes from his home at Quincy
nat he has closed a deal by which
Second Baseman Johnny Wanner is
traded to Joplin, Mo, in the Western
association for Catcher Edmunds. 1t
has been known here for some time
,hat such a trade was pending, being
dependent upon MANNERS consent
The announcement from the manager
indicates that the player is willing to
go TO Joplin, which is in lower class
league than the Three-Eye, but which
plays high class of ball.
OF Edmunds little is known here be-
yond that he played last year in 55
games with OpelOusas, La, in the Gulf
Coast league, hitting .2S5 and having
a high fielding average. He was sold
% Joplin at the close of the season,
but is not needed, there being sur
plus of backstop talent.
decatur Well Fixed.
Decatur has IS men on the list this
season, and Manager Reed has report
ed and is engaged in selecting a prob
able lineup. There are an even dozen
pitchers signed, the entire list being
as follows:
Catchers-Harry Berry, William Pow
ell, George j. Kroner, William Rapp.
Pitchers - George Bittrolf, Henry
Swain, c. R. Keyes, Grover Louder,
milk, William Lellivelt, Edward Per-
sons. Edward Opfergelt, Joseph Smith,
Avery Heyman, F. NJ. McCluskey, Ed
gar Carter, Howard B. Stone.
Intield-TOm Tenant, Fred Moore,
William Prout, John Barkwel, Curtis
! Uncapher, Fritz Huffman.
| Outfield-Frank Long, Otto Wagner,
J. d. Jeffreys, Ollie Gfrorer, Foxle
Morris, Fred Mitchell.
Here and There.
Harry Harrod, the Clinton third
baseman, has signed a contract with
Freeport.
[ Harry Bay, the former Rock Island
player who has been with the Cleve-
land team for many seasons, is to
coach the Spalding team this year, re-
firing from the big leagues.
! The Bloomington correspondent in
formed the Chicago Record-Herald yes
terday that the Dubuque Injunction
case had been heard by Judge Graves
Friday and that a decision was expect
ed this week. About as near the truth
as is to be expected from that source.
The Decatur Review rises to remark
that there is really no need for a
meeting of the Ihree-Eye. for the
league is divided four, against four anu
President Holland has the deciding
vote, so he might as well make all
necessary arrangements and let it 20
at that. Very satisfactory, no doubt
from the southern point or view.
+. NJ. Riggs who. with Peoria
threatened at enc time to set the
Ihree-Eye afire has wound I'D with
Richmond, Va, after falling to hold a
berth with Atlanta.
Phil Ketter, the former BIoomer
tcatcher, has signed with Marion. Ind
Frank Belt, who is succeeded as
manager of Jacksonville by Harry
Berte, has taken a berth as head of the
keokuk club and says he is well pleas.
ed with the deal.
| Ginger FOney, the former Rock
Island backstOD, has signed up for the
coming season with Oskaloosa.
Dolly Gray who once looked good
for a brief time in a Rock Island uni
form and who was later purchased by
Bloomington and released a year ago
| TO Spokane, has been sold by the latter
club to Vancouver.
Decatur has signed George J. Kra-
mer, catcher from Wisconsin league,
and Fred Mitchell, an outfelder from
!! Salem, III.
f! Pitcher Most. who was tried out in
! two games by Springfield last season
and was shipped back to Chicago
! tagged mo good will be taken by the
! White Sox on the California trip.
dub today and champ tomorrow
that's it.
Thorsen and Koestner, twirlers on
the Bloomington team, who were draft
ed to the Los Angeles squad some time
ago, have returLed to Bloomington
The two men say that they couldn't
agree with the Los Angeles manage
ment on the terms of their salaries
But Los Angeles paid Bloomington
$500 for the two men. A communi
cation has Just been received by the
Bloomer magnates from the California
town, inquiring of them the amount
they will pay for the return of Thorser
and Koestner to the Bloomington