Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-24

Brown Is named as secretary and Jack
Mccarthy as manager. The charter
further calls a meeting of the officers
of the association for the first We'd
nesday of January, at which time mat
tiers looking to the real starting off Of
the season will be taken UP.
''One of the first things. it is stated,
to be done is the arranging of suitable
playing grounds. Manager Mccarthy
stated Wednesday that the diamond
would be all green, no part of it ex-
cept the base lines being bare. He
explained that such a diamond was
more attractive, makes far better base
ball and with the neat park which it
is planned to build, will appeal more TO
the patrons. 1t is the desire of the
officers to erect a handsome lot of
buildings, a ball park in which the
lovers of the national game will take
much pride and assist in keeping both
it and the team in the best of condi-
ton Among other things the press
box will be above the level of the
grand stand, will be roomy enough TO
accommodate visiting newspaper men
and will be equipped with telephone
and telegraph. In fact the entire
plans contemplate the building of
real baseball park and it is promised
the fans that they will have the pleas
ure of witnessing some. real baseball.
Crack Battery Blows Up.
1.-The crack eastern battery, Whiting
and Weeden, which it was announced
had been purchased. has been turned
down. The manager learned after
practically cIinching the battery that.
while they were clever at fielding their
positions, Whiting was batting but
.116 while Weeden had been able to
connect with the leathern sphere for
an average of but 121. However,
strings are out for other men, particu
larly two pitchers and a change
catcher
Three-Eye Loses Ruby.
Decatur Herald: Yesterday was
busy day in professional baseball cir
cles in this city. Doc Childs paid off
the $1,000. and over, debt of the De-
catur baseball club, so that the club
can now sail on an even keel. and he
also signed Jesse Ruby, well known to
local fans, for the pitching staff of the
Decatur team next season, in which
ever league the club succeeds in land
ing a berth. Ruby was bought from
the Danville club for a round sum.
The deal was clinched with Manager
Jack Mccarthy and President Boyle
of the Danville club, who came to this
city for the purpose last evening.
Last year Ruby twirled some for the
local team and made a good impress
sion. and he is also a strong man in
the Outfield
The club swelled out its chest and
heaved one fat sigh last night when
the debt was finally paid and the mort
gage was delivered up. A bill of ST.
275 was due on the grandstand and
mortgage was held for that amount
on the stand by the Lyons Lumber
company. a bill of $3.50 was due on
account OF rent to George Keller,
owner of the park. With the two
items paid the club is now able 20
start another year with at least a clean
ledger.
Cutshaw stars on Coast.
George Cutshaw. BIoomington's for
mer second baseman, sold the latter
part of the season to Oakland of the
Pacific Coast league. set things on fire
there, as several other ThreeEye play
ers have done in that circuit. He led
the second basemen of the league in
fielding. getting an average of $50.
On account of the Pacific Coast season
closing so much later than here Cut
shaw had time to get into sc games.
which is a fair seasons work in itself.
The figures for former Three-Eye play
ers for both fielding and batting are
as follows