Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-08
Pitcher George Hardin, Whom Rock
Island Has Prior Claim to,
is Much Wanted.
KlNSELLA ASKS FOR A PRICE
Acknowledges This city's Rights Al
ter Learning the Facts-Doings on
Three-Eye Circuit.


local management for the sale or trade
of Pitcher George Hardin, who has
been the subject of considerable dis
cussion since it was found that he WAS
claimed by several teams Rock Island
has carried him on it's list of reserved
players since 1907 and in the mean
time he had been playing independent
pail and has made such an impression
that many of the managers turned
covetous eyes on him. Kinsella an
preached him and asked him to sign
up to play with Springfield. not know
ing that Rock Island had prior claim
ON him, and Hardin readily signed. evil
IDENTIFY not knowing, that he was the
property of Rock Island Now. how
ever. since the discussion of the case
recently. Dick has found that the CON
tract which he has with Hardin is not
cinding and as he still wants him, he
has written to the local management
and asked that he either be sold or
traded to Springfield Tighe has asked
him what he has to offer in the way
of trade. but as yet has received NJ
answer
Another man has been added to the
string of players whom Jack Tighe
has signed up for this season in the
person of J. ]. O'Hern. O'Hern is A
second baseman. He comes highly
, recommended by Dan O'Leary. who
learned of him through Catcher Owens
of the Memphis team. of which Dan
has been member for the last two
years. O'Hern halls from Toronto.
| Canada. There are now some five sec
] end basemen on Tighes list and he
ought to be able to pick a good man.
| The management of the local base
ball club is in receipt of a letter from
the officials of the team at Appleton,
| Wis, asking for chance to meet the
team here during the training season.
Appleton is new town in the Wscon-
| sin-lllinois league. 1t fills the place
made vacant by the withdrawal of
Warsaw.
Secretary Lowry NJ Casteel has re-
ceived the signed contract of Second
+ Baseman Otto Vogel and the las.
| doubt as to his appearing here is thus
removed
Here and There.
The Havana Illinois Missouri league
team has been sold to Beardstown, the
price being $500.
Rockford has sold Catcher Lee
Lemon, well known in the Three
Eye, to Burlington.
| L. e. Chase. who is hailed as the
real goods at short, has signed with
Decatur. He comes from Dover, Del.
/ Tommy Roman, who was with Cedar
! Rapids and Clinton, has signed with
/ Davenport and will likely be seen on
i second base.
/ Dick Crozier has purchased his re-
i lease from Decatur He will lead a
team of college men in an early cam
paign in the south.
i Decatur has 80 players and it is
4 proposed to farm out some Of the most
promising men whom it is impossible
to carry with Pekin.
il Dubuque announces practice games
at Rockford April gil, after which
till April "a, the team will practice at
home with st. Josephs college.
i Gerry Hermann. chairman of the
4 national commission it is reported
will retire at the end of the present
year and devote his attention to the
coal business.
Jack Herbert has been sold by
Springfield to Clarence Rowland
u Aberdeen. Wash. team, but the deal
!, hinges upon Rowland's ability to make
II satisfactory terms with the player
n Manager Frank Chance and Owner
Murphy of the Chicago Nationals have
patched up peace and the peerless
leader" will shortly start east from his
home in California to prepare his team
for the race There is great joy in
Chicago.
j Frank Donnelley says he has filed
The places of Dick Rohn at first AMI
of Kid Lewee at second on the Peoria
4 team. The two newcomers in whom
he places his trust are Jim Conner, a
4 G-footer from Vincennes, Ind, and Al
4 len Morgan of Savannah. Donnelly
j thinks he has his team already picked
i and will not worry further about new
\ material.
Southern newspapers are printing a
rumor that President Dick Kinsella
/ of Springfield is getting some of his
\ old high priced men in line by telling
them the limit will likely be rails ed
after the first month and they will
then draw more. The following list
, of players has been given out by
| Springfield: Patrick of Jacksonville
pitcher; Bell, from Kalamazoo, second
j base; Burns, from Lansing, Streeter
(. from Tecumseh, Mich, and Callahan
,sof Akron, outfielders. In addition 70
these are the veterans, Ruby, Herbert