Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-03
HAVE FIELD DAY?
In Event of Winning Pennant
Athletic Exhibition at Park
Is Planned.
GAME WITH THE OLD STARS
Propose to Bring Dan O'Leary, Ar
thur Lundin, Pete Lister and
Johnny Warmer Back.

With the prospects of winning the
Three-Eye league pennant SO bright.
Manager Jack Tighe has conceived
the idea that the loyal fans of this
city would welcome a chance to see
the pennant winners in action once
more after the season is over, and,
accordingly, he is planning. in con-
junction with the officers of the club.
on having a general field day at Is
land City park Sept. 81 or 2S. The
boys will have let up on their work by
that time and will be in fine fettle to
do little playing.
The feature of the day will be
number of athletic stunts such as run
ming, fungo hitting and throwing, and
there will be prizes put up for the
winners. The principal race of the
day will be one between Paul Mclean,
thought by many fans to be the fast
es, runner in the league. and Big Bill
Jacobsen, whose admirers claim that
he can show his heels, even to Mclean
This race will be 100 yard dash. and
good prizes will be posted. All the
| Toys VIII Try their speed at running
The bases and at hitting the ball hard
land also at throwing. A five-inning
ball game between the regulars and a
team composed of number of for
mer Islanders and the extra men will
also be played. Arthur Lundin, the
former Rock Island twirler. and Dan
OLeary, who went from here to the
Southern league, are talked of as the
battery for the old timers. and they
will probably both be willing to help
out in the affair Johnny Wanner,
Pete Lister and several other of the
old favorites will also be here, &C
cording to the present indications.
Are wonderfully Popular.
1t may not have occurred to every
body, but it is nevertheless fact, that
we have never been represented by a
team which was composed of men who
are as popular as the present day Is
landers. From the manager down to
the most humble substitute there is
not player who is not thoroughly
liked by practically every fan. 1t is
rarely indeed that there is not one or
more men on the team who is in bad
with the fans and who they would
like TO see replaced with another
player For this reason field day
ought to appeal to the fans of the
city. and there ought to be a large
crowd out SO that the proceeds will
mean something to the team.
Hope for New Record.
new record for the number of games
won in the Three-Eye league. and
from present indications he is going
to do so. The Islanders at present
hold the record for having made the
highest percentage which was ever
held by Three-Eye team at the close
of the season, but Jack hopes to 80
this one better. In 1907, when Jack
first came to this city, his pennant
winners closed the season with a
standing of .652, and from present i'll
dications this record is due to be shat
tered this year, at least such is Tighe's
ambition.
Let's boost Attendance.
What the team needs now more
than anything else is a good attend
ance by the fans of the city at the
rest of the games which are to be
played on the home grounds this year.
1t makes considerable difference to a
team whether it has a crowd of its
hackers at the game roofing for it, or
whether it is playing before empty
bleachers and grand stand. The team
is undoubtedly the best that has ever
represented this city. and ii is surpris-
ing that there is any need to call the
attention of the fans TO the fact that
they are not supporting the team as ii
is deserving. The attendance figures
show that at present the islanders are
in second place and it would be the
proper stunt to boost the figures in
the coming home series to such an eX-
tent that we will be first not only in
percentage but also in number of peo-
pie who turn out to welcome their
team Let's all get on the job com
mencing tomorrow and so out and
take all our friends with us. That is
the way to make baseball real sue
cess