Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-10
HERE'S ANOTHER
W. E. Fay, Chicago Outiielder, Signs
Up With the Islanders
for 1909.
ARMOUR INSTITUTE PLAYER
Will Be Hard to Find a Place for Hira
Pitcher Eddie Pierce Of pc
catur EIectrocuted.

Jhc -HoTc pueholH IoE his DaS6Ddii
team. w. b. Fey of Chicago is the |
latest. Fey is young fellow who |
has been playing semi-professional
bali. For several years he was bne
of the mainstays of the Armour iasti- |
tute team of Chicago He is an 1otft-
dations from people who have seen
him in action, as long as a home run,
and they all say he can deliver the
goods.
Jack has plenty of good outfieldegs
on hand now and Fey will probably
be unable to break in the Islander
outfield, which will have such men as
Murphy, Mcbride, Novacek and Me-
loan. but as Jack says, it is worth the
trouble to bring him around and see
what he can do. as it is more than
likely that if he cannot be used here
he will bring a goodly sum from some
club who does need an Outfielder of his
ability.
The Islander outfield, by the way. is
not causing any of the fans any worry
at this stage of the game, that is I'M
less they are worrying about the fact
that one of the players who is now
down on Jacks list will have to go.
All four of them are of such quality
that it will be a very hard proposition
to choose three of them.
secure 81 Groundkeeper.
The directors have secured ground
keeper for the Island City park.
James Parnell of Fulton is the man.
Mr. Parnell is at present visiting in
Racine, Wis, but he is expected here
within the course of a few days. He
will make his home with son-in-law
who lives in the neighborhood of the
park
Pierce Has Reported.
Chicago papers today tell of the
tragic death of Eddie Pierce, the pitch
err who was with Dubuque last season.
and who has been signed by Decatur
for this season. He was electrocuted
at the steel plant at Gary, Ind, $4,000
volts of electricity passing through his
body with instantly fatal. results
Pierce's home is at Worcester, Ohio.
but he had been employed at Gary
| since last fall.
Here and There.
Manager Shaffer of the Davenport
team has signed two more players,
Charles Parkins. pitcher, and Eddie
Hagen an infielder. Parkins is a right
handler, and has been success in the
Connecticut league. Hagen played in
1.-THE Pennsylvania and Ohio league, and
I has fair record.
) Decatur has arranged to dedicate its
new ball park Easter Sunday, April II,
Slwhen there will be game with Hanni-
SIhal
@ George Bittrolff, the former Decatur
K pitcher, is to wed Miss Alma Wittke,
GIa Decatur lady, tomorrow, departing
SIFriday for Mobile, where he will play
Sths season.
9 Springfield is laying considerable
x store by McCorkle, a second base re-
@ Icrujt He is owned by the New York
Sl AMERICANS, and halls from Illiopolis,
Gin
al r csc 10 men are to report to the
II
{, infelder, Kalamazoo; Streater, out.
* fielder Toledo; Bell, innelder, Ypsilan.
@ ii. Mich; Callahan, outfielder, Carne.
3 gle, Pa; Burns, outfielder, Detroit
g Terry pitcher, Huron, Ind; Kading
q infeHer, Chicago; Johnson, catcher
& last year man; Nicholson, infielder
8 Salm, Ind; Barnett, catcher, Indian.
Il
* apcis: Dow, infielder, Denver; Mil
8 san infielder, Higginsville, Mo-; Long
= til Mantano, H.; Phelps, pitcher
8 Bsdford; Miller, pitcher, MORO, Ill
q bwe, pitcher, last year man; Brandy
g bcher, last year man; Manager DicE
8 Smith.
SRI The Baseball Writer'S association
6nade the following revisions of the
Slcoring rules:
Hereafter sacrifice hit will be
4 credited to a batsman making a long
II fly that scores a runner from third
III base, even il the outfelder drops the
II ball.
"In iine case of an attempted double
steal. 40 stolen base will be credited
if either man is nipped.
ION a missed third strike that al
lowf batsman to reach third base
the atcher is to-, charged with al
error and not passed ball. This rule
also applies to the pitcher who makes
Il wild pitch at which the batter swings
for the third strike.
IAN outfielder who muffs a fly ball
yet succeeds in making force play
will not be charged with an error ant
will be credited with an assist"
Chicagoans Take Second.
| Pittsburg, March 10-Chicago agar
furnished the sensation yesterday il