Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
.TIGHE LINES UP
SOME FAST ONES
Announces List of Players for
Next Years Rock ISL
and Team.
BUT TWO PLACES VACANT
Big Manager Has Secured Men Who
Seem Sure of Holding Down
the Other Positions.

A~~~SSOA
the pennant for this city last year, and
of which every fan was so justly
proud.
Manager Jack Tighe has been on a
still hunt for players ever since the
close of the season and he has gather
ed some men whose regulations are
the very best and who can be depend
ed upon to make another winning
team for the ''pennant winning mana
| ger" Tighe has several deals on
which he will not make public as yet,
but those which he is willing to tell
about go to show what the team will
look like next year.
| The important position of catcher
will undoubtedly be held down by our
old friend Dan OLeary, as Dan Is IN
! Islander now in every sense of the
word 1t is unnecessary to state that
Dan has the mechanical skill required
for the job and in addition the noodle
to top it off as well as an ability to
swat the ball at opportune times, max
ing him terror to opposing pitchers.
With Gus Eng as substitute catcher,
the Islander fans have no reason 20
worry about the backstop position.
Two New InfeIders.
The signing of Dan O'Leary allows
Manager Tighe to assign Claude Stark
to first base, a position AT which
Stark is second to none in the Three
Eye league. Harry Kelley on third
will probably play the best game of
his career next year, and his friends
expect him to be marvel. judging
from the style of game he played last
year while Handicapped by a broken
finger. With the far corners covered
so well. Tighe has turned his atten-
tion 10 getting as classy pair of men
to do the work around second and
short stop The second sacker is still
undecided upon, though the manager
has his lamps turned on several good
men. Vogel is still an Islander, but
he wants TO play in another city next
year. and Tighe means to let him so
if he can get a better hitter 10 take
his place. The most promineIt candi-
date for the shortstop position IS
James Davey of the Mansfield, Ohio.
club. Davey has played the position
but one year and his fielding will have
TO be improved, as it undoubtedly viii
under Tighe's direction. His hitting
does not need any fixing, however. 10
Judge from his record made last year,
and he is marvel on the bases. He
played in 124 games, was at Sbat AL
times, made IS runs, .131 hits, IS sac
riffce hits, and stole % bases, giving
him a battirg averag~ sof $50.
Has Classy OutfieIders.
Tighe hasgstarted out we'll on his
task of getting an entirely new outfield
TO replace the excellent one which he
had last year. He has traded Harry
Swacina for E. o. McIver of the Mo
bile club in the Southern league. Nc
Iver was drafted from San Antonio "a
the Texas league. where he was the
leading outf1elder He has the follow /
ing record which stamps him as the
real goods, his base running being a
feature: Played in 1O6 games. made e.
runs. 10S hits, II sacrifice hits and /
Atole AZ bases. giving him an average /
as a batter of .290 McIver is slated .
for left field.
Another find" for the outfield was |
secured several days ago by a deal |
with Norfolk, Va, Tighes old home. /
The new man is Fred Ochs, who was !
drafted last year by Norfolk from the /
Paris. (Ky) team in the Blue Grass |
league. Ochs has an enviable reputa- /
ton and is probablyrshe man who Will |
hold down center q. He did better
than hit a game for 112 games, max
ing 1877 hits He turned Is of these (
into runs. which shows that he has
ability as a base runner.
Some Daisy Pitchers.
Tighe is so tickled at the prospects
IF another excellent pitching staff that
ne grins every time he thinks about it.
He has lined UP nine twir1ers, one Of
hem being a left handler from the De
roit club. but whose name he does not
are to make public at this time. This
lumber includes Lakaff and Webster,
rom last years team, and in addition,
Pitchers Quoisser from the Memphis
club, Cummingore from the Mansfield
club, Engman from the Cedar Rapids
club, Janceki from. the Indianapolis
club. and Pickering from the Nebraska
indians The latter pitched so games
asst season and lost only three. All
he others have records which stamp
hem as excellent twirlers and Tighe
eel THAT he has no reason to worry
Ibos his pitching staff. These men
ire equally divided in being left and !
ight-handers and it is the present in
ention of the manager to retain two
and two right-handers to
ompose the staff for next year.
Whole Outlook Good. !
The men whom Manager Tighe has ,
med up already seem TO assure him
hat seven of the nine positions on the
cam will be well If not brilliantly TAX
n care Of this coming year. This {
caves the right field position and sec
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