Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-15

/ j. Dougherty, Ossie Peartree, Arthur
| Benton. Ted McGrew.
Catchers-"Mut' Waters. George Ed
wards. z. j. Kelly. r. c. CoyIe.
Strong Behind Bat.
George Edwards will be back behind
the bat and he is expected 10 be much
improved. Besides Edwards, there is
Morty Waters. who came from the
Brockton club in partial exchange for
Pitcher Parkins. Waters is a catcher
of experience and it was the desire
to secure him for the Pretzels that
largely brought about the deal for
Parkins, about which there has been
so much comment. His special forte
is handling young pitchers and with
the necessity of developing almost an
entire complement of boxmen he viii
be invaluable. Kelly, another season
ed absorber of curves from the Eliza
beth club in the Atlantic league, and
Coyle, a promising semi-professional
from Sterling, H., will attempt 10
wrest the battery jobs from Waters
and Edwards
Dozen and Half of Pitchers.
The curve-dispensing part of the
club received the most numerous num-
Der of jolts in the matter of trades.
1t has been so riddled that it is almost
unacceptable The only remnants Of
the slaughter are Marshall, otherwise
Gordon, and Max Smith. But as the
boxmen were in the ascendancy when
it came to leaving the club they are
also in the lead in the number of re-
lie eFe~ nod
of them are fingers. Outside of Mar
shall and Smith, both of whom are
known 10 the fans from last year, the
twirlers with the best records with
league teams and the clubs they be
Ionged to are: HOlycross, who had
a dash of major league experience,
having been picked up by Clark Grit
fifth for the New York club from the
I'M. league; Delave, with the North
hampton club in the Connecticut
league. who was traded to Davenport
for Bill Fleet; Otter, with Lafayette
in the Indiana league; WestcOte. with
Wichita in the Western association;
Cooper. with Galveston in the Texas
league: Nelson. with Guthrie in the
Western association, and Reiss, with
Jacksonville, Fla.
While nine of the pitchers have
made good in league ball. nine more
of them are yet Youngsters and will
get their first league experience with .
if they deliver the goods !
The crop of lodgings includes NJ. c. |
Ennor. Carl Rapp. \. ". Samuelson, |
Ernest Sanders. George Greenwalt /
George W. Foley. Charles s. Baylor. /
Bates Archer and Ruby Ellefson. OF |
these Archer. with the Chicago Sene- !
cas-. and Sanders. with Sterling, H., /
last year. are expected to make good
at any rate.
Changes In the InHeId.
Shaffer. Nye and McGrew remain
for the inlield. The fight for third
base will be brisk. as Weitzeu. the
big inffelder. who played Independent
ball last year. but in 1908 was with
Wheeling in the Central league. and
Benton. Madden and DOUgherty. three
other independent players. viii clash
or this position Carl ComingOr, one
If the most promising recruits, will
.ry conclusions with Pa" for the first
sack.
Hickman. from Brockton. and Pear
rec. from Jacksonville. Fla, will be
after Teddy McGrew's job, while
Marty Nye will endure competition
rom all the newcomers.
The outfeld will probably remain
Is it was Ohland. Geyer and Irby ;
orm a combination that the two
-oung semi-professionals. Rudolph and
Barclay, cannot expect to break. /