Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-08
NOT so COSTLY
Danville Team Signed Up So
Far Nothing to righten
Three Eye.
FEW OLD ONES ARE LEFT
Manager Mccarthy. However. Has 4
Dozen New Ones as Candi-
dates for Places.

Looks as though Danville is not plan
ming to spend so much money on its
team this season, after all. That talk
of Manager Mccarthy about getting a
lot of big leaguers appears TO have
been for advertising purposes. largely.
There will be few of the old guard on
hand this spring. Fisher, Duffy. Burns
and Loomis have gone up" and win
not be back Wolfe was traded to
Waterloo for pitcher Chapman. Pierce
is lost to Danville and Paddy MaGee,
who cavorted about second bag, has
swell position with the Standard Oil
company a Bayonne, y. J., and will
not play ball. Reynolds went to Ind
ianOpolis and will work there this sea
son and Hopkins has been sold TO Sag
NAV, leaving but six of the the old
team TO report: Staley. ingalls,. Kaylor
and Hildebrand, Benz and Woods
Meanwhile Manager Mccarthy is
busy getting new men in line for the
work of 1911. To date he has lined up
u of them Most of the new ones
have been playing independent bail,
but some of them have had league ex-
perienCe.
WHO THEY ARE.
Following is list of those who have
been signed and who Will report in
80 days for a tryout:
Allen Morgan. a third baseman, now
of Chicago, but who played around
third sack for the Nashville team for
a couple of seasons. He has been
PLAYING in the Chicago league.
William Zimmerman, also a third
sacked. and a brother of Heinie Zim-
norman of the Chicago Cubs.
Cal Newman. a first sacker, New
man will compete with Dick Staley for
the initial cushion job He has been
working with Cicero, Ill, in in
dependent ball.
NJ Arrowsmith. a pitcher, Arrow.
smith halls from Perrysville and has
been recommended for a tryout.
P. ellis. also twirler, ellis comes
from Charlottesville and last year
worked in the Indiana Trolley league.
Leo Brenton, a pitcher, Brenton
comes from Peoria, was signed last
season and pitched the final game of
the year for Danville.
c. Pricer. an infeIder. He has been
playing semi pro ball with Jimmy Cal
lahan, Chicago.
R Heckhart. an outfielder Heck /
hart has been playing semipro ball in .
and about the Windy city.
William 0. Eissell. pitcher. Eissell .
has been playing Independent ball, but .
comes highly recommended
Paul Morton. pitcher. Morton comes 1
from Brownsville, of the Texas league .
and was the winning pitcher in that
league in 1910.
Hosea Siner, second sacker. Siner
worked with Monmouth during the
past season and was the sensation OF
the league.
II. G. Stickel. outfieIder He comes
from the ranks OF the semiprofession-
ais of Chicago.
George F Veutsch, infielder. He al
so halls from the Chicago semi-pro
ranks and is said TO be a pippin.
EXHIBITION GAMES.
Twelve exhibition games have al
ready been scheduled by Mccarthy.
are the dates arranged up 10
1ate.
Toledo-March 25, &c and 27-Amer-
can Association a
CIeveIand-March 31-American lea
que.
Milwaukee-April l and 2-Ameri-
an Association ;,
St Paul-April 4-American Asso-
,iation
White Sox-ApriI 6-American lea
que.
Terre Haute-April Is and 16-Cen-
raj league
Danville at Terre Haute-April %
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