Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-01
6 new MANAGERS
IN THE THREE-EYE
Rowland and o'Leary Only
Bosses for 1918 on the Job
Last Season.

When the curtain rises for the first
act in the Three-Eye Baseball league,
April "a. six new managers will 10
a. the head Of AFFAIRS IN that circuit.
Davenport and Dubuque are the only
clubs that have stood pat on their
pilots from last year and the fans
Will have an opportunity 10 witness a
great battle Of wits when these new
men meet on the field OF battle Spring
FrOnE Donnciiy, who mas been tried
and not found wanting by the Three
Eye before. He succeeds Dick Smith,
who made q prbctice OF winning pen
uanJs for Springfield IN the past. and
y he smulatss his predecessor. the
Springfield fans will be wearing a
broad smile
Harry Syfert will wear the spaugIes
~ Bloomington and although this is
hir hrst venture IN the role Of mana
ger ne 10 by no means q stranger 10
ire fans OF this circuit, having served
as a member OF the Boomer twirliug
stan last year i wac he who was
driven of the slab in the ninth inning
last year when the opposing team ran
In seven scores. winning the game
which cost Harry Bay his official head.
Harry succeeds Jimmy Cuthbert In the
capacity OF boss and Is making pre-
diCtions for q winner IN HlOOmer
Town
Barry Mccormick win be the big
man at Peoria this season and the
fans think that jewel has been So
cured IN Barry. They feel 50 good
about II that they rendered him
o monster banquet last Thursday night
which was attended by 1900 peo-
pie. among them some OF the celebri.
ties OF the game from all parts OF
the country Peoria fans believe IA
doing things right and Mccormick VIII
tud that he has the support OF every
man, woman and child OF that city.
lie will All the place left vacant BY
Charley Sits last year and although
his past managerial efforts have not
been as successful as some others, ne
will have full swing with the players.
which 10 something that has never
been accorded him before. This
should greatly add 20 his ability and
he VIII undoubtedly prove valuable
man for the Peoria directors.
Al DRnvile they have selected Con.
ME Walsh 70 take up the burden cast
on by John MsssinE and although the
Job has been thaukless one IN tho
past. Walsh 10 hoping that he can
make Il change FOR the better this sea
son He has signed a bunch of prom
Using recruits and will leave no stone
unturned 10 give the Cannon Ball bugs
team that Will tend 20 drive away
the feeling OF auimosity which mas
been harbOred against the team in the
past
Although Decatur has not Rnnounc-
ed new manager for the coming sea
son. II is the general opinion that
man will be selected to take the place
% Chick Fraser who was az the helm
IN 1912 Recent reports from that
city say that one Of the directors of
the club Will travel with the club 70
look after the business affairs and
that one OF the players VIII be ap-
pointed ~ field captain TO take charge
OF the actual playing
Quincy viii have Thomas HHckett
Incidentally some catcher and Judge
OF players without "a peer iu tHe cir
cult OF cities comprising the Three
Eye league Tommy" has been "ou
the Job for the past month IN the
golden west and has succeeded In cor
railing a bunch OF players from the
coast leagues that are the envy Of
the seven other managers Tha-, men
are taking daily workouts aud will re-