Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-16
DOESN'T like TO
PART WITH TEAM
Ottumwa Turns Out Big Crowd
to See the Final Contest
in That City.
EGAM MADE GOOD RECORD
Only TWO Out of the Original Pennant
Winners Left With Club, Rest
Being Young Players
Especial to The Argus.)

Ottumwa, Iowa, July 16.-Local fans
are expressing extreme regret that ex-
listing conditions have warranted the
transfer of the Ottumwa Central asso-
citation franchise to Rock Island, and
showed their appreciation of Manager
Egan and his team by a large attend
ance at the last game here today.
Ned Egan came to Ottumwa in 1910
from Burlington, where he had been
for the previous four years. He
brought practically the entire Burling-
ton team with him, and succeeded in
landing them in second place the first
year in this city. The next three years
were all pennant winning years, and
Egan was given the name Of ''Pennant
King" throughout the circuit.
Made New Start.
This year, however, Egan tried a
new policy and let all his old men go
with the exception of one or two. Joe
Link, who still divides mis- time be-
tween first base and backstop, was
one of the original Egan team in 1910.
Kensel, who is at present playing
short, is another old standby. Kensel
held down the keystone sack in the
beginning of the season because he
thought his arm too weak TO play
short, but after the release of Broder-
lex "Tay" resumed his old position.
Consequently the Ottumwa team
this year did not bear much resem-
blance to the pennant winning combin-
atoms OF previous seasons. New and
young players were tried out, and
many shifts were made before the
present organization was perfected.
Early in the race Ottumwa found the
bottom of the list and has held the
place tenaciously ever since.
eetseI Is Sold.
Betsel. the star slab artist of the
staff, is now the property of Detroit.
Betsel is a youth without previous pro-
fessional experience, having played
college ball in the south, but speedily
stuff and would be ready to go up as
soon as he had been developed a little
farther The other twirlers are Jack
Ross, Lefty Wilkus and Ulch. Ross
is a product of Crooksville, Ohio, and
was secured from st. Joseph of the
Western league. st. Joseph found him
with the Niles, Ohio, team. Wilkus
is a native of Humboldt, Iowa. Ulch
was secured recently from Mason
City.
In the backstop department are Vet
eran Joe Link and Jack" Hruska.
Hruska is the heaviest hitter of the
club, his average for May and June
being .29S, and having since risen
above that figure. Jack is Bohemian
and talks broken English, but is count
ed one of the best men on the team.
Henry (Hank) Norvold, an ex-univer-
sity of Minnesota man, is at present
holding down first base. Jack, recent
ly purchased from Keokuk, is at sec
ond, and has materially strengthened
the club. Eddie Mulligan, last year of
Detroit, covers third, with "Tay" Ken
sci at short.
OutfieId is Revised.
The outfield, as revised within the
last few days, consists of Sohn, left,
Reinhart center, and Seneff right.
Sohn was procured not long ago from
the Marshalltown club. Charley Rein
hart is a native OF Monmouth, and is
the star fielder of the club. "Styx"
Seneff. who batted 800 for KeokuE
last year, was found away down in
Tennessee early in the season.
The other managers and their teams
are Manusch Of the Burlington Path
finders (sometimes called Red Sox),
Hough of the Clinton Pilots, Abbott
of the Keokuk Indians, Hill of the
Cedar Rapids Dummies, Andrews of the
Waterloo Jays, Richards of the Mar
shalltown Ansons, and BOYLE of the
Muscatine Muskies, or "Boylers." The
league umpires are Kennedy. Elem
1vin and