Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
TWIN-CITIES ARE
TOCET FREEP0RT
THREE EYE CLUB
Word From Galesburg Has 1t That
There and at Monmouth in
1915 Is a Certainty.
HANNIBAL is RAISING $1,000
Lister Now Has 2s Players for the
Islander Squad With Addition Of
Three Candidates Yesterday.

Galesburg, III, March 31.-Galesburg
and Monmouth yesterday started a
canvass to raise $500 each to bring
the Freeport Three-Eye franchise to
the two cities.
Local baseball stock took sudden
jump among the business men of this
city which put it in position where a
team is almost a certainty. A COM
mittee waited upon several Of the lead
ing business men and received favor
able encouragement from practically
all Of them. They are working again
today and from all present indications
a team Is certain to start the season
here.
A meeting will be held this evening
at which time the business men of
Monmouth will meet with the business
men Of this city and make preliminary
plans for the team. Monmouth has al
ready raised its $500 and has pros
poets of more if needed. The entire
situation will be gone over at that
time and general committee will be
elected to confer with the officers of
the Three-Eye league for the transfer
of the Freeport franchise to this city
and Monmouth.
Hannibal First Choice!
Hannibal, Mo, March 31.-A cam
paign to obtain place in the Three
Eye league for Hannibal was opened
yesterday when committee of the
league met with local business men
An effort to sell 5000 season tickets
at 50 each by Saturday night is under
way. More than 500 tickets were sold
last night.
If $4,000 can be realized from the
sale arrangements will be made to OBJ
tain Hannibal capital to finance the
proposition. According to o. W. Shan
non, president Of the Quincy, H., club,
Hannibal is the first choice of the
league
Lister Has IS Signed.
With the signed contracts of three
additional players safely tucked away,
Peter Lister, manager of the Islanders,
will start the spring workouts at Is
land City park next Wednesday with
the largest squad of players of any
club in the Three-Eye league on hand
rs in number. The newcomers are:
Fred Elliott, Moline, left hand twirler;
Ed Johnson, Chesterton, Ind, infielder,
and Pat Grogan, Paducah, KY, catcher.
All three have played only in semi
pro circles, but come highly recon-
mended to Chief Lister. Lister is also
confronted with a team of right hand
ed batters, Heine Biltz, being the only
sidewheeler with the exception of sew
eral left hand pitchers.
All players have been ordered to re-
port for training by April 5, and it is
expected that many of them will start
arriving here the first of next week.
At the Island City park Bob Shaw,
the groundkeeper, has everything in
shape for the athletes.
The recent heavy rains packed the
loose dirt in the infield in good shape
and the outfield is also in excellent
condition. The work of remodeling
the club house has also been COM
pleted. c. T. Marshall, the lanky
twirler, is the early bird of the squad.
Marshall was the first out of town man
TO report, the first player to start
training, and Tuesday afternoon he
took advantage of the new shower
baths at the club house, being the first
one to enjoy this stunt. Two stoves
have been installed and the players
can take showers on chilly days with
out danger Of contracting cold. Fol-
lowing is revised list Of the PLAYERS
signed by the Islanders This SQUAD
must be whitfield down to Is men be-
fore the season opens:
CATCHERS.
Omer Vance, Redelm, S. D.
Julius Munich, Washington, D. C.
Harold Howe, Morrison, Ill
Pat Grogan, Paducah, Ky.
PITCHERS.
c. T. Marshall, Wausau, Wis.
Mike O'Donnell, Lost Nation, Lawn
Dan Miller, Mt. Morris, ILL.,
H. B. Satina, st. Louis
Joe Fosdeck, Atkinson, Ill.
G. Elliott, Springfield, Ill.
Frank Scanlon, Escanaba, Mich.
Fred Marks, Mendoza, III.
Billy Neal, Rock Island.
George Beck, Moline
Louis Kolls. Rock Island.
Fred Elliott, Moline.
INFIELDERS.
Pete Lister, Rock Island.
Fritz Erlewein, Hamilton, Ind.
Lee Stacker, Ashland, III.
Frank Morehead, Illinois City.
Joe Sargent. Rochester, y. Y.
Johnny Warmer, Geneseo.
Joe Fimlin, St. Louis.
Ed Johnson, Chesterton, Ind.
OUTFIELDERS.
Heine BiltZ, Brookville, Ind.
Fred Ruckler. Rock Island
Frank Leithner, Rock Island.
Ray Robinson, Rock Island.
Christy Wilson, Rock Island
Zeine Clayton, Huston, Teas.
Davenport Lands Three Stars.
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