Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20
MANAGER LISTER
NOW HAS ELEVEN
HURLERS ON HAND
Louis Hollis Of Rock Island and GAo~..
Beck OF Moline Put ]. Henry,
to Contracts.
LATTER IS A sPITBALL ARr,er
Late Snow VIII Be Help to grou,1
keeper Shaw In Getting InAeId
in Shape for Players.

Two more pitchers have been ,sa.
ed to the Islanders list, swelling q.
total Of box artists on hand IN !,
The latest arrivals, as announced +.
Chief Lister, are George Beck q, N,
line and Louis Kolls Of Rock Island
Kolls needs but little introduction !.
the local fans. Louis attached n.
label to one Of Listers papers sor.
weeks ago, but the news was not m,a.
public until today. Kolls played win
Independent teams in Iowa last s.,
son. Besides his career on the a,.-
mond Louis has seen much service !,
the gridiron and on the basketbau
floor. The past winter he has been
attending St Ambrose college, Day.
export. Last fall he was one NJ IN,
star linemen Of the Rock Island indie.
pendent football team.
Louie hurt his shoulder in the frs.
Red Neutrality-suspicious. game, but tbs
injury has healed and the member !,
as good as ever. For several year,
Louie has been one of the fastest
semi-pro players in this vicinity and
his many friends will wish him sue
cess on the professional diamond.
In George Beck Manager Lister ha,
secured one Of the best hurlers avail.
able in the middle west. He is a spit.
ball artist. Beck graduated from the
amateur fields in Moline, later going
to Cincinnati for tryout. He was
farmed to New Orleans in the South
ern league last year and was going
great when he broke a finger In an
accident toward the last part Of the
season. He came back to Moline. This
spring New Orleans did not recall
him and he was automatically made
free agent. Both Kolls and Beck are
right-handers.
Shaw Welcomes Snow.
Though the majority of citizens
cussed the weather man roundly for
another dose of snow last night, Shaw,
the groundkeeper, smiled complacent-
ly. Bob is of the opinion that the
slushy coating was the best thing In
the world for his infield at this time.
The ground was bit dry and the wet
goods will assist him in settling the
newly laid earth on the towpaths.
Shaw gave Chief Lister his word Of
honor that the infield would be in
shape by the end of this week
Electricians, timers and plumbers
were on the Job at the clubhouse to
day. The clubhouse will be wired for
lights and a zinc floor laid for the new
shower baths. The work of demol-
ishing the old water tank will also be
started soon. Now that city water
can be run to the clubhouse, the play
ers have no further use for the old
tank, which has been a boon to the
kids for years in scaling down the In
side of the fence. A COMMITTEES from
the local club will wait on the Rock
Island commissioners at the meeting
this afternoon to request additional
bleacher space at the park. Theres
ample room for another section
seats just north of the present bleach
ers.
Peoria Signs Infielder.
James H. Jimmy" Beeson. who
plays either shortstop or second base,
star and hero of the Pittsburgh SEMI
pros, is the latest addition to the
ranks Of the Distillers. His signed
contract came into headquarters last
week. Beeson accompanied the doc
ument with a newsy little letter, IN
which he declared he was coming 70
Peoria at the earnest solicitation Of
E. NJ. Mcbride, a we'll known Plus
burgh politician and baseball man ana
personal friend of Joe Tinker Bee
son said he had an offer to tryou'
with Connie Mack's athletics tnls
spring, while seven major league
clubs, in addition to Peoria, had o.
fered him contracts.
| Manager Castle Of Quincy announc'
es that Walter Golvin will play ihs
outfield this year. Golyin was ofis'
inally an outfielder, and Quincy ians
have been able to Judge in the past Y
| his remarkable ability in the ouss.
defense. With his wonderful spec
and his remarkable accuracy OF Juus
ment of fly balls. he will be Just =
bright a star in this capacity as ne y
when he plays first base, while ms M
ting is bound TO improve to such .
extent that it is not a dream 10 ca
pect Wallie TO develop into seco1'
Ty Cobb.