Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-23
CARY MENTIONED
AS A POSSIBILITY
TO FILL CIRCUIT
Reports From Steel Town Hav. n
That Effort Is Being Made TO Rai,.
Funds to Assume Franchise.
QUINCY STRONG FOR HAsyrpu
Local Club Directors Purchase s...
From Movie House for Grand.
stand-MOline Signs Another

Since Freeport gave up the ybo..
Tuesday sport scribes around tho r.,
Lamp circuit have been busy sugse..
ing prospects to fill in as the mucs
desired eighth club. The latest n !.
mentioned is Gary, Ind Reports nav.
it that plans are already under w.,
there to take up the franchise rslea,.
ed by Freeport, and local followers
the national pastime hope this renoy
may be true. The tri-cities are elan.
oring for an eight-club league ana
President Tearney knows It, but !,
far the league executive has had moth.
ing to say on the matter.
Bloomington has signed a stro,,
squad of players and that CITY doc.
not feel at this time as though 1t want.
to be dropped, but If the Three-Evs
directors are unable to secure an
eighth city Darringer's club must 20
Quincy insists that an effort should hs
made to induce Hannibal to assume
Freeport's franchise Hannibal IL
only II miles from Quincy, on the Mis-
souri, side, with excellent railroad con.
| nections
Something along these lines is surs
| to develop within the next few days, az
the time is growing short.
Purchase Grandstand Chairs.
The Rock Island directors yester.
day purchased 40 seats for the
grandstand at Island City park from
H. F. Paulsen. The chairs, which will
be placed in sections in the stand,
were formerly used in a movie house
and are in good condition These
chairs will comprise the 25-cent re.
! served seats.
Signed contracts of Jimmy Cerny.
shortfielder, last year Of Oak Park
Pioneers and one of the shining lights
of the Tribune amateur contest, filter
ed into Moline baseball headquarters
Hughes clan is built along the lines
of Rabbit Maranville of the Boston
Braves, and his work last year on the
lots in and around the Windy city at
tracted attention of scouts for sew
eral minor league aggregations. No
further word has been received from
Dobbins or Selby, though prospect,
are that both will be back in the fold
within a short time, and ready to re-
port when the gang is called In for
start on the prepping stunts. Final
decision on time of reporting will be
made in day or two. and it is posi-
BILE that Monday. April 5, will be dat.
set
S125 for Clayton and Neal.
The Moline Baseball association
this morning received a check from
Secretary Farrell Of the National AS.
sociation of Minor Leagues in payment
for Zeine Clayton and Billy Neal, pur-
chased by Rock Island The amount
of the check read $125. Manager
Hughes this morning received the sign
ed contract of George W. Hazard,
semi-pro twirler of Indianapolis. Last
season Huzzard won 10 out of q
games.
Peoria Is to Report April 10.
Sam Maullin, Chicago semi-pro ball
player, has signed with the Peoria
club President Jack Ryan received
Maullin's signed contract Tuesday
and will give the young Chicago play
er chance to make good in the Dis
tillery outfield. President Ryan an
nounced that the Peoria players
would report there April 10, instead
Of April /.