Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
.BRU|N LINEUP IS
GIVEN A SHAKING;
zIM NOW CAPTAIN
Mccarthy Replaces Yerkes at Second
and MuIlIgan VIII BE Permanent
Fixture at Short.
NAMING OF HEINE SURPRISE
Average Ages OF Players on Vine Is
Now % Years-Sox Idle Again and
Weaver Is Out of Game.

Chicago, May 17.-With the blue
flags in the loop being whipped by
chilly northland breeze yesterday, Joe
Tinker, manager Of the Cubs, set a
new machine in motion at Weeghman
park. He did not have the Giants to
assist him, as President Weeghman
called the contest Off, figuring that
double header on Aug. IS would be bet
| ter than a loner yesterday.
| While he was at it Joe made a good
| Job of bolstering up the creaking piece
| of mechanism, which seemed about to
fall apart at the halfway mark in the
standing Consequently, after the
practice of two hours yesterday after
noon, the manager announced that he
| had appointed Heinie Zimmerman cap
tain of the team, that Mulligan will be
fixture at short and that Alex Nc
Carthy will take the place of Steve
Yerkes at second.
The slowness around the keystone
sack has foreshadowed change for
some time, but the honors conferred
on Heinie Tim came as surprise. The
Bronx terror has not in the past been
regarded as temperamentally suited to
the position Of leader, but Joe insisted
that Heinie will be more useful than
ever.
Zimmerman deserves the cap
Itaincy." said Tinker after the prac-
tice. "He has been of great service to
the team this spring, has played ster-
ling ball and generally is changed
player He will make good in his posi-
ton, and | am glad to be able to slip
it to him.
Gives Muiligan Chance.
GAS for the changes on the team.
have come to the conclusion that we
had to sacrifice batting and possibly ex-
perience. for more speed. We have 1t
in Mulligan and Mccarthy. Yerkes
has been hitting well, but the abomin-
able weather we have gone through
has had a tendency to slop him up
more than ordinarily The same holds
true with Doolan Both Mulligan and
Mccarthy are going to be given thor
iough trials. 1t is no makeshift, and
l think the fans will find that We have
hit upon the right combination
The addition of Mccarthy to the
lineup will make it pretty youthful
combination, as Manager Tinker can
turn lose a lineup where each man
averages just little over % years OF
age. This would be it:
Safer, first base .................20
Mccarthy, second base .-..... 20
Mulligan, shortstop ........,.....2l
Zimmerman third base "a
Mann, left field .................23
Williams, center field ............2S
Flack, right field .................25
Fischer, catcher ..................4
Hendrix, pitcher .................26
Buck Weaver Is Laid Up.
Boston, May 17.-Yesterday was an
other day of idleness for Rowland's
, White Sox, a 24-hour rainfall forcing
the local officials to call things off,
although they waited until nearly
game time in the hope of putting it
over.
Postponing these two contests was
, more or less of lucky break for the
Chicagoans, in that they would have
been minus the services of Buck
Weaver both yesterday and today. and
lit is doubtful whether the sprightly
, Buck will be able to perform for the
, next week. The left elbow that he in
jured tagging man in New York has
turned out more serious than e1-
pected, and a local doctor ordered him
to keep it in a sling and give the WING
a good rest. 1t is so serious thai
Weaver can't even deal the cards.