Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-16
LISTER SIGNS UP
HURLER FROM THE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Little Rock Club Makes Offer for Gal.
of Fred Marks, Which Islander
Manager Accepts.
GALEsBURG is COUNTED OFT.
Hopes to Include Knox County Town
in Three-Eye Go Glimmcring
-Freeport Case Hopeful.

Manager Pete Lister hooked another
big catch for the Islanders yes.er-
day when he secured an option on PIT.
cher Fred Marks Of the Little Rock
Ark, team in the Southern leaeue
The management Of the Little Rock
club wired Lister an offer and he
answered Immediately, accepting tbgi
terms, so the deal is as good as closed
Marks is star right handler, and will
be a valuable addition to Listers box
artist squad. He played under Lister
at Bloomington for two Seasons, In
1894, and was then sold to Louis
Vile. He lives at Mendoza. ILL.,, and
accepted a reduction in salary to be
with Pete again this year. Pete had
been angling with the Little Rock
club for more than two months be.
fore he secured satisfactory offer.
1t is expected the deal for Billy
Neal, now with the Moline club, will
be closed today. Arrangements are
being made to shift Clayton and Neal
on one ticket to the local club and
there is hardly a doubt but what the
deal will go through without a hitch.
Latest reports from Freeport have
it that things are looking up In
baseball way there and a small raw
of hope is held out that the upstate
burg will qualify. supplying the much
desired eighth club. The Three-Eye
directors have given up all hope of
stirring up any sentiment in Gales
burg. Repeated efforts have been made
to call mass meetings there to start
a money raising fund, but no one
seems inclined to take hold OF the
project, and Galesburg has been
counted out. Another meeting will be
held in Freeport this evening, at
which time the boosters there hope
to settle definitely the financial sit
uation. Should Freeport fail to quail
ify it looks like six clubs sure, Bloom
ington to be dropped in that event.
The tri-cities would then be treated
to an overdose of the national game.
! as the schedule would require at least
1870 games in the tri-cities in 120 days.
The Moline directors have decided
to drop the booster opening game and
this year the fans can witness the
| first game for two bits. Manager
Hughes has 25 players signed to date
| for spring tryouts.
MOline'S Squad.
Moline will start work on the same
day as Davenport, April 8, while Lis
ter will get his Islanders going about
April or 5. Following is list Of
the players signed by the Moline club:
Catchers-Leigh H. Ladd, Harvey
E. Cady, J. H. Browning.
First basemen-R. S. Allison, Dick
Staley, Gus Champene, Earl Ihrig,
Joe Snyder.
Second asemen-William U-ey,
George Hughes, manager.
Shortstops-Ray Falk, Charles v.
Holmes.
Third basemen-Frank V. White
Frank Moore.
Outfielders-Yank Davis, Archie
Weimer, w. F. Clayton, Ned Petit
grew, T. E. Carson.
Pitchers-Ernest Nelson, G. c.
Root, Walter Clarkson, Oliver Y. An
derson, Arthur Weakley, Oscar Ora
ham.
Moline's spring calendar Of pre-
season games:
| April S-Moline at Rock Island
April 9-Moline and Rock Island at
Davenport. double-header.
April 10-Banquet for Chicago
White Sox in Manufacturers hotel; all
fans are invited to attend, and within
II few days they may secure banquel
tickets at the hotel desk.
April 11-Chicago White Sox at Mo-
line.
April Minneapolis American as
sociation champions at Moline.
April 15-Rock Island at Moline.
April 16-Moline and Davenport q!
Rock Island, double header.
April 22-Davenport at Moline
April 23-Davenport and Rock IS
land at Moline, double-header.