The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23

aurs Ihis Year for war
1y-Teity" lrssks n.
Weiss h 1hrs1gA
nnUCB CORTLAND.
roek Island women and
ms, Whist do you s'pooe
1srs have gone and done
y, made II possible Tor you
sZs lot of Three-Eye league
100 this year for little or
DE layout:
1888 Of the tri-cities viii be
S119 1t the general admission
~, Ill days but Saturday..
213 and holidays on payment
4 ~ ~ war tax only. =
y 1oland school children will
= undergo . little more red
ne management win dis
~ REGISTRATION cards contain
- SIaes for the name, address ana
- r och child. The cards will
Si~lod over to the grade school
.ss.Sne for distribution and must
y r ntsrsigned BY them to Be
- Management will then honor
- (leket at the general admis-
y - on payment Of 5 cents tax
IH1 kids may attend any game
r IN during the season. They
lave Q special sectiou Of the
Tri}but will forfeit their tickets
I ~ cit elsewhere or transfer
n vas approved last night At
I nosial meeting of the Rock Is
H pJhs' association directors.
Ufxe School for Umps.
~ directors also decided to
- President Tearney to hold q
~ q instruction for Three-Eye
$50 umpire candidates before
nGIlne on their retention Is bona
~ afbiters. 1t was also decided
: me oil the other league mem
- 70 advis6 the same plan fol
~ bettefment of Three-Eye league
IDsbsll.
Cooies OF q circular letter writ
= " Secretary NJ. 8. Brough will
= distributed among the business
II II Rock Island. explaining the
lnsliou and benefits Of the Rock
l1nnd Fans association. with 9
IN Of Inducing their support
t1ruQghout the season.
n letter is especially solicitoui
{ he moral support Of everyone
\ n,xishes to zee Rock Island II
i neh position among the othel
IN Of the league; even higher.
NJ appeal 10 not for funds. i
~ asks the addressee to give hi!
uiiyided support to something
1T is greatly beneficial to him
"a his family and the community
Brooks Finds Himself.
ne whereabouts Of Pitcher Der
a Lefty" Brooks has been {
un4aer Of grave concern to thu
unaasement for the last severa
veeks since he failed to acknowi
~ the receipt Of his contract ant
sslies to report. Brooks is tn
Nns left-hander who figured II
q Dafchase Of Frank Murphy ant
my Martini from wichita
lleoks was bought with the nm
tnUlanding that he could be locat
ii Il . certain address. but all mai
a1dlessed to that point was returned
unelninsd. Yesterday at the bal
DaSk ! slender youth PACED Mana
~ McQuillan with the astounding
Narration that he WAS the long
w1sAt Lefty" Brooks.
Unhekuown to either the Island
90 Wichita management, Brook
II been working all winter Il
CsGsyville. Kan, and was on hi
Wy to Evansville, Ohio. for EN-
Dlsgmsnt when he decided to stol
y IN Rock Island to inquire a. 4
b. baseball status.
BROOKS explained that the onl!
ilttnatlon he had concerning hi
nle to the islanders was an item
70 tlat effect which appeared in
iseeat Issue Of the Sporting News
Ne was signed last night and VII
nnatA here to Join the others Whel
~ report . week from Friday.
Goodbye, SWeeSee."
Yesterday sounded the knell 70
rAeAer Arthur "Weegee" Weiss
" diminutive portsider Of las
ouS derelicts. Weiss habit
4 Ne field made him undesirabl
~ Manager McQuillan will eithe
0mpe to trade or sell the playe
4 release him outright.
Wsaes displayed rare talent q
- last year and served fairi,
~ y utility outfield roles. but b
49, nsver be depended upon ont
ne ball park. This tended 3
~ his pitching form. and Man
- AcQuillan cannot be bothere
ys.yone who Is unreliable.
mart Dennis has been granite
tN.ys' respite and will not repor
49, April 10, although he an
Dennis have spent the white
. Hoek Island. Out Of considers
~ q Dennis yeoman service Ia
y practically every positio
Ne diamond. Manager McQuil
consented to permit him I
~ ut his full month 1t the d
"a works.
mn NM ERAY