The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-12
ISLAND CLUBS
PLAN FETE FOR
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BY BRUCE COPELAND.

Rock Islands four business clubs
Rotary, Kiwanis, Commercial aAd
Exchange-are behind . plan T.
fete the Chicago Cubs, April II.
during their brief visit In tho city
as guests OF the Rock Island hng
association.
The Cubs are scheduled ~ ~
rive here from Kansas City Ton "A
exhibition game with the nsN ~
at Douglas Park, AndlN
has been proposed that Q5ey8
Alexander. the pitching acc 1sxSo
up his twisters against the loo4aG Il
The clubs are working on 4nlAn
to hold the Cubs In town over to
evening for . banquet and recep+
ton in their honor. II has been
proposed to make the event q pnh-
lie affair, giving 'tri-city fa11 q
opportunity to meet the Wrtetey-
Veeck- Evers National league 6ntxy.
New Managers. fsi
Allie Bashang, who was elected
the other day to pilot the Evans-
willie club, is virtually . new mAn-
ager, although he assumed the
task last year in mid-season a&tef
his employers had tied q en- -
Lew Groh. The other new Thfee-
Eye manager to make his bow this
year is Bob Coleman Of Tesfe
Haute. II
Coleman will be remembered. bys
tri-city fans for having been =
member of Dan OLeary's Blue 6ox
several years ago. He was with
the Cleveland American associar
|.tion, team in 1915 and later viii
the Indians for a while. After play-
ing in the American associatipn
again, Coleman went to the Bruwha
from whence he was obtained ~
the Tot management. LII
Bashang's-great work a. . Msal
ball leader all but won the pea-
nant last year, the Evas finishinE
half a game behind the champion
Boomers in a race that was de-
cided on the last day OF the sea-
son.
Other Leaders.
Aside from Manager George Nc
Quillan Of the Islanders, the other
league managers will be: Moline.
Earl Mack; Peoria, Bill Jackson;
Bloomington, Joe Dunn; Rockford.
Harry Brant, and Cedar Rapids.
Frank Boyle.
This will be Jackson's fourth
year as Peoria boss. \ Bill b9xeAd|
two pennants for the TraEtceAl
Last year, after experiencing q sea-
son of varied ups and downs, Bill
managed to pull his team up into
sixth place, where it closed. s
The coming season will b the
third for Joe Dunn at BloominE-
ton. Joe and his Boomers ANNEXED
the last two /pennants. but this
year they will face different prop.
osition with almost . complete
new team in the field.
Harry Brant wilk again Lead
Rockford after having taken o10f
the team last year in mid-sesBoit
upon the resignation Of Jim Shot
lenberger. Frank Boyle, who re-
turned to Cedar Rapids last year.
after several years in the old Cen
trail association, will have almost q
complete new team. t:'i
k0hls Free Agent
Lou Kohls, versatile performer
last year with Evansville and Terre
Haute, has just received his un-,
, conditional release from the Cleary
clan. Some time ago. Kohls, who
never was keen about playing for
the Tots, buzzed the management
with the request to be released or
traded. His formal notice Of re-
lease came yesterday. IT'S i'll
Kohls might have finished she,
season with the Evas had he not
become disguised with the treat
ment accorded him by Lew Groh,
then manager. Lou was released
to Terre Haute to suit Groh's own
purposes. When Al Bashang took
over the management Of the Evas
he tried to get Kohls back, but
Terre Haute rejected the plea. E
Association in Terre Haute was
far from pleasant for Kohls and he
merely marked time throughout the
season. This year LOU is determine
ed to break out as pitcher. Then
he will have completed playing Id
every position on th9field. He be-
lieves he could hold his own with
the Glass 3 talent.
} Louie is stills undetermined as Il
the future. Unless he can get what
, he wants in the baseball line, ht
) has a mind to quit the game and
enter some line of business.