The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-18
ARE SCHEDULED
70 PLAY PLOWS
HERE SATURDAY

81 BRUCE COPELAND.

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Happiness rstarned to the Is
lanAefs' camp today with the ris-
ing temperature and the athletes
veso ont carly this morning 70 dis
port upon somewhat soggy Held,
dampened BY the miniature blizzard
q last Friday night.
Two practice sessions were held
today, the first at 10 a. m. and tho
second 1t 2 p. m Indeld work was
dispensed with owing to the con-
-Aition Of the field, bat the players
we're sent through other drlls
without . let up.
Another day Of warm sunshine
will put the field back into playing
condition and Manager McQuillan
hopes by tomorrow to resume in
laid practice in view Of his ANAL
scrutiny Of candidates for reducing
the squad.
The matter Of additional releases
may occur before the end of the
week. although - many - pos
sible will be retained until the last
moment in order to give the club
suitable reserve strength for com
ing exhibition games In Rock Is
land and elsewhere.
Exhibition Changes.
The necessary cancellation OF the
Moline game yesterday knocked the
islanders out OF a big bank roll, for
Il was estimated that q capacity
turnout would have been on hand
to witness the initial clash between
the Islanders and Plows.
Manager McQuillan announced
today that the club had scheduled
. game with the Palmer Chiros FOR
Wednesday. The muscle maulers
were to have opposed the islanders
on Saturday. the contest having
been prcciuded by driving snow and
q depression Of mercury.
A conference with Moline club
odlcials was held late Saturday, at
which time It was agreed to match
The islanders and Plows for this
coming Saturday and Sunday. BY
Oils plan, the Saturday game will be
held 1t Douglas park and the Sun
day contest 1t Browning field.
islander officials will send the
second string performers to Cedar
Rapids to oppose Frank Boyle's
Bunnies IN q two-day series. Thu
first string aggregation was prev
iously scheduled to play the Bun
mics. Saturday, but the rearrange
ment Of plans for the islander
Plow exhibitions will preclud'
their departure from the city.
New Battery Arrive&
A new catcher arrived in CAM
Saturday and today Manager Nc
Ouillan announced the coming o
q new pitcher. The former is R. F
Van. who was obtained from tn
joplin club in exchange for Pitche
Bill O'Neill. Tho pitcher Is q BIZ
right-hander named Smith, whoT
the st. Louis Browns are sendin
to Rock Island for further season
ing.
Catcher vsn n An athletic looA
ing young chap with knowing eye
and . sinewy physique. Manage
Jim Hamilton Of the Joplin club be
lieves he vii make good acQuis1
ton to the Islanders, explainin
that he was induced to release tn
Mayer only because Of . superf1u
ity Of receivers.
Pitcher Smith has worke
through the spring training sea
u SON with the St Louis Browns. H
u performed with the Daytona clu
OF the Florida State league las
year and was signed by the Brown
ahead of several other major leagu
clubs. Secretary Bobby Quinn
the Browns. made the deal
greater assurance to the Islander
BY putting his official 0. K. on tn
pitcher.
Ray Smith and Van will do a
the catching now until little Ii
Thornton has laid aside his crutcl
Thornton has been languishin
around the Como for the last
days with an injured ankle cause
BY . batted ball.
Two Tough Problems.
Spirited competition still reign
among the infielders and outfielt
ers. The infield problem has bee
complicated by the arrival Of f
mer Benson and it remains to
seen how the veteran will compar
with Hans Wick in the remainin
days Of practice.
The same predicament exists a
regards the outfielders. McQuilla
has two formidable sets Of pei
formers. Burke. McInerney an
Francis have been performing a
regulars, leaving Purpura. MANDY
Brooks and Cummings to furnis
secondary consideration.
This situation is singular, espt
cially in the case Of Gus Purpur'
who was the leagues leading ou
fielder last year. Gus is the sam
old hawk when 1t comes to covel
ing ground and grabbing flies an
he will give the others a clos
sprint in batting at the end Of tt
grind.
Jack Cummings has proved h
salt by batting safe in every gan
he has played and has also di
played an excellent brand OF on
fielding. Cummings is also IA
base runner and knows baseba
from the ground up.
Mandy" Brooks has not hi
much opportunity to show h
wares, but will be given q thoroue
once-over this week. From all GU
ward Appearances, Brooks wi
mako all the others hustle to har
ON.
HAaGt.to.Heart TAN.
Manager McQuillan summon,
all the candidates to the baseba
oflees yesterday for q discourse {
matters pertaining generally to di
cipline and etiquet The affair WI
In the nature Of . heart-to-hea
talk regarding the obligations
the players.
The matter Of speeding up Il