The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
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HasebaIls biue snip. passport Of
uhcohditional release, WAS handed
yeatssday' to five Islander candi-
Aseas By Manager George Mcouil-
III Three Of the former hopefuis
vGfo released outright, while two
Wilt be sent to . league Of lower
classification for further season.
1nS.
Those who win head sway from
camp today on trails 70 other past
urpe srs: Pitchers Frank Zenn-
m1as aad Floyd Westphal, Cafchsr
Bob Van and Outnelders Gus Pur-
pufA and Jack Cummings.
Third Baseman Wally Schenck
viii remain with the club for the
rest Of the week, but is expected to
DO disposed of before Tuesdays
opening game in Peoria Schenck
has displayed sufficient ability Tor
a'"string" and Manager McQuillan
hopes to place him with the Lud-
1ngton, Mich, team.
OF the above releases. Van, Pur-
purA and Westphal were released
outright. Cummings and Zennman
have been placed with the Sioux
Falls club Of the South Dakota
league, managed by Fred Carisch.
the old Pittsburgh catcher.
Why and Wherefore.
Tho arrival Of Ben Tate In camp
Last week proved the handwriting
on the wall for Catcher Bob Van,
Who was obtained from Joplin IN
exchange for Pitcher Bill O'Neill
Of last years Islanders.
Wegtphal. with world OF good
pitching stun. lacked essential con-
troll and also failed to work smooth
lyeWith McQuillan's inside system.
Zennman, it was decided, needs at
least another years seasoning be-
fore he II ready to break into
Class. B. 4ts..
In further justice to Westph.l
and Zennman, their release was
hastened BY the coming of three
pitchers from the Columbus club,
otherwise McQuillan might have
been reconciled to give them an
other chance.
Gus Purpura, while always a
brilliant fielder, did not display
suficient batting strength to suit
McQuillan's plans for a sure and
hard hitting 0utheld. McQuillan
did his utmost to place Purpura
with some other I. I. /. league club
but to no avail, owing largely to
AeIurplus Of good out1elders this
year.
Cummings Future Star.
McQuillan has the utmost faith
in Jack Cummings and does moi
hesitate TO predict that, with fur
ther seasoning the Buckeye swat
artist should make a great showing
In time to coma While Cummings
showed the best batting promise Of
any on the Islander squad, his one
weakness-a poor throwing arm
cast the die against him.
Outfielders of Cummings type
can readily overcome the defect o.
throwing weakness by takin.
plenty OF time to acquire speed anl
accuracy In league where the re
Quirements are not 30 exacting a.
they are in tho !. I. I. For that rea
son Cummings is expected t,
breeze through the South Dakot
league as one Of, II not THE lead
ing batsmen.
~ The islander boss believes tina
Frank Zennman needs only a littl
more confidence to make him q TO,
m1dAble southpaw, and looks t
the veteran Frank Carisch. man
Ager OF the Sioux Falls club, I
develop the big portsider.
Purpura. Westphal and Van wer
lett to shit for themselves.
Lands Star Receiver.
A good piece Of news was come
yesterday by an agreement betwee
the Islander management and Man
ager Ned Egan of the Milwaukee
Brewers, whereby Rock Island &C
CURES the services of Catcher Dun
who caught all the Brewers exhibi
ton games and was regarded a
q fixture until Egan signed the We,
eran Mig Clarke.
Egan offered Dunn to McQuilla
when he found he was over-sup
piled with two firstclass catcher
In Mig Clarke and Dick Gosset
Dunn has agreed to the TRANSACTION
and Is expected to arrive in Roc
Island either tomorrow or Satur
day.
Great things are expected q
Dunn Immediately upon his arriv
al in dnp. McQuillan has not bee,
satts19f with the headwork of hi
catchiaG prospects, with one excep
ton. ana believes that Dunn viii
cause him no further worries O.
that scorA Moreover, McQuilla
announced today that he has decid
cd to retain two catchers for tn
coming campaign.
TAe Remaining Squad.
Releases this week have reduce
the squad to II players, includiu
Manager McQuillan. Four of thes
will be released before the clu
departs for Peoria on Monday al
ernoon. With the three pitcher
coming from Columbus, the Island
ers will begin their first road tri
WITH II athletes. including Bos
NcQuillan.
Just who u and who isn't vi
4 be announced Saturday BY NAns
ger McQuillan. Ono Of the pitc
ing candidates. q catcher and or
or two infelders are slated for Ii