The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
EVANSVILLE


Evansville, Ind. May almost
wrecked by the sale Of star play
ers at the end of the 1920 season.
The Evansville Three-Eye baseball
club spent considerable money for
, eterans and fast semi-pros to fill
the gaps this spring.
No money will be spared to make
the team a strong one this year, &C
cording to William Asplan. presi-
dent of the club. and Manager Al
Bashang. The latter's II years
experience as a player is expected
to aid him in developing a real ball
club. This is his second year as
pilot. Evansville finished the 1920
season in second place. only two
points below the winner, and the
locals will make a strong fight to
carry off first honors this year
The Evas will open the season here
tomorrow with Cedar Rapids.
With three veteran slabmen. Nor
rison, Ziegler and Cotriss, and with
eight promising youngsters to pick
from, the locals are expected to be
unusually strong in the pitching
department this season.
Reliable Infield.
In Shortstop Mann, First Base.
man Wire, Second Baseman Chest
nut and Third Baseman Bullock
the club seems to have the snap
piest infield in the league. Jimmy
Gilligan and Rabbit" TornQuis'
also are trying to win infield posi-
lions.
Pat Patterson, procured at con
siderable expense from the Van
couver club, will undoubtedly bt
one Of the leading catchers in thu
league this season. Last year,
backstopper. George Lothes. has
also been retained.
The probable lineup follows
Bashang, center; Chestnut, second
Caffyn. right; E. Wire. first; J
Mann, shart; Seibert, left; Bullock
third; Patterson and Lothes. catch
ers; Ziegler, Morrison, Cotriss
Strobe, Beuer and Jones, pitchers
Among the second string mel
who have a fighting show to Lane
perths are: Infielders, Gilligan ant
Tornquist: outfielders. Lotus, R
Mann and P. Wire; pitchers, Dough
erty, Ulrich, Hutton, Anderson ant
Diel.
PEORIA
Peoria, ILL.,, May Efforts t
break every Three-Eye league at
tendance record will be made a
the opening game of the Three Ey'
league season here tomorrow be
tween Peoria and Rock Island
More than 5000 tickets for the frs
game have already been sold.
The team to carry Peoria color!
in the initial game will be made VI
almost entirely of new players, a!
only four veterans from last year!
club returned this spring. The!
are Dresser and Bleuge, infielders
CLEARWATER. pitcher, and Gold
waithe, catcher.
Among the newcomers are Jo'
Evers, brother OF Johnny Evers
manager of the Chicago Cubs, wht
will play second base: Pitcher Mon
roe. and Catcher Jordon, obtained
from the St Paul club of the Amer
lean association; Pitcher Nelson
armed to Peoria by the New Yorl
Yankees: Pitcher McGloon, pur
chased from the Omaha team o.
the Western league. and Outfieldel
Meme, obtained from the Houston
Texas league team.
Former Brown in Line.
The veteran, Al Schweitzer. with
experience in the American league
and American association; Denton
{. young outfielder; Schwartz. Lent;
and Worrick, recruit pitchers, ant
Drummer. young first basemar
from Cleveland. round out ths
team. Manager William r. Jack
son will direct the club from thu
bench for the first time in his ca
reer this season.
Victor P. Michel, mayor-elect o.
Peoria, who takes Office a few
hours before the start Of the frs
game tomorrow. will pitch the frs
ball, and Gerald B. Franks, presi
dent of the Peoria Association o.
Commerce. will attempt to catch
it, A downtown parade and othel
opening day ceremonies will be oh.
served.
Peoria's new $1,000 900 municipal
owned baseball park and athletic
stadium will not be ready for oc
cupancy Before July 1. and the
games during the early part of the
season will be played in Lake
View park, occupied for many
years by the Peoria team.
BLOOMINGTON
Bloomington, Ill.,. May MANA
ger Joe Dunn will open the 1921
Three-Eye league campaign against
Moline on the local field tomor.
row with practically new lineuK
from that which won the cham.
pionship in 1920 and 1919. But
four members Of last years team
have been retained this season, in
addition to the manager, they be-
ing Romine and Zeiser. pitchers
Coltrin, shortstop. and Sykes, frs,
base.
The opening lineup will consist
Of Lenahan, recruit from the
Chicago league, in left field: Klein
obtained from the Petersburg clut
Of the Virginia league, in center
Johnson of the Washington Ameri.
cans in right.
Sykes Back at First.