The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
BIG ALEDO GAME
SCHEDULED FOR
MONDAY, May 8
Business Hen Who WIN Play High
Soheol Team to Held Practice E
Wednesday AfteEnooa.
Especial to The Arxus)

Especial to The Argus.)
Aledo, April 25.-An event which
promises to rival Aledo's recent
dollar day and the last circus, is
scheduled for May .. when the bus
mess men Of Aledo will entreat
time ito turn backward" and will
once again shine on the gridiron. In
baseball game with the local high
school team. The first practice Is
called for this Wednesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock and Manager Desmond
VanAtta requests that all those
who have expressed a desire to
play be ont for practice, or some
one else will take their place. A
great deal OF rivalry is already
manifest for 20 men have already
signed up for the lineup. However,
noting the waistline OF some OF the
former stars it is probable that the
number signed up will all be used
and it is anticipated that the UNI
pires, who will be Bunny Farr and
Colonel Boultinghouse, will have a
tough Job, as it is expected that the
positions will be changed so often
it will be impossible to tell who Is
holding them.
Mace Parkman will captain the
team, which will contain a number
Of players who in their youth, were
famous stars Of the game. Hike
Parkman has been secured for gen.
eral utility man. while Deac
Church, after angling for the job
for considerable time, has been ap-
pointed official bat boy. Harry
Morgan and Dan Stanton are elect
ed official cheer leaders and it il
expected that they will do full JUS
tice to the appointment
Jimmy Allen will be official scor-
or and in case Of controversy has
been retained to handle the case in
court. 1t is expected that Jimmy
will see to it that there is contro.
versy. Cones will be distributed
throughout the grounds by Bob LIE.
Master. The game will be called al
3 o'clock and an admission charge
Of Is cents will be made to all who
enter, players included. The pro
ceeds from the game will be turned
over to the athletic association O
the high school.
| List Of Payers
The list of players which Man
ager VanAtta has secured, after
tireless search OF all the available
material in town, is as follows
Catchers: James Scannell, Boil
Rose and Ralph Thede; pitchers
Alec Macy, Emil Bjorkman AM
Jay Rowe; first base, Andy Wells
Paul Graham, Fred Cabeen; sec
FOND base, Macy Parkman (capt
Doc David. Earl Kennedy; short
stop, Lee Candor, D. J. VanAtt
(manager), Les Johnson; thir
base, DR.. Warnock, B. P. Fast, HaT
ry Studor; rightfelders, Colone
Wagner, Guy VanAtta, J. o. Free
man; centerielder, Ike Walters
l Dutch Greer, Guy Carroll, Til
t Winders; leftfielders. George Park
t er, Tom Hartman, Bill Butcher an
Ray Merritt.
Among the players listed are
number who in their younger day
were known as baseball stars. Sc,
eral of the players, DR.. Warnock i
particular, is said to have held OF
for higher pay, but Desmond FINAL
persuaded him to fall in line. 1t
= expected that following Wedne.
: days practice most Of the lin
y ment in town will be sold out, an
e it is rumored that the druggists al
: laying in a plentiful supply.
= challenge has already been recei'
, ed by the business mems team
S play the farmers at some futul
s date, but the former have decide
: to wait until after the game wit
J. the high school and If there is an.
e thing left to play with to consid'
= the challenge.