The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-11

BOOMERS PLAN
BOOSTER event
WITH PLOWboYS
Opening Day Fete, Nay J. Draws
Attention Of Evergreen City
FaAs-Other Notes.

. Bloomington, ILL.,, April 1.-The
directors Of the Bloomington Fans
association held q spirited meeting
in the Offices of the secretary, Earl
DePew. Saturday night which last
ed we'll beyond three hours.
Manager Joe Dunn was present
and explained to the directors his
plans for the season and was con-
fident that he would have another
high class team in the thick of the
race during the 1921 campaign.
The directors voted to stage a
booster day for the opening game
of the season on May IL, when Man
ager Mack's Moline club plays here.
Booster tickets will be disposed of
FOR the opening game at one dollar
throw and in this manner the as
{ ISOLATION expects to make up for
the loss 0ccasio- ed by the calling
OF of the baseball rattle. They also
voted not to ask the merchants to
close this year for the opening day,
as it was learned that some of the
merchants were opposed to the
plan.
The directors voted to bring the
st. Louis Cardinals, with the great
Rogers Hornsby, here for an ex-
hibition game on July l, which hap
pens to be an open date on the
Boomers chart. Secretary DePew
was instructed to begin negOtia-
lions with Manager Branch Hickey
at once.
At Peoria.
Peoria, ILL.,, April 11.-Wfth three
ball players already in camp here,
Skipper Bill Jackson today issued
the initial call for limbering up ex-
ercises and the quartet rambled
out to the Avery-Tractor park to
get some of the kinks out of their
tossing arms and to timber up their
carriers.
Harry Brunner Of Cleveland, a
first sacker; Art Clemens of St.
Louis, an outfielder, and Frank
Snyder OF Cleveland, an infielder,
together with Jackson, made up the
first practice squad. All appeared
anxious to get started and Jackson
did not allow the opportunity to
slip by and Immediately began map
ping out program for the week
1t is expected that several others
, will arrive in the local camp in a
short time, while the majority will
arrive before the week end.
Clemens is a big six-footer and
built like an OK. He has the ap-
pearance of being a fence buster
and according to the fellows who
have seen him in action in league
ball before, he's there with the
, stick. Drummer is a youngster
/ He's a little fellow, but from all re-
J ports, he can play the initial sacl
in big league style and can hit the
old agate la Ruth. Snyder car
play either at third or short, ant
says that he'll give some of thu
candidates hard battle for a posi-
ton. He played semi-pro and in.
dustrial ball around Cleveland las
season and played ball in the army
for two seasons prison to that time
At Rockford.
Rockford, ILL.,, April 11.-Manngel
Harry Brant of the Rockford Three
!. Eye club reported to President Irs
Bell on Friday, and George Mullin
former Detroit pitcher and assist
ant manager, came in yesterday
The rank and file of the talent will
be instructed to report April Is, ant
Sunday, April II, the Rox will pla.
an exhibition game with the Rock
: ford Orioles, which team can make
/, it interesting for any club on thi
beat. Improvements on the ground,
and stands have been under wa,
for some days and the park will
be in readiness when the athlete,
; line up for the opening struggle.
At Evansville.
n Evansville, Ind, April 11.-Fron
p Evansville to Evansville is the rec
G ord of Martin Heilman, who report
Q ed to Manager Bashang yesterday
s Heilman's home is in Evansville
: ILL.,, northwest of Chicago. He i
an all-round athlete and will b
given tryout in the infield. Tw
# other players reported yesterday
e One of the new arrivals was Be
n Caffyn, outfielder, who has had sew
eral years experience in profes
J. sional ball and is rated as a goo
0 player. The other is AL Loftu.
l brother of Dick Lotus, who Stare
D in left field with the Evas last veal
D At Terre Hauta
D Terre Haute, Ind, April 11-Man
D ager Bob Coleman will have a
: easy time whipping his Teri
l Haute team into shape before tn
y opening game of the season.
l More than half of the local play
y ers are coming from the st. LOU
- Browns and after a month with tn
D Browns in the south, they are read
:: to go at mid-season pace rigl
: now. The weather has been ides
y and workouts have been stage
y daily. The first exhibition gam
" was played yesterday.
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