The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-18
Baseball a. City Asset.

1 A professional baseball team is not only
valuable in affording enjoyment to those VINO
Are partial to that Kind Of sport. but it is in
addition worth great deal to city as COM
immunity asset. A city with Tnree-Eye league
team is kept on the national map, SO to speak.
During the baseball season the name Of Rock
Hsland appears every day on the sporting pages
ix hundredssof newspapers all over the coun-
lkry. That's advertising. You may argue that
NJ does not mean anything to you personally.
{Perhaps j. doesn't. But it keeps the name of
Jour home city in the public eye, and that is
worth something to you as resident Of the
community. a-s
i The men responsible for professional base
hall in Rock Island are not giving their TIME
! and money to the enterprise in the expectation
of reaping any material returns They are
providing baseball because they are lovers Of
The game and feel that the city is large enough
70 support good team. In former years Rock
Island has had winning teams in the Three-Eye
Ind other leagues. The city always has been
regarded as one Of the best baseball cities OF
~ size In the country.
II Rock island fans always have supported a
nshting team. The city can't expect to win \
lAbsnnant every season. Any such hope isn't
0kQod sportsmanship. for other towns are to
Z b considered. But what the fans OF Rock Is
land want is team Of players who will battle
livery inch Of the way throughout the season.
Last seasons experience should be forgot
han with the opening Of the 1921 schedule.
Manager George McQnillan has demonstrated
his generslship both as . player and q man
Tiger. He has spent many years in the game.
fhnd has been up in the big show He has won
The confidence and respect of the fans q the
ibity. He can be trusted to furnish the city
With lighting organization.
Al Manager McQuillan does not promise to win
fhe PEASANT. but he does pledge the fans that
3khey will be furnished 4 clean, snappy article
lpf baseball during the present season, and
that there will be no occasion for apologies
!hr bushes over the exhibitions that the local
team will present. 1t Is hoped that with such
u team as Manager McQuillan has modified
there will be q revival of the old-time baseball
bpirit in Rock Island Players do not do their
best work before empty stands. They need
Encouragement. The way to help them to win
Ind to encourage those who are sponsoring
the team is to patronize the games at Douglas
spark,
The Rock Island team made an excellent
sttart at the opening Of the season yesterday,
trimming the first game and tying. the second.
thich had to be postponed on account of dark
shsss. Perhaps all Of those who we're present
the park did not appreciate the bit Of head
york that was employed by Manager McQuillan
sin tho first game. 1t was the 10th inning. The
iecore was tied. Rock Island was at bat The
bases were filled and two down. Witch was up.
aHe had been ciouting the ball. When McQuil-,
Ian sent Tate to bat for WITCH the fans reg
iatered disappointment Tate is little fellow
Ind difhcult to pitch to. His instructions were
10 not attempt to hit the ball. He obeyed in
attractions with the result that he drew pass
and forced the winning run That's real base
l1all-the kind that 100 per cent fans like.
That's the class Of baseball you are going to
Ut In Rock Island this season. And you ought
10 support IL