The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10

I1elllSiid!
Joe Dunn OF the Bloomers, has d
riddled his two-time champions. t
Only three of last years team re-
main. They are First Baseman
Earl Sykes, Shortstop Coltrin and
Pitcher Frank Romine.
This used to be the policy Off
John Mcliraw OF the Giants. After
he had won q couple Of pennants
In q rev he would start to- sign q
new team.
Evansville overlooked a good bet
in the transfer of Dick Lotus to
Bridgeport, Conn. Dick was by far
the fastest outfielder in the Three
Eye last year. He batted .27S and
fielded 1884. Dicks speed would
be an adjunct to any club.
Few fans know that the averages
show Gus Purpura as the best
fielding gardener In the league. Gus
tops the regulars In l1S games with
the fine percentage Of SOL. He Is
accredited with having accepted
223 out of rs chances.
Dick Hoblitzel, manager OF the
Akron club last year, has been
signed to manage the Reading club |
Of the National association. former
ly the International league.
Curt Norton, Moline's tyro speed
merchant, has signed with the
Flows for . trial at third base.
Curtis football prowess gained him
many friends in the tri.cites, VINO
will be out plugging hard for him
to catch on.
Harry Hinchman, veteran in
fielder of the defunct New York
State league, American association
and National league, has signed to
/ play with Chambersburg.
Joe Ward, former star first sack
er of the New York Yankees, has
signed to manage the Marthsburg,
Va, club.
Pitcher Floyd Kroh got his start
with the Albany, N. Y, club back
in 1907. Since then he has played
in both major leagues and Glasses
IA, A and B. Kroh has just signed
to play with Joplin.
! Two trouble.makers have been
let ont by Three-Eye clubs. Pitch.
er Art Smith has been sent to Syria.
cuse BY Rockford. and Frank Ness
er has been sold to Saginaw, Mich.
Smiths temper was menace,
while Nesser was . disturbing fac.
tor among the Tractors.
The -Oswego, N. Y, basketball
, professionals are on an extended
transforming tour. Tuesday night
they defeated the Muscatine indie
pendents, 1880, in the first OF a
? three-game series. Oswego is the
, native city of Chief Scout Larry
Sutton of the Brooklyn Nationals,
who spent several days in Rock Is.
, land last year in the interests Of
C. H. Ebbets.
!. Morrie Mortx, Chicago policeman
. managed by r. G. Blackwell, wants
to fight Charlie Rodgers In the tn
cities. He proposes to box for Y
per cent in case he wins or draw
9 with the "Chief," and 10 per cen
$ il he loses. Fair enough!
r Trial Of the indicted White Sol
for alleged completely in throwing
the 1919 worlds series has bee'
y set for Monday, March IA.
'e Frank SMary Ann" Moran, blond
a Pittsburgher, and Georges Carpen
y tier. nemesis Of Jack Dempsey, haS
II signed Tentatively for bout In tn
Continental Sporting club OF Paris
Thursday, July IA.
! Arlos Tanning. who boxes JiIa
INV Brady Of Chicago. before tn
| Davenport legion tonight, is bus
| little scrapper. His last three bout
< were. Fort Worth. Jan. Is; Okla
homa City. Jan. 81. and kansa
n City, Feb. 2.
;" 4Chicsge, Jack OKeeiA VIII
handles the Affairs Of his bFcthe
IL Dennis, viii be In BraAys corns
y tonight, Jack once was one OF Il
b. hest second.Fate welters In u
ut game.
m Johnny Evers, manager Of Il
sS Chicago Cubs, has Joined the II
Of eastern magnates. The crabt
little Trojan has bought third i
-iterest in the Albany, Eastel
I'd league. club for 5000, and turn
1.-THE stock over to his l1-year-o
-. son, John Jr.
ed The Akron club attempted to g
! 100 100 aAvanes season tickets. b
UT the drive fell short Of expecfaiio;
1.-THE clubowners declare . new VI
ter 10 finance the club will be fe9pd
retain the franchise. Tho eiub II
nix heavily last year.
tt Akron II only 80 miles south
as Cleveland by interurban. Il
rear the Cleveland Indians were
INK popular they drew heavily eve
In day at home within . radius OF
miisa. Akron had . fighting =