The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
LAsT-M1NuTE REPORT OF CLUBS
ILL LEAGUE NEWS
WINNING SPIRIT BESTIRS LEAGUE

short field and will act a. field cap
tain; Andy Woehrs Of the Grand
Rapids club of the Central league
last season will handle third base.
Manager Joe Dunn and Pat
Harkins from the Texas league will
lake care of the catching. The
pitching staff will consist of Ralph
Miller. q southpaw purchased from
the New York Yankees; George
Hall of Toledo: Glenn Shirley, pur-
chased from the Washington Amer
leans on an optional agreement;
Charles "Rube" Benton. a right
handler purchased from the Detroit
Tigers on an optional agreement;
Romine and Zeiser of last years
staff. Either Miller or Shirley will
probably pitch the opening game
with Harkins behind the bat.
The ball park was plOwed and
planted with grass last fall and is
now very fast. A new clubhouse
mas been erected. The grandstands
have all been reprinted and put in
first class condition.
TERRE HAUTE
Terre Haute, Ind, May 2-Terre
Haute will be represented this sea-
son in the chase for the Three
Eye league pennant by the strong
est team it has had in a number OF
years. Robert Coleman Of St. LOU
is, Mo-, former Pittsburgh National
league catcher who led the Mobile
club of the Southern association
last season, is the manager Of the
local team.
Coleman plans to do most Of the
receiving himself this season. al
though a young catcher will be
carried. Catchers Cannon and Hack
are making strong bids for the ex-
ira job.
Five of the 10 pitchers who are
training will be carried during the
season. George Kerr. Andy Nor
man and Lefty" Palm are three OF
the members Of last years pitching
staff to return this season. They
are not only the only three pitch
ers but the only members Of the
club who closed the 1920 season
to return.
Three Brown Recruits.
Farrell, Tatum and Root, who
are the property Of the st. Louis
Americans. are making strong bids
for regular places. Farley, a left
handed hurler, who was south with
the Columbus American associa-
ton club, is trying hard for a
berth.
1t looks like Campbell Of Frank
lin, Ind. former all-around ath-
lete Of Franklin college, will be at
third base, although there are three
more candidates for the position.
Lewis will likely be at second,
while Elmer Duggan, former Three
Eye league player who managed
the Decatur club in 1916, and FL
lott Of Mt. Carmel are running a
race for the initial corner.
The candidates for the outfield
/, are Dunning. purchased from the
Nashville, Tenn, club; Pruess,
property Of the st. Louis Browns
Wetzel, Winkleman, DeLatine, Pro-
vence, Wycallis and Cvengros.
CEDAR RAPIDS
! Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May q
Wet, cold weather and muddy dia-
nonds have seriously hampered
Manager Frank Boyle in his efforts
to try out "a aspirants for places
en- the Cedar Rapids Three Eye
league team this year.
Nevertheless, good progress has
been made and when the season
opens Tuesday Boyle hopes his
men will make a good showing.
This is his second season as mana
ger Of the Bunnies and he is max
ing great efforts to get together a
! high class team.
Boyles' pitchers on the opening
day will include Nom Sewell of Sc
attic, who came from the White
Sox and finished with Cedar Rap
ids last year: A. B. Schotten of
Oak Park, ILL.,, who has made a
good beginning; Emil Yde, a speedy
southpaw; Fred Manouk, with
Sioux City last year, and G. Glider,
who has world Of speed.
! Catchers q Puzzle.
Boyle has tried out four catchers
and the one who seems most likely
to be permanent is Everett Comes,
with Springfield in the Western as
ISOLATION last year. The others are
Harry Hammer of Los Angeles.
/ George Fickerle, a Sox CASTOR. and
Herb Harter.
For the infield, Jimmie Durkin
Of Pittsburgh seems sure of place
at short, and George Carey of To-
ledo. who played with Galveston in
the Texas league last year, seems
likely to be a fixture at second.
.:ohn Jenkins. the midget who COW
cred the third sack in 1920, started
cut we'll again. But Boyle is puz-
lied about first. He has tried out
nine other infielders for this posi-
ton. but is not satisfied with any
Of them.
LIE Beau is back in the outfield.
Harry Robinson. the Indian out
fielder from Oklahoma, is also a far
gardener, and so far has been one
! Of the teams heavy hitters. John
Command Of Grand Rapids and
George Crouch have also been
working we'll in the outfeld.
NOTICE.
Sealed proposals will be received